Ms. Aste
Introduction
to Psychology
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Date Assigned |
Assignment |
Due Date |
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Sept. 08, 2009 |
You should have completed the reading of Chapter 1 by
now. Go ahead and read Section 1 of Chapter
2 for Thursday’s class. |
Sept. 10, 2009 |
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Sept. 10, 2009 |
Finish Study Guide for Monday’s class. Test on Chapter 1 will be on Wednesday,
Sept. 16. |
Monday, Sept. 14 |
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Sept. 14, 2009 |
Wed. = Test on Chapter one. Use study guide to help you prepare. BE
SURE TO HAVE READ THE CHAPTER IN THE BOOK!
Complete worksheet on Experiment (Dr. Mitzi Gaynor) for Wednesday. |
Wed. Sept. 16 |
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Sept. 16, 2009 |
Read Section One of Chapter Two |
Fri. Sept. 18 |
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Sept. 22, 2009 |
Read Sections Two & Three of Chp.
2 |
Thursday, 9/24 |
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Sept. 29, 2009 |
Go over notes and worksheets pertaining to Chp. 2. Prepare
for a quiz of 8 – 10 questions on experiments, correlations, and descriptive
statistics (including mean, mode, median, and range). |
Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009 |
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October 1, 2009 |
Find the median score and the mean for the “Psychology
quiz scores” we were working with in class on Thursday. |
Monday, Oct. 5, 2009 |
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October 7, 2009 |
Use class notes, worksheets, quizzes, and study guide -
COMBINED WITH YOUR READING OF CHP. 2 – to prepare for the test on Chp.
2 on Friday. |
Friday, Oct. 9, 2009 |
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October 20, 2009 |
Read Sections one and two of Chapter Three in the text
book. |
Thursday, Oct. 22 |
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October 26, 2009 |
Optional movie tonight at 3:10 in room 207 (lasts approx.
45 minutes). Second opportunity will be on November 3 at 7 pm. |
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October 27, 2009 |
Read Section 3 of Chapter 3 but skip pages 78 – 81. Start in the middle of pg 81 with the
section titled “Social Development” and read through the end of the section
on page 85. |
October 29, 2009 |
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November 3, 2009 |
Prepare for test on Thursday – Chapter 3. Finish study guide and turn it in with your
test for extra points. |
Nov.5, 2009 |
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Nov. 12, 2009 |
The project for development psychology is due next
Wednesday. Find 7 photos or anecdotes
about yourself (when you were between the stages of newborn and preteen)
which illustrate one of the stages from either physical,
cognitive, linguistic, social, moral, or psychosexual development. Have your 7 photos/anecdotes come from 7
different stages or categories. Type
up the story and show how it is an illustration of the stage in
question. Put your pictures/stories on
paper and add the connecting explanation to each. Put all of your work into a
2 pocket folder. |
Nov. 18, 2009 |
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November 20, 2009 |
Finish any term one assignments still outstanding
(reasoning exercise, Time Magazine essay, additions to My Development
project). Read Section one of Chapter
4 for Tuesday’s class. |
November 24, 2009 |
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Dec. 1, 2009 |
Read Sections 1 & 2 of Chp.
4 on Adolescent Development. There
will be a quiz. Test Next Wed. (12/ 9) on Erikson, Kohlberg, and stages
of play development (18 questions). |
Dec. 3, 2009 |
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Dec. 9, 2009 |
Read sections three
and four of chapter 3. Extra credit movie opportunity = Monday, Dec. 14 at
5:30 PM |
Dec. 14, 2009 |
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Jan. 7, 2010 |
Read the first
section of Chp. 6 and prepare for a quiz on the
parts of the nervous system. |
Jan. 11, 2010 |
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Jan. 13, 2010 |
Go over the info. in the book and in your notes on neurons: parts, their
jobs, and kinds of neurons. KNOW THIS INFO. FOR CLASS on Jan. 21. Begin interview of
person over 65 and keep essay in mind as you record the responses. Essay due
on or before Jan. 25 |
Jan 21, 2010 Jan 25, 2010 |
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Extra credit
Movies: Tuesday, Jan. 26 @
3:10 pm Monday,
Feb. 8 @ 6:00 pm |
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Jan. 25, 2010 |
Read Sections 1 &
2 of Chapter Six. Prepare for quiz on
the lobes of the brain: their names, locations, and functions. |
Jan. 27, 2010 |
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Jan. 27, 2010 |
Finish reading Chp. Six. Complete
worksheet for section four of the chapter. |
Jan. 29, 2010 |
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Feb. 2, 2010 |
Complete study guide
for test on Thursday. Turn in Study
Guide with test for up to 5 points. |
Feb. 4, 2010 |
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Feb. 4, 2010 |
Read Section One of
Chapter 9 in the text. Remember that there is
an extra credit movie to be shown on Monday evening. |
Feb. 8, 2010 |
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Feb. 8, 2010 |
Write down two
examples of Classical Conditioning – real or imagined. For each, identify the UCS, UCR, CS, CR. |
Feb. 10, 2010 |
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Feb. 10, 2010 |
Read Sec. 2 of Chapter
9 and prepare for a quiz on Classical conditioning ( UCS,
UCR, CS, CR, generalization, discrimination, extinction, spontaneous
recovery). |
Feb. 16, 2010 |
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Feb. 22, 2010 |
Read Section Three of
Chp. 9 in the text. |
Feb. 24, 2010 |
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Mar 1, 2010 |
Prepare for Chapter 9
test to be taken on Tuesday, Mar 9.
Study Guide was passed out today; you should go through it before Mar
4. Be prepared to ask questions on
Thursday. |
Mar 4, 2010 |
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March 9, 2010 |
Read Section 1 of
Chapter 10 (Memory). |
March 11, 2010 |
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March 18, 2010 |
Read Section 2 of Chp. 10. We will taking a test on this chapter on Monday, March 29. There will information in the chapter that
we will not cover in class. |
March 23, 2010 |
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March 29, 2010 |
Read Section Two of Chp. 14, Theories of Personality |
March 31, 2010 |
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March 31, 2010 |
Read Sec. Two again
and be ready for a quiz on Freud’s theory |
April 12, 2010 |
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April 12, 2010 |
Read Section Three of Chp. 14. There will be a quiz on Freud’s three
parts of personality, three levels of awareness, and defense mechanisms. Finish the worksheet on defense
mechanisms; create ten examples. |
April 14 2010 |
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April 20, 2010 |
Complete the
worksheet on Chp. 14 for Thursday’s class. The chapter test will be taken on Friday,
April 30. |
April, 22, 2010 |
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MOVIES: Tuesday April 27 3:15 pm The
Manchurian Candidate Wednesday May 5
6:00 Donnie Darko ?? Sunday May 16
5:00 Dream
Team |
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April 26, 2010 |
Use worksheets, text,
and study guide to prepare for test on Chp 14 on
Friday, April 30 (shortened classes). I will be available after school on
Thursday to answer questions. Meet at
my office – we’ll move to somewhere else depending on the size of the group. |
April, 30, 2010 |
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April 30, 2010 |
Read Sec. 1 of Chp 16 for May 4 class. |
May 4, 2010 |
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May 4, 2010 |
1. Movie (The Dream
Team) changed from Wed. night to Monday, May 10 (due to Freshman
Scheduling Night tomorrow) – 6 pm. 2.
Test on Chp. 16 (the last chapter) will be on Tuesday, May 25. 3.
Worksheet on Tourette’s
Syndrome due May 10; worth 25 points. 4.
Read Sec. 2 (Anxiety
Disorders) for Thursday‘s class. |
May 6, 2010 |
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May 6, 2010 |
1.
Be ready to utilize
the symptoms we listed to diagnose anxiety disorders at the beginning of
Monday’s class – “open notes”. 2.
The paper on Tourette’s is due on Monday. 3.
Read Section 3 of
Chapter 16 on Somatoform Disorders. |
May 10, 2010 |
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May 12, 2010 |
1.
Read the section on Schizophrenia and Mood
Disorders. Complete the worksheet on
disorders as you read. 2.
The final assessment questions are due on
Wed., May 19 3.
Prepare for the test
on Chp. 16 to be taken on Tuesday, May 25. 4.
Movie: Sun. 5/16/10 @ 5 pm |
May 17, 2010 |