January 22: Motivation, Maslow, 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.

5) Hunger. WOW...our motivation to eat is huge! We went through the ways that signal our hunger motivation and I shared information about body image issues and eating disorders.

Assignments:

1) Read chapter 13 pp. 481-498

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

January 20: Review Test/Socratic Seminar

Class Activities:

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

2) Test Review. 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. This chapter was hard for many of you.

For Period 2B: We joined many other classes in the Smith auditorium to watch the Presidential Inauguration.

For Period 3B: Taking Sides Discussion. After reading the two articles about multiple intelligences, 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

January 15: Test on Intelligence

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) "The Mismeasure of Me" Video. This was a 10 minute video from PBS showing the nature/nurture argument of intelligence. There is some great footage of the Eugenics movement and Little Albert.

3) Test. 100 multiple choice test on chapter 11. If you were absent, you can take the test on Tuesday while we go over the correct answers.

4) Outline. You picked up the outline for the next unit on Motivation, Emotions, and Stress.

Assignments:

1) Read chapter 12 up to p. 467

2) Taking Sides articles due on Tuesday for our Socratic Seminar.

January 13: 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.
Lunch today we will review of chapter 11 vocabulary and Ch. 11 Test on Thursday.

3) Pop Quiz. If you were gone, plan to take it after Thursday's test.

4) Another MENSA test. Is this a better measure of intelligence?

5) 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.

6) Class discussion of Test Bias.

7) Multiple Intelligences. You looked at Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences and we discussed this theory. Your homework is to read the two sides on this controversial topic.


Assignments:

1) Finish Chapter 11

2) Chapter 11 Test in on Thursday.

3) Taking Sides article and handout is due on Tuesday, 1/20

January 9: Assessing Intelligence

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

2) Feedback from 1st Semester. I shared your comments about first semester. It went well for many of you. As for our class time together, you want more discussions and hands-on activities. 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 presented the article "The Price of Affluence" as the first Psych News. If you'd like to read the article, go to: http://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/01/teens.html You signed up for a day to present your own articles of interest.

4) Discovering Psychology Video on Testing. Another Philip Zimbardo video. We finished where we left off last class. It is a good video --summarizing the main concepts, clarifying validity and reliability, and seeing major researchers such as 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) Let's celebrate first semester success! Meet at the movie theater to see Benjamin Buttons on Sunday at 4:15.

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

3) Chapter 11 test is on Thursday.

January 7: Start of Second Semester

Class Activities:

1) No Neuron Note necessary.

2) Review Final Exam. We looked at all the questions from each chapter and went over the ones which were most troublesome.

3) 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.

4) AP Psych News. I passed out the Psych News Packet so we can start talking about current issues that relate to psychology. We will practice in the next few classes.

5) Philip Zimbardo. What is intelligence? What makes a good test?


Assignments:

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

January 5: Finally the Final

1) Tricky Vocabulary Review Game. We played the "Golden Chair" game and the winners were Jennifer Kwon and Emma Carroll/Bethany Sullivan

2) Final Exam. Good job this wacky semester!


Assignments:

1) Relax and Rest!

(If you want to get ahead, read chapter 11 and make some notecards!)