Consciousness and the Two-Track Mind Chapter 3

AP Psychology Lesson 10/10 Journal prompt: Dual processing Sleep Log assignment due 10/21 Video: The Mind Awake and Asleep with worksheet Psych Sim: Sleep Drugs chart NOTICE: Vocabulary optional for Chapter 3; NO quiz for Chapter 13

Journal Prompt 10/10 p. 87 Prompt What is dual processing? How does driving a car involve both conscious (explicit) and unconscious (implicit) processing? 1.2 Distinguish between processing that is conscious (i.e., explicit) and other processing that happens without conscious awareness (i.e., implicit).

Forms of Consciousness Consciousness, modern psychologists believe, is an awareness of ourselves and our environment. Bill Ling/ Digital Vision/ Getty Images Stuart Franklin/ Magnum Photos AP Photo/ Ricardo Mazalan Christine Brune Preview Question 1: What is the “dual processing” being revealed by today’s cognitive neuroscience?

Selective Attention Our conscious awareness processes only a small part of all that we experience. We intuitively make use of the information we are not consciously aware of. Inattentional blindness Test your awareness Preview Question 2: How much information do we consciously attend to at once?

Inattentional Blindness Inattentional blindness refers to the inability to see an object or a person in our midst. Simons & Chabris (1999) showed that half of the observers failed to see the gorilla-suited assistant in a ball passing game. Daniel Simons, University of Illinois

Change Blindness Change blindness is a form of inattentional blindness in which two-thirds of individuals giving directions failed to notice a change in the individual asking for directions. © 1998 Psychonomic Society Inc. Image provided courtesy of Daniel J. Simmons.

Sleep & Dreams Sleep – the irresistible tempter to whom we inevitably succumb. Mysteries about sleep and dreams have just started unraveling in sleep laboratories around the world.

Freudian unconscious

AP Psychology 10/15 Journal prompt dreams Dream interpretation Library Psych Sim Activity REM sleep Psych Sim Activity Drugs

Journal Prompt 10/15/13 2.5 Compare theories about the functions of dreams. p. 107 What are the critical considerations for the five major dream theories? Freud wish-fulfillment Information processing Physiological functioning Activation synthesis Cognitive development

AP Psychology 10/17 Journal prompt Hypnosis Hypnosis film clips and activity Drug Chart

Journal Prompt 10/17/13 Describe hypnosis and controversies surrounding its nature and use. Prompt: p. 110-111 a) Summarize the social influence argument that hypnosis is not an altered state of consciousness. b) Explain Ernest Hilgard’s theory about hypnosis and consciousness. hypnosis

Facts and Falsehood Those who practice hypnosis agree that its power resides in the subject’s openness to suggestion. Can anyone experience hypnosis? Yes, to some extent. Can hypnosis enhance recall of forgotten events? No.

Facts and Falsehood Can hypnosis force people to act against their will? No. Can hypnosis be therapeutic? Yes. Self-suggestion can heal too. Can hypnosis alleviate pain? Yes. Lamaze can do that too.

Both Theories Mimi Forsyth

Nature, Nurture, and Human Diversity Chapter 4 Nature, Nurture, and Human Diversity

Monday October 21 THREE Journal prompts # 1 #2 & #3 Turn in Drug Chart Sleep Log Chapter 4 Nature/ Nurture Minnesota Twin Studies Evolutionary psychology Gender typing True/ False Chapter 5 next class! TEST CHAPTERS FOUR AND FIVE on WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 6 COUNTS in 2nd six weeks Journal for 3,4, and 5 due same day.

Journal Prompt #1 10/21 Learning Objective: Characteristics of sleep p. 97 Read in “Why Do We Sleep” about sleep debt. 1) What is sleep debt? 2) In the last two weeks, did you have a sleep debt? How did it affect you? If you did not have a sleep debt, how do you manage to get an effective amount of sleep?

Journal Prompt #2 10/21 Describe concepts in genetic transmission. A man with red hair (recessive) marries a woman with black hair (dominant) whose mother had red hair. What is the chance their child will have red hair? Black hair? A man and a woman both have brown eyes. Their first child has blue eyes. What is the chance their second child will have blue eyes? What psychological traits can be hereditable? Other recessive traits: straight hair, no dimples, attached earlobes, normal vision

Minnesota Twin Study Discuss Handout: Striking Similarities Create a T-Chart of arguments about Bouchard’s study For Against

Journal prompt #3 10/21 Describe the interactive effects of heredity and environment. p. 140 What is hereditability? Why would hereditability increase if all schools were of uniform quality?

AP Psychology Journal Prompt: Evolutionary psychology NOTES Gender typing Evolutionary perspective Experience and brain development Cultural influences BEGIN CHAPTER FIVE TEST CHAPTERS FOUR AND FIVE on WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 6 COUNTS in 2nd six weeks Journal for 3,4, and 5 due same day.

Journal Prompt 10/23 P. 146-149 a. Give three examples of research on gender differences in sexuality. b. Then, describe three major criticisms of the evolutionary perspective. c. Which reasoning do you find more persuasive-that of evolutionary psychology or their critics? Why? 3.3 Explain how evolved tendencies influence behavior.

AP Psychology 10/25 Journal prompt: Teratogens “The Mind” Video Extra Credit Optional Assignment due 11/6 Test 11/6 All assignments due Chapter 5 notes: Prenatal development The Competent Newborn Brain Development Motor Development Charts for Stage Theories Piaget Erickson

Journal Prompt 10/25 Describe physical development from conception through birth and identify influences on prenatal development p. 175 The Mind Video What are teratogens? Describe the physical effects of three known teratogens. Specifically, what are the effects of heavy drinking on the fetus?

AP Psychology 10/28 Journal Prompt: Moral development (15 minutes) Notes: Stage theories (15 minutes) Handouts: Piaget case studies (15 minutes); True/False Chapter 5 Group work: Erikson (30 minutes + presentations)

Journal Prompt: Content Standard 2: Theories of life span development Students are able to 2.1 Discuss theories of cognitive development 2.2 Discuss theories of moral development 2.3 Discuss theories of social development Prompt: Answer the question about Modern Moral Dilemmas on the next slide. moral dilemmas

Journal prompt: Moral development Professor Higgins has been giving unfair quizzes all semester. You have failed a few and several of your friends are in danger of failing the class due to poor quiz performance. His quiz items simply do not correlate well with what was presented in class or what was in the book. You stop by his office during his office hours to discuss a problem you have understanding a particular theory. He is not there, but the door is wide open, and sitting on his desk is a stack of tomorrow’s quiz. You know that you can improve both your performance on the quiz and perhaps helps several of your friends pass the class if you get a look at it. What do you do? Why? What is a real-life moral dilemma you have encountered?

Chapter 5 Theories Development theories. Know characteristics as well as weaknesses of stage theories*. Pages 186, 201, & 223. Cognitive development: Piaget * Moral development: Kohlberg * Social development: Erikson* Attachment: Body contact: Harlow Strange situation: Ainsworth Parenting styles: Baumrind Autism: Baron-Cohen

3 Basic Levels of Moral Thinking Preconventional Morality: Before age 9, children show morality to avoid punishment or gain reward. Conventional Morality: By early adolescence, social rules and laws are upheld for their own sake. Postconventional Morality: Affirms people’s agreed-upon rights or follows personally perceived ethical principles.

Erikson Mish-Mash Group Activity: Erikson Mish-Mash Erik Erikson said that from birth to death we go through a series of social, or psychosocial, crises. He said successful outcomes in these stages make us normal and a faltering in these stages seriously mess us up. With your group, you may do one of the following activities. You will receive ONLY 30 minutes to work – so get to it. Tee Shirt Slogan Your job is to come up with 8 tee shirt slogans that correctly explain the conflict in each of Erikson’s stages. You should also turn in an EXPLANATION of why that tee shirt slogan works. #Hashtag #psychology #erikson You must create 8 tweets about Erikson’s stages – including a hashtag in each one. Your tweet must clearly demonstrate the stage. You should also turn in an EXPLANATION of why this tweet “works” to me at the end of the 30 minutes. A scenario For each of Erikson’s stages, you must give a scenario of someone who is experiencing conflict IN THAT STAGE with a specific example. You must then clearly explain why that particular conflict falls into the stage. Graphic Representation You can draw a picture or cartoon of EACH stage – clearly showing the conflict. A written explanation must be included.

AP PSYCHOLOGY October 31, 2013 No Journal Entry Today Calendar Toddler Jokes Childhood Timeline Video “The Developing Child”

AP PSYCHOLOGY 11/4/2013 Journal Prompt: Adulthood Journal Rubric for Journals due next class PowerPoint presentation: Adolescence to Adulthood WEDNESDAY 11/6 EXAM ON CHAPTERS FOUR AND FIVE. 50 multiple-choice questions Journal and all assignments due Chapter 5 Vocabulary Extra credit report due. Make-up for Study Guide 2 due, turn in Chapter 5.

Journal Prompt 11/4/2013 Content Standard 7: Adulthood and aging 7.1 Identify major physical changes associated with adulthood and aging 7.2 Describe cognitive changes in adulthood and aging 7.3 Discuss social, cultural, and emotional issues in aging p. 218 Research has shown living together before marriage predicts an increased likelihood of future divorce. What are two possible explanation for this correlation?