Ms. Aste

maste@mpslakers.com

 

 

Introduction to Psychology

Date Assigned

Assignment

Due Date

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

Sept. 10, 2009

Finish Study Guide for Monday’s class.  Test on Chapter 1 will be on Wednesday, Sept. 16.

Monday, Sept. 14

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

Sept. 16, 2009

Read Section One of Chapter Two

Fri. Sept. 18

Sept. 22, 2009

Read Sections Two & Three of Chp. 2

Thursday, 9/24

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

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

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

October 20, 2009

Read Sections one and two of Chapter Three in the text book.

Thursday, Oct. 22

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Extra credit Movies: 

Tuesday, Jan. 26 @ 3:10 pm

Monday, Feb. 8 @ 6:00 pm

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

Jan. 27, 2010

Finish reading Chp. Six.  Complete worksheet for section four of the chapter.

Jan. 29, 2010

Feb. 2, 2010

Complete study guide for test on Thursday.  Turn in Study Guide with test for up to 5 points.

Feb. 4, 2010

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

Feb. 8, 2010

Write down two examples of Classical Conditioning – real or imagined.  For each, identify the UCS, UCR, CS, CR. 

Feb. 10, 2010

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

Feb. 22, 2010

Read Section Three of Chp. 9 in the text.

Feb. 24, 2010

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

March 9, 2010

Read Section 1 of Chapter 10 (Memory).

March 11, 2010

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

March 29, 2010

Read Section Two of Chp. 14, Theories of Personality

March 31, 2010

March 31, 2010

Read Sec. Two again and be ready for a quiz on Freud’s theory

April 12, 2010

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

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

MOVIES:  Tuesday April 27   3:15 pm

The Manchurian Candidate

Wednesday  May 5     6:00

Donnie Darko ??

Sunday  May 16    5:00

Dream Team

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

April 30, 2010

Read Sec. 1 of Chp 16 for May 4 class.

May 4, 2010

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

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

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