Wednesday, February 27, 2019

February 28, 2019

Thursday February 28, 2019

On Board: 
Instincts and Evolutionary Psychology
Drives and Incentives
Optimum Arousal
Hierarchy of Motives

Circle: How do you think we as a school could motivate more students to do well in school?  Is it possible?

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Big Picture- Looking at the diversity of needs that underlie our thoughts, behaviors, and the choices we make.

Discussion: What motivates people to action? Pursuit of pleasure and avoidance of pain generally promotes our survival and explains much of what we do.  However sometimes the principal is counterproductive.  In your group generate a list of things we do that confirm the seek pleasure and avoid pain principal and a list that but also a list that goes against the principal.


Where does the behaviorist, evolutionary, cognitive, social cultural, psychoanalytic, biological and humanistic perspective fit into the conversation around motivation?  Is poverty a choice?  Why would anyone want to be poor? Cape Elizabeth versus Rumford? College education statistics for rural poor. Generational poverty

Activity: T or F

Activity: Sensation-Seeking Scale

Activity: Self Actualization Survey

Activity: Desirability of Control Scale


Research: How to motivate yourself


Reading Assignments:

2/12: 327-337


2/14: 337-362


2/16: 366-376


2/18 377-384


2/26: 384-406


TBA: Test


Vocabulary Words:

Abraham Maslow
Cannon-Bard Theory
Drive-Reduction theory
Emotion
General adaptation syndrome
Hierarchy of needs
Homeostasis
Incentive
Instinct
James-Lange theory
Motivation
Stress

Monday, February 25, 2019

February 26, 2019

Tuesday February 26, 2019

Circle: Something you are embarrassed about  having done to fit in?  

Turn and Talk

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Big Picture- Looking at the diversity of needs that underlie our thoughts, behaviors, and the choices we make.

Discussion: What motivates people to action? Pursuit of pleasure and avoidance of pain generally promotes our survival and explains much of what we do.  However sometimes the principal is counterproductive.  In your group generate a list of things we do that confirm the seek pleasure and avoid pain principal and a list that but also a list that goes against the principal.  

Can you explain the motivation behind these two eating disorders?
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Where does the behaviorist, evolutionary, cognitive, social cultural, psychoanalytic, biological and humanistic perspective fit into the conversation around motivation?  Is poverty a choice?  Why would anyone want to be poor? Cape Elizabeth versus Rumford? Generational poverty

Activity: T or F


Activity: Sensation-Seeking Scale


Activity: Self Actualization Survey

Activity: Desirability of Control Scale

Research: How to motivate yourself

Reading Assignments:

2/12: 327-337

2/14: 337-362


2/16: 366-376


2/18 377-384


2/26: 384-406 


TBA: Test

Vocabulary Words

  • Abraham Maslow
  • Cannon-Bard Theory
  • Drive-Reduction theory
  • Emotion
  • General adaptation syndrome
  • Hierarchy of needs
  • Homeostasis
  • Incentive
  • Instinct
  • James-Lange theory
  • Motivation
  • Stress

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

February 14, 2019

Thursday February 14, 2019

Circle: What was your level of motivation to study for the mid term?

Mid Term Exam

Reading Assignments:
2/12: 327-337

2/14: 337-362


2/16: 366-376


2/18 377-384


2/26: 384-406 


TBA: Test

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

February 12, 2019

Tuesday February 12, 2019

Circle: Who is the most motivated person you know?  What motivates them?

Big Picture- Looking at the diversity of needs that underlie our thoughts, behaviors, and the choices we make.

Motivation: A need or desire that energizes and directs behavior.

Mid-Term Review and FRQ
1. Targeted Studying
2. Know what you don't know
3. Study Tips
4. Practice

FRQ

Evolutionary Psychology: Remember the one-year old???

Discussion: What motivates people to action? Pursuit of pleasure and avoidance of pain generally promotes our survival and explains much of what we do.  However sometimes the principal is counterproductive.  In your group generate a list of things we do that confirm the seek pleasure and avoid pain principal, and a list that  also a list that goes against the principal.  

Reading Assignments:
2/12: 327-337

2/14: 337-362


2/16: 366-376


2/18 377-384


2/20: 384-406 and Note Cards Due


TBA: Test

Vocabulary Words

Thursday, February 7, 2019

February 8, 2019

Friday February 8, 2019

Circle: Who is the most motivated person you know?  What motivates them?

Unit 7B Test: Cognition and Language

Big Picture- Looking at the diversity of needs that underlie our thoughts, behaviors, and the choices we make.

Discussion: What motivates people to action? Pursuit of pleasure and avoidance of pain generally promotes our survival and explains much of what we do.  However sometimes the principal is counterproductive.  In your group generate a list of things we do that confirm the seek pleasure and avoid pain principal and a list that but also a list that goes against the principal.  

Reading Assignments:
2/12: 327-337

2/14: 337-362


2/16: 366-376


2/18 377-384


2/20: 384-406 and Note Cards Due


TBA: Test

Vocabulary Words

  • Abraham Maslow
  • Cannon-Bard Theory
  • Drive-Reduction theory
  • Emotion
  • General adaptation syndrome
  • Hierarchy of needs
  • Homeostasis
  • Incentive
  • Instinct
  • James-Lange theory
  • Motivation
  • Stress

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

February 6, 2019

Wednesday February 6, 2019

Circle: Who from this class do you think would remain the calmest during a calamity?

Unit Test Friday over Cognition and Language

Mid Term next Thursday covering Units 1 thru 7b

Activity: 
1.At your table describe the role phonemes, morphemes, and grammar play in the structure of language.
2.How do we learn language?
3.What are the stages we go through in the development of language?
4.Is it possible to think without language?

Test Review
1. Take online practice test
2. Take notes on what sections you are weakest on.
3. Share out at your table where your weaknesses are.

Mid Term Test Review:
Mid Term will cover Units 1-7b
Using AP Study Guide break down the number of possible questions from each section.
Design Plan for that plans for any weakness or gaps you have in content.
Discuss Free-Response Question.  This will be taken from the Research Methods section.
Goal Setting
Go over Study Tips




Vocabulary:


  • Cognition
  • Algorithm
  • Heuristic
  • Confirmation bias
  • Mental set
  • Functional fixedness
  • Availability heuristic
  • Phoneme
  • Morpheme
  • Telegraphic speech

Monday, February 4, 2019

February 4, 2019

Monday February 4, 2019

Circle: Your favorite super bowl moment/commercial/family moment.  And if you didn't watch, how do you live with yourself? 2nd. Do you think the world is getting more dangerous or getting safer?


Activity: 
1.At your table share your definition of concept, and explain why it is so useful.
2.At your table share your definition of algorithms and heuristics and why they are useful.
3.At your table analyze how fixation, confirmation bias, heuristics, overconfidence, framing and belief perseverance influence our ability to solve problems.

Unit: Cognition

Activity: Problem Solving  

Activity: Solving puzzles

Activity: Confirmation bias


Activity: Demonstrating Mental Set

Activity: 
1.At your table describe the role phonemes, morphemes, and grammar play in the structure of language.
2.How do we learn language?
3.What are the stages we go through in the development of language?
4.Is it possible to think without language?

Crash Course Language


Vocabulary:
  • Cognition
  • Algorithm
  • Heuristic
  • Confirmation bias
  • Mental set
  • Functional fixedness
  • Availability heuristic
  • Phoneme
  • Morpheme
  • Telegraphic speech