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IB Psychology SL

Second semester

January

February: Internal Assessment

March: Mock exam

April: Review

May: IB exam

 

First semester

August

September

October

November

December

 

       
Date Lesson Reading Assignment Item Due
Monday, January 10 Introduction to experimental design Appendix of Glassman text Be prepared to answer some questions on experimental design. See Glassman online for more help Wednesday
Wednesday, January 12

Quiz: Experimental design

Demonstrations

Chapter four of Glassman text Read Cognitive Chapter Tuesday
Friday, January 14 Movie: Stanford Prison Experiment Chapter four of Glassman text

Read Cognitive development: Essay question on Tuesday: Know the key concepts

Take the cognitive chapter self-review test

Tuesday
Tuesday, January 18

In class essay: Cognitive perspective

Essay writing tips finish essay using the TEFAC model. Thursday
Thursday, January 20 Cognitive Perspective: Memory   Write two paragraphs using the TEFAC model Monday
Monday, January 24 Cognitive Perspective: Memory Read Loftus article and Interview Write on paragraph on the impact of Loftus' work for society. Explicitly use the TEFAC model. Wednesday
Wednesday, January 26 Cognitive Perspective: False memories and perception      
Monday, January 31 Cognitive Perspective: perception and language development      
Wednesday, February 2 Cognitive Perspective: language development      
Friday, February 4 IA: Introduction      
  Carnival      
Thursday, February 10 Begin working on dysfunctional paper      
Monday, February 14 View dysfunctional videos      
Wednesday, February 16 Guest Speaker: Dr. Benveniste      
Friday, February 18 IA: Preparing      
Tuesday, February 22 IA: Preparing reread relevant chapters of Glassman text    
Thursday, February 24 IA: Preparing   You should be ready to conduct your experiemnt this coming week. You will not conduct your experiement during class time.  
Monday, February 28

Review for mock:

Learning

Review Glassman Chapter 3 Take the Learning Chapter review self-test  
Wednesday, March 2

Review for mock:

Biological

Review Glassman: Chapter 2 Take the Biological chapter self-review test  

Friday, March 4

Review for mock:

Cognitive

Review Glassman:

Chapter 4

Take the cognitive chapter self-review test  
         
August History: Part 1 ppt extra reading here    
August History: Part 2 ppt extra reading here    
August Just Noticeable Differences : JND ppt extra reading here    
         
review
Take the introduction review self test  
August Psychodynamics:Freud

Glassman: Chapter 5

Commentary on Freud

Dream Assignment

 
August Psychodynamics: Jung ppt Handout: Personality Personality Assignment  
review
Take the PsychodynamicsChapter review self-test  
Fri., Sept 10 Learning: Pavlov/Watson Glassman: Chapter 3 Must have chapter finished personality assignment
Tues., Sept. 13 Learning: Watson, Skinner Handout: Psychology as a behaviorist sees it. Read assignment  
Thursday Sept. 16 Learning: Skinner

Handout: Town that Skinner Built

Handout: Pigeons

   
Tuesday, Sept 20 Learning: Skinner      
review
Take the Learning Chapter review self-test  
Friday, Sept 23 Learning: Bandura Handout: Bandura and Bobo    
Tuesday, Sept 28 Unit exam: Learning, History and Psychodynamics practice with learning jeopardy do you know your command terms? and this could help
Thurs. Sept 30 Research tutorial      
         
Monday, October 4

overview of ethics in psychological testing and

Multiple intelligences

  Do the MI index  
Wednesday, October 6 Behavior modification Bandura on Self-efficacy    
Friday, October 8 return test

 

extra reading: Bobo

  have a good long weekend
Thursday, October 14 Bandura: Social learning theory and self efficacy      
Monday, October 18 More on Self efficacy      
Wednesday, October 20   Glassman: Chapter 2    
Friday, October 22

Watch some VANAS

introduction to the brain

     
Tuesday, October 26

quiz on the brain

more on the localization of the brain

 

Research on drug or disorder

   
Friday, October 29 Assignment:

Read the Olivar Saks' The Man who Mistook his Wife for a Hat

Read interview with Paul Eckman

Answer questions

   
         
Tuesday, November 2

Emotions and the brain:

emotional brainstorming

physiological connection

Discussion on eyes

reading the mind in the eye's test

Autism: AQ

 

 

Bonus: http://growe.homeip.net/BaronCohen/MaleFemale.asp

 

 
Thursday, November 4

Group presentation preparation

emotions and sex brain

     
Monday, November 8

Group presentation preparation

The strange case of Phenious Gage

     
Wednesday, November 10 Presentations      
Friday, November 12 Presentations      
Tuesday, November 16

Presenations

split brain procedure and handedness

meet David Whitman

Read Whitman's letter

Read the Amygdala and the Brain

Bonus reading Whitman in detail from Crime Lab.  
Friday, November 18

Quiz on the readings

The Mind of a killer --see this powerpoint for key details near the end

     
Tuesday, November 23

More on Serial killers

Aggression

 

We will have a quiz:

Compare two theories of aggression

Explain factors contributing to the mind of a killer

what do certain chemicals and structures of the brain have to with aggression.

 
Monday, November 29

 

Intro: Sex on the brain

 

Sex-roles and brain development.

Homework:

Due: Wednesday, December 1

I will post links on our class website tonight or go to:

http://cas.bellarmine.edu/tietjen/Human%20Nature%20S%201999/gender_and_the_brain.htm

Pick one article (note, not all links above work).

Read the article.

Summarize the key points. (this should be brief)

Write a reaction to the article

--what it’s implications are for psychology

--what you think

--Etc.

send me an eMail with your response. This is brief, but take care to write in sentences and observe normal conventions.

 
Wednesday, December 1

Quiz on Aggression, the mind of a killer, and related brain structures and chemicals

Sex on the brain

read the interview with David Buss    
Friday, December 3        
Tuesday, December 7        
Thursday, December 9 Getting ready for the exam...      
December exam review  

Good Luck on your exam!

The two review powerpoints can be found here:

biological

learning (with comparison to biological)

Remember: you need to know some theorists and researchers for each perspective. You will be asked to compare the two theories.

 
         

Companion site for our text:

http://www.acs.ryerson.ca/~glassman/Frame.html

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0335213480/student_view0/

Tuesday, January 18
 

Introduction to the cognitive perspective

Overview of essay writing for IB Exams

In class essay: Know the key concepts.

Lecture: We will start back at the begining. We will be looking at Memory, problem solving, perception and language development; we will be paying extra special attention to experiments that lend themselves to the Internal assessment.

Thursday, January 20
 

The cognitive perspective: Memory

See the powerpoint for various activities we tried. Keep in midn we are getting ready for our internal assessment.

Monday, January 24
 

The cognitive perspective: Memory

Read Loftus article and Interview

Write on paragraph on the impact of Loftus' work for society. Explicitly use the TEFAC model.

Wednesday, January 26
 

The cognitive perspective: False memories/Eyewitness testimonies

We will look at Elizabeth Loftus in some detail.

Plus what is it like to have no short term memory?

 

Internal assessment:

You must read this page and pick one study (you may choose one from the text or from the powerpoints on memory or false memory). Present the following in writing:

  • Which study
  • name of the researcher
  • Ethical considerations
  • Informed consent document
  • Sampling method

Due Monday!

Thursday, February 10
 

Working on Internal Assessments

Report to room 400.

You may work in library.

You must have this sheet, the IA Proposal, completed for Friday, February 18. The more complete you make it, the stronger it will be.

You will want to start creating your document.

You may not start the actual research until I return!

Monday, February 14
 

Dysfunctional research project.

Report to room 400. Biology students away, but still responsible for this project.

See attached project description. Take a look at our dysfunctional pa ge..

Wednesday, February 16
 

Guest Speaker

Report to room 400. If speaker is not available, continue to work on IA.

 

 

Friday, February 18 to Thursday, February 25
 

Working on Internal Assessments

We are preparing for the internal assessments

You need to have your method approced by me.

Week of February 28
 

Working on Internal Assessments

Conducting your experiements

Good luck.

Monday, February 28
 

Reviewing for Mock Exams --see exam prep page

The mock exam is an replica of the exam you will be taking in may. It is broken down into two papers.

  • Paper 1: two hours. Two essays on perspectives. You have six questions to choose from.

  • Paper 2: one hour. One essay on one of the topics that we have covered in detail. Theoretically you can choose one of eight areas, but we have studied for two: Dysfunctional psychology, and psychodynamic perspective.

Today:

Exam overview

Learning perspective--Powerpoint on applications, therapies and evaluations

Wednesday, March 2
 

Reviewing for Mock Exams --see exam prep page

The mock exam is an replica of the exam you will be taking in may. It is broken down into two papers.

  • Paper 1: two hours. Two essays on perspectives. You have six questions to choose from.

  • Paper 2: one hour. One essay on one of the topics that we have covered in detail. Theoretically you can choose one of eight areas, but we have studied for two: Dysfunctional psychology, and psychodynamic perspective.

Today:

Biological Perspective

Friday, March 4
 

Reviewing for Mock Exams --see exam prep page

The mock exam is an replica of the exam you will be taking in may. It is broken down into two papers.

  • Paper 1: two hours. Two essays on perspectives. You have six questions to choose from.

  • Paper 2: one hour. One essay on one of the topics that we have covered in detail. Theoretically you can choose one of eight areas, but we have studied for two: Dysfunctional psychology, and psychodynamic perspective.

Today:

Cognitive Perspective --see powerpoint

Tuesday, March 8
 

Reviewing for Mock Exams --see exam prep page

The mock exam is an replica of the exam you will be taking in may. It is broken down into two papers.

  • Paper 1: two hours. Two essays on perspectives. You have six questions to choose from.

  • Paper 2: one hour. One essay on one of the topics that we have covered in detail. Theoretically you can choose one of eight areas, but we have studied for two: Dysfunctional psychology, and psychodynamic perspective.

Today:

Review of key studies

Thursday, March 10
 

Reviewing for Mock Exams --see exam prep page

The mock exam is an replica of the exam you will be taking in may. It is broken down into two papers.

  • Paper 1: two hours. Two essays on perspectives. You have six questions to choose from.

  • Paper 2: one hour. One essay on one of the topics that we have covered in detail. Theoretically you can choose one of eight areas, but we have studied for two: Dysfunctional psychology, and psychodynamic perspective.

Today:

Dysfunctional Presentations

Monday, April 11
 

Dysfunctional Psychology

  • Defining a normalcy
  • History of treatment methods
  • Diagnosing methodology
  • Review paper 2

view powerpoint on dysfunctional psychology

 

Wednesday, April 13
 

Dysfunctional Psychology

  • Cultural bound syndromes
  • Case studies

view powerpoint on dysfunctional psychology

 

Friday, April 15
 

Dysfunctional Psychology

  • student presentations

view powerpoint on dysfunctional psychology

 

Wednesday, April 20
 

Dysfunctional Psychology

  • student presentations

view powerpoint on dysfunctional psychology

 

Friday, April 22
 

Dysfunctional Psychology

  • student presentations

view powerpoint on dysfunctional psychology

 

Thursday, April 28
 

Dysfunctional Psychology

  • quiz

view powerpoints on dysfunctional psychology done by students

 

Monday, May 2
 

Review

  • Paper one

view powerpoint on

 

Wednesday, May 4
 

Review

  • Paper one

view powerpoint on

 

Friday, May 6
 

Review paper one

  • paper one

view powerpoint on

 

Tuesday, May 10
 

review

  • paper two

view powerpoint on

 

   

 

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