Course+Calendar

__2013-14 School Year__
Quarter 1 Mon, Sept 2 - No School (Labor Day) Tues, Sept 3 - Welcome/Intro; Syllabus; Reading Schedule; Website; Parent Letter Weds, Sept 4 - Hindsight Bias Quizzes; Boundary Breakers; Fools Demo; Stranger Paper; Textbooks Thurs, Sept 5 - debrief pre-test; discuss Hindsight Bias; Approaches to Psychology; Blind Men & Elephant; letters Fri, Sept 6 - School Observation Lab; Operational Definitions

Mon, Sept 9 - start Research Methods ppt; "Teens & Guns" Tues, Sept 10 - finish Research Methods; "Dr. P" rdg; biased survey examples Weds, Sept 11 - Experimentation Thurs, Sept 12 - Statistics & Correlation Fri, Sept 13 - review Normal Curve; Sampling Lab

Mon, Sept 16 - Unit 1 Test (Methods & Approaches) Tues, Sept 17 - hand back tests; Why biology?; Random Brain Facts ppt; intro Brain Project Weds, Sept 18 - Nervous System ppt & demos; Endocrine System handout; bee sting assignment Thurs, Sept 19 - Methods of Studying the Brain; Phineas Gage video; "Eric" video (electrical stimulation) Fri, Sept 20 - Neurons ppt; student neuron demo; Neurotransmitters handout

Mon, Sept 23 - finish Neurons ppt; toilet flushing demo; assign 40 Studies articles Tues, Sept 24 - "Discovering Psych: Behaving Brain" video; into to brain hemispheres; diagram & demos Weds, Sept 25 - review split brain patients; "Scientific American: Pieces of Mind" video; PsychSim: Hemispheric Specialization; Wagner Inventory Thurs, Sept 26 -Nature v Nurture ppt; start "Human Animal: Nature v Nurture" video Fri, Sept 27 - finish "Human Animal"; jigsaw groups for 40 Studies articles

Mon, Sept 30 - Brain Project Presentations Tues, Oct 1 - Brain Project Presentations Weds, Oct 2 - Unit 2 Test (Biological Influences on Behavior) Thurs, Oct 3 - hand back tests; Sensation & Perception Unit pre-test; Sensation ppt & demos Fri, Oct 4 - finish Sensation ppt & demos; subliminal messages & backmasking

Mon, Oct 7 - "Discovering Psychology: Sensation & Perception" video; Visual Process ppt & demos Tues, Oct 8 - finish Visual Process ppt & demos; review PsychSim assignment; ear diagram, auditory demo Weds, Oct 9 - Sensory Experiments Lab Thurs, Oct 10 -finish Sensory Experiments Lab; Selective Attention demo; Top-Down Processing demo Fri, Oct 11 - Perceptual Set demo; start Perception ppt & demos

Mon, Oct 14 - finish Perception ppt; Visual Illusions Tues, Oct 15 - ESP demo Weds, Oct 16 - (no class - PLAN/PSAT testing) Thurs, Oct 17 - (No School - MEA) Fri, Oct 18 - (No School - MEA)

Mon, Oct 21 - ESP demos; Parapsychology ppt; "Secrets of the Psychics" Tues, Oct 22 - Unit 3 Test (Sensation & Perception) Weds, Oct 23 - hand back tests; Online Discussion; Sleep IQ Test; "Disc. Psych: The Mind: Awake & Asleep" Thurs, Oct 24 - discuss XC option; review Sleep IQ answers; Sleep stages & circadian rhythm; Sleep Deficit Scale Fri, Oct 25 - Sleep Disorders; lab time for PsychSim: Your Mind on Drugs

Mon, Oct 28 - Dreams; "Discovering Psych: The Mind: Hidden & Divided" Tues, Oct 29 - Unit 4 Test (States of Consciousness); review time for cumulative exam Weds, Oct 30 - hand back tests; Learning Unit pre-test; define learning; Learning Intro ppt Thurs, Oct 31 - Review for Cumulative Test #1 (Jeopardy) Fri, Nov 1 - Quarter 1 Cumulative Test (End of 1st Quarter)

Quarter 2 Mon, Nov 4 - (No School) Tues, Nov 5 - hand back tests; Classical Conditioning ppt; assign "40 Studies" articles Weds, Nov 6 - "Office" clip; finish Classical Cond. ppt; review CC examples; demos; CC quiz Thurs, Nov 7 - Operant Conditioning Fri, Nov 8 - Operant Conditioning

Mon, Nov 11 - "Big Bang Theory" clip; finish Operant Conditioning; Latent Learning; Overjustification Effect; identifying types of conditioning; intro Behavior Modification project Tues, Nov 12 - learned helplessness; insight learning; observational learning; Bandura Bobo Doll Exp; Weds, Nov 13 - "Discovering Psychology: Learning"; jigsaw "40 Studies" articles Thurs, Nov 14 - Unit 5 Test (Learning) Fri, Nov 15 - hand back tests; Memory Unit pre-test; 7 Dwarfs activity; World Memory Championships; Memorization of Pi

Mon, Nov 18 - start Memory ppt & demos Tues, Nov 19 - Memory ppt & demos Weds, Nov 20 - Memory ppt & demos Thurs, Nov 21 - Memory ppt & demos Fri, Nov 22 - Memory loss; Clive Wearing; Elizabeth Loftus

Mon, Nov 25 - discuss Loftus articles; 60 Minutes video on Eyewitness Testimony; Visual Memory Quiz Tues, Nov 26 - Unit 6 Test (Memory) Weds, Nov 27 - hand back tests; Cognition Unit pre-test; Discovering Psych: Cognitive Processes; Creative Thinking I & II exercises; "Finish the Picture" assignment Thurs, Nov 28 - (No School - Holiday) Fri, Nov 29 - (No School - Holiday)

Mon, Dec 2 - "Discovering Psych: Judgement & Decision Making" clip; PsychSim: My Head is Spinning; problem solving puzzles; online discussion assignment Tues, Dec 3 - Thinking ppt & demos Weds, Dec 4 - Thinking ppt & demos Thurs, Dec 5 - Language demonstration; Language ppt; start "Secrets of the Wild Child" Fri, Dec 6 - finish "Secrets of the Wild Child"

Mon, Dec 9 - "The Mind: Animal Language" clip; "Discovering Psych: Language Development" clip Tues, Dec 10 - Unit 7 Test (Cognition) Weds, Dec 11 - hand back tests; Intelligence Unit pre-test; What is Intelligence?; Brief History of Intelligence Testing; "12 Surprising Facts About Intelligence"; assign "40 Studies" articles Thurs, Dec 12 - Practice IQ Test Fri, Dec 13 - discuss IQ test; Psychological Test Concepts

Mon, Dec 16 - Theories of Intelligence ppt; Emotional Intelligence test; Marshmallow Test Tues, Dec 17- Intelligence Lab Weds, Dec 18 - "Discovering Psych: Testing & Intelligence" clip; jigsaw "40 Studies" articles Thurs, Dec 19 - Unit 8 Test (Intelligence) Fri, Dec 20 - hand back tests; Development Unit pre-test; 3 main themes/questions; "The Decades of Life" activity; assign "Generating Lifelines"

//(Winter Break - No School)//

Thurs, Jan 2 - Prenatal & Infant Development; Identifying Developmental Landmarks Fri, Jan 3 - Early Cognitive Development

Mon, Jan 6 - (statewide snow day) Tues, Jan 7 - (snow day) Weds, Jan 8 - finish Early Cognitive Development; Early Social Development Thurs, Jan 9 - finish Early Social Development; Parental Authority Questionnaire Fri, Jan 10 - Erikson's Stages of Psychosocial Development; Objective Measure of Ego Identity Status

Mon, Jan 13 - Kohlberg's Moral Development; Kubler-Ross theory; discuss "40 Studies" articles Tues, Jan 14- Unit 9 Test (Developmental Psychology) Weds, Jan 15 - (Exam Day #1 - No Class) (Jeopardy review being offered during Advisory period) Thurs, Jan 16 - (Exam Day #2) Quarter 2 Cumulative Exam (End of 2nd Quarter)

Quarter 3 Tues, Jan 21 - Overview of 2nd semester; Personality Unit pre-test; define personality; Selecting a Personality Theory pt.1; Who Am I? Paper Weds, Jan 22 - Psychodynamic Theory; Id, Ego, Superego roleplays Thurs. Jan 23 - (no school - snow day) Fri. Jan 24 - perform Id, Ego, Superego roleplays; finish Psychodynamic Theory; defense mechanisms

Mon. Jan 27 - (no school - snow day) Tues, Jan 28 - (no school - snow day) Weds, Jan 29 - Neo-Freudians ppt; Projective Tests of Personality Thurs. Jan 30 - Perceived vs. Ideal Self; Humanistic Approach ppt; Obstacles to Self-Actualization; Somatotype Theory Fri. Jan 31 - Trait Perspective Lab

Mon. Feb 3 - (No School - SEC Music Festival) Tues, Feb 4 - Locus of Control; Social-Cognitive Theory; Optimism; Defensive Pessimism Weds, Feb 5 - Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale; Discovering Psych: The Self; biased self-ratings, self-serving bias, and self-handicapping; Selecting a Personality Theory pt 2 Thurs. Feb 6 - Unit 10 Test (Personality); online discussion assignment Fri. Feb 7 - hand back tests; Motivation Unit pre-test; sources/types of motivation; "Why do students go to college?"; Hope Scale

Mon. Feb 10 - Theories of Motivation; Exploration Index; Self-Actualization Scale Tues, Feb 11 - Hunger Lab Weds, Feb 12 - body image; clip from "Thin" Thurs. Feb 13 - Need for Achievement; "Flow"; Discovering Psych: Motivation and Emotion clip (motivation clip) Fri. Feb 14 - Unit 11 Test (Motivation)

Mon. Feb 17 - hand back tests; Emotions & Stress Unit pre-test; start Emotions ppt; facial-feedback demo Tues, Feb 18 - Emotional Expressivity Scale; Recognizing Emotions in Facial Expressions Weds, Feb 19 - Expression of Emotions Lab; Fear, Anger, Adaptation-level phenomenon, Relative deprivation; Discovering Psych: Motivation and Emotions (emotions clip) Thurs. Feb 20 -Emotions and Stress Lab Fri. Feb 21 - (snow day) video clip - "The Brain: Stress: Locus of Control & Predictability"; Life Stress Scale & Student Stress Scale; "Discovering Psych: Health, Mind & Behavior"

Mon. Feb 24 - Unit 12 Test (Emotions & Stress) Tues, Feb 25 - hand back tests; Unit pre-test; Abnormal Psychology Paper; Defining Abnormality; Sometimes I Wonder... Weds, Feb 26 - Perspectives on Psychopathology; DSM & classification; Rosenhan article; start Anxiety Disorders Thurs. Feb 27 - continue Anxiety Disorders Fri. Feb 28 - finish Anxiety Disorders

Mon. Mar 3 - Somatoform Disorders Tues, Mar 4 - start Mood Disorders; Beck Depression Inventory Weds, Mar 5 - finish Mood Disorders; "Depression: Out of the Shadows" clip Thurs. Mar 6 - start Dissociative Disorders Fri. Mar 7 - finish Dissociative Disorders; "Beth" video; The Mind of the Schizophrenic; exchange rough drafts

(Spring Break)

Mon. Mar 17 - peer review discussion; start Schizophrenia; Childhood Schizophrenia clip Tues, Mar 18 - continue Schizophrenia; Word Salad or Literature? Weds, Mar 19 - finish Schizophrenia; 20/20 clip; Mr Lopez and Mr Ayers clip; Personality Disorders handout Thurs. Mar 20 - Unit 13 Test (Abnormal Psych) Fri. Mar 21 - hand back tests; Therapy Unit pre-test; intro to therapy notes; Attitudes Toward Professional Help; Discovering Psych: Psychotherapy

Mon. Mar 24 - Types of Therapists & Comparison of Psychotherapies; Psychoanalysis & Humanistic Therapies ppt Tues, Mar 25 - finish Psychoanalysis & Humanistic Therapies ppt; Listening Empathically; start Behavior & Cognitive Therapies ppt Weds, Mar 26 - finish Behavior & Cognitive Therapies; "Obsessed" clip pt 2 (Nidia); Biological Approach Thurs. Mar 27 - ECT clip; Lobotomist clip Fri. Mar 28 - Unit 14 Test (Therapy) (End of 3rd Quarter)

Quarter 4 Mon, Mar 31 - Jeopardy Review Tues, April 1 - Cumulative Test #3 Weds, April 2 - hand back tests; Social Psych unit pre-test; XC Social Dilemma; Discovering Psych: Power of the Situation Thurs. April 3 - Attribution Scale; Attribution ppt; "Attribution and Models of Helping" Fri. April 4 - Attitudes ppt (snow day)

Mon. April 7 - finish Attitudes; Social Norms Tues, April 8 - Social Influences on Behavior ppt Weds, April 9 - finish Social Influences; Milgram Obedience Study Thurs. April 10 - finish Milgram; Atruism & Helping Behavior Fri. April 11 - Discovering Psych: Constructing Social Reality; Prejudice, Discrimination, In-Group Bias

Mon. April 14 - "Scientific American: Hidden Prejudice"; IAT Tues, April 15 - (MCA testing) Weds, April 16 - (MCA testing) Thurs. April 17 - discuss "Child X"; "I'm Glad I'm a Boy, I'm Glad I'm a Girl"; David Reimer clips Fri. April 18 - (No School)

Mon. April 21 - Unit 15 Test (Social Psych) Tues, April 22 - hand back tests; Test Prep ppt & FRQ ppt Weds, April 23 - Review Test #1 Thurs. April 24 - hand back tests; Practice FRQs Fri. April 25 - Review Test #2

Mon. April 28 - hand back tests; Student Review Questions Tues, April 29 - Review Test #3 Weds, April 30 - hand back tests; Jeopardy Review Thurs. May 1 - Final Exam Fri. May 2 - hand back tests; Nonsense Quiz; Famous Psychologists; Last Minute Review

Mon. May 5 - AP Psychology National Exam - 12 Noon Tues, May 6 - debrief exam; celebration day!!! Weds, May 7 - Intro psychological study project Thurs. May 8 - Background research day Fri. May 9 - Background research day

Mon. May 12 - Structured Academic Controversy Tues, May 13 - Lab Day to work on projects Weds, May 14 - Movie Day Thurs. May 15 - Movie Day Fri. May 16 - Movie Day

Mon. May 19 - Structured Academic Controversy Tues, May 20 - Movie Day Weds, May 21 - Movie Day Thurs. May 22 - Movie Day Fri. May 23 - Lab Day to work on projects

Mon. May 26 - (No School - Holiday) Tues, May 27 - Structured Academic Controversy Weds, May 28 - NAMI Presentation (guest speakers) Thurs. May 29 - Teacher/Course Reviews; Walk & Talk Fri. May 30 - Lab Day to finish projects

Mon. June 2 - Present Research Projects Tues, June 3 - Present Research Projects Weds, June 4 - ??? (Finals Schedule) Thurs. June 5 - ??? (Finals Schedule) - Graduation Day!!!

(End of 2013-14 School Year)