02.16.11 & 02.17.11
Today we will begin Chapter 12: Stress. Please have the chapter outlined prior to class.
02.14.11 & 02.15.11
In class today you will be tested on chapter 11. Your vocabulary cards and essay are due today as well.
Chapter 11 Essay:
Rachel wants to buy a new car but she is having difficulty deciding what kind of car to buy. She is feeling anxious and wants to make a decision soon. Rachel visits several car dealers and asks for the advice of some of her friends. Explain how each of the following could influence her decision. Be sure to discuss each concept in the terms of her decision.
Chapter 11 Essay:
Rachel wants to buy a new car but she is having difficulty deciding what kind of car to buy. She is feeling anxious and wants to make a decision soon. Rachel visits several car dealers and asks for the advice of some of her friends. Explain how each of the following could influence her decision. Be sure to discuss each concept in the terms of her decision.
- approach-avoidance conflict
- central route to persuasion
- heuristics
- individualism
- rationalization
- self-efficacy
- the autonomic nervous system
- the foot-in-the-door phenomenon
02.08.11 & 02.09.11
In class today we will begin chapter 11: Personality: Theory, Research and Assessment. Please have the chapter outlined prior to class. Also, you will need to visit the following website, http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp
and take the basic personality test. After taking the test, record your personality type and then click on the "type description by D. Keirsey". You can print off your personal information or write it down; be prepared to discuss the type in great detail during class.
and take the basic personality test. After taking the test, record your personality type and then click on the "type description by D. Keirsey". You can print off your personal information or write it down; be prepared to discuss the type in great detail during class.
02.01.11 & 02.02.11
In class today we will watch the film, Little Miss Sunshine. We will finish the film during the next class.
Essay Redemption
You may correct up to 2 essays for a grade replacement. The essays need to be entirely re-typed with all errors corrected and stapled to the original essay. You may turn in your replacement essays until 12:00 p.m. on January 24th.
Exam Read-Through
I will read through each question on the semester exam after school on January 18th. I will start reading at 3:20.
Extra Credit Essay
In the play As You Like It, by Shakespeare, there is a small monologue that describes the seven ages man goes through in life. For this essay you will compare the seven ages as described by Shakespeare to the eight stages detailed in Erikson's Stage Theory. Should you decide to complete this assignment please turn it in by January 24th.
As You Like It
Act II, Scene VII, lines 139-166
William Shakespeare
"All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages. At first the infant,
Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms;
And then the whining school-boy, with his satchel
And shining morning face, creeping like snail
Unwillingly to school. And then the lover,
Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad
Made to his mistress' eyebrow. Then a soldier,
Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard,
Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel,
Seeking the bubble reputation
Even in the cannon's mouth. And then the justice,
In fair round belly with good capon lin'd,
With eyes severe and beard of formal cut,
Full of wise saws and modern instances;
And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts
Into the lean and slipper'd pantaloon,
With spectacles on nose and pouch on side;
His youthful hose, well sav'd, a world too wide
For his shrunk shank; and his big manly voice,
Turning again toward childish treble, pipes
And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all,
That ends this strange eventful history,
Is second childishness and mere oblivion;
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything."
As You Like It
Act II, Scene VII, lines 139-166
William Shakespeare
"All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages. At first the infant,
Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms;
And then the whining school-boy, with his satchel
And shining morning face, creeping like snail
Unwillingly to school. And then the lover,
Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad
Made to his mistress' eyebrow. Then a soldier,
Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard,
Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel,
Seeking the bubble reputation
Even in the cannon's mouth. And then the justice,
In fair round belly with good capon lin'd,
With eyes severe and beard of formal cut,
Full of wise saws and modern instances;
And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts
Into the lean and slipper'd pantaloon,
With spectacles on nose and pouch on side;
His youthful hose, well sav'd, a world too wide
For his shrunk shank; and his big manly voice,
Turning again toward childish treble, pipes
And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all,
That ends this strange eventful history,
Is second childishness and mere oblivion;
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything."
01.18.11 & 01.19.11
In class today you will be tested on Chapter 10: Human Development Across the Lifespan. Your essay and vocabulary cards are due today as well.
Chapter 10 Essay:
Six-year-old Morgan went to a fire station on a field trip with her class. When she got home, Morgan, who is in the pre-operational stage of cognitive development, eagerly told the story of her adventure to her older sister. Describe how each of the following factors might have influenced the story she told. Be sure to define and provide an appropriate example of each factor.
Chapter 10 Essay:
Six-year-old Morgan went to a fire station on a field trip with her class. When she got home, Morgan, who is in the pre-operational stage of cognitive development, eagerly told the story of her adventure to her older sister. Describe how each of the following factors might have influenced the story she told. Be sure to define and provide an appropriate example of each factor.
- egocentrism
- observational learning
- over-regularization or over-generalization in language
- reconstructive memory
- schema
01.11.11 & 01.12.11
In class today we will begin Chapter 10: Human Development Across the Lifespan. Please have the chapter outlined prior to class.
01.07.11 & 01.10.11
In class today you will be tested on Chapter 9: Motivation and Emotion. Your essay and vocabulary cards are due today as well.
Essays that do not follow the correct format will not be graded and you will receive a ZERO.
Essay Format:
Ellie, a new student at Kecoughtan High School, is determined to make friends. When she attends the first psychology club meeting she finds herself in the room with twenty strangers who seem to know each other well. She plans to attend a few more meetings before deciding whether she will join.
Demonstrate how each of the following could HELP play a role in Ellie’s quest for friendship. You may use a different example for each concept. Definitions alone will not score.
Essays that do not follow the correct format will not be graded and you will receive a ZERO.
Essay Format:
- Name and Block in top right corner
- 12 point, Times New Roman font
- Double spaced
- No titles
- It is not enough to answer a question by merely listing facts. You should present a cogent argument based on your critical analysis of the question posed.
Ellie, a new student at Kecoughtan High School, is determined to make friends. When she attends the first psychology club meeting she finds herself in the room with twenty strangers who seem to know each other well. She plans to attend a few more meetings before deciding whether she will join.
Demonstrate how each of the following could HELP play a role in Ellie’s quest for friendship. You may use a different example for each concept. Definitions alone will not score.
- the mere exposure effect
- mnemonic device
- schachter two-factor theory
- locus of control
- in-group bias
- regression
- operant conditioning
- circadian rhythm
01.05.11 & 01.06.11
In class today we will finish Chapter 9: Motivation and Emotion. You will have a reading quiz today.
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