Get psyched for the AP exam!
Review project requirements:
-Handout overview of key components of the chapter: please limit to 3 typed pages and include key vocab, concepts, images/charts, etc.
-Review activity for the chapter: something we’ve already done or something different, but must be interactive and engaging.
-Short answer question that presents a scenario and includes 7 terms from the chapter(s), and an answer key/model answer for the question (to be e-mailed to me for posting on the blog)
Please be clear, well-prepared, creative and enthusiastic!
Worth 100 points for term 4
Other upcoming assignments:
Create a short answer question that includes 7 key terms from a mix of all different chapters. Please type and make it look like a short answer question I would give you. Also, create a model answer for the question that correctly applies all terms to the situation you described.
Due Monday 5/3 and worth 20 points. You’ll swap with someone in class, and your answer to his/her question is due Friday 5/7.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Friday, April 16, 2010
over break
To begin reviewing for the AP exam, please analyze a film, novel, short story, poem, play, song or piece of art by describing/summarizing it and clearly and correctly applying 10 psych terms (all from different chapters). If it’s something shorter (like a poem or song), please include it, and include a picture if it’s art (and try to explain it to me, because art literacy is not one of my better intelligences).
You can use something you’ve read or seen before, but not something you've already used in this class or that we’ve looked at together (unless we just used an excerpt, like with A Beautiful Mind). I would prefer to see some original choices, since those give me ideas for the future. Please type, organize clearly and bold/underline the terms you use.
Worth 20 points for term 4 and due first class after break (Tuesday 4/26). For 5 extra term points, you may include 5 additional terms.
You can use something you’ve read or seen before, but not something you've already used in this class or that we’ve looked at together (unless we just used an excerpt, like with A Beautiful Mind). I would prefer to see some original choices, since those give me ideas for the future. Please type, organize clearly and bold/underline the terms you use.
Worth 20 points for term 4 and due first class after break (Tuesday 4/26). For 5 extra term points, you may include 5 additional terms.
Monday, April 5, 2010
Ch. 18 due dates and project
We're almost done (yay!!). Please have the following pages read by the dates below:
p. 695-713 for Wednesday 4/7
p. 714-728 for Friday 4/9
p. 729-741 for Monday 4/12
Test (last one!) Thursday 4/15
Project (see below) due Friday 4/16
Social Psych Project: Portfolio of Social Psych Mini-Experiments and Observations
Each of the following pieces should be 1-2 paragraphs in length (for a total of about 2-3 double spaced typed pages). Please write in narrative form, but otherwise you may organize the pieces any way you wish.
--Part 1: Violating a social norm
Self-explanatory: do something that is not technically “wrong” or illegal, but somehow breaks the rules of expected behavior. Record the specifics (who/what/when/where/how/why) of what you did, why you chose that particular act, how people reacted (as you expected?) and any variations you performed and their results. Also consider whether the norm you violated is one that’s worth upholding, and how that may have factored into your choice to act against it.
--Part 2: Committing an act of altruism
Practice a random act of kindness that gives you a warm and fuzzy feeling inside. As Phoebe on Friends wonders, is there such a thing as a purely altruistic act? Your job is to find one and do it! Steer clear of anything that can be explained by social exchange theory. Again, explain the specifics of what you did and the reaction(s) to it.
--Part 3: Choosing cooperation over competition, and vice-versa
Identify as many situations as you can over the course of the next week in which you had the choice to cooperate (how would you operationally define this?) versus compete with others. Keep a running tally over the next 4-7 days. In your final write-up, describe two of the situations you encountered, what you chose to do and why, and whether you would approach similar situations the same way in the future.
--Part 4: Analysis
Your conclusion: what did you learn from this project – not only about psychology, but about your own behavior? What do you think I (and David Myers!) wanted you to learn from a project like this? What’s the take-away message? How does the purpose of the project and its results reinforce psychology’s purpose and value as a science?
To make this scientific, include at least one piece of evidence/ documentation to support the pieces above. This may include data such as your cooperation vs. competition tally, a picture of you violating a social norm, etc. Also correctly apply and bold-face 5 terms from the chapter in your write-up, which may take any form.
Please include any additional analysis, thoughts or conclusions you feel are appropriate and add to the project, even if I haven’t included a specific prompt that asks for it.
This is an individual project (to discourage social loafing!!) due Friday 4/16 and worth 75 points for term 4.
p. 695-713 for Wednesday 4/7
p. 714-728 for Friday 4/9
p. 729-741 for Monday 4/12
Test (last one!) Thursday 4/15
Project (see below) due Friday 4/16
Social Psych Project: Portfolio of Social Psych Mini-Experiments and Observations
Each of the following pieces should be 1-2 paragraphs in length (for a total of about 2-3 double spaced typed pages). Please write in narrative form, but otherwise you may organize the pieces any way you wish.
--Part 1: Violating a social norm
Self-explanatory: do something that is not technically “wrong” or illegal, but somehow breaks the rules of expected behavior. Record the specifics (who/what/when/where/how/why) of what you did, why you chose that particular act, how people reacted (as you expected?) and any variations you performed and their results. Also consider whether the norm you violated is one that’s worth upholding, and how that may have factored into your choice to act against it.
--Part 2: Committing an act of altruism
Practice a random act of kindness that gives you a warm and fuzzy feeling inside. As Phoebe on Friends wonders, is there such a thing as a purely altruistic act? Your job is to find one and do it! Steer clear of anything that can be explained by social exchange theory. Again, explain the specifics of what you did and the reaction(s) to it.
--Part 3: Choosing cooperation over competition, and vice-versa
Identify as many situations as you can over the course of the next week in which you had the choice to cooperate (how would you operationally define this?) versus compete with others. Keep a running tally over the next 4-7 days. In your final write-up, describe two of the situations you encountered, what you chose to do and why, and whether you would approach similar situations the same way in the future.
--Part 4: Analysis
Your conclusion: what did you learn from this project – not only about psychology, but about your own behavior? What do you think I (and David Myers!) wanted you to learn from a project like this? What’s the take-away message? How does the purpose of the project and its results reinforce psychology’s purpose and value as a science?
To make this scientific, include at least one piece of evidence/ documentation to support the pieces above. This may include data such as your cooperation vs. competition tally, a picture of you violating a social norm, etc. Also correctly apply and bold-face 5 terms from the chapter in your write-up, which may take any form.
Please include any additional analysis, thoughts or conclusions you feel are appropriate and add to the project, even if I haven’t included a specific prompt that asks for it.
This is an individual project (to discourage social loafing!!) due Friday 4/16 and worth 75 points for term 4.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
baby book
Here is the baby book assignment. The due date is extended until Monday April 5th.
Please note that I made a few changes to make things a bit easier, so read carefully before you start. If you have the paper copy, numbers 17, 34, 35 and 36 are no longer required but may be turned in for extra credit if you finished them already. The numbering is a bit different in the electronic version, but the questions are essentially the same.
Also, you may have assumed this, but please write in narrative form, not in a numbered list of answers.
Please note that I made a few changes to make things a bit easier, so read carefully before you start. If you have the paper copy, numbers 17, 34, 35 and 36 are no longer required but may be turned in for extra credit if you finished them already. The numbering is a bit different in the electronic version, but the questions are essentially the same.
Also, you may have assumed this, but please write in narrative form, not in a numbered list of answers.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
aging simulation
Here's the aging simulation assignment again (note that I'd like you to include 3 terms from the chapter as well):
What’s it like to get older? Aging simulation and reflection
For this assignment, you will simulate the physical process of again and reflect on the experience. Here are some ways you might mimic this (add others if they’re effective and appropriate):
-Wear an earplug in one ear (or both) to simulate hearing loss
-Don’t wear corrective lenses if you do usually, or wear an older prescription
-Put yourself on a placebo regimen of different types of candies that need to be taken on various days/at specific times of day
-Wrap your joints in ace bandages or other constraining devices
Your simulation should last from anywhere from a couple of hours to an entire day. Use good judgment as to where and how you choose to do this.
On Friday 3/26, hand in a one page typed (double spaced) description of what you did to simulate aging, where you were, how people reacted to you and how you felt and viewed the experience overall. Please include 3 key terms. Worth 20 points for term 3.
What’s it like to get older? Aging simulation and reflection
For this assignment, you will simulate the physical process of again and reflect on the experience. Here are some ways you might mimic this (add others if they’re effective and appropriate):
-Wear an earplug in one ear (or both) to simulate hearing loss
-Don’t wear corrective lenses if you do usually, or wear an older prescription
-Put yourself on a placebo regimen of different types of candies that need to be taken on various days/at specific times of day
-Wrap your joints in ace bandages or other constraining devices
Your simulation should last from anywhere from a couple of hours to an entire day. Use good judgment as to where and how you choose to do this.
On Friday 3/26, hand in a one page typed (double spaced) description of what you did to simulate aging, where you were, how people reacted to you and how you felt and viewed the experience overall. Please include 3 key terms. Worth 20 points for term 3.
Monday, March 22, 2010
extra credit
extra credit: to earn back points on the short answers from the last test, type up responses to each short answer question that correctly apply the terms in the question to the specific scenario described (how the terms apply to the diagnosis and treatment of "Adrian" and "John"). Due by the beginning of next week (no class Monday, so by Tuesday 3/30).
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Development due dates
Reading/notes:
p. 135-150 - Friday 3/19
p. 150-159 - Monday 3/22
p. 159-171 - Tuesday 3/23
p. 171-191 - Thursday 3/25
-Aging simulation reflection - Friday 3/26
-Preschool visit write-up - Tuesday 3/30 (also worth 20 points) - please type and include a brief description of what you did with the kiddies and how the activity and their behavior during it reflected their stage of development (they're 4-5 years old); please include 3 or more key terms.
-Development test - Wednesday 3/31
-Baby book due Thursday 4/1 - please include and correctly apply 5 terms from the chapter in the last piece (letter to your future self) and steer away from the obvious ones (like the name of the chapter, for example) - this piece will add 5 points to project (the rubric is out of 70)
p. 135-150 - Friday 3/19
p. 150-159 - Monday 3/22
p. 159-171 - Tuesday 3/23
p. 171-191 - Thursday 3/25
-Aging simulation reflection - Friday 3/26
-Preschool visit write-up - Tuesday 3/30 (also worth 20 points) - please type and include a brief description of what you did with the kiddies and how the activity and their behavior during it reflected their stage of development (they're 4-5 years old); please include 3 or more key terms.
-Development test - Wednesday 3/31
-Baby book due Thursday 4/1 - please include and correctly apply 5 terms from the chapter in the last piece (letter to your future self) and steer away from the obvious ones (like the name of the chapter, for example) - this piece will add 5 points to project (the rubric is out of 70)
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