Thursday October 29, 2015

Thursday October 29, 2015

Circle: If you were forced to give up  one of your senses which one would it be? Sight, smell, taste, sound, touch.

Introduce Sensation and Perception: Point to remember-We feel, see hear, taste, and smell with our BRAIN, which can sense even without functioning senses.

Finish Zimbardo Video: Discovering Psychology-Sensation and Perception

Nova Clip: David Eagleman and Synesthesia

Synthesize the following:  What do the following tell us about the world YOU live in?

Test Strips: Do you have the gene?
Optical Illusions
Pheromones
Man on a horse picture from text
Color Blindness Test


Homework: Unit 4 and SQ3R Completed

Test on Monday Covering Unit 4: Make sure you can answer the following questions-

What are sensation and perception? 

What do we mean by bottom-up processing and top-town processing?

What are the absolute and difference thresholds, and do stimuli below the absolute threshold have any influence?

What is the function of sensory adaptation?

What is the energy that we see as visual light?

What are the characteristics of air pressure waves that we hear as sound?

How do the eye and ear transform light and sound energy into neural messages?

How do we experience each of the body’s senses?

How do Gestalt psychologists understand perceptual organization?

How adaptable is our ability to perceive?

How do our expectations, contexts, and emotions influence our perceptions?
Don't forget:  Quizlets, Practice Quiz, Pneumonic Devices

October 27, 2015

October 27, 2015

Seating Chart Activity: Favorite Vine

Introduce Sensation and Perception: Point to remember-We feel, see hear, taste, and smell with our BRAIN, which can sense even without functioning senses.

Test Strips: Do you have the gene?

Optical Illusions

Pheromones

Man on a horse picture from text

Color Blindness Test

Zimbardo Video: Discovering Psychology-Sensation and Perception

Homework: Unit 4 and SQ3R Completed

Friday October 23, 2015

Friday October 23, 2015

Target: Students will understand nature and nurture and how, where and who we were raised by can influence our behavior.

Circle: Something you use to hate and now you enjoy.

Extra Credit Check-in

Test: Your test score is now posted for Units 3B and 3B

Activity: Using the drawing provided roughly fill in what percentage do you think the following factors make up who you are?  Is it your genes, your birth order, how you were raised, socio-economic status, culture, norms, gender, diet, attractiveness, or anything else I might have missed.

True-False

Similarities Questionnaire: How different are we? 

Introduce Sensation and Perception

Color Blindness Test

Zimbardo Video: Discovering Psychology-Sensation and Perception

Homework: Unit 4 and SQ3R

Monday October 19, 2015

Monday October 19, 2015

Target: Students will understand nature and nurture and how, where and who we were raised by can influence our behavior.

Circle: If you had to choose between a cat or a dog which would you be and why?

Extra Credit Check-in

Test: Units 3B and 3B

Intro: You sound just like your mother.  Is it your genes, your birth order, how you were raised, socio-economic status, culture, norms, gender, etc...

True-False

Similarities Questionnaire 

Homework: Read 3C and take SQ3R notes

Thursday October 15, 2105

Thursday October 15, 2015

Circle: Do you think its even possible to change the structure of your brain?  How is the extra credit going?

Administrivia: After school hours, quizlets, flashcards, practice quizes, grades


Mindfulness Practice:

Article: NYT Article on endocannabinoids.  You will work at your table to figure out how this process works using your understanding of Neurons and the structure and function of the brain.

Activity: Right Brain vs Left Brain Handout

Review: 3A and 3B  Drawing of Brain and Neuron
Point to remember: The information on this test is mostly memorization.  There will be very little application.  Understand part and function is key for brain.  Understand sequence and process of neurons.

Test: Monday on Unit 3A and 3B

Tuesday October 13, 2015

Tuesday October 13, 2015

Target: By the end of the unit students will understand the biological bases for behavior.  Key point to remember:  Everything psychological is simultaneously biological.

Circle: Where do you want to live when you reach adulthood?

Administriva: Google Classroom.  Period 2 Code: t6ddua2   Period 3 Code: g5iwmmd
Collect Notes from 3B  Quizlets, Practice Quiz, Pneumonic Devices


True/False: 7-1

True/False 8-1

Video: The Responsive Brain

Happiness Experiment: For 21 days you will try to change your cognitive horizon using methods developed by Shawn Achor.  This will be for extra credit.
1. Writing down three things you are grateful for.
2. Random act of kindness: Sending one email or text thanking for someone for something they did.
3. Consciously exercising once a day.
4. Practice mindfulness for at least five minutes.
5. Journaling about one positive thing that happened in the last 24 hours.

Brain Drawing Handout/Neuron Drawing

Go over Test 

Wednesday October 7, 2015

Wednesday October 7th, 2015

Administriva: Mondays after school in library

Seating Chart: Activity

Circle Question: One nice thing you have done for someone else or they did for you.

Target: By the end of the unit students will understand the biological bases for behavior.  Key point to remember:  Everything psychological is simultaneously biological.

Manic Story: Justin

Mind Body Connection Activity:  We know that everything psychological is simultaneously biological.  What implications can you draw about the brain and its structure from the following two videos.
Harvard Study
Shawn Achor Video

True-False Activity: 7-1



Homework: Read and SQ3R Unit 3B.  This should be hand written and will be collected.

Target: By the end of the unit students will understand the biological bases for behavior.

Circle: Something interesting you saw or did this weekend?

Discuss Scores on Test: Unit 1 and 2

Homework Check: Self assessment of Short Response from page 49 Olympic divers.

Introduce Brain-Mind Body Connection

NPR Story:
http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/09/29/444451363/childhood-stress-may-prime-pump-for-chronic-disease-later

Shawn Achor Video

Activity: Reaction-Time Activity

True-False Activity: 7-1

Homework: Free-Response Question on page 65 at end of practice quiz.

Thursday October 1, 2015

Thursday October 1, 2015

Target: By the end of the unit students will understand the biological bases for behavior.

Circle: A place you have been and why would you love to visit again?

Test: Unit 1 and 2

Homework Check: Self assessment of Short Response

Introduce Brain-Mind Body Connection

NPR Story:
http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/09/29/444451363/childhood-stress-may-prime-pump-for-chronic-disease-later


Homework: Read and outline using SQ3R Unit 3A and answer  Free-response Question at end of Self Test on page 49 about Olympic divers.