Psychology Dr. Butler Room 127 Fifth Period

Psychology August 2015 1. Why did you decide to take a course in Psychology? 2. When you have to make an important decision, how do you go about making the decision? 3. List some people that you come into contact with on a daily basis. 4. List four types of technology that you use on a daily basis. 5. How does the environment affect your thoughts and behaviors? 6. How would you define your culture?

Theme #1 Beliefs and Ideals The student will understand that the beliefs and ideals of a society influence the social, political, and economic decisions of that society. How do your beliefs and ideals affect your decisions? How do the beliefs and ideals of our society and its politics directly affect the way we view psychology?

Theme #2 Individuals, Groups, and Institutions The student will understand that the actions of individuals, groups, and/or institutions affect society through intended and unintended consequences. When and how have your actions been affected by an individual, group, or institution? (i.e. individual = you, group = family, institution = school) Which actions have you taken that ended up much different than you intended as a result of interaction with others?

Theme #3 Technological Innovation The student will understand that technological innovations have consequences, both intended and unintended, for a society. How has technology influenced your life? What are some examples of how technology in your life ended up producing a result you had not expected? Which technological innovations do you believe have helped advance the study of psychology?

Theme #4 Human Environmental Interaction The student will understand that humans, their society, and the environment affect each other. How has the environment affected your thoughts and behaviors? How do humans, their society, and the environment affect each other?

Theme #5 Culture The student will understand that the culture of a society is the product of the religion, beliefs, customs, traditions, and government of that society. How would you define your culture? What are some of your culture’s traditions and customs?

Ticket Out the Door 1. Why are you taking a course in psychology? 2. Which theme had a picture of Bart Simpson, the Simpson family, and a capitol building? 3. What does Theme #1 deal with? 4. What is Theme #5? Give an example of this? 5. What is Theme #3? Give an example of this?