1. Objective: An Introduction to the stuff you will be learning this year and class expectations. Do Now: Pick up True and False Quiz and complete, Sit in Alphabetical order, see roster. Hook: Answer True and False questions. Yes, this is for a grade!

2. Objective: An Introduction to the stuff you will be learning this year and class expectations-2 nd Day Do Now: Pick up Module 1 (larger version) and VAK Quiz, Sit in alphabetical order, see roster, Answer the quiz and count up scores. Hook: Put a sticker on your learning style on Poster on Wall

3. Sample of AP Psychology Exam Question/Exit Ticket In the definition of psychology, behavior means A.Mental processes B.Internal physical functions C.Outward actions and reactions D.Abilities that make humans unique from other animals

4. Class Expectations/Goals Student will: pass the exam and earn college credit because motivation is more important than so-called intelligence Student will: Come to class prepared, having read notes and text and having brought in their notebook/binder Student will: Actively engage in learning and take notes, No sleeping, No working on other subjects. Teacher will: Maintain an organized learning environment, provide materials and information to help students learn and pass assessments and the exam. Text Books given out after 2 weeks or so. Both student and teacher will: use respect and practice ethical considerations at all times Not This This

5. Psychology What is it? The scientific study of our mental processes and observable behaviors. Do our mental processes always match our observable behaviors? If you call me a dummy, I may feel sad inside. But I might still act tough on the outside. That is why we have to objectively observable behaviors in psychology and use the scientific method.

6. Why study Psychology? Psychology will help you understand yourself better. – Why you think, feel, and behave the way you do. You will also see those around you more clearly. Helps you to learn more quickly and easily. Improve your personal and professional relationships Helps you become a happier and more successful person. Psychology is a most practical science! Websites to help you study: (If you like to have someone else talk to you a lot!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo4pMVb0R6M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo4pMVb0R6M Let us begin our exploration by considering how psychology fits in with the other social sciences. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSIdaTSG2Gg&feature=youtu.be&hd=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSIdaTSG2Gg&feature=youtu.be&hd=1

7. Why do humans behave the way they do? Survival Innate instincts drives all behavior Fight Flight Reproduce

8. Let’s try a Memory Test Get a piece of paper out to write on. You are going to be given a list of random words and 90 seconds to remember them. Then you will write down as many as you can remember. http://www.braingle.com/mind/test_words.php http://www.braingle.com/mind/test_words.php How well did you do? Which ones did you remember? Which direction did you read the list?

9. How does the brain like to learn? serial positioning effect – the tendency of information to be remembered accurately, varies as a function of an item's position within its presentation. When asked to recall a list of items in any order (free recall), people tend to recall best items at the beginning of the list (the primacy effect). And at the end of the list (the recency effect). And fewer items in the middle. This also works when learning new information, such as Psychology terms. I’ve designed this course to maximize learning, because you have a lot of new information to learn.

10. How your brain(memory) works A diagram of the information processing model. (a link to diagram below) http://www.simplypsychology.org/multi-store.html http://www.simplypsychology.org/multi-store.html The Atkinson and Shiffrin (1968) memory model A very short informative video on WatchKnowLearn.org. about memory. http://www.watchknowlearn.org/Video.aspx?VideoID=936

11. We do: Goal 1 of Psychology: Description – begins with an observation of a behavior, what is it and why are they doing it? Activity: Using the limited resources we have Select a group of 3 people to help you survive this class. Make a poster that depicts some observable behavior you encountered recently and be ready to give an Explanation(goal 2) of the behavior –(you need to state: It must be this because of that.) This is the basis of a theory – a set of ideas that explains and connects facts and predicts events. My observable behavior: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCRDskZrUMU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCRDskZrUMU

12. You Do Write down the words on the “Word Wall” on one side of the notecard. On the other side write out a definition or statement you think closely “fits”. Save room for another definition (the official one) Write you name on the cards somewhere. Rubber band together and save, bring to class next class.

13. Key Terms: Cognitive Mental Processing (Memory ) Selective Attention – the ability to focus on only one stimulus from among all sensory input Encoding – process on sensory memory to convert info into usable form for short term(working) memory. ( also, a form is used from STM to LTM) Rehearsal – repeating Retrieval – getting info out of LTM; in useable form Decay –loss of memory due to time, memory trace is not used Displacement – also a term used by Freud Short Term Memory vs Long Term memory – held for a brief time while LTM indefinitely and limitless. Mnemonics – strategy for aiding memory, (1 st letter)

14. Psychology is a science and there are four goals that aim at uncovering the mysteries of human and animal behavior: Describe – gather information about the behavior Explain – seek to explain why people behave Predict – how people will behave Control – seek to influence or control behaviors

15. Goals of Psychology Description – begins with an observation of a behavior, what is it and why are they doing it? Explanation – It must be this because of that which is the basis of a theory. Prediction – determining what someone will do in the future; I predict someone will do this (behavior, response) when this happens(some stimulus). Control – changing or modifying behavior; I will control this (stimulus) so that behavior will happen or not happen again.

16. Objective: Understand the beginnings of Psychology and begin discovering the many ways Psychologist explain the causes of behavior. Do Now: Sit in Alphabetical order, pick up large sheet of blank paper, get out colored pencils or markers, and notes. Hook: Who is considered the father of Psychology?

17. History of Psychology Objective: Student will understand where the science of psychology started and where the field is headed. Do Now: Get out your Notes and Pick up any Handouts Hook: On your notes, describe the pictures below.

18. Sample of AP Psychology Exam Question This Psychologist proposed that there is an unconscious mind into which we repress all of our threatening urges and sexual energies(desires): A.William James B.Wilhelm Wundt C.Sigmund Freud D.Ivan Pavlov

19. History of Psychology Psychology started in the late 1800’s, but the concept has been around a lot longer. There was evidence of trephination (cutting holes into a skull to let evil spirits out) back in the stone age. Mental illness was thought to be a spiritual problem., and those with mental illness were thought to be unclean. Then asylum for the insane: Bethlem Royal hospital in London Bedlam – slang for the Asylum, now means: chaos, confusion, an uproar. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II96QkZaz1E (start at 6:12) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II96QkZaz1E Thanks to reformers Philippe Pinel and Dorothea Dix we have Mental illness, but was still far from humane. ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Izmyru5T_w ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Izmyru5T_w

20. Waves of Psychology Look at the science of psychology as having gone through about 5 different waves since it started. Waves are different ways of thinking over time.

21. Wave One: Introspection “ Kickin it old school” Started with William Wundt’s first psychological laboratory and his concept of introspection (structuralism). Then William James wrote The Principles of Psychology and discussed functionalism. In reality these ideas do not have much impact on how psychologists think today.

22. Wave Two: Gestalt Psychology Led by Max Wertheimer, these guys focused not on how we feel, but on how we experience the world. The whole of an experience can be more than the sum of its parts. Think for a moment of all the reasons that you love your caregivers. If you add all those reasons up, do they equal your love for your caregivers? Hopefully not!!! This may seem like one picture, but it can be perceived as 2 different faces. Can you find them?

23. Wave Three: Psychoanalysis This wave of thinking started with Sigmund Freud (in the early 1900’s). In a nutshell, during this time period people believed that most of your feelings come from a hidden place in your mind called the unconscious. We protect ourselves from our real feeling by using defense mechanisms.

24. Wave Four: Behaviorism During this time period (early to mid 1900s), people started to ignore how you feel inside. All that mattered was how you acted. If they could change your behavior, who cares how you feel. Very popular during the conservative 1950’s when social appearance mattered more than self expression.

25. Wave five: Cognitive Perspective Focuses on how we think (or encode information) And how those thoughts guide our behavior. We are what we think. Cognitive Therapist attempt to change the way you think. This is one of the Level of Analysis used in IB Psychology. You meet a girl… Hopes are high!!! She rejects you…Awwwwh. How do you react to the rejection? Some think, “forget about ‘em”, And try again. Some think they are no good and live a lonely life of solitude.

26. Eclectic We are now in an eclectic approach….which is about variety. Psychologists pick and choose and combine theories depending on the situation and the client. IB Psychology is all about this combination.

27. The Eclectic Approach is made up of about 7 different perspectives. In other words, psychologists today, pick and choose from about 7 schools of thought to help you with your problems. Thus we have: THE SEVEN SCHOOLS OF PSYCHOLOGY

28. Biopsychology (Neuroscience) Perspective All of your feelings and behaviors have a biological basis or an organic root. In other words, they come from your brain, body chemistry, neurotransmitters, etc… Disorders are caused from: Brain damage, lack of balance of neurotransmitters, parts of brains are not working properly, or could have bad “jeans” (genetic makeup.) This is one of the level of analysis covered in IB psychology.

29. Cognitive Perspective Focuses on how we think (or encode information) And how those thoughts guide our behavior. We are what we think. Cognitive Therapist attempt to change the way you think. This is one of the Level of Analysis used in IB Psychology. You meet a girl… Hopes are high!!! She rejects you…Awwwwh. How do you react to the rejection? Some think, “forget about ‘em”, And try again. Some think they are no good and live a lonely life of solitude.

30. Psychoanalytic Perspective Focuses on the unconscious mind. We repress many of our true feelings and are not aware of them. In order to get better, we must bring forward the true feelings we have in our unconscious. If a man has intimacy issues and cannot form relationships with others. What do you think someone from this school may think? Perhaps they may delve into the man’s unconscious and discover that he was bullied when he was younger. The bullying may have caused fear in getting close to others.

31. Behavioral Perspective Focuses on observable behaviors while putting feelings to the side. We behave in ways because we have been conditioned to do so. To change behaviors, we have to recondition the client. Pretend that you fail psychology class. You become depressed. In turn, you begin to binge and gain weight. What do you think a behaviorist may do? They would probably ignore the fact that you are depressed and just focus on your overeating. Maybe make you run a mile every time you eat over 2000 calories.

32. Humanist Perspective Peaked in the late 1960’s and 70’s….so it focused on spirituality and free will. We have to strive to be the best we can be “self-actualization”. Happiness is defined by the distance between our “self-concept” and “ideal self”.

33. Social-Cultural Perspective Says that much of your behavior and your feelings are dictated by the culture you live in. Some cultures kiss each other when greeting, some just bow. Does your culture place value on individual or the group? The is another one of the level of analysis studied in IB psychology.

34. Evolutionary Perspective Focuses on Darwinism. We behave the way we do because we inherited those behaviors. Thus, those behaviors must have helped ensure our ancestors survival. Perpetuating the gene pool. Men and women look for different attributes to help ensure survival. How could this behavior ensured Homer’s ancestors survival?

35. Positive Psychology Martin Seligman – shifting the focus away from the negative (abuse, anxiety, depression, all the things that can go wrong) to a more positive focus on strengths, well-being, and the pursuit of happiness. “Don’t worry, be happy!”

36. Psychology’s Three Big Debates Nature Versus Nurture – born with it or learn it? Stability Versus Change – do we stay the same as we develop or do we change over time? Continuity Versus Discontinuity – are people the same or are we all different?

37. Some Major Sub-Fields Educational Psychology Clinical and counseling – Clinical mostly called psychotherapists and have private offices or clinics while counseling is in schools and industrial firms. Sports Psychology Industrial/Organizational Developmental Psychology Community Psychology The two basic types of Psychology: Applied Science- helps people solve day to day living problems Basic Science – does research that may guide problems solving

38. How does Psychology benefit society? Through research, counseling, treatment, and teaching, psychologists aim to understand how the human mind works and use that knowledge to improve people’s lives. Can help people through difficult personal issues and overcome the challenges of psychological disorders. Research can lead to the development of medications and other treatments that can prolong life. Use animal when unethical to use humans.

39. Let’s Review: http://www.sparknotes.com/psychology/psych101/majorfigure s/characters.html http://www.sparknotes.com/psychology/psych101/majorfigure s/characters.html http://education-portal.com/academy/course/ap- psychology.html http://education-portal.com/academy/course/ap- psychology.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFV71QPvX2I&src_vid=vo4pMVb0R6 M&feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_2494023707 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFV71QPvX2I&src_vid=vo4pMVb0R6 M&feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_2494023707 The last one is psychology but not AP Psychology A video series that helps you review:

40. Objective: Lesson: Understanding Psychology as a science. (some say “soft science because we don’t prove anything) Do Now: Sit in Alphabetical order, get out notes and highlighters. Hook:

41. The Scientific Basis of Psychology Intuitions vs. the scientific method Psychologist are scientist because they go about their research by relying on the scientific method They reach conclusions by identifying problems/questions Form an hypothesis Test that hypothesis by collecting data (survey, interviews) Analyzing data using statistical measures Develop theories Disprove or accept theories More on This later!