12.15.10 & 12.16.10

In class today you will be tested on Chapter 8: Cognition and Intelligence. Your vocabulary cards and essay are due today as well.

Chapter 8 Essay

A. Statistics are often used to describe and interpret the results of intelligence testing.
  • Describe three measures of central tendency (mean, medium, and mode).
  • Describe a skewed distribution
  • Relate three measures of central tendency to a normal distribution
  • Relate three measures of central tendency to a positively skewed distribution
  • An intelligence test for which scores are normally distributed has a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15. Use this information to describe how the scores are distributed.
  • In two normal distributions, the means are 100 for group I and 115 for group II. Can an individual in group I have a higher score than the mean score for group II? Explain.

B. Apply knowledge of psychological research in answering the following questions about intelligence scores.
  • Explain why norms for intelligence tests are periodically updated.
  • Describe how to determine whether an intelligence test is biased.
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12.13.10 & 12.14.10

In class today you will complete a statistics review. This will be a quiz grade.
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12.09.10 & 12.10.10

In class today we will finish Chapter 8: Cognition and Intelligence. You will have a reading quiz today.
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12.07.10 & 12.08.10

In class today we will begin Chapter 8: Cognition and Intelligence. Please have the chapter outlined prior to class.
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12.03.10 & 12.06.10

In class today you will be tested on Chapter 7: Memory. Your vocabulary cards and essay are due today as well.

Chapter 7 Essay:
In a study, researchers use a photograph taken in a public park to examine how people perceive, learn and remember information. In the photograph, a woman is standing near a man who is seated on a park bench. The woman appears to be shouting at the man.

Participants in the study are exposed to the photograph for ten seconds and then are shown, each for ten seconds, several other photographs of people interacting. When all the photographs have been shown, the participants are asked about what they saw in the “public park” photograph. A significant number of participants describe the man as being the aggressor in an apparent disagreement with the woman.

Describe how each of the following concepts helps explain the perception of these participants. Be sure to begin by defining each concept in psychological terms.

  • schema
  • retroactive interference
  • representativeness heuristic
  • confirmation bias
  • framing
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12.01.10 & 12.02.10

We will begin class with a reading quiz and then you will test the effects of massed versus distributed practice on retention. For further information on this experiment, please refer to page 216 in your textbook. You will need to follow the 5 steps of the scientific investigation process and you will need to graph your results. The type of information used for recall is at your discretion.
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SK8 against H8

Attending the GSA SK8 against H8 fundraiser on December 3rd from 5:30 - 7:30 will earn you a reading quiz pass. With this pass you can simply not take any reading quiz of your choice.
The SK8 against H8 fundraiser will be held at the Plaza Skating Rink on Pembroke Ave and admission is $5.
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And the winner is . . .

The Chapter 6 MVP's are ...
Miranda and Sam tied for W6 and Skylar in still keeping it real in G2. Well done ladies!!!

G2: 79.41%
W6: 75.07%
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11.29.10 & 11.30.10

In class today we will begin Chapter 7: Memory. Please have the chapter outlined prior to class.
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Scarlet Letter Extra Credit

The 11th grade English classes are presently reading the Scarlet Letter. In an effort to bring the story to life, the AP Psychology classes will partner with the English classes in a small social experiment. Your job during this experiment is to compile a case study on 3-4 students. You will be able to interact with the students; talk to them and ask them questions. While you are interviewing the students you will be trying to make them feel very insecure, embarrassed and generally just feel like a bad person. You want the student to feel as ostracized as Hester Prynne.
Specifics:
1. Describe the subjects background. Age, sex, appearance, grade, GPA, family structure, housing type, social circumstances, discipline record etc.
2. Describe any behaviors the subject presents. For this experiment you will want to focus only on negative behaviors and you will want to use PSYCHOLOGICAL terminology as much as possible.
3. Analyze the background and behavior and then suggest strategies to improve the subject's quality of life.
Field Trip Details:
You will report to PC8 at the beginning of second block on November 23rd. We will go to the English class as a group. You will then do your case studies. You will repeat this process during blocks 3 and 4. At the end of 4th block we will discuss your findings.
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11.17.10 & 11.18.10

In class today you will be tested on Chapter 6: Learning. Your vocabulary cards and essays (Operant Conditioning & Chapter 6) are due today as well.

Chapter 6 Essay

The Granger’s are preparing for their first baby. Both parents-to-be have had a psychology course and are looking forward to applying the principles they learned from theories and research that address child development.

A. Summarize one main idea or finding of each of the following three researchers.
Pavlov’s classical conditioning
Skinner’s operant conditioning
Bandura’s social learning theory
Ainsworth’s attachment research

B. Provide a specific example of actions the Granger’s might take to raise their child to produce positive outcomes using each of the theories below to address the corresponding psychological concept.
Pavlov’s classical conditioning: fire safety
Skinner’s operant conditioning: tantrum management
Bandura’s social learning theory: sharing behavior
Ainsworth’s attachment research: self-reliance
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11.15.10 & 11.16.10

Operant Conditioning: a form of learning in which voluntary responses come to be controlled by their consequences.
In class today you will run an experiment in Operant Conditioning. Your subjects will be study hall students, or if you experiment requires; random hallway students may also be used for the study. Your goal is to control a voluntary behavior either through reinforcement or punishment. The majority of class time will be spent on the acquisition and shaping processes.
For this social experiment you will need to explain you methods in a short essay. In your essay you should describe what general behavior you intended to control. You should also describe the type of reinforcement or punishment you used as well as the schedule of reinforcement or punishment. You will then need to detail the acquisition and shaping processes. And lastly, you will reflect on the success or the failure of the social experiment. The short essay will be due on the day of the test.
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11.11.10 & 11.12.10

In class today we will finish Chapter 6: Learning. We will have a reading quiz today.
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11.09.10 & 11.10.10

In class today we will begin Chapter 6: Learning. Please have the chapter outlined prior to class.
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1st Quarter Waffle Champions ...

With a final class average of 80.86 Green 2 will be eating waffles in the near future. A breakfast date will be announced in class. No it is not on Wednesday.

1st Quarter Averages:
G2: 80.86
W6: 80.21
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Study Session

I will read through the 1st quarter exam at 1:00 on Tuesday November 2nd in PC8.
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