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.

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

US History Assignment and Review Materials

HW: 1920's Review Questions (click here) Due Friday, 01/23/15

Review Materials:
Be ready for your Mid Year Test by Tuesday of next week.
Mid Year Review Materials (click here)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Friday, January 9, 2015

01/09/15 Sub Work

Period 2 & 6: AICE Psychology

Students should complete the chart on my desk.  They may write on it and keep it.  I will check it next class period.  A link to this chart can be found on the blog under he Dematte Assignments post.
They should also answer the following question on their own piece of paper about the current case.

Paper 2 Style Question
Demattè, Östebauer & Spence carried out an experiment on smells.
(a) What is meant by a laboratory experiment? (2)
(b) Describe one piece of quantitative data from the Demattè, Östebauer & Spence study. (3)
(c) Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of collecting quantitative data using the Demattè, Östebauer & Spence study as an example. (10)

(d) Using the Demattè, Östebauer & Spence study as an example, discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the physiological approach’s attempt to explain human behaviour. (10)

Period 4: US History Honors

Students should complete the Prohibition Mini-Q Packet found on my desk.  They may write on it and keep it.  I will check it next class period.  If they finish early, they may get in their groups and work on their projects that are Due, Tuesday, 01/13/15.  Instructions for that are on the blog as well.


Thursday, January 8, 2015

* Updated * AICE Psychology Smells & Facial Attractiveness Assignments & Review

Assignment 1: Dematte Readings and Questions (click here) Due Wed., 01/07/15 (P. 2 & 6) & Thurs., 01/08/15 (P. 3 & 5)

Assignment 2:  Using the past questions as examples, create a Paper 1 Short response question using the Dematte case content (Smells & Facial Attractiveness). Include the possible answers. Due Wed., 01/07/15 (P. 2 & 6) & Thurs., 01/08/15 (P. 3 & 5)

Dematte Smells & Facial Attractiveness Original Case (click here)
Dematte Smells & Facial Attractiveness Notes (click here)

Assignment 3: Dematte Issues and Debate Chart (click here) HW for P. 3 & 5, Due Mon. 01/12/15 and Sub Work for P. 2 & 6.

Quiz Review Practice Questions (click here)

Answers to Questions Worked on in Class (click here)

Quiz on this case will be on Monday, 01/12/15 (P.1 & 3) & Tuesday, 01/13/15 (P. 2 & 6)



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