WEEK 17
JANUARY 6-10

MONDAY - AP PSYCH

FOCUS/REVIEW QUESTION: Do you think you can increase your intelligence as you go through life? Why or why not?

LEARNING TARGETS:

  • MODULE 2.8C: STABILITY & INFLUENCES ON INTELLIGENCE
    •Explain the stability of intelligence test scores over the lifespan.
    •Explain how aging affects crystalized & fluid intelligence.
    •Explain what twin and adoption studies tell us about the nature and nurture of intelligence.
    •Explain how environmental influences affect cognitive development.

AGENDA:

ASSIGNMENTS:

UPCOMING ASSIGNMENTS:

  • Finish your Physical & Gender Development Unit that you're learning on your own - see Google Classroom! - DUE MONDAY!
  • Exam Review is now available in Google Classroom. It is not an assignment but would be helpful to do if you want to prepare for the exam!
TUESDAY - AP PSYCH

FOCUS/REVIEW QUESTION:

Crash Course #24:  Brains vs. Bias

    • 0:00  Intro to Intelligence Testing
    • 1:10  Wechsler Intelligence Test, Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests
    • 2:20  Standardization, 3:50 Reliability, 4:03 Validity
    • 4:40  Nature vs. Nurture & Intelligence - Twin & Adoption Studies - Argument for Nature
    • 6:50  The argument for Nurture - Hunt’s Childhood Deprivation Study
    • 8:00  Testing Bias
    • 9:00  Stereotype Threat

LEARNING TARGETS:

  • MODULE 2.8D: GROUP DIFFERENCES & BIAS
    •Explain male-female similarities & differences in mental ability scores
    •Explain racial & ethnic group similarities & differences in mental ability scores

AGENDA:

REVIEW FOR TEST:

Crash Course #23:  Controversy of Intelligence

    • 0:00-1:13 Intro to Intelligence - the debate
    • 1:25  Spearman’s G-Factor, Factor Analysis
    • 2:35  Thurstone’s 7 intelligences
    • 3:12  Gardener’s 8 Multiple Intelligences
    • 3:45  Sternberg’s 3 Intelligences
    • 4:10   Creativity/Divergent Thinking - No Test for this
    • 4:40  Sternberg’s 5 characteristics of creativity
    • 6:00  Emotional Intelligence
    • 7:15  Measuring Intelligence - Intelligence Testing Dark Side - Eugenics
    • 11:22 Modern Understanding of Intelligence

Crash Course #24:  Brains vs. Bias

    • See Above under Focus/Review for topics.

ASSIGNMENTS:

UPCOMING ASSIGNMENTS:

  • Finish your Physical & Gender Development Unit that you're learning on your own - see Google Classroom! - DUE MONDAY!
WEDNESDAY - AP PSYCH

FOCUS/REVIEW QUESTION: The Chitling Intelligence Test

  • Is this test fair? Why or why not?
  • Is this test reliable? Is this test valid?

LEARNING TARGETS:

  • MODULE 2.8D: GROUP DIFFERENCES & BIAS
    •Explain whether intelligence tests are biased or unfair, and explain the influence of stereotype threat on test-taker’s performance.

AGENDA:

ASSIGNMENTS:

UPCOMING ASSIGNMENTS:

  • Finish your Physical & Gender Development Unit that you're learning on your own - see Google Classroom! - DUE MONDAY!


THURSDAY - AP PSYCH

FOCUS/REVIEW QUESTION: Choose your 3 test takers!

LEARNING TARGETS:

  • Show what you know about Intelligence and Achievement (Modules 2.8a-d)

AGENDA:

ASSIGNMENTS:

  • Read & Take Notes on MODULE 3.7a: CLASSICAL CONDITIONING: BASIC CONCEPTS (Pg. 400-411) for TOMORROW!

UPCOMING ASSIGNMENTS:

  • Finish your Physical & Gender Development Unit that you're learning on your own - see Google Classroom! - DUE MONDAY!
  • Exam Review is now available in Google Classroom. It is not an assignment but would be helpful to do if you want to prepare for the exam!
FRIDAY - AP PSYCH

FOCUS/REVIEW QUESTION: Preview today's topics quickly using How to Train a Brain - Crash Course #11

  • 0:00 - 2:40 Behaviorism & Pavlov & Learning Def. & Associative Learning
  • 2:50 - 4:09 Pavlov’s Experiment Explained - Parts of Classical Conditioning
  • 4:09 - 4:45 Behaviorism Beliefs Explained

LEARNING TARGETS:

  • How does psychology define learning?
  • What is the difference between habituation & adaptation?
  • What is classical conditioning?
  • Who was the founder of Behaviorism and what did he believe?
  • What kinds of behaviors does Classical Conditioning deal with?
  • Describe Pavlov's experiment and name the basic components of classical conditioning.
  • Know the difference between a NS, US, UR, CS, CR

AGENDA:

ASSIGNMENTS:

  • Read & Take Notes on MODULE 3.7b: CLASSICAL CONDITIONING APPLICATIONS & BIOLOGICAL LIMITS (pg. 411-416) for MONDAY!
  • Finish your Physical & Gender Development Unit that you're learning on your own - see Google Classroom! - DUE MONDAY!

UPCOMING ASSIGNMENTS:

  • Exam Review is now available in Google Classroom. It is not an assignment but would be helpful to do if you want to prepare for the exam!