November 29, 2015

November 29, 2016

Circle: On average, how many hours of sleep do you get on a school night?

Test: Unit 4 Sensation and Perception

Unit 5 Assignment Sheet

Due 11/30 175-181 Sleep

Stages of Sleep - Sleep Cycles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RjPZNNSGlY

Stages of Sleep, REM Sleep and Dreaming https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaoMD1XI5u8

What Makes You Tick: Circadian Rhythms https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BoLqqNuqwA

Circadian Rhythm and Your Brains Clock https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbQ0RxQu2gM

Due 12/1   181-187 Sleep loss and disorders

What It’s Like To Have Insomnia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwkKcqdrfGo

Sleep Apnea Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTUjQ-IcKPU

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dXEgVK-fF4

What is Narcolepsy? https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=Ucpf_OYvs4E

Nightmares and Night Terrors https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds8GRH4xmN8

Night Terrors https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=R1srWn4QWoU

What would happen if you didn’t sleep? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqONk48l5vY

Due 12/2   187-192 Dreams
Crash Course Dreams https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMHus-0wFSo
Due 12/3   192-196 Hypnosis
Due 12/4   196-210 Drugs (Psychopharmacology and Psychology)
Crash Course:Altered States https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=373&v=9PW1fwKjo-Y
Due 12/5 Note Cards, Practice Kahoot, Review
Test 12/7

Unit Topics: Sleep and Dreams, Hypnosis, Drugs and Consciousness

Dates for Unit: November 29th – December 7th   

Exam Dates: December 7th – 50 multiple choice questions                                                                                                     

Assigned reading (35 pages): 

Note cards: Below is a list of terms that you will need to know for the AP Psych exam.  These are due before the exam (11/01).  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.

• consciousness
• circadian rhythm
• REM sleep
• hallucinations
• insomnia
• narcolepsy
• sleep apnea
• night terrors
• manifest content
• latent content
• hypnosis
• dissociation
• physical dependence
• psychological dependence
• depressants
• barbiturates
• opiates
• stimulants
• hallucinogens

Homework: Read the following article on Sleep then answer the following questions: 

1.  List three questions you have about sleep after reading this article.

2.  What does the article state regarding sleep and socioeconomic levels?

November 29, 2015

November 29, 2016

Circle: On average, how many hours of sleep do you get on a school night?

Test: Unit 4 Sensation and Perception

Unit 5 Assignment Sheet

Unit Topics: Sleep and Dreams, Hypnosis, Drugs and Consciousness

Dates for Unit: November 29th – December 7th   

Exam Dates: December 7th – 25 multiple choice questions - 2 pts each, 1 ten point FRQ.                                                                                                      

Assigned reading (35 pages): 

Note cards: Below is a list of terms that you will need to know for the AP Psych exam.  These are due before the exam (11/01).  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.

• consciousness
• circadian rhythm
• REM sleep
• hallucinations
• insomnia
• narcolepsy
• sleep apnea
• night terrors
• manifest content
• latent content
• hypnosis
• dissociation
• physical dependence
• psychological dependence
• depressants
• barbiturates
• opiates
• stimulants
• hallucinogens

Homework: Read the following article on Sleep then answer the following questions: 

1.  List three questions you have about sleep after reading this article.

2.  What does the article state regarding sleep and socioeconomic levels?

November 22, 2016

Tuesday November 22, 2016
 
Circle: What is the best meal you have ever had?

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

Zimbardo Video: Discovering Psychology-Sensation and Perception

Kahoot 1
Kahoot 2

Test on Tuesday November 29nd 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?

November 18, 2016

Friday Novmeber 18, 2016

Circle: One thing you would like to change about YOUR reality?

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

Zimbardo Video: Discovering Psychology-Sensation and Perception

David Eagleman Ted Talk
The Invisible Gorilla Experiment

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

Test Strips: Do you have the gene?
Sodium Benzoate has different taste perceptions than the other papers. A different pair of alleles determines the ability to taste Sodium Benzoate. It can taste sweet, salty, sour, bitter or tasteless, so this paper is often used in conjunction with another taste test, such as PTC, to characterize taste perception, and break tasters/non-taters into subgroups.
The point is, PTC in genetics has been studied for quite some time, and there is quite a bit of information on it. There are several known alleles for the PTC gene, but PTC sensitivity is really controlled by two major alleles in humans. PTC paper either tastes bitter or it doesn’t taste like anything at all. Some tasters can taste a very strong bitter taste, while other tasters can taste a mildly bitter taste. Thus, there can be three classifications of phenotypes in a PTC study (strong tasters, mild tasters, and no taste).
Our Taste
Optical Illusions
Pheromones
Man on a horse picture from text
Color Blindness Test


Homework: Unit 4 and SQ3R Completed

Kahoot 1
Kahoot 2


Test on Tuesday November 22nd 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?

Great Videos

Don't forget:  Quizlets, Practice Quiz, Pneumonic Devices

Unit 4 Videos

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October 16, 2016

Wednesday November 16, 2016

Circle: One food you can't understand how anyone could like. Next come to a judgement about something you heard someone say.

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

Zimbardo Video: Discovering Psychology-Sensation and Perception

David Eagleman Ted Talk
The Invisible Gorilla Experiment

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

Test Strips: Do you have the gene?
Sodium Benzoate has different taste perceptions than the other papers. A different pair of alleles determines the ability to taste Sodium Benzoate. It can taste sweet, salty, sour, bitter or tasteless, so this paper is often used in conjunction with another taste test, such as PTC, to characterize taste perception, and break tasters/non-taters into subgroups.
The point is, PTC in genetics has been studied for quite some time, and there is quite a bit of information on it. There are several known alleles for the PTC gene, but PTC sensitivity is really controlled by two major alleles in humans. PTC paper either tastes bitter or it doesn’t taste like anything at all. Some tasters can taste a very strong bitter taste, while other tasters can taste a mildly bitter taste. Thus, there can be three classifications of phenotypes in a PTC study (strong tasters, mild tasters, and no taste).
Optical Illusions
Pheromones
Man on a horse picture from text
Color Blindness Test


Homework: Unit 4 and SQ3R Completed


Test on Tuesday November 22nd 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

November 14, 2016

Monday October 14, 2016

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

Quiz: Nature-Nurture

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

Zimbardo Video: Discovering Psychology-Sensation and Perception

Nova Clip: David Eagleman and Synesthesia

Activity: Can your brain see color where there is none?
Activity: Can we trick your brain?

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 Tuesday November 22nd 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

November 9, 2016

Wednesday November 9, 2016

Video

Circle: What impact do you think legalizing marijuana will have on the people/kids of Maine?

Nature-Nurture: Next class we will be taking a quiz over Unit 3C.  Please make sure you SQ3R the unit, watch the Crash Course, take the online test review your notes, etc.

Sensation and Perception: Please begin reading and SQ3R Unit 4.  Please do the first 10 pages of Unit 4

November 7, 2016

Monday November 7, 2016

Circle: If you walked out of your house one morning and saw a bird with a broken wing huddling in the bushes, what would you do?  You are not in a rush to go anywhere.

Cumulative Test

New Unit: 3C Nature and Nurture

Activity: True or False

Activity: BBC: Stereotypes and Racism

Activity: NPR Sleep Study

Homework: Read and SQ3R Unit 3C.

November 3, 2016

Thursday November 3, 2016

Circle: One annoying or good personality trait you've picked up from your parents.

Test Prep: You will have 10 minutes to review notes before the test.

Test: 3B

New Unit: 3C Nature and Nurture

Activity: True or False

Activity: BBC: Stereotypes and Racism

Activity: NPR Sleep Study

Homework: Cumulative exam over Units 1, 2, 3A, and 3B.  If you score higher on the cumulative exam than current exam grades, you lower scores will be replaced with your higher score.