1. Welcome to Psychology
Mr. Rosenberg

2. “Getting to Know You” Game
Introduce yourself
State one thing that you like that starts with the first same letter as your first name
Exp: I’m Billy and I like Baseball

3. Syllabus/Class Norms Sheet
Go over Syllabus
Go through Classroom Norms and Expectations
Discussions
Explain Grading System
Extra Credit Policy
Late Work Policy
Quiz/Test Correction Policy

4. Homework
Have Class Norms and Expectations sheet signed by both you and your parents

5. Class Norms -RESPECT Teacher Classmates
-One Mic (No side Conversations)
-Language: ABSOLUTELY NO RACIAL SLURS or anything else derogatory or demeaning
-Classroom Engagement
-Be here on time
-No Phones/Electronic Devices

6. Required Materials
-Notebook- ALWAYS TAKE NOTES -Pen/Pencil -Textbook- I will let you know when you need to bring textbooks to class

7. SIT DOWN BUT BE READY TO MOVE WHEN CLASS STARTS
SEATING CHART
SIT DOWN BUT BE READY TO MOVE WHEN CLASS STARTS

8. Homework
Have Class Norms and Expectations sheet signed by both you and your parents

9. Learning Objectives Obtain textbooks from the Textbook Room
Interpret the difference between Psychology and Behavior
Collaborate with Classmates to learn more about each other

10. Go get textbooks from Textbook Room

11. What is Psychology and Behavior
Psychology: Scientific study of behavior and mental processes
Behavior: Any action that other people can observe or measure

12. The Power of the Human Mind
1. What does it mean “You just proved to your bodies, through your mind, that you can push yourself further than you ever thought possible!”
2. Why would a person risk not being able to breathe to achieve success?
3. What does this clip tell you about your own life?

13. Conduct your own research on your classmates
Find out:
What are people’s goals? Can they accomplish them? Why do they think this?
2. What fraction of the class does not believe their mind is the main element in achieving their goals? Why do they think this?
3. Categorize the main goals of each student in the class into different bubbles

14. Create a Bubble Map: Student Goals

15. Warm Up
What did you learn about your classmates last class?
How did you go about finding this information?

16. Homework
Please interview 3 family members (parent(s)/guardian(s), relatives, siblings) and 3 friends about what they think is the importance of psychology
Read Chapter 1 of your textbook: Pgs. 2-11

17. Looking Ahead: Textbook Work
Bring Textbooks Next Class
This will be graded

18. Learning Objectives
Analyze different components of Psychological Research
Interpret why Psychology is important to study
Engage in Collaborative Learning

19. Research Notes
Surveys: Asking questions to participants to collect data
Experiments: A method or procedure of collecting data
Quantitative Data: Data that is in the form of numbers
Qualitative Data: Data that is in the form of graphics or depictions

20. Check For Understanding
When we were collecting data about the goals of your classmates, how did we get this information?
What kind of data did we collect?

21. Brainstorming: Why is Psychology Important in our Lives?
Please list at least 5 ways which psychology impacts your life on a daily basis

22. Variables Variables- Factors that can change
Independent Variable- Factors that can be manipulated to impact the results
Dependent Variable- Factors that are impacted by the Independent Variable(s)

23. Classroom Research: 1 Paragraph Response
From our class research on student goals identify:
-What Independent Variables and Dependent Variables might have existed
HINTS: 1. Think of the people in the class
2. Gender, friends, backgrounds
3. Different beliefs about goals and obtaining them

24. Experimenting
I need three volunteers:

25. The Paper Ball Experiment
Research Question: How many paper balls can the average high school student get in the basket from 10 feet away in one minute?
Hypothesis=Educated guess
I want you to make a hypothesis as to which volunteer is going to throw the most paper balls in the basket

26. Wrapping Up
Was your Hypothesis correct? How do you know if it was right or wrong?
What type of psychological research was this?
What variables existed?
What were Independent Variables?
What were Dependent Variables?

27. Which of these is the Dependent Variable?
Variables:
Size of paper ball
Performance Anxiety
Classroom Climate
Feet away from basket
Number of paper balls available
Number of balls in the basket

28. Warm Up What kinds of psychological research have we tried in class?
Name an independent and dependent variable in the “paper ball” experiment

29. Homework: Why is Psychology Important?
Please interview 3 family members (parent(s)/guardian(s), relatives, siblings) and 3 friends about what they think is the importance of psychology
Read Chapter 1 of your textbook: Pgs. 2-11

30. Bring Textbooks Next Class This will be graded
Looking Ahead
Bring Textbooks Next Class
This will be graded

31. Learning Objectives
Analyze the six different psychological perspectives Engage in Collaborative Learning Build Connections to your life

32. Psychological Perspectives

33. Chapter 1, Section 4
Read through Chapter 1, Section 4, and then fill in the review sheet on the different Psychological Perspectives

34. Psychological Perspectives
1. Biological Perspective: Emphasizes how our biology impacts behavior
a. What is biology?
Cognitive Perspective: Emphasizes how thoughts determine behavior
a. What is Cognition?

35. Psychological Perspectives
3. Humanistic Perspective: Emphasizes the importance of human capacity for self-fulfillment based on consciousness, self-awareness, and decision-making 4. Psychoanalytic Perspective: Emphasizes the importance of unconscious forces on human behavior a. What is the difference between conscious and unconscious?

36. Psychological Perspectives
5. Learning Perspective: Emphasizes the effects of experience on behavior 6. Sociocultural Perspective: Emphasizes issues involving ethnicity, gender, culture, and socio-economic status

37. Check for Understanding
Which perspective did we see the class before in the Lone Survivor video clip? Hints: Think of these quotes “I’m now going to introduce you to something called not being able to breathe.” “You’ve just proved to your bodies, through your mind, that you can push yourself further than you ever thought possible!” “Are you sure you want to be here?-I’M POSITIVE!!!!”

38. Kevin Durant https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8PbWVOFCtE
What Psychological Perspective do you think Kevin Durant is coming from when he is on the court?
How does this explain why he is such a great basketball player?

39. Ronda Rousey

40. Group Work- 6 Psychological Perspectives
Each group is a representative in a new psychological association called Mr. Rosenberg’s Perspectives
Each group will get assigned one of the 6 perspectives
Your group will create a poster to present to the class that explains why your psychological perspective is the best to analyze the Biggie scenario from

41. Poster: 20 minutes to complete
Your Poster must include:
a. Name of your perspective
b. List of reasons why your psychological perspective is the best for analyzing the scenario
Graphics/Imagery that symbolize your perspective
-When you are finished with your poster, rehearse with your group what you will be saying when you present for the class
-Every group member must present something