Intro To Psychology Units

Introduction to Psychology
Psychology Course Description Discipline Specific Vocabulary

1. Attitude
The purpose of the course is to introduce students to the scientific 2. Behavior
3. Cognition
investigation of behavior and mental processes in humans and other 4. Conformity
animals. The course includes an introduction to basic research methods, 5. Consciousness
the relationship between biology and behavior, how conditioning, 6. Correlation
learning and cognition affect behavior, how interaction with others 7. Development
influences thought, feelings, perceptions, and behaviors, and an 8. Ego
9. Emotion
understanding of human differences, including strategies for coping when 10. Ethics
those differences create dysfunction. 11. Evolution
12. Gestalt
13. Intelligence
14. Learning
15. Memory
16. Mental illness
Course Essential Questions 17. Motivation
18. Nature vs. nurture
1. How do psychologists investigate the relationship between biology 19. Nervous System
and behavior? 20. Personality
21. Perception
2. How do humans think, learn and solve problems? 22. Psychotherapy
3. How does society and culture influence our thinking and behavior? 23. Psychoactive drugs
4. How do we develop into unique individuals? 24. Psychological disorder
25. Research-descriptive and experimental
26. Sample
27. Schema
28. Sensation
29. Social-cultural
30. Theory
Joel Bibby, Mark Clarke, John Cline, Ed Flynn

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Units
1. History, Perspectives and Research Methods
Essential Questions:
 How did the discipline of psychology evolve into the scientific study of behavior and mental processes?
 What methods do psychologists use to investigate behavior and mental processes?
Unit Vocabulary:
Behaviorist Perspective Experimental Group

Bias Experimental Method
Biological Perspective Humanistic Perspective
Causation Independent Variable
Cognitive Perspective Longitudinal v Cross-Sectional Studies
Confederate Naturalistic Observation
Control Group Placebo
Correlational Research Psychodynamic Perspective
Dependent Variable Random Sample
Double Blind Technique Survey Method
Daily Learning Outcomes:

1. How has psychology developed as a field of study over the years?
2. What are some different perspectives that psychologists use to look at behavior and thoughts?
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3. What are some different ways that psychologists research certain issues?
4. Explain what psychologists can do to make sure their research is ethical
Activities:
a. Design an experiment using assigned components
b. Create a strengths and weaknesses chart for various research methods
c. Create a timeline for major milestones in the history of psychology
d. Form ethics committees to evaluate hypothetical or actual historical research projects
e. Design and distribute a survey and compile data
f. Conduct a correlational study and compile data
g. Create psychological VIP’s trading cards
Sample Questions:
Psychology is defined as the

a. humanistic study of emotions and feelings.
b. sociological study of individual and group dynamics.
c. scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
d. study of supernatural phenomena.
The school of behaviorism defined psychology as

a. the scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
b. the biological study of the brain and its behavior.
c. the sociological study of group behavior.
d. the scientific study of observable behavior.

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Observing the way people eat in restaurants is an example of

a. laboratory observation. c. naturalistic observation.
b. a survey. d. the longitudinal method.
History, Perspectives and Research Methods Unit Assessment Plan

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Rathus, S. A. (2007). Psychology Principles in 1. Discuss the precise claims of the 1. Select from the reading the most
Practice. Austin, Texas: Holt, Rinehart and author and the opposing claims significant and relevant facts, details,
Winston. presented in the article. and examples.
2. Discuss the strengths and 2. Use precise language, psychology
Case Studies and Other True Stories: The weaknesses of the author’s claims vocabulary when writing about the
Hawthorne Plant Study: A Flawed Experiment and opposing claims. assigned topic.
(p45) 3. Provide a concluding statement that 3. Provide a concluding statement or
supports or rejects the author’s section that follows from and supports
argument. the information presented.
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2. Biology
Essential Question:
 How do brain chemistry and structure influence behavior?
Unit Vocabulary:
Aphasia Limbic System

Axon Myelin Sheath
Brain Imaging Techniques Neuron
Brainstem Neurotransmitters
Cerebral Cortex Occipital Lobe
CNS Parietal Lobe
Corpus Callosum Plasticity
Dendrites PNS
Endocrine System Split Brain
Frontal Lobe Synapse
Glands Temporal Lobe
Hormones

1. How do neurons work?
2. How does information move through our bodies?
3. What do the different parts of the brain do?
4. What methods do scientists use to study the brain?
5. How do genes and the environment (nature and nurture) shape our behavior?
6. How has evolution contributed to human behavior and thoughts?

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Activities:
a. Create a brain diagram or brain mobile
b. Conduct a class demonstration of the nervous system by holding hands to send signals
c. Watch baby/teen brain videos – PBS
d. Create a Play-Doh Brain
e. Perform neurotransmitter skits
f. View Phineas Gage Video Clip or read an article about his story
Sample Questions:
Researchers learn about the brain by studying

a. images of the brain created by computers.
b. people with head injuries.
c. the effects of electrical stimulation on the brain.
d. all of the above.
The basic building blocks of the nervous system are

a. neurons. c. pons.
b. medullas. d. glands.
Unusual drinking and eating behaviors can be caused by damage to the

a. hypothalamus. c. cerebellum.
b. reticular activating system. d. pons.

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Biology Unit Assessment Plan
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Practice. Austin, Texas: Holt, Rinehart and author and the opposing claims significant and relevant facts, details, and
Winston. presented in the article. examples.
Case Studies and Other True Stories: Is Phineas 2. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses 2. Use precise language, psychology
Gage Still the Same Man? (p65) of the author’s claims and opposing vocabulary when writing about the
claims. assigned topic.
3. Provide a concluding statement that 3. Provide a concluding statement or section
supports or rejects the author’s that follows from and supports the
argument. information presented.
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3. Sensation and Perception
Essential Question:
 How do our sensory organs get information to the brain?
 How does our brain organize and interpret sensory information?
Unit Vocabulary:
Absolute Threshold Monocular Depth Cues

Binocular Depth Cues Retina
Bottom-up Processing Rods
Cochlea Selective Attention
Color Vision Sensory Adaptation
Cones Signal Detection Theory
Gestalt Top-Down Processing
Just Noticeable Difference Vestibular Sense
Kinesthetic Sense Weber’s Law

1. What are some limitations and capabilities of our various senses?
2. How do our eyes and ears function?
3. How does our thinking influence the way we interpret sensory information?
Activities:
a. Create an ear/diagram
b. Conduct one of several possible taste/smell labs
c. Back-masking and subliminal messaging (Vokey and Read)

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d. View Innatentional Blindess Gorilla Video (Simon)

e. Conduct the Rat/Man Experiment (Bugalski and Alampay)
f. Recreate the Stroop Effect Experiment
g. Play catch using only one eye (monocular vs. binocular cues)
Sample Questions
The way we perceive objects is determined by

a. our emotional state.
b. our expectations and attitudes about what we see.
c. learning and past experiences.
Sounds are caused by

a. electromagnetic energy.
b. the release of sensory neurons.
c. motion parallax.
d. vibrations that cause changes in air pressure.
Smell and taste are known as the

a. skin senses. c. vestibular senses.
b. photoreceptor senses. d. chemical senses.

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Sensation and Perception Unit Assessment Plan
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Psychology in the World Today: How did Animals 2. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses 2. Use precise language, psychology
Know a Tsunami was Coming? (p82) of the author’s claims and opposing vocabulary when writing about the
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4. States of Consciousness
Essential Question:
 How do humans experience various levels of consciousness?
Unit Vocabulary:
Circadian Rhythm Psychological Dependence

Depressants REM Sleep
Dream Theories Sleep Disorders
EEG Sleep Stages
Hallucinogens Stimulants
Hypnosis Unconscious Mind
Physical Dependence

1. What are the major components of the human sleep cycle?
2. Why do we dream?
3. What are some common sleep disorders?
4. How effective is hypnosis?
5. How do various psychoactive drugs influence our perceptions and behavior?
Activities:
a. Keep a log of sleep habits and dreams
b. Use the “Mouse Party” site (University of Utah)
c. Participate in a debate on drug legality, argue for or against certain drugs
d. Class presentations on psychoactive drugs

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Sample Questions
During a 24-hour day, people experience a sequence of changes in

a. sleepiness and wakefulness. c. body temperature.
b. blood pressure. d. all of the above.
Sleep researchers define our sleep stages in terms of

a. the length of time each takes. c. the time of night each occurs.
b. brain wave patterns. d. the number of times we wake up.
Slurred speech, blurred vision, and impaired judgment are the results of
a. nicotine. c. cocaine.
b. amphetamines. d. intoxication.
Sates of Consciousness Unit Assessment Plan
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Exploring Diversity: Mulitcultural Persepectives on 2. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses 2. Use precise language, psychology
Consciousness (p119) of the author’s claims and opposing vocabulary when writing about the

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5. Learning
 How do environmental consequences shape behavior?
Unit Vocabulary:
Acquisition Observational Learning
Classical Conditioning Operant Chamber (Skinner Box)
Cognitive Maps Operant Conditioning
CR Conditioned Response Positive Reinforcement
CS Conditioned Stimulus Punishment
Extinction Schedules of Reinforcement
FI Fixed Interval Shaping
FR Fixed Ratio UR Unconditioned Response
Little Albert US Unconditioned Stimulus
Modeling VI Variable Interval
Negative Reinforcement VR Variable Ratio

1. How do we learn associations between events that happen in our environments?
2. How do reward and punishment shape our behavior?
3. What are some different schedules and types of reinforcers used to change behavior?
4. To what extent can we learn from observing others?
Activities:
a. Fun Dip or Straw puff to eye classical conditioning
b. View Volkswagen Fun Theory videos on Operant conditioning
c. Brainstorm various student examples for different schedules of reinforcement

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Sample Questions:
Ivan Pavlov's experiments with dogs yielded information about

a. operant conditioning. c. classical conditioning.
b. counterconditioning. d. all of the above.
The process by which a stimulus increases the chances of a preceding behavior occurring again is called
a. reinforcement. c. flooding.
b. extinction. d. systematic desensitization.
People who watch a lot of violence on television are more likely to be violent in part because of
a. observational learning. c. negative reinforcement.
b. classical conditioning. d. systematic desensitization.
Learning Unit Assessment Plan
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Case Studies and Other True Stories: The Story of 2. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses 2. Use precise language, psychology
Little Albert (p134) of the author’s claims and opposing vocabulary when writing about the

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6. Cognition
 How do organisms remember, think, solve problems and communicate?
Unit Vocabulary:
Algorithm Phoneme
Chunking Recall
Constructive Memory Recognition
Encoding Rehearsal
Episodic Memory Retrieval
Fixation Schema
Heuristic Semantic Memory
Interference Serial Position Effect
Long Term Memory Sensory Memory
Mnemonic Short Term Memory
Morpheme Storage

1. How do we create memories?
2. How accurate are our memories?
3. How can we avoid forgetting?
4. What are some ways that we solve problems and make decisions?
5. How do we learn a language?

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Activities
a. Solve brain teasers, any kind! Discuss methods used, barriers to solving etc.
b. Memorize a long list using peg words (perhaps Erikson’s Stages of Development?)
c. Conduct a serial position or forgetting memory experiment and graph results
d. Short term memory test
e. Watch a video on or recreate the Loftus experiment
Sample Questions
Functional fixedness can become

a. an obstacle to solving a problem. c. a useful heuristic.
b. a concept for developing language. d. all of the above.
The most reliable approach to solving a problem is

a. the algorithm. c. convergent thinking.
b. the heuristic. d. divergent thinking.
Prototypes make concepts easier to understand by allowing us to

a. picture a specific example of the concept.
b. mentally group together objects that are similar.
c. use shortcuts to solve a problem.
d. do all of the above.

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Cognition Unit Assessment Plan
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Psychology in the World Today: Can We Trust 2. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses 2. Use precise language, psychology
Eyewitness Testimony? (p165) of the author’s claims and opposing vocabulary when writing about the

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7. Motivation and Emotion
 What drives human and animal behavior?
 How do we experience various emotions?
Unit Vocabulary:
Drive Hypothalamus
Drive-Reduction Theory Intrinsic Motivation
Epinephrine (Adrenaline) Motivation
Extrinsic Motivation Set Point Theory
General Adaptation Syndrome Theories of Emotion
Hierarchy of Needs Universal Facial Gestures
Homeostasis Yerkes-Dodson Law

1. What are some major theories of motivation?
2. What types of things tend to motivate our behavior?
3. How can we explain an emotional experience?
4. To what extent are emotions universal or dependant on culture and context?
5. What happens to our bodies when we are stressed?
6. How does perception and ability to cope influence our stress response?
Activities:
a. Perform nonverbal skits to demonstrate various emotions. Discuss cues (Ekman or Izard)
b. Make posters showing scenarios outlining major theories of emotion
c. Create a personal hierarchy of needs (Maslow)
d. Brainstorm stressors and coping mechanisms. Try to outweigh stressors with coping!

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Sample Questions:
Drive-reduction theory applies to

a. many biological drives. c. complex emotions.
b. most psychological needs. d. all of the above.
The need for self-actualization is part of the theory proposed by

a. William James. c. Karl G. Lange.
b. Abraham Maslow. d. Clark Hull.
Compared to Type B people, Type A people have a greater chance of

a. attaining self-actualization.
b. handling approach-approach conflicts effectively.
c. suffering heart disease.
d. doing all of the above.
Motivation and Emotion Unit Assessment Plan
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Case Studies and Other True Stories: The Schacter- 2. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses 2. Use precise language, psychology
Singer Experiment (p317) of the author’s claims and opposing vocabulary when writing about the

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8. Developmental Psychology
Essential; Questions:
 What changes take place during the human lifespan, from conception to death?
Unit Vocabulary:
Accommodation Moral Development

Assimilation Object Permanence
Attachment Parenting Styles
Cognitive Stage Theory Psychosexual Stages
Conservation Psychosocial Stages
Egocentrism Puberty
Habituation Strange Situation
Heritability Teratogen
Imprinting Visual Cliff

1. How do we change from birth to death?
2. Do we develop in a continuous manner, or in stages?
3. What are some major stage theories of development?
Activities:
a) For stage theories of development try: childhood pictures to demonstrate stages, cartoons for each stage, collages, graphic
organizers, student autobiographies etc.
b) Read; respond to the Heinz Dilemma (Kohlberg). As a follow up, students could create their own moral dilemma, or create
a justification for each level
c) Perform parenting styles skits (Baumrind)

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Sample Questions:
The cognitive process of assimilation allows people to

a. use specific examples to represent abstract concepts.
b. understand that an object exists even when it cannot be seen.
c. place new information in categories that already exist.
d. make changes based on new information.
During the sensorimotor stage of cognitive development, infants learn

a. to use language. c. object permanence.
b. to think two-dimensionally. d. all of the above.
Psychoanalyst Erik Erikson theorized that people go through

a. three levels of moral development.
b. four categories of adolescent identity status.
c. four stages of cognitive development.
d. eight life stages of identity formation.
Developmental Unit Assessment Plan
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Readings in Psychology: Does Heredity Determine 2. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses 2. Use precise language, psychology
Our Personalities? (p73) of the author’s claims and opposing vocabulary when writing about the
argument information presented.
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9. Personality
 How do different psychological approaches attempt to explain our differing personalities?
Unit Vocabulary:
Defense Mechanisms MMPI

Ego Neo Freudians
Extraversion Self Actualization
Hierarchy of Needs Self Concept
Id Self-Esteem
Introversion Social Cognitive Perspective
Learned Helplessness Superego
Locus of Control Trait Theories

1. How did Freud describe the development of our personalities?
2. What are major differences between humanistic and psychodynamic personality theories?
3. What are some major trait theories of personality?
4. How do social-cognitive theorists account for our differing personalities?
Activities:
a) Psychoanalyze a celebrity, especially one with an unusual childhood (Charlie Sheen, Michael Jackson, Brittany Spears)
b) Perform defense mechanism skits or create scenarios for each
c) Take the Myers-Briggs test or the Keirsey Temperament Sorter or some other personality test

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Sample Questions:
Humanistic theory suggests that human behavior is motivated by

a. instincts.
b. the need to reduce drives.
c. the need for personal growth and self-fulfillment.
d. the collective unconscious.
Sigmund Freud believed that infants fixated at the oral stage of development would later develop
a. an excessive need for self-control.
b. sloppy grooming habits.
c. habits such as smoking or overeating.
d. all of the above behaviors.
Projective personality tests measure aspects of an individual's personality through

a. open-ended responses to pictures.
b. direct observation of how often a behavior occurs.
c. self-reporting.
d. a multiple-choice questionnaire.
Personality Unit Assessment Plan
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Readings in Psychology: Watson and Rogers: At 2. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses 2. Use precise language, psychology
Opposite Ends of the Theory Spectrum(p336) of the author’s claims and opposing vocabulary when writing about the
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10. Testing and Individual Differences
 What factors make us unique individuals?
 What defines intelligence and how is it measured?
Unit Vocabulary:
Creativity Reliability
Emotional Intelligence Savant Syndrome
General Intelligence (G) Standardization
IQ Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test
Multiple Intelligences Validity
Normal Curve WAIS/WISC
Projective Tests

1. What factors make us unique individuals?
2. What defines intelligence and how is it measured?
Activities:
1. Take Australian/American vs. Aboriginal Intelligence tests
2. Create examples of intelligence for major theories. Use fictional characters, historical figures, family members etc.
3. Brainstorm the questions “What is intelligence?” or “what different types of intelligence exist?”
4. Take an IQ test or Type A/Type B test at queendom.com

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Sample Questions:
Intelligence involves the ability to
a. learn from experience. c. deal effectively with the environment.
b. think rationally. d. do all of the above.
Robert Sternberg's model of intelligence includes

a. emotional intelligence.
b. g factors and s factors.
c. analytical, creative, and practical abilities.
d. nine distinct primary mental abilities.
The distribution of IQ scores on a graph looks like

a. a downward slope. c. an S-curve.
b. a bell curve. d. an upward slope.
Testing and Individual Differences Unit Assessment Plan
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2. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses 2. Use precise language, psychology
Case Studies and Other True Stories: The of the author’s claims and opposing vocabulary when writing about the
Exceptional Creator (p217) claims. assigned topic.

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11. Abnormal Behavior and Treatment
 How is abnormality defined?
 What are the causes and symptoms of major psychological disorders?
Unit Vocabulary:
Anorexia OCD
Bipolar Disorder Panic Disorder
Bulimia Personality Disorders
Depression Phobias
Dissociative Disorders PTSD
DSM SAD
GAD Schizophrenia
MMPI Somatoform Disorders

1. How do cultures define normal and abnormal behavior?
2. What are advantages and disadvantages of labeling behavior as “disordered?”
3. What are some major types and symptoms of psychological disorders?
4. How do disorders impact daily life?

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Activities:
a) Create a mental illness PowerPoint or poster presentation
b) Solve the “personality disorders dinner party” puzzle
c) Make cartoon characters exemplifying various disorders
Sample Questions
According to psychoanalytic theory, anxiety disorders are the result of

a. repressed childhood urges.
b. the overwhelming of the ego by the urges of the id.
c. the failure to achieve individuation.
A person with dissociative identity disorder has

a. frequent panic attacks.
b. two or more personalities.
c. impulses to commit socially unacceptable behavior.
d. amnesia about personal information and past events.
Mood disorders fall into the general categories of

a. depression and bipolar disorders.
b. biological and psychological disorders.
c. anxiety and mania.
d. neuroses and psychoses.

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Abnormal Behavior and Treatment Unit Assessment Plan
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Rathus, S. A. (2007). Psychology Principles in 1. Discuss the precise claims of the author 1. Select from the reading the most significant
Practice. Austin, Texas: Holt, Rinehart and Winston. and the opposing claims presented in the and relevant facts, details, and examples.
Case Studies and Other True Stories: Not Guilty by article. 2. Use precise language, psychology vocabulary
Reason of Insanity. (p412) 2. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of when writing about the assigned topic.
the author’s claims and opposing claims. 3. Provide a concluding statement or section that
Rosenhan, D. (n.d.). The Rosenhan Study: On Being 3. Provide a concluding statement that follows from and supports the information
Sane in Insane Places. Institute for Nearly Genuine supports or rejects the author’s argument. presented.
Research.
http://www.bonkersinstitute.org/rosenhan.html
Barkley, R. (n.d.). What Is Adhd? | PBS - Medicating

Kids | FRONTLINE | PBS. PBS: Public Broadcasting
Service.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/medic
ating/experts/whatis.html

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12. Treatment
 What are the various treatment approaches to psychological disorders?
Unit Vocabulary:
Alternative Therapies Free Association

Anti-Psychotics Group Therapy
Anti-Anxiety Drugs Humanistic Therapy
Anti-Depressants Lobotomy
Behavioral Therapy Medical Model
Cognitive Therapy Psychoanalytic Therapy
Eclectic Approach Psychotherapies
ECT

1. How do cultures define normal and abnormal behavior?
2. What are advantages and disadvantages of labeling behavior as “disordered?”
3. What are some major types and symptoms of psychological disorders?
4. How do disorders impact daily life?
Activities:
a. Make a chart of major types of therapies, their methods, what they treat etc.
b. Conduct a humanistic therapy simulation
c. Participate in a disorders/treatment role play as client/therapist

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Sample Questions:
The primary goal of humanistic therapy is to help individuals

a. identify unconscious thoughts and emotions.
b. reach their full potential.
c. develop new behaviors.
d. develop more productive thought processes.
Unlike psychoanalysis, the key goal of cognitive therapy and behavioral therapy is to
a. eliminate troubling emotions or behaviors.
b. identify unconscious thoughts and emotions.
c. achieve self-actualization.
d. use biological rather than psychological treatments.
Operant conditioning helps a person

a. unlearn undesirable behaviors. c. correct faulty assumptions.
b. learn desirable behaviors. d. correct illogical thought processes.
Treatment Unit Assessment Plan
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1. Discuss the precise claims of the author 1. Select from the reading the most significant
Rathus, S. A. (2007). Psychology Principles in and the opposing claims presented in the and relevant facts, details, and examples.
Practice. Austin, Texas: Holt, Rinehart and Winston. article. 2. Use precise language, psychology vocabulary
Exploring Diversity: Therapy and Culture (p445) 2. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of when writing about the assigned topic.
the author’s claims and opposing claims. 3. Provide a concluding statement or section that
3. Provide a concluding statement that follows from and supports the information
supports or rejects the author’s argument. presented.

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13. Social Psychology
 How do groups and culture influence individual behavior?
Unit Vocabulary:
Aggression Fundamental Attribution Error

Attraction Norms
Bystander Effect Obedience Study
Cognitive Dissonance Prejudice
Conformity Roles
Deindividuation Self Fulfilling Prophecy
Diffusion of Responsibility Social Trap
Frustration-Aggression Principle Stanford Prison Experiment
Daily Learning Outcomes

1. How does the presence of others influence an individual’s behavior?
2. What factors lead to increased or decreased conformity and obedience?
3. How do norms influence collectivist and individualist behavior and values?
4. What are the negative aspects of group perceptions?
5. What factors influence attraction?
Activities:
a. Recreate or modify the Asch conformity study, you will need confederates!
b. Watch a video on a famous study (Asch, Milgram, Zimbardo, bystander effect)
c. Play the missile game or use real money as an incentive to demonstrate social traps
d. Read the article on Kitty Genovese, and discuss the bystander effect

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e. Try a prejudice test on project implicit
Sample Questions:
Cognitive dissonance may cause people to

a. change their attitudes to match their behavior.
b. try harder because other people are watching.
c. slack off because their efforts are not needed.
d. vent aggressive urges through sarcasm.
Psychologist Stanley Milgram's research showed that most people

a. act aggressively in social situations.
b. act altruistically only when others are not around.
c. obey orders that conflict with their own attitudes.
d. conform only to positive social norms.
Psychologist Solomon Asch's study showed that

a. a specific gene is linked to aggressive behavior.
b. altruism is based on conditioning and observational learning.
c. people tend to conform so as not to be perceived as different from others.
d. two-sided arguments are the most persuasive.

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Social Psychology Unit Assessment Plan
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2. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses 5. Use precise language, psychology
Psychology in the World Today: What Can Be of the author’s claims and opposing vocabulary when writing about the
Done About Prejudice (p469) claims. assigned topic.
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Introduction to Psychology

Psychology Course Description Discipline Specific Vocabulary

Joel Bibby, Mark Clarke, John Cline, Ed Flynn

1. History, Perspectives and Research Methods

Behaviorist Perspective Experimental Group

Daily Learning Outcomes:

Psychology is defined as the

The school of behaviorism defined psychology as

Joel Bibby, Mark Clarke, John Cline, Ed Flynn

Observing the way people eat in restaurants is an example of

History, Perspectives and Research Methods Unit Assessment Plan

Joel Bibby, Mark Clarke, John Cline, Ed Flynn

Aphasia Limbic System

Daily Learning Outcomes:

Joel Bibby, Mark Clarke, John Cline, Ed Flynn

Researchers learn about the brain by studying

The basic building blocks of the nervous system are

Unusual drinking and eating behaviors can be caused by damage to the

Joel Bibby, Mark Clarke, John Cline, Ed Flynn

Biology Unit Assessment Plan

R1/R10 W-1 W-2

Joel Bibby, Mark Clarke, John Cline, Ed Flynn

3. Sensation and Perception

Absolute Threshold Monocular Depth Cues

Daily Learning Outcomes:

Joel Bibby, Mark Clarke, John Cline, Ed Flynn

d. View Innatentional Blindess Gorilla Video (Simon)

The way we perceive objects is determined by

Sounds are caused by

Smell and taste are known as the

Joel Bibby, Mark Clarke, John Cline, Ed Flynn

Sensation and Perception Unit Assessment Plan

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Joel Bibby, Mark Clarke, John Cline, Ed Flynn

Circadian Rhythm Psychological Dependence

Daily Learning Outcomes:

Joel Bibby, Mark Clarke, John Cline, Ed Flynn

During a 24-hour day, people experience a sequence of changes in

Sleep researchers define our sleep stages in terms of

Sates of Consciousness Unit Assessment Plan

R1/R10 W-1 W-2

Joel Bibby, Mark Clarke, John Cline, Ed Flynn

Daily Learning Outcomes:

Joel Bibby, Mark Clarke, John Cline, Ed Flynn

Ivan Pavlov's experiments with dogs yielded information about

Learning Unit Assessment Plan

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Joel Bibby, Mark Clarke, John Cline, Ed Flynn

Daily Learning Outcomes:

Joel Bibby, Mark Clarke, John Cline, Ed Flynn

Functional fixedness can become

The most reliable approach to solving a problem is

Prototypes make concepts easier to understand by allowing us to

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Cognition Unit Assessment Plan

R1/R10 W-1 W-2

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7. Motivation and Emotion

Daily Learning Outcomes:

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Drive-reduction theory applies to

The need for self-actualization is part of the theory proposed by

Compared to Type B people, Type A people have a greater chance of