Hello to all of you in AP Psychology at LAHS this year! I hope that you are ready for this challenging, amazing, and fun elective. I am excited to get to know you and share the fascinating world of psychology with you. It is an intrinsically interesting topic so be prepared to have psychology on your brain for the rest of the year!
Since we will be working hard, I hope you are refreshed from your summer vacation. Get ready to put hours and hours into reading our awesome textbook, taking excellent notes, and finding cool articles about the brain.
The goal of this blog is to help you stay connected to psychology beyond class. I'll post our daily class activities and the assignments, along with links to other great websites related to human behavior. Please bookmark it and check it out daily as part of your study routine. The more you talk about psychology, the more you remember, the more you'll learn, and the better you do on the AP exam in May.
If you are absent, use the blog to find out what we did that day and what work you missed. If you came to class but forgot to write down the homework, you also can double-check the blog for all the assignments. If you would like to review what you've learned before a test, you can look at the recent posts.
It is an honor to be your teacher and I look forward to a dynamic school year.
See you tomorrow morning in P5A!
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
March 2: Personality Test
Class Activities:
1) No Neuron Note or Psych News today. I collected the re-worked research free-responses. Let's hope everyone gets 100% on both!
2) A Few More Thoughts...
Barnum Effect: We love our horoscope since it applies to us. The trouble is that it might apply to anyone! The Barnum Effect shows that astrologers, crystal-ball readers, ... use very general terms to describe behavior that we all experience but make it feel unique to us.
Better Than Average Phenomenon: After rating ourselves on many favorable qualities, we found that almost all of us are BETTER THAN AVERAGE! Imagine that! :) Why do we have this self-serving bias?
Self-Handicapping: Do you have a readily available excuse for your failures? If you don't do well on the test, is it because you stayed up too late or you have 4 tests today or you didn't read the chapter? We easily take credit for our success and blame others for our failures. We'll see how this plays out with today's test.
3) Multiple Choice Test on Personality.
4) Pick up Abnormal Psych Outline and Creative Project Assignment.
Assignments:
1) Read and take notes over chapter 16 up to page 626.
2) Read through the Creative Disorders Project and consider what disorder you might like to investigate.
Announcements:
1) Get a copy of "Cracking the AP Psych Exam" from Princeton Review . Definitely worth the $12!
2) Come to the Cafe Scientifique "Disease of the Brain" on Thursday, March 4th at 7pm.
3) Make sure you get signed up for the AP Psych Test with Mrs. Arbuckle.
4) Watch a movie about a disorder for extra credit.
1) No Neuron Note or Psych News today. I collected the re-worked research free-responses. Let's hope everyone gets 100% on both!
2) A Few More Thoughts...
Barnum Effect: We love our horoscope since it applies to us. The trouble is that it might apply to anyone! The Barnum Effect shows that astrologers, crystal-ball readers, ... use very general terms to describe behavior that we all experience but make it feel unique to us.
Better Than Average Phenomenon: After rating ourselves on many favorable qualities, we found that almost all of us are BETTER THAN AVERAGE! Imagine that! :) Why do we have this self-serving bias?
Self-Handicapping: Do you have a readily available excuse for your failures? If you don't do well on the test, is it because you stayed up too late or you have 4 tests today or you didn't read the chapter? We easily take credit for our success and blame others for our failures. We'll see how this plays out with today's test.
3) Multiple Choice Test on Personality.
4) Pick up Abnormal Psych Outline and Creative Project Assignment.
Assignments:
1) Read and take notes over chapter 16 up to page 626.
2) Read through the Creative Disorders Project and consider what disorder you might like to investigate.
Announcements:
1) Get a copy of "Cracking the AP Psych Exam" from Princeton Review . Definitely worth the $12!
2) Come to the Cafe Scientifique "Disease of the Brain" on Thursday, March 4th at 7pm.
3) Make sure you get signed up for the AP Psych Test with Mrs. Arbuckle.
4) Watch a movie about a disorder for extra credit.
February 26: Trait, Social-Cognitive, the Self
Class Activities:
1) Neuron Note/Psych News. You wrote a new question and read the answers to your questions.
2) Pop Quiz. :)
3) Finish Trait Perspective:
Quick Overview on Keirsey results.
Big Five Survey: You got your score of extraversion, emotional stability, openness, agreeableness, conscientiousness.
4) Social Cognitive Perspective.
Reciprocal Determinism clarification.
"Shindler's List" clip: The Jewish maid has lost all sense of control in her life. Have you ever felt a lack of control? What does that do to your personality?
Locus of Control Survey.
4) The Self.
Self-Esteem survey and evaluation. Notes on self-esteem.
Assignments:
1) STUDY!!! Test on chapter 15 on Tuesday, March 2nd. Multiple Choice
2) Please re-write your free-responses using the rubrics so you get all the points. We are going to have Free-Response Day on Thursday. You need more clarification as you strt doing these.
1) Neuron Note/Psych News. You wrote a new question and read the answers to your questions.
2) Pop Quiz. :)
3) Finish Trait Perspective:
Quick Overview on Keirsey results.
Big Five Survey: You got your score of extraversion, emotional stability, openness, agreeableness, conscientiousness.
4) Social Cognitive Perspective.
Reciprocal Determinism clarification.
"Shindler's List" clip: The Jewish maid has lost all sense of control in her life. Have you ever felt a lack of control? What does that do to your personality?
Locus of Control Survey.
4) The Self.
Self-Esteem survey and evaluation. Notes on self-esteem.
Assignments:
1) STUDY!!! Test on chapter 15 on Tuesday, March 2nd. Multiple Choice
2) Please re-write your free-responses using the rubrics so you get all the points. We are going to have Free-Response Day on Thursday. You need more clarification as you strt doing these.
Feburary 24: Defense Mechanisms, Humanism, Trait Theory
Class Activities:
1) Neuron Note/Psych News. You wrote a new question and read the answers to your questions.
2) Defense Mechanisms in Your Life. You shared stories about how these happen in your life and turned in your work.
3) Humanistic Perspective.
"Dead Poet's Society:" Neal tries to be true to himself but his father's expectations bury him.
Perceived vs. Ideal Self: Are they the same? Can we self-actualize?
Obstacles of Self-actualization
4) Trait Perspective.
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Notes.
Keirsey Temperament Sorter: You completed the survey and found your "type" (i.e., ENFJ)
Assignments:
1) Finish chapter 15.
2) Keirsey Terperament Sorter. Finish this at home!
1) Neuron Note/Psych News. You wrote a new question and read the answers to your questions.
2) Defense Mechanisms in Your Life. You shared stories about how these happen in your life and turned in your work.
3) Humanistic Perspective.
"Dead Poet's Society:" Neal tries to be true to himself but his father's expectations bury him.
Perceived vs. Ideal Self: Are they the same? Can we self-actualize?
Obstacles of Self-actualization
4) Trait Perspective.
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Notes.
Keirsey Temperament Sorter: You completed the survey and found your "type" (i.e., ENFJ)
Assignments:
1) Finish chapter 15.
2) Keirsey Terperament Sorter. Finish this at home!
February 22: Freud and Psychoanalysis
1) Neuron Note/Psych News. You wrote a new question and read the answers to your questions.
2) Free-Response Collection. You wrote two free-response essays on research methods. You got a chance to see the rubric and grade your own. I gave many suggestions such as: use paragraphs and sound like a psychologist.
3) Freud and Psychoanalysis. We took a survey to see if psychoanalysis is in our lives today. I gave notes on Freud. Then we completed a handout of defense mechanisms to understand the examples of each type.
Assignments:
1) Read and take notes over chapter 15 pages 600-614.
2) Find Defense Mechanisms in your own life.
2) Free-Response Collection. You wrote two free-response essays on research methods. You got a chance to see the rubric and grade your own. I gave many suggestions such as: use paragraphs and sound like a psychologist.
3) Freud and Psychoanalysis. We took a survey to see if psychoanalysis is in our lives today. I gave notes on Freud. Then we completed a handout of defense mechanisms to understand the examples of each type.
Assignments:
1) Read and take notes over chapter 15 pages 600-614.
2) Find Defense Mechanisms in your own life.
February 11: Test Review and Personality Theories
Class Activities:
1) Neuron Note/Psych News. You wrote a new question and heard new presentations
2) We reviewed the test on Motivation, Emotions, Stress.
3) I presented information on how to respond to free-response questions for the AP test as we went over the Opposites Free-Response.
4) We started talking about Personality and what personality theorists do. We also took a survey to establish our own theory of personality.
Assignments:
1) Read and take notes over chapter 15 pages 587-600. But read it all if you can. I don't see you for 11 days!
2) Two Research Methods Free-Responses. Give yourself 50 minutes to complete them over this long break! Good Luck!
1) Neuron Note/Psych News. You wrote a new question and heard new presentations
2) We reviewed the test on Motivation, Emotions, Stress.
3) I presented information on how to respond to free-response questions for the AP test as we went over the Opposites Free-Response.
4) We started talking about Personality and what personality theorists do. We also took a survey to establish our own theory of personality.
Assignments:
1) Read and take notes over chapter 15 pages 587-600. But read it all if you can. I don't see you for 11 days!
2) Two Research Methods Free-Responses. Give yourself 50 minutes to complete them over this long break! Good Luck!
February 9: Test on Motivation, Emotions, Stress
Class Activities:
1) Neuron Note/Psych News. You read the responses. You didn't need to write a new question. There were no news presentations.
2) Multiple Choice Test on Motivation, Emotions, Stress. 100 questions from chapters 12, 13, and 14.
3) Pick up Personality Outline.
Assignments:
Read chapter 15 up to page 586.
1) Neuron Note/Psych News. You read the responses. You didn't need to write a new question. There were no news presentations.
2) Multiple Choice Test on Motivation, Emotions, Stress. 100 questions from chapters 12, 13, and 14.
3) Pick up Personality Outline.
Assignments:
Read chapter 15 up to page 586.
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