1. Psychology Bell Work
2nd Semester

2. Monday, January 29
What is the definition of psychology and what are some goals of psychologists?

3. Tuesday, January 30
A friend tells you that she would really like to study psychology in college, but she is not sure that she would want to sit in an office and listen to people talk about their problems all day. How would you encourage your friend to pursue her interest in psychology? What would you say to her?

4. Wednesday, January 31
The issue of heredity vs. environment has always been a debated topic. Think about the person you are today. How much of “you” is a result of heredity? How much of “you” is a result of the environment in which you live?

5. Thursday, February 1
What can you recall about Behaviorist perspective and the psychologists associated with it?

6. Friday, February 2
Write down 5 things that you have learned from this chapter.

7. Monday, February 5
No bell work for today

8. Tuesday, February 6
Write down one fact for each of the following people:
Wilhelm Wundt
William James
Abraham Maslow

9. Wednesday, February 7
How would you define learning?
What are some different ways in which we learn?
Assignment – Define the Chapter 2 Key Terms on page 23

10. Thursday, February 8
Think about learning to ride a bike. How does one learn to ride a bike? What is involved in this process?

11. Monday, February 12
What can you recall about Classical Conditioning?

12. Monday, February 26
What can you recall about operant conditioning?

13. Tuesday, February 27
Write down 3 things that you can recall about schedules of reinforcement.

14. Wednesday, February 28 Give an example for each of the following:
Positive reinforcement
Negative reinforcement
Positive punishment
Negative punishment

15. Thursday, March 1
Sometimes we learn things from simply watching other people. Give three examples of things that you have learned strictly from observation, not necessarily by doing.

16. Friday, March 2
Write down 3 things that you can recall from what you read about factors that affect learning?

17. Monday, March 5
No Bell Work for today

18. Tuesday, March 6
Explain how modeling, observation, and disinhibition contribute to our learning experiences. Chapter 2 Test tomorrow!

19. Wednesday, March 7
Explain how your life would be if you had no memory.

20. Thursday, March 8
Write down everything that you did yesterday that did NOT involve memory.

21. Friday, March 9
Happy PLC Friday! No bell work today.

22. In your opinion, how good is your memory? Explain!
Monday, March 12
In your opinion, how good is your memory? Explain!

23. Tuesday, March 13
Explain how selective attention and feature extraction help us to narrow down sensory inputs.

24. Wednesday, March 14
In what ways do sensory memory and short term memory differ? In what ways are they similar?

25. Monday, March 19 Take a new bell work paper from the basket.
Turn in last week’s paper if you haven’t already.
What do you think causes you to forget information, events, people’s names, etc.?

26. Tuesday, March 20
Write down 5 things that you learned about memory based on your reading assignment from yesterday.

27. Wednesday, March 21
What are your thoughts on the information presented regarding eyewitness testimony? Explain!

28. Friday, March 23
Explain the difference between directed thinking and nondirected thinking.