August 24: Introduction to Research

Good Job Everyone! We survived the first full week of classes and I hope you have developed an efficient system to handle reading the textbook, taking notes, making notecards, and more.

In-Class Activities:

1) Neuron Note...You read my responses to last class period's questions and wrote new questions. FYI: I noticed when I was cleaning up that many 3B students took the 2B Neuron Note responses. Make sure to look at the top of the sheet to get the correct class period Neuron Notes

2) You turned in your textbook website assignment. If you did not get it done, please do it ASAP. Late work will earn half points and I will not accept it once it becomes a habit.

3) We had a pop quiz on pages 1-30. You used your notes and notecards. If you were absent, make it up in class on Tuesday.

4) We watched the Phil Zimbardo video segment "Understanding Psychology" to get our minds turned on to why psychologists do experiments and other types of research. It talked about placebo effect, double-blind studies, correlation is not necessarily causation, placebo effect, and more.

5) You got the Naturalistic Observation assignment. With a partner, you are to observe two or more people interacting for ~10 minutes and take notes. Once your notes are complete and before you talk to your partner, you write up a 1-page summary of your observation and then swap with your partner. After reading their response, you record the differences in your observations. You must complete this assignment before class on Tuesday.

6) Chris Hazard, a school psychologist with the district, spoke to you about an opportunity to volunteer at LAHS with other students who has a wide range of autism.
If you have questions or want more information, contact her: c.hazard@laschools.net
Here is more information about autism from the Autism Society of American: http://www.autism-society.org

Assignments:
1) Read chapter 1 pp. 31-42
2) Naturalistic Observation