2013-14+Psychology+120

Jan 16 Here is the second review sheet. You were also given a paper copy in class and will have an hour to start it. Please submit any late work by end-of-day Friday.



Jan 8

The exam is coming up quickly. 1) Complete the first review for Friday 2) Read chapter 34

Dec 19

If you missed a video, you would find them in this way: 1) OCD, Stephanie, on my cd; come see me Tuedays at noon 2) Joanne, arachnophobia, search her here [] 3) Kim Noble (google, Oprah) 4) Jani (girl with Schizophrenia), Google, Oprah 5) Tony, multiple personality [] Here is the review sheet (part one) in case you missed it. Also, here are the powerpoints for chapters 29, 30 and 31.

Dec 12 Here is a fabulous site on Mental Heath. I encourage you to take a look around the site. [] Dec 9 If you have missed today's class, go to The Nature of Things, under episodes, and choose one of the following documentaries to watch: The Downside of High, Lights Out, Brain Magic: Power of Placebos, Changing your Mind or Babies: Born Good or Bad.

Work on the assignment (attached). Also, be sure that you have read chapters 29 and 30.

Dec 8 Tomorrow we watch a documentary, so don't forget your headphones. Also, if you really want to consider which to watch, go to The Nature of Things tonight and look around. If you have a preference, I can start with you. If you want to watch tonight, email me heather.gunn@nbed.nb.ca

Nov 27

Here is a cool site about dreaming, if you are interested: []

Nov 25 Here is a great free app that a student recommends. If you pop your class notes in, it makes up practice questions for you. Check it out: quizlet Nov 20 Time to take a breath: not much homework if you are up-to-date: Science Experiment? Test? All work from last unit?

Here is a great website with LOTS of links and information if you are feeling stressed or anxious: []

Here is another GREAT site: []

Read chapter 13 (Wellness) as I will lecture tomorrow.

Here are the powerpoints.

November 13 Test day tomorrow. Be sure to complete a good copy of your brain video chart as it will be valued at 10 marks and collected as a test question. Be sure to review the neurotransmitters (types) and the job of each of the glands (not just location). Also be sure you have watched "Surviving the Teenage Brain" on the Nature of Things. Go to their website and search the title under episodes. Understand the biology of the teenage brain (brain parts, development, dopamine); how teens are driven by reward and by one another; why teens do risky things; if doing risky things CAN be a good thing; the biology of falling in and out of love (dopamine and what happens in the brain, how to get over it, how boys and girls react to breakups differently). Good luck! This is a great chance to bring your marks up! Oh, and be sure you know the diagrams for the nervous system and brain (25 marks)

Science Fair projects now due next Monday: lucky kids! :)

November 5 I am adjusting the due date for the Science Project: they are due on THURSDAY of next week.

The nevous system/brain test will be written either on Thurs or Friday: you will have the option to write either day. Be sure to bring your textbooks to class on both days.

The brain videos are ongoing. I am going to list 8 here. Despite the class you are in, and what we watched in class (there were others that can't be posted here as are on dvd), you are responsible for watching 8 videos for the chart you will hand in at the end of the unit. Check what you have and watch more if you have missed classtime.

Go to this website and search the names of the following if you want to watch any of these. You will need to look around in the episode to find the segment you need to watch. Generally, there are 4-5 segments per episode: The Power of Half, How Phineas Lost it, Tough Choices, Image Guided Surgery (this is the open-brain surgery one...caution if you think it might bother you), Grow your own Brain []

The others are found at the website below: The Divided Brain, Living with Amnesia, []

You could also watch Oliver Sacks: []

October 28

Here is the document you will need on Wednesday.

Also, here is the word document for the Science Fair Project. The due date is Tues, Nov 12 and it is worth 10% of your overall mark, so do a great job! Have fun with it and be sure to wow me.



October 18

Heads up that the midterm / unit test is still on for TUESDAY, Oct 22. This is also the case for period one, despite the loss of today's class. I am making an adjustment to the test to accomodate for the lost class.

Those students who have a Soc exam on Tuesday can choose one of three options: 1) my test on Monday during class, 2) my test on Tuesday with class, 3) my test on Wed in 201 at noon. You must make me aware of your choice.

Have a nice weekend.

October 15
 * 1) Did you complete the work from Oct 9?
 * 2) Are you starting to prepare for your midterm? It will be on Monday Oct 21 and will cover chapters 1-4. I suggest skimming the chapters again and / or reading the powerpoints again AND visiting the Thinking about Psychology website to use their m/c questions and review techniques.
 * 3) Have you handed in your Nature/Nurture assignment? If not, please come for extra help in room 201. As of Thursday of this week, students who do not have it done will be given a mandatory noon detention to work on it with Ms.Gunn, until it is complete.

Oct 9 This is your goal in the time you are on the computer today:

1) Check out all the information, below, if you have not been on the wiki before, or have not spent enough time here. 2) Go to Psychology Today and try 1-2tests. On your own, at home, free write for 10 minutes (what you found out about yourself (only share what you want to), if you think the test results were accurate and in what way, do you think surveys are a valid research method, do you think they are widely used by individuals, why do you think psychologists, employers, government, schools use this method?)

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2) If you have time, go to the website below and try a few experiments. []

Oct 3 Nature Nurture Assignment is due on Tuesday. Please come see me if you need help (noon in 201, tell me to expect you).

Tips:
 * Go to the websites that you will reference in the second part of the paper, so that you can search for the things you need to make the citation. I recommend using citationmachine.org or Owl Purdue when you create the internal citation and the citation for the reference page.
 * Go to Scientific American Frontiers website, and use it for the source of "Bringing Up Monkey"
 * Go to Learn Genetics (University of Utah) to find the things we looked at for epigenetics.
 * Go to Youtube and find the Williams's Syndrome video if you want to cite it.
 * Cite the text book and try to reference it a few times (maybe definitions).
 * To cite the Colt article, use the following details: Life Magazine, April, 1998, pages just number them starting with number one, the website I took the article from is as follows: http://www.trussvillecityschools.com
 * REMEMBER: YOU NEED BOTH INTERNAL CITATIONS AND REFERENCE PAGE CITATIONS. USE OWL PURDUE AND CITATION MACHINE OR COME SEE ME!

September 27 We are essentially finished chapter three, nature/nurture.

Have you done the following:

1. Read the chapter 2. Checked out the powerpoint 3. Gone to the learngenetics website [] to see the "What is Heredity" and "What is a Trait" presentations? Have you watched "The Epigenetics of Twins" video, have you seen the material on the "Lick Your Rats"? Do you understand how teh mama rat can "change" her baby's dna expression? 4. Do you understand the difference between a rare genetic disorder and a common disease" 5. Did you play the "Pick the Risk" dice game to help us understand how nature and nurture interact? 6. Did you watch "Bringing Up Monkey" and answer the questions? If you did not, try to find it by googling OR make an appointment to see it at noon; it's 15-20 mins long. 7. Did you watch "William's Syndrome" and answer the questions. If you did not, you can find it on Youtube ("Where Everyone Wants to Know Your Name". 8. Did you go to the website (below) and see what's available for chapter 3? [] Septembers 21

Here is your chapter 3 powerpoint.

September 17


 * Those people in period four who did not submit 1/2 reflection** on the question of whether today's youth are given too many rewards for "good behavior" / "success", please do so. Research shows that kids who get rewarded for activities and behavior no longer show this behavior when the reward is taken. Is this a problem? Can you support your opinion with examples? Are we worried for nothing and the kids will be fine, despite being rewarded often?


 * The assignment that is due tomorrow is the Classical Conditioning one** (handouts were given in class). Basically, watch a commercial and write about it in a paragraph of approximately 5 sentences -- what is it like? what is happening? details. Then identify the unconditioned stimuli, the unconditioned response, the conditioned stimuli and the conditioned response (in your book, glossary, and on the sheet). If you are setting something up to demonstrate classic conditioning, you can work with 1-2 others and submit Friday.

Period Four, there will likely be a quiz tomorrow on chapters 1-2. Go to the Thinking About Psychology website to try the online quizzes. Focus on def for psychology, applied research, basic research, Freud, classical conditioning, behaviorism, Humanism. It will be 20 multiple choice questions.

September 12 Period One: your one page reflection to the question on page 18 "Writing About Psychology" is due tomorrow, as is the chart which lists the careers under both the Basic and Applied categories of research.

Period Four: Your assignment was due yesterday. If it is not in, please complete it.

Please read chapter 2 for Monday. The powerpoint is below.



Welcome to Psychology 120! Please check this site on a regular basis. You can print the powerpoints if you like. I suggest you print them as handouts so that you can get 6 slides per page. If you miss time, checking the site is particularly important.

Have a great year!

Here is the link for the text book's website. It is awesome! I really recommend doing the end-of-chapter quizzes and some of the other activities designed to help you study. []