Tuesday, February 24, 2015

***Update*** Psychology Development & Aggression Case Notes and Assignments

Assignment #1: Bandura Readings and Questions (click here) Due Friday, 02/27/15 (3 & 5) & Monday, 03/02/15 (2 & 6)

Assignment # 2 & 3: Schacter Issues & Debates Chart (click here) and Maguire Issues & Debates Chart (click here) Both due on Thurs., 03/05/15 (3 & 5) & Fri., 03/06/15 (2 & 6)

Bandura PPT Notes (click here)
Bandura (Aggression) Case Notes (click here)
Bandura Original Case (click here)


Check back regularly to this post for updates on assignments.

Sociology Media Homework

Media Readings Part 2 pg 233-246 (click here) Read the pages in the link and complete the following assignments on your own sheet of paper.  Be ready for a possible quiz from this information on that day as well.  Due Friday, 02/27/15
* Activity pg. 7 of file
* Task on pg 12 of file
* Test Yourself on Pg. 14 of file

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Psych Paper 1 Section B Practice Question

Answer the question below using information from one of the cases we have already covered. Due Friday, 02/20/15 (P.2 & 6) & Monday, 02/23/15 (P. 3 & 5)

Evaluate one of the studies listed below in terms of its validity
Loftus and Pickrell (false memories)
Tajfel (intergroup categorisation)
Schachter and Singer (emotion)                                                       [10]

Loftus Notes (click here)
Schachter Notes (click here) 

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Out today

Psychology and history students should work on assignments posted below this post. I will collect all work next class period. Be good.

Thursday, February 5, 2015

Psych Taxi Drivers Case Notes & Assignments

Assingnment 1: Taxi Drivers Case Reading and Questions (click here) Due Mon., 02/09/15 (3 & 5) & Tues., 02/10/15 (2 & 6)

Taxi Drivers Original Case (click here)
Taxi Drivers Case PPT Notes (click here)

Assignment 2 (CW, groups): Article link from last page of the PPT Notes for assignment (click here)
Answer the following questions with your group members on one sheet of paper (also found on last slide of PPT Notes):

-Hypothesize how you would begin to learn that many streets in a 6 mile radius.
–Analyze the statement “Maguire likens the brain to a muscle –exercise it and it gets stronger”.
–Create a list of three other jobs that could result in an increase in the size of your hippocampus. Explain what aspect of this job would cause this to occur.
–Does this scenario end the nature v. nurture debate or only further complicate it? Explain.

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