Unit 3-Biology and Behavior

Today's Agenda:

• Reconstruct: the Brain
• Finish: the Chapter 3 Attack (Open Note quiz on Tuesday)
• Unit 2 Test Corrections can be done as well

Infographic: Why our Brains Love Visual Content

Unit 3-Biology and Behavior

Today's Agenda:

• Intro: the Nervous System (the basics)
• Examine: Neurons/Mirror Neurons
• Chapter 3 Attack (linked on yesterday's blog)

Unit 2 Assessment/Intro-Unit 3 Biology and Behavior

Today's Agenda:

Take the Unit 2 Exam
Introduce Unit 3-Biology and Behavior
Chapter 3 Attack

From the Atlantic: Social and Emotional Intelligence is the key to college success 

Unit 2-Psych. Methods

Today's Agenda:

Chapter 2 Review (Open Note)
Finish: Small Group Research (Group Share tomorrow)
Read and comment below: Is Divorce Bad for Children?

Unit 2-Psych. Methods

Today's Agenda:

• Finish: Procedural Steps 4 and 5. (Analyze the data and Draw Conclusions)
• Discuss: All 5 procedural steps on Thursday
• Finish the Chapter 2 Attack
• Tutorial: Writing the Lab Report

Unit 2-Psych. Methods

Today's Agenda:

• Finish: Procedural Step #3
• Begin: Procedural Step #4 (Analyze the data)
• Finish: Chapter Attack (Ch. 2)

Unit 2-Psych. Methods

Today's Agenda:

• Research: Contemporary Research in the field
• Small group research: Procedural Step #3 should be done either today or tomorrow
• When you are done: Finish the Chapter 2 Attack
• Finish/Turn in: Unit 1 Test Corrections

Optional: CNN article on Man who remembers who he is after 30 years.

Unit 2-Psych. Methods

Today's Agenda:

• Review: Methods of Observation, Independent/Dependent Variables, and Ethics 
• Prepare our small group research projects
• Continue: Chapter 2 Attack
• Check this out and comment below: Twitter, 10 Psychological Insights

Unit 2-Psych. Research

Today's Agenda:

View: the film adaptation of the Zimbardo's Stanford Prison Experiment
Discuss: Opening Lecture Notes
Chapter 2 Attack

Unit 1 Summative Assessment/Intro. Unit 2

Today's Agenda:

Take the Unit 1 Exam
Intro: Unit 2-Psychological Methods
10 Psych. Studies that will Blow Your Mind

Unit 1-What is Psychology?

Today's Agenda:

Complete: Application of Contemporary theories (Started on Friday)
Discuss: Contemporary theories
Review: Unit 1 Summative Assessment is tomorrow

Unit 1-What is Psychology?

Today's Agenda:

Quiz/Review: Vocab and Textbook questions
Contemporary Schools of Psychology

Unit 1-What is Psychology?

Today's Agenda:

Share/Discuss: Current Events/Work that we did yesterday
Complete: Chapter 1 Textbook work
Optional: Underground Psychology

Link to the textbook on-line (Let's look at it)

Unit 1-What is Psychology?

Today's Agenda:

Research: Using technology, find an article, a study, or psychology related information that you think is interesting. Summarize it for us, tell us where you got it, and bring to class tomorrow. Cite your source.

Here is the "official" assignment.

Finish: the Chapter 1 Textbook work (Quiz tomorrow)

Unit 1-What is Psychology?

Today's Agenda:

Psychological Organizations:

• American Psychological Association
• National Institute of Mental Health
• American Mental Health Counselors Association
• Psychology Today
• American Psychiatric Association

Lecture Notes: The Founding Fathers of Psychology

Time permitting: Finish the Chapter 1 Textbook Work

Unit 1-What is Psychology?

Today's Agenda:

• Activity: Challenging Assumptions
• What is Psychology? Notes
• Careers in Psychology (if you are interested read this article)
• U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics on Careers in Psychology 

Video clip: intro to Psychology: Crash Course

Define: Key terms and Concepts for Chapter 1 (Vocab quiz)