Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Wednesday-B September 16th, 2020

Circle: The strangest behavior you have ever seen in school

Seating Chart plus introduction: Name a wish you had when you were little, favorite cartoon and one place you'd like to visit.

Definition of Psychology: The study of behavior and the mind (mental process).

Textbooks

Why study Psychology? Let's try and figure out some behaviors.  

Activity: The Hand-What is guiding your behavior?

Website: ohchspsychology.blogspot.com

Syllabus


Unit 1: When and how did psychological science begin?
How did psychology continue to develop from the 1920’s through today?
What is psychology’s historic big issue?
What are psychology’s levels of analysis and related perspectives?
What are psychology’s main subfields?

How can psychological principles help you as a person and a student? Why are you like you are?  Genetics, surroundings, upbringing, trauma, 



Remote Class: Group A Your group will be assigned one of the articles to read listed below.  After reading the article discuss the following questions with your group:  1)What is one thing you agree with?  2)One thing you disagree with? 3) One thing you have further questions about?  4) Something that surprised you?  5)How would apply the information to your life?  The answers should be written in google classroom.  Please specify at in your response which article your group read and discussed.

1. New Insights on College Drinking (American Psychological Association, Oct. 2013) http://www.apa.org/monitor/2013/10/college-drinking.aspx
2. Partying on Facebook May Spur Teens’ Risky Behavior (Psych Central, Sept. 4, 2013) http://psychcentral.com/news/2013/09/04/partying-on-facebook-may-spur-teens-riskybehavior/59175.html
3. Why the Teen Brain is Drawn to Risk (Time, Oct. 8, 2012) http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/08/health/time-teen-brain-risk/index.html
4. Teens and Risky Behavior: More Complicated than it seems? (Los Angeles Times, Oct. 2, 2012)
5. Good Parents, Bad Results (U.S. News & World Report, June 12, 2008) http://health.usnews.com/health-news/family-health/living-well/articles/2008/06/12/good-parents-bad-results
6. Teenager, Friends, and Bad Decisions (New York Times, February 3, 2011) http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/03/teenagers-friends-and-bad-decisions/

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