AP PSYCHOLOGY AGENDA

Tuesday, January 3/Wednesday, January 4

Unit8Objectives – LEARNING

  1. Describe the process of classical conditioning (Pavlov’s experiments)
  2. Explain the process of acquisition, extinction, spontaneous recovery, generalization and discrimination
  3. Describe the process of operant conditioning, including the procedure of shaping, as demonstrated by Skinner’s experiments.
  4. Identify the different types of reinforces and describe the schedules of reinforcement
  5. Discuss the importance of cognitive processes and biological predispositions in conditioning
  6. Discuss the effects of punishment on behavior
  7. Describe the process of observational learning, as demonstrated in Bandura’s experiment

What Are We Doing Today? 

  1. Warm Up
  2. Notes/videos (Pavlov/ Big Bang/Little Albert)
  3. Water Demonstration
  4. QUIZ
  5. 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

  1. Practice worksheet