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Classroom rules& procedures

HW: Parent Signatures / 8

Classroom rules& procedures

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The national testEssay writingReturn summer workWhat is psychology?
pp. 9-22 and Ch 1 Vocabulary / 12
Psychology as a profession and the history of psychology
Begin APP Psychologist chart / 13
History of psychology and psychological perspectivesChapter 1 Vocabulary Due / 14
Psychological perspectives
Study for Ch 1 test / 15
Chapter 1 Testpp. 27-33
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Go over Ch 1 Tests
APK for Chapter 2
Ch 2 Vocab / 19
The scientific method and conducting psychological research
pp. 33-40 / 20
Conducting experiments as psychological research / 21
OHS Minimum Day/ Back to School Night
Other forms of psychological research
pp 41-50 & naturalistic observation / 22
Pitfalls of research, ethics in research & making sense of data
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Ethics and statistics
Take home reinforcement assgt & Bring summer experiment write-ups / 26
Present selected summer experiments
Study for Ch. 2 test / 27
Chapter 2 testpp. 61-70 / 28
Go over tests
Assign chapter projects
Genes and behavior
Ch 3 Vocabulary / 29
Chromosomes, DNA, genes & anatomy of a neuron
pp. 71-83

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Labor Day
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Neurons—disc. home-work and in-class ex.
Dollar Bill Experiment & write-up / 3
Divisions of the nervous system and endocrine system / 4
Parkinson’s diseaseCerebral palsy(film clip)pp. 84-89 & Vocab / 5
Alzheimer’s disease
Chap Projects due
pp. 89-102
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Measuring brain activity
Brain anatomy / 9
Continue brain anatomy / 10
Minimum Day
Continue brain anatomy and Sperry Experiment
Vocab Due
Review for test / 11
Brain anatomy Jeopardy
Study for test / 12
Chapter 3 test
pp. 109-116
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Ch 4 Anticipatory Set
Assign Chap Projects
Sensation/perception
overview
pp. 116-117 / 16
Sensation and perception
Chapter 4 Vocabulary / 17
Subliminal Persuasion with in-class exercise
pp. 118-125 / 18
Vision
Discussion and experiment / 19
Continue vision and eye anatomy
pp. 125-129
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Hearing
pp. 129-134 / 23
Vestibular, kinesthetic and smell with experiments
Study for essay / 24
Essay quiz
Taste & skin senses with experiments / 25
Additional topics on the skin senses and theories of sensation
pp. 135-141 / 26
Perception with experiments
pp. 141-151

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Gestalt ESP with experiment
Study for Ch 4 test / 30
Chapter 4 Test
pp. 157-165 / 1
Go over test
Anticip set for chapter
Outside Article
Enjoy Powder Puff FB / 2
Consciousness
Ch 5 Voc / 3
Consciousness
End First Quarter
pp. 166-172
Enjoy Homecoming
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Day dreaming, circadian rhythms & the stages of sleep / 7
Stages of sleep and sleep theory
pp. 172-177 / 8
Dreams and dream theory
Minimum Day / 9
Dreams and sleep disorders (film clips)
pp. 178-181 / 10
Hypnosis (film clip)
pp. 181-188
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Psychoactive drugs
Chapter Projects Due / 14
Psychoactive drugs / 15
Meditation, hallucin-ations, biofeedback
Powder Puff Football / 16
Sensory deprivation
Study for chapter Test / 17
Chapter 5 Test
Chapter 6 Vocabulary
Homecoming
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APK for Ch 6: Learning
pp. 195-205 / 21
Learning and classical conditioning with experiment
Lamp Exp & 205-215 / 22
Classical conditioning and operant Conditioning / 23
Operant Conditioning
Social learning
Bring rulers to class / 24
Library for short exercise
Operant conditioning
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Stanford Prison Exp
Operant conditioning in class reinforcement project
pp. 215-227 / 28
Insight learning, cognitive mapping, feedback & transfer / 29
Tolman’s and Bandura’s theories / 30
Minimum Day
Additional theories of learning
Study for test / 31
School Holiday

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Go over tests
APK regarding cognition
Assign Chap. Proj
Chapter 7 Vocabulary Chapter 6 Test
pp. 233-238 / 4
How we form memories
pp. 239-251 / 5
Sensory and working memory / 6
Sensory and working memory
pp. 252-256 & Flashbulb Mem. Proj. / 7
Retrieval of information
pp. 257-266
10School Holiday / 11
Veterans’ Day / 12
Retrieval of information
Memory lapses, memory loss, memory improvement / 13
Memory lapses, memory loss, memory improvement
pp. 267-278 / 14
Language and the units of thought
pp. 279-291
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Schemas, Problem Solving and Creativity
Study for Ch. 7 Test / 18
Chapter 7 Test
pp. 297-311 / 19
Go over tests
The process of emotion
pp. 311-317 / 20
Theories of emotion / 21
Emotions and controlling emotions
pp. 318-324
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Motivation
In-class experimentpp. 325-336 / 25
Maslow andAchievement and Motivation with experiments / 26
Horner & Glucostatic theory
Minimum Day
Hunger Motiv article / 27

Thanksgiving / 28
School Holiday

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Hunger motivation
Article Discussion / 2
Sexual Motivation
pp. 336-353 / 3
Stress and PTSD / 4
Stress
Holmes-Rahe Scale / 5
Stress and General Adaptation Syndrome
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Reactions to stress
Type A and Type B
Personalities / 9
Controlling stress
Stress Lab
Study for Ch 8 Test / 10
Chapter 8 Test
Study for final / 11
First Semester review activity
Study for final / 12
First Semester review activity
Study for final
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First Semester review activity / 16
Pre-final Jeopardy
Study for Final Exam / 17
Finals
Periods 1, 2 & 7
pp. 359-366 / 18
Finals
Periods 3 & 4
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Finals
Periods 56

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Winter Break
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Winter Break
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Winter Break
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Winter Break
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Winter Break

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Winter Break / 30

Winter Break / 31

Winter Break / 1

Winter Break / 2

Winter Break
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Go over Fall Finals
APK: Perform as developmental child psychologists
pp. 366-375 / 6
Physical Development of children
Chapter 9 Vocabulary / 7
Physical Development of children
pp. 376-381 & USN&WR Article / 8
Harlow, developmental problems, discussion of article, “Are Boys the Weaker Sex?” / 9
Cognitive development: Piagetpp. 381-387 andbegin spring psychologist chart
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Social development:
Freud and Erikson / 13
Social Development: Freud and Erikson
pp. 387-395 and USN & WR article / 14
Adolescence: physical, cognitive and social;
USN&WR Article / 15
Adolescence: social, sexual and moral development
pp. 396-403 / 16
Erikson and adulthood
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M. L King Holiday
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Erikson and adulthood / 21
Levinson’s theories &Women’s aging / 22
Adulthood: menopause / 23
Thanatology
USN&WR Article
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Minimum Day
Complete chapter and test review
Study for Ch. 9 Test / 27
Chapter 9 Test
pp. 409-419 / 28
Personality Theory
APK; Chapter Project
Freudian Theory
Ch 10 Vocabulary / 29
Continue Freud
pp. 419-429 and spring psych. chart / 30
Theories of personality: Defense Mech; Jung, Horney, Adler

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Theories of personality: Defense Mechanisms, Jung, Horney, Adler and the Humanists / 3
Theories of personality: Defense Mechanisms, Jung, Horney, Adler / 4
Theories of personality:the Humanists / 5
Theories of personality
pp. 430-437 / 6
Trait theory
pp. 438-443
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Lincoln’s Birthday
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Personality types and tests
True Colors test
Study for test / 11
Chapter 10 Test
pp. 451-462 / 12
Testing to measure individual differences
Chapter 11 Vocabulary / 13
Complete testing discussion and discuss article
Theories of Intelligence
pp. 463-468
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Washington’s BD
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Theories of intelligence / 18
Theories of intelligence / 19
IQ Tests and their uses / 20
Testing theory
Psychological and social issues in testing res
pp. 469-478
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Testing methodology and Overcoming test anxiety
Study for Ch 11 Test / 24
Chapter 11 Test
pp. 483-491 / 25
Minimum Day
Defining psychological disorders with APK activity / 26
Defining psychological disorders
pp. 491-497 / 27
Mood disorders—discussion with film clip augmentation

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Mood disorders—discussion and film
pp. 497-506 / 3
Anxiety-based disorders / 4
Anxiety-based disorders / 5
Anxiety-based disorders / 6
Somatoform and dissociative disorders
pp. 506-510
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Review of eating disorders and begin schizophrenia / 10
Schizophrenia / 11
Schizophrenia
pp. 510-517 / 12
Personality disorders
Review for test / 13
Chapter 12 Test
End Third Quarterpp. 523-530
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Defining psychological therapy
Chapter 13 Vocabulary / 17
Defining psychological therapy
pp. 531-542 / 18
Insight therapy
pp. 542-548 and biomed chart / 19
Cognitive-behavioral therapy / 20
Cognitive-behavioral therapy
Vocab due
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Cognitive-behavioral therapy and Biomedical Approach to therapy / 24
Cognitive-behavioral therapy and Biomedical Approach to therapy
Study for Ch. 13 Test / 25
Complete Ch. 13
Minimum Day / 26
Chapter 13 TestHW: 565-574 / 27
Social psychology, situationism and Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison Experiment
Chapter 14 Vocabulary

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Newcomb and Asch
574-583 / 31
Obedience to Authority / 1
Bystander effect; Darley and Latane583-601 / 2
Situational power, social reality / 3
Spring Break

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Spring Break
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Spring Break
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Spring Break
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Spring Break
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Spring Break

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Spring Break
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Situational power, social reality / 15
Social attraction theory
Review for Chap 14 test / 16
Chapter 14 Test / 17
Go over test
Begin review for national test
Review for national test
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Begin review for national test
Review for national test / 21
Begin review for national test
Review for national test / 22
Begin review for national test
Review for national test / 23
Begin review for national test
Review for national test / 24
Begin review for national test
Review for national test

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Review for national test / 28 / 29
Review for National Test / 30
Review for national test / 1
Final review for national test/course final
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National A. P. Psychology Test/Course Final
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Post test activity / 6
Post test activity / 7
Post test activity / 8
Post test activity
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Post test activity / 12
Post test activity / 13
Post test activity
Minimum Day / 14
Post test activity / 15
Disneyland Trip for Seniors Underclassmen: Reinforcement Activity
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Senior Checkout / 19
Finals
Periods 1, 2 & 7
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Finals
Periods 3 & 4
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Finals
Periods 5 & 6
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OHS Graduation

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