Psych Test Udates

As of Saturday afternoon, the test has been created and I've assigned log in and passwords (see other blog entry). The test has been assigned to both classes. Make sure to capitalize the P in the password (Period 3). Thanks to Kara and Cal for figuring out the problem with the login. Good luck people. Remember that some questions may have multiple answers.

Period 3 Exam Passwords and Instructions

Please login and change your password ASAP. Exam is scheduled to be ready by Sunday at 11AM. If you try and start the exam on Sunday but it's not ready at 11AM, check back with this blog to see if I changed the time.

Go to Classmarker.com

Everyones initial password is: Period3

First name Last name User name Password

Aragon Elena aragon167 Period3

Arora Anil arora21 Period3

Bausch Kara M bausch22 Period3

Bjorklund Aliye bjorklund39 Period3

Capaldo Alexander capaldo19 Period3

Czajka Erica czajka19 Period3

Downing James downing138 Period3

Enriquez-Sandoval Jacqueline enriquezsandoval15 Period3

Gall Elizabeth S gall1156 Period3

Gerlits Kelce E gerlits13 Period3

Green Kourtney green2364 Period3

Hine Taylor hine256 Period3

Johnson Adrian johnson5135 Period3

Johnson Benjamin johnson5142 Period3

Josephs Lauren josephs76 Period3

Kikuchi Shinji kikuchi54 Period3

Kucic Amelia kucic27 Period3

Lewin Monica lewin28 Period3

McIntyre John mcintyre174 Period3

Melnick Ethan melnick27 Period3

Moore Laura moore1961 Period3

Netsanet Rahwa netsanet26 Period3

Norlander AudreyMae norlander19 Period3

Owens Miles owens618 Period3

Reser Allison reser24 Period3

Semple Erin semple11 Period3

Symonds Matthew symonds52 Period3

Vesselovskii Lemuel vesselovskii32 Period3

Whalen Zachary whalen82 Period3

Witwer Peter witwer28 Period3

Yin Jason yin274 Period3

Zeiler Jackson zeiler33 Period3

Period 2 Exam Passwords and Instructions

Period 2
Please login and change your password ASAP. Exam is scheduled to be ready by Sunday at 11AM. If you try and start the exam on Sunday but it's not ready at 11AM, check back with this blog to see if I changed the time.

Go to Classmarker.com

Everyones initial password is: Period2


First name Last name User name Password

Alpert David alpert64 Period2

Batjargal Bayarjargal batjargal17 Period2

Bawmann Oliver bawmann22 Period2

Bebus Kyra bebus32 Period2

Brown Xavier brown4798 Period2

Bui Kathy bui254 Period2

Faselt Zoe faselt13 Period2

Garcia-Gonzalez Karina garciagonzalez45 Period2

Gardner Darren gardner367 Period2

Gonzales Chiara gonzales668 Period2

Haley Kalah haley2471 Period2

Hayes Joshanna hayes669 Period2

Hitchcock Callie hitchcock46 Period2

Hurst Randall hurst92 Period2

John Kylina john31409 Period2

Klepinger Kara klepinger19 Period2

Marsh Carissa marsh1693 Period2

McGinnis Leorah mcginnis68 Period2

Pantoja-Quinones Pablo pantojaquinones31 Period2

Park Alex park2609 Period2

Patrick Brendan patrick6735 Period2

Prado-Irwin Camila pradoirwin28 Period2

Reed Takara J reed977 Period2

Ruby Marjorie ruby813 Period2

Ryan Katrice ryan13535 Period2

Sandoval Tanner sandoval426 Period2

Simmons Nathan simmons747 Period2

Swisher Meagan swisher39 Period2

Tarler Thomas tarler39 Period2

Than Philong than753 Period2

Topic Amel topic41 Period2

Uribe Araceli uribe144 Period2

Webb Matthew webb551 Period2

Wolfe Victoria wolfe343 Period2

Agenda 12/08/09 Tuesday

1. Computer Lab Movies: Sabido Effect (Due Wed-Friday)
2. HW: Finish Section 4 Reading and Learning Outcomes
Exam Section 4 will be on Class Marker (From 10Am Sunday to 11pm Monday)

Agenda 12/1/09 Tuesday

1. Bell Task: According to your text discuss at least three ways in which stereotypes are formed?
2. Discussion 4.1: Stereotypes
3. HW: 4.2 Read through 119

Agenda 11/30/09 Monday

1. Bell Task: Discuss Henri Tajfel's arguments about group belonging. Give some real world examples of what he talks about.
2. Discussion 4.1
3. HW: Finish 4.1

Agenda 11/24/09 Tuesday

1. Bell Task: Explain how people have different ways of attributing causes to events.
2. Discussion 4.1
3. HW: Finish 4.1

Agenda 11/16/09 Monday

1. Bell Task: Discuss the genetic implications of happiness.
2. Discussion 3.3: Happiness
3. HW: Exam Section 3 Thurs/Fri
Learning Outcomes and Vocab Due.

Agenda 11/13/09 Friday

1. Bell Task: According to research, what causes happiness?
2. Discussion 3.3
3. Exam Tuesday Section 3

Agenda 11/10/09 Tuesday

1. Bell Task: Discuss two different viewpoints related to flashbulb memory.
2. Discussion 3.2
HW: Finish 3.3 Exam Friday

Agenda 11/09/09 Monday

1. Bell Task: Discuss the reliability of one cognitive process. pg. 86
2. Serial Reproduction Experiment
3. Discussion 3.1
HW: Finish LO for 3.2.

Agenda 11/3/09 Tuesday

1. Bell Task:
Discuss a case study on amnesia and it's implications for research.
What lessons can we take from cross-cultural studies on memory?
2. Discussion 3.1
3. HW: None

Agenda 11/2/09 Monday

1. Bell Task: Compare and contrast the Multi-store model with the Working memory model.
2. Objective:
Understand the Multi-store and Working memory models.
3. Group Work: Pg. 76
4. HW: Review Reading of 3.1

Agenda 10/27/09 Tuesday

1. Memory Experiment
2. Objective: Discuss different models for memory in 3.1
3. HW: None or Finish 3.1
Finish Film Questions, Join Gmail, Invite me to view the questions.

Agenda 10/27/09 Tuesday

1. Memory Experiment
2. Objective: Discuss different models for memory in 3.1
3. HW: None or Finish 3.1

Agenda 10/21-22/09 Wed-Thurs

1. Bell Task: Explain the concept of cognitive schema and give a real world example.
2. Film Discussion:
a. Connect the film to as many concepts/sections in Section 2 of your book.
b. Why do you think the drug stopped working?
c. What was the lesson to be found in the film?
d. Can you make a connection to the concept of schema theory and the film?
3. Discussion 3.1
HW: Finish 3.1 and open gmail account.

Agenda 10/20/09 Tuesday

Same as Monday

Agenda 10/19/09 Monday

1. Film: Awakenings (Get film questions from blog)
2. HW: Finish 3.1 Reading and Learning Outcomes

Agenda 10/15/09 Thursday

Awakenings Film Questions (Due after the film next week)
1. What caused the brain damage to the "frozen" people in the film?
2. Why do you think Lucy could keep walking when the pattern on the floor continued?
3. Analyze the film in terms of concepts found in your textbook.
4. How was music important to the "frozen" people?
5. What kind of music "worked?"
6. Why did Dr. Sayer have to stop using the drug L-Dopa on the "frozen" patients?
7. Are there any ethical considerations in this film?

Agenda 10/13/09 Tuesday

1. Exam Section 2 Review
2. HW: Read Section 3.1
Finish Learning Outcomes

Agenda 10/6/09 Tuesday

1. Continue Chalk Talk
2. Exam Review
3. Finish IQ Tests
4. HW: Exam Wed/Thurs
Learning Outcomes + Vocab Due

Agenda 10/5/09 Monday

1. Bell Task: Discuss different hormones and what they do?
2. Chalk Talk: Section 2 Review
3. HW: Exam Tuesday?

Agenda 9/30/09 Wednesday

1. Bell Task: Discuss the following quote: "Criminals are made, not born"
2. Objective 2.2: Understand the genetic influences on behavior
3. Objective 2.3: Understand cognitive, biological, and social factors related to criminal behaviour.
4. HW: Exam Section 2: Monday
Learning Outcomes and Vocab Due

Agenda 9/28/09 Monday

1. Bell Task: Essay question pg. 59
2. Discussion: 2.2
3. HW: Finish 2.3
Exam Wed/Thurs
Vocab will be on Wiki today.

Agenda 5/25/09 Friday

1. Exam Review
2. Learning Outcomes 2.1-2.2
3. HW: Finish Learning Outcomes 2.3

Agenda 9/23/09 Wednesday

1. Exam Chapter 1 Review
2. Journal Check 6Week
3. Section 2.1-2.2 Discussion
HW: Take at least 2 IQ tests by Friday.
Go to class website for test recommendations and questions.

Agenda 9/22/09 Tuesday

1. Bell Task: You are a researcher and want to study the effects of genetics/environment on behavior. Discuss how you would approach your study.
2. Discussion 2.1
3. HW:
Take an IQ test on a free site. Post good sites on the blog.

Agenda 9/21/09 Monday

1. Bell Task: Pick a hormone, discuss its characteristics and its implications for research.
2. Discussion 2.1
3. HW: Finish 2.2

Agenda 9/16-9/17 Wed/Thurs

1. Bell Task: Discuss the issue of Brain Plasticity and it's implications
2. Discussion 2.1
3. Film: The Brain
4. HW: Read through pg. 56.

Agenda 9/15/09 Tuesday

1. Bell Task: Explain the process of neurotransmission.
2. Discussion 2.1
3. HW: Read through pg. 56

Agenda 9/11/09 Friday

1. Bell Task: Please comment on ethical considerations related to case studies.
2. Interview/Observation Debrief.
3. HW: Exam Monday Section 1
a. Finish Learning Outcomes + Vocab Terms (on wiki).

Agenda 9/9/09

1. Bell Task: Discuss how Qualitative, non-experimental methods differ from experimental methods.
2. Section 1.4: Interviews
Be a Researcher pg. 32 What ethical concerns do you need to be concerned with?

3. HW: Conduct Interview. Be prepared to report on findings (Friday)
Complete Vocab Terms (Due Monday)
Exam Section 1 Monday

Agenda 9/8/09 Tuesday

1. Bell Task: Discuss various issues that may affect the validity of an experiment.
2. Discussion 1.3
3. HW: Finish 1.4 Learning Outcomes

Agenda 9/4/09 Friday

1. Bell Task: Be a Thinker pg. 27 Independent and Dependent Variables
2. Film: Research in Psychology
3. HW: Finish 1.3

Agenda 9/2-9/3 Wednesday/Thurs

1. Bell Task: Was the Rosenthal and Jacobson study ethical? why or why not?
2. Discussion 1.2: Ethics in Research
3. Film: Understanding Research
4. Discussion 1.3: Experiments
5. Apply Your Knowledge pg 26
6. HW: Read Section 1.4

Agenda 9/1/09 Tuesday

1. Bell Task: Be a Researcher pg. 21
2. Discussion 1.2
3. HW: Finish Learning Outcomes 1.3

Agenda Monday 8/31/09

1. Bell Task: Pygmalion Effect
a. State the aim, procedure, and findings of the study?
b. Do you think the teachers were informed about the aim of the study?
2. Discussion 1.2
3. HW: Finish Section 1.3

Agenda 8/28

1. Bell Task: How can you demonstrate critical thinking in life? Why is it important?
2. Discussion 1.1
3. Wikispaces
4. HW: Finish Reading 1.2 and Learning Outcomes

Agenda 8/26-8/27

1. Bell Task: Explain Dweck’s Theory of Motivation.
2. Back to School Night Extra Credit (10pts.)
3. Wikispace
4. Andrea Yates Case Study
a. Levels of Analysis
5. Discussion 1.1
6. HW: Finish 1.2 Learning Outcomes (Typed: Separate Paper)