Homework for the Week of February 9-13

Homework for the Week of February 9-13

INTRO TO PSYCH

MONDAY – Intro to Psych

Warm-Up: Why do you follow the rules at school or at home?
AGENDA:
·  Go over our Abnormal Psych Tests. Retakes are Thursday. Let me know if you want to retake them.
·  How do genetics & stress determine whether or not a person will develop a disorder? A demo using PB & J.
Conformity:
·  Go over using Conformity PowerPoint
·  Discussion & an example of Conformity. Solomon Asch’s Studies on Conformity.
·  Does conformity increase or decrease with age?
·  Psychology: The Human Experience DVD: Segment 33: Conformity (6:03) – The Pros & Cons of Conformity
Obedience:
·  Start Discussion over Obedience PowerPoint: Milgram’s study and its variations.
ASSIGNMENTS:
·  Read pages 490-492 on Aggression for tomorrow. Don’t forget to fill out your chart.

TUESDAY – Intro to Psych

WARM-UP: Have you ever lost control and became violent? What made you snap?
Agenda:
Obedience:
·  Intro to the Milgram study: Psychology: The Human Experience DVD: Segment 34: Obedience: The Milgram Study (4:04)
·  Discussion over Obedience PowerPoint: Milgram’s study and its variations.
·  Factors that increase and decrease obedience.
·  Worth Digital Media DVD: Actual Milgram’s Obedience Studies (5:08)
Aggression & Role Playing PP:
·  How do the biological, psychoanalytic, cognitive, learning & sociocultural perspectives view aggression?
·  Zimbardo Experiment
·  Role Playing: Want to learn more about the Stanford Prison Experiment? See the Online Slide Show
Assignments:
·  Read Altruism pg. 494-495 and Moral Development pg. 246-247. Don’t forget to fill out your chart. Have done by tomorrow.
WEDNESDAY – Intro to Psych
WARM-UP: Describe a time you helped a stranger. Why did you decide to help?
Agenda:
Altruistic (Helping) Behavior & Bystander Effect:
·  The Kitty Genovese Murder. Diffusion of Responsibility
·  Factors that increase and decrease bystanders helping.
·  Prosocial behavior towards strangers: When a stranger calls, will you call back?
·  Example of the Bystander Effect: Worth Digital Media DVD: Takooshian’s Psychology of Bystander (1:33) Would people stop someone from pick-pocketing a stranger if they saw it?
·  What would you do if you saw a baby locked in a hot car? ABC special (8:17)
How do we develop our morals? Kohlberg’s Moral Development (pg. 246-247)
Assignments:
o  Read pages 480-484 on Group vs. Individual Behavior. Don’t forget to fill out your chart.
THURSDAY – Intro to Psych
WARM-UP: What are the first things you notice about a person you are meeting for the first time?
Agenda:
Group vs. Individual Behavior: (pg. 480-484)
·  Influence of Groups on Behavior: Think of an example of each as we discuss.
o  Social Loafing (Bad)
o  Social Facilitation (Good)
o  Deindividuation (Bad)
·  Power of Persuasion: the different techniques used to persuade you.
Assignments:
·  Read pages 468-475 on Social Perception & Attraction for Monday
FRIDAY – Intro to Psych
WARM-UP: What factors do you consider when deciding to help someone or not?
Agenda:
·  Watch the Human Behavior Experiments (40 min.). Complete Video Questions as you watch the video.
·  Turn in after the video.
Assignments:
·  Read pages 468-475 on Social Perception & Attraction for Monday
EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY:
Online Preference Demonstration Directions:
·  Go to this website: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/ or click HERE
·  Click demonstration
·  Click go to the demonstration tests
·  Click I wish to proceed
·  Click on the icon for the following test: Weight AIT
·  If you can see the green arrow, click Click here to begin
·  If you cannot see the green arrow, install Adobe.
·  Click continue
·  Scroll past the personal questions and click OK as many times as needed to get past them
·  Read the instructions
·  Click I am ready to begin
·  When finished, record your results.