January 23: Motivation, Maslow, and Hunger

Class Activities:

1) Neuron Note/Psych News. You read last time's responses and you write a new question. For 2B, Jeremy presented an article on new research of caffeine and prenatal development.

2) Discovering Psychology: Motivation/Emotions. Don't you love Philip Zimbaro? We watched this 30 minute summary of the unit and took notes.

3) Notes on Maslow and More. I also introduced Glasser's Needs.

4) Alive. We watched 12 minutes of the movie "Alive" based on the true story of the 1972 plane crash survivors who had to resort to cannibalism in order to survive. WOW...our motivation to eat is huge! We'll talk more on Friday.

Assignments:

1) Read chapter 13 pp. 481-498

2) Maslow Assignment. Record events in your life that fulfill each level of Maslow's Hierarchy and whether or not you think you have achieved this level.

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January 18: Test Review and Taking Sides Discussion

Class Activities:

1) Neuron Note. Your wrote a question for the first section chapter 12.

2) Test Review. First you wrote me a little summary of what you do to read the textbook and take notes. Then, we went over the test questions that were most missed by the class. It is really important that you guys study with others to hear someone else's explanation of concepts.

3) Taking Sides Discussion. After reading the two articles about multiple intelligences, you talked with your neighbor and then we talked as a class about the article. We'll try to do this a few more times this semester. You got a list of the other hot topics and you voted for the ones that you'd like to discuss.

Assignments:

1) Read chapter 12 pp. 432-441

2) I'll be checking your notes and notecards on Wednesday.

January 16: Chapter 11 Test

Class Activities:

1) Neuron Note. You read answers from the Neuron Note. You do not need to write a new question on test days.

2) Test. Since we only had 80 minutes for class with the late start, we immediately started the 100 multiple choice test on chapter 11. If you were absent, you can take the test on Friday while we go over the correct answers.

3) Handouts. You picked up the outline for the next unit on Motivation, Emotions, and Stress. You also got the Multiple Intelligences debate articles with a sheet to summarize the two arguments. Please have this completed by Friday.

Assignments:

1) Read chapter 12 up to p. 467

2) Taking Sides articles due on Friday.

January 14: Test Bias/Multiple Intelligences

Class Activities:

1) Neuron Note. You wrote a new question or comment for the reading and read the answers. Keep up your reading!

2) Announcements.
1. Lunch Today: Review of chapter 11 vocabulary

2. Sign the card for Mrs. Brown

3. Bring food on your psych news day

4. Test on Wednesday

3) Definition of Intelligence. I passed out a handout on the different views of intelligence...is it a general ability or specific abilities or how we process information?

4) Chitling Test. You took this IQ test to start our discussion on cultural bias in IQ testing. This test was put together by Adrian Dove, a black sociologist, to challenge the IQ tests of the 1960s and 1970s.

5) "The Mismeasure of Me" Video. Summarizes the problems with IQ testing and the history of the Eugenics. Are there any good ways to measure a human being?

6) Class discussion of Test Bias.

7) Multiple Intelligences. You completely a survey on Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences and we discussed this theory.


Assignments:

1) Finish Chapter 11

2) Chapter 11 Test in on Wednesday.

January 10: Psych News and Assessing Intelligence

Class Activities:

1) Neuron Note. You wrote your first NN for second semester.

2) Feedback from 1st Semester. I shared your comments about first semester. You want more discussions, more connection to the material. Some of you love the videos, some of you don't. Some of you love the Neuron Notes, some of you don't. Some of you love the class notes, some of you don't. Most of you are going to keep up with the reading more and study more each day and cram less.

3) AP Psych News. I passed out the article "Do I Know You?" for you read and complete the first summary. Don't forget your day to present a psychology article that interests you.

4) Discovering Psychology Video on Testing. Another Philip Zimbardo video summarizing the main concepts of the unit. You were able to complete the video guide, clarify validity and reliability, and see major researchers (Howard Gardner and Robert Sternberg).

5) Mensa Tests. You completed two tests of intelligence. 1) Analogies 2) Remote Associations. The goal was not to determine your IQ but to analyze these tests asking, "What are these tests measuring? Is that intelligence?"

Assignments:

1) If you haven't, email me one topic that interests you for this semester (chapters 11-18)

2) Read Ch. 11 pp.432-441.

3) Chapter 11 test is on Wednesday.

January 7: Start of New Semester

SNOW! Two-hour delay shortened our time together today.

Class Activities:

1) No Neuron Note.

2) Assess 1st Semester. You took the time to give me feedback on what worked for you first semester in AP Psych and what you would like to see being done differently.

3) AP Psych News. I passed out the Psych News Packet and you signed up for a day to present and article on psychology to the class. We will practice in the next few classes.

4) Chapter 11 Outline. This unit is on intelligence and testing individual differences.

5) What is intelligence? We made a list of characteristics of smart people we know and considered what is the true definition of intelligence.


Assignments:

1) Email me one topic that interests you for this semester (chapters 11-18)

2) Read Ch. 11 pp.419-432.