AP PSYCHOLOGY AGENDA
Tuesday, January 3/Wednesday, January 4
Unit8Objectives – LEARNING
- Describe the process of classical conditioning (Pavlov’s experiments)
- Explain the process of acquisition, extinction, spontaneous recovery, generalization and discrimination
- Describe the process of operant conditioning, including the procedure of shaping, as demonstrated by Skinner’s experiments.
- Identify the different types of reinforces and describe the schedules of reinforcement
- Discuss the importance of cognitive processes and biological predispositions in conditioning
- Discuss the effects of punishment on behavior
- Describe the process of observational learning, as demonstrated in Bandura’s experiment
What Are We Doing Today?
- Warm Up
- Notes/videos (Pavlov/ Big Bang/Little Albert)
- Water Demonstration
- QUIZ
- Classical Conditioning Practice
HOMEWORK:
Vocabulary ~ Ch. 8 14-29
Read ~ pages 322-335
Finish classical conditioning practice – if not finished in class!
Ch. 8 Calendar
12/20 & 12/21: Observational Learning - Homework- 1-13 chapter 8- pages 309-322
1/31/4- Classical Conditioning Homework-Terms 14-29- pages 322-335
1/51/6- Operant ConditioningHomework – practice sheet and study guide
1/9 & 1/10- Review DayHomework – study guide
1/111/12- Chapter 8 test & FRQ
1/131/17- Cumulative Test review day
1/18 & 1/19- Cumulative Test
WARM UP
WORD BANK:modelingoccursobservational learningobservationalmirrorfrontal observe other monkeys performing the same task has 14 months Bandura more prosocial violent causation does
Learning by observing and imitating other is called ______, or ______. This form of learning ______(occurs/does not occur) in species other than our own.
Neuroscientists have found ______neurons in the brain’s ______lobe that provide a neural basis for ______learning. These neurons have been observed to fire when monkeys perform a simple task and when they ______. This type of neuron ______(has/has not) been found in human brains.
By age ______, infants will imitate acts modeled on television.
The psychologist best known for research on observational learning is ______. In one experiment, the child who viewed an adult punch an inflatable doll played ______(more/less) aggressively.
Children will also model positive, or ______, behaviors.
Compared to real-world crimes, television depicts a much higher percentage of crimes as being ______in nature.
Correlational studies ______(link/do not link) watching television violence with violent behavior.
Correlation does not prove ______. Most researchers believe that violence on television ______(does/does not) lead to aggressive behavior
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CLOSURE
- Practice worksheet