Monday March 9, 2026

Monday March 9, 2026

New Seating Chart/Activity

Circle: How should we deal with students who struggle behaviorally in school?

Homework: SQ3R 300-318 for Thursday.  

Practice Test

Psychological Definition of Learning: A relatively permanent change in an organism's behavior due to experience. 

Definition of Classical Conditioning: We learn to associate two stimuli and thus to anticipate events.

Definition of Operant Conditioning: Organisms associate their own actions with consequences.  Actions followed by reinforcers increase; those followed by punishment often decrease.

Definition of Observational Learning: is the process of learning by watching and imitating the behaviors of others, retaining the information, and then later replicating those behaviors. 

Questions:

What are some basic forms of learning?

What is classical conditioning, and how did Pavlov’s work influence behaviorism?

In classical conditioning, what are the processes of acquisition, extinction, spontaneous recovery, generalization, and discrimination?

Why is Pavlov’s work important?

What is operant conditioning, and how does it differ from classical conditioning?

What are the basic types of reinforcers?

How do different reinforcement schedules affect behavior?

How does punishment affect behavior?

Do cognitive processes and biological constraints affect operant conditioning?

What is observational learning, and how is it enabled by mirror neurons?

Module 26

Module 27

Module 28

Module 29

Module 30

Discovering Psychology: Learning

Quiz on Thursday

Friday March 6, 2026

Friday March 6, 2026

Homework is to SQ3R 294-297

Circle: If your parents could see all of you social media would they be happy, sad or mad?  

Negative Reinforcement Quiz

Activity: With you table mates, create note-cards for Positive Reinforcement, Negative Reinforcement, Positive Punishment and Negative Punishment

Practice identifying Reinforcers and Punishment.  Clap and boo for right and wrong answers!

Review Classical Conditioning Worksheet!

Question to the group: Why do some physically healthy people where adult diaper when the go to the casino?

Do casinos study behaviorism?

Activity: Reinforcement Schedules

Psychological Definition of Learning: A relatively permanent change in an organism's behavior due to experience. 

Definition of Classical Conditioning: We learn to associate two stimuli and thus to anticipate events.

Definition of Operant Conditioning: Organisms associate their own actions with consequences.  Actions followed by reinforcers increase; those followed by punishment often decrease.

Questions:

What are some basic forms of learning?

What is classical conditioning, and how did Pavlov’s work influence behaviorism?

In classical conditioning, what are the processes of acquisition, extinction, spontaneous recovery, generalization, and discrimination?

Why is Pavlov’s work important?

What is operant conditioning, and how does it differ from classical conditioning?

What are the basic types of reinforcers?

How do different reinforcement schedules affect behavior?

How does punishment affect behavior?

Do cognitive processes and biological constraints affect operant conditioning?

What is observational learning, and how is it enabled by mirror neurons?

Activity: Find some examples of operant conditioning.  The Office and The Big Bang Theory are two great spots.  Be prepared to share out to class.

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Module 27

Module 28

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Module 30

Activities: True or False

Activities: Examples of Negative reinforcement

Activity: Shaping if we have time.

Classical ConditioningVideo's
Crash Course
Classical Conditioning: Ivan Pavlov
Classically Conditioning your roomate


Operant Conditioning

The Little Albert Experiment
BF Skinner Pigeon Ping Pong

Observational Learning
Our Skinner Box
Crash Course: The BoBo Beatdown
Classical vs Operant Condtioniong

Note cards:  Below is a list of terms that you will need to know for the AP Psych Exam.  Each note card should have the term on the front.  Then, on the back you need to A) define the term and B) show application of the term.  This application can sometimes best be expressed as a personal example.  You can also draw the application of the term if you so desire.

acquisition	learning
associative learning	Neutral stimulus
classical conditioning	operant conditioning
cognitive map	punishment
discrimination	reinforcer
extinction	shaping
fixed interval schedule	spontaneous recovery
fixed ratio schedule	US / UR / CS / CR
generalization	variable interval schedule
latent learning	variable ratio schedule

Thursday March 5, 2026

Thursday March 5, 2026

Circle: How should we change the behavior of students who chronically walk the halls or skip classes.  (Hint: we know punishment isn't a great way to permanently change behavior...)

Point to remember: This is the beginning of the behavioral branch of psychology!

Homework Due: SQ3R.  Pages 294-297.  Its only 4 pages! Operant Conditioning Exercise...

Psychological Definition of Learning: A relatively permanent change in an organism's behavior due to experience. 

Definition of Classical Conditioning: We learn to associate two stimuli and thus to anticipate events.

Questions:

What are some basic forms of learning?

What is classical conditioning, and how did Pavlov’s work influence behaviorism?

In classical conditioning, what are the processes of acquisition, extinction, spontaneous recovery, generalization, and discrimination?

Why is Pavlov’s work important?

What is operant conditioning, and how does it differ from classical conditioning?

What are the basic types of reinforcers?

How do different reinforcement schedules affect behavior?

How does punishment affect behavior?

Do cognitive processes and biological constraints affect operant conditioning?

What is observational learning, and how is it enabled by mirror neurons?

Slide Show

Activity: With you group you will searching for examples of Operant Conditioning. You will be chosen at

random to share your example. These will be shown on the TV. Your job it to explain you how the people are being conditioned.

Definition of Operant Conditioning: Organisms associate their own actions with consequences.  Actions followed by reinforcers increase; those followed by punishment often decrease.

Activity: 16-1 Consequences and their effects.  With you group you will be deciding between the two groups which one will be more effective at encouraging someone to continue desired behavior.

Quiz: Negative Reinforcement

Activity: 16-6 Consideration of future consequences scale

Activity: 16-7 Reinforcement Schedules

Activity: Shaping if we have time.

Quizlet

Classical ConditioningVideo's
Crash Course
Classical Conditioning: Ivan Pavlov
Classically Conditioning your roomate


Operant Conditioning

The Little Albert Experiment
BF Skinner Pigeon Ping Pong

Observational Learning
Our Skinner Box
Crash Course: The BoBo Beatdown
Classical vs Operant Condtioniong

Note cards:  Below is a list of terms that you will need to know for the AP Psych Exam.  Each note card should have the term on the front.  Then, on the back you need to A) define the term and B) show application of the term.  This application can sometimes best be expressed as a personal example.  You can also draw the application of the term if you so desire.

acquisition	learning
associative learning	Neutral stimulus
classical conditioning	operant conditioning
cognitive map	punishment
discrimination	reinforcer
extinction	shaping
fixed interval schedule	spontaneous recovery
fixed ratio schedule	US / UR / CS / CR
generalization	variable interval schedule
latent learning	variable ratio schedule

March 4, 2026

March 4, 2026

Circle: If your parents could see all of you social media would they be happy, sad or mad?  

Social-Cultural Perspective- What is it?  Describe a time when you had to act different because of the situation you were in.  How did it feel?  Did you notice that you were acting differently than how you usually do?  Did it feel fake? Now remember a time when you didn't know how to act, what did you do to figure it out?  

Fundamental Attribution Error- We assume people act a certain way because of who they are, rather than because of the situation they are in.

Activity: True or False

Activity: Attribution Scale 32-4

Survey for Students

Survey for Teachers

Monday March 2, 2026

Monday March 2, 2026

Circle: Where do you want to be living when you are 30 years old?

Homework: SQ3R 300-316 for Monday

In your own words, define UCS, UCR, NS CS CR

Classically conditioning my roomate

The Difference Between Classical and Operant Conditioning

Activity: Operant Conditioning Reinforcement Schedules

What is this?  Classical or Operant? 

If Operant, what kind of Operant Conditioning is it? 1. Positive Reinforcement 2. Negative Reinforcement 3. Positive Punishment 4. Negative Punishment 

And more importantly, what is the behavior that is trying to be reinforced or extinguished?

If Classical, what is the UCS, UCR, NS, CS CR?

Penny

Jim and Dwight

Sheldon and Leonard

Coach Carter

Stewy

Thursday March 26, 2026

Thursday March 26, 2026

Circle: The worst movie you have ever seen or a terrible one that you love?

Activity: Looking at the AAQ and EBQ

This is Behaviorism- Otherwise known as Learning: The process of acquiring through experience, new and relatively enduring information or behaviors.  What does that mean?

Classical Conditioning Slide Show

Activity: Classical Conditioning class activity- Pupil Dilation

Activity: What are some things that you have made associations with.

Operant Conditioning: Scenario- a student skips class and gets caught.  In order to reduce the student skipping in the future, what should be done to improve their attendance?  What actually is done?

Homework: SQ3R 283-291

Tuesday February 24, 2026

 Tuesday February 24, 2026

New Seating Chart- Interview everyone at your new table and determine who had the best snow day and the worst snow day?  Two different people must present the best and worst but you cannot present your own.  It must include specific details about why it was so bad or good.

Circle: Your favorite pair of shoes?

Collect Lab

Hand out study guide:

1. Register for Princeton Review

2. Read page 1-5

3. Answer questions

4. Look at Practice MCQ exam- What do you notice?

5. Look at AAQ on page 39

6. Look at EEQ on page 42

7. Turn to page 65

Next Unit: Human Development 

Homework is to SQ3R 269-280