Monday, monday....la la la lala.....

Monday, monday....la la la lala.....

Quiz will be tomorrow....postponed you lucky ducks!

Films & psychology-  we will muse in class.

Looking forward:  Design an experiment- learning to create a hypothesis and
                                         carry out an experiment  

Read in class and discuss

Some inspiration & ideas: 

http://psychology.about.com/od/researchmethods/a/psychology-fair-project-ideas.htm


http://www.education.com/science-fair/psychology-and-sociology/

https://www.socialpsychology.org/expts.htm

http://list25.com/25-intriguing-psychology-experiments/

 For tomorrow:  Bring a question and we will challenge Auburn University

http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1vt6oh/    

Ethics and Psychology

The Milgram and Standford prison experiment fueled controversy and added to the debate over ethical boundaries in psychology.
Today you will watch a small documentary on the Standford experiment.  Reflect on ethical boundaries-  where did you feel a line had been crossed?  How did you know?  Was it a gut reaction, similar to the visiting psychologist or a cognitive, rational judgement?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=760lwYmpXbc#t=423

Have an excellent weekend!  
ps...you have a quiz on Monday  

Wednesday, February 19- Quick Review

Be ready to present your findings on love:
Create a title and a possible hypothesis that you might have had
Intructions:  explain what was done and why
Noteworthy comments-  Were you suprised by your findings?
                                  - Can you group/ organize information
Participants-  anonymous, students , teachers?
Further research-  what kind of questions do you have? 

Class reading :  35- 41
   * know the vocabulary
   *understand ethics.....more tomorrow....


Quiz on Monday.  Please know the following:  

Vocabulary pg. 7- 13
physiological
cognitive
psychology
hypothesis
theory
scientific method fig 1.4, page 12

Goals of psychology pg.  10- 11

The chart on pg. 21-  6 Contemporary Approaches to Psychology  
For more depth,  read back pages 17- 21 

Tuesday, February 18

Course selection in the multi-purpose room for grade eleven. 

Final presentation at the end of class.  Remember that you are responsible to answer all reflective questions, for all presentations. 

link here .....

Monday, February 17

Almost done and over with love...but not quite!  

Harlow ....we need to finish the video and articulate his research question. 

Ok...write up five questions and be ready to ask your questions in the wider community.

How many people would you like to question?  Students?  Teachers?
10-15

Before you start,  is there a burning question that you want to understand at a deeper level?  Think about the Halo Effect, scent and love and Harlow's experiment.

This would be your hypothesis and you are organising a small survey for your research....more later!                           10 marks for complete survey

Valentine's Day

To love or not to love.  That is the question.

We will watch two clips  on love, or rather,  the attraction factor that might lead to love.

As you watch,  note down any questions that you might have or any aspect of the clips that incite your curiosity.

Our goal is to write five questions to ask our school community today,  Valentine's Day.

And to clarify the difference between qualitative research and quantitative research.

Ask yourself,  how can you best learn about the psychology of love:
through qualitative or quantitative research?  

Important Psychologists

Please hand in your answers to group questions and group reflection on Monday, February 17. 

Freud:

http://prezi.com/pwylsmnfgtu4/sigmund-freud/#


Jung:  

http://prezi.com/fbzrjbqxcrww/carl-jung/

Love & Research !

Thursday  , Feb 13

Presentations are done!  Please send me your prezi link.  I would like to post on this blog.

We are moving into research methods and ethics.  Plan to create experiments next week.
In the meantime, consider the psychology of love.  Valentine's Day is tomorrow.
Today we will look at probably the most famous experiment on love.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrNBEhzjg8I

Reflect on your reaction and feelings to the media clip?
Do you think Harlow's experiment is ethical? 

Tues, Feb.11

Hello People!  Hope you had a wonderful weekend.

Presentations today- please read over the rubric & attention
 to reflective question.

Audience- have paper ready & be ready to answer question- 4-6 sentences

Looking ahead-  Research methods and Experiments! 

Feb. 7

What is Psychology?  You dived into the founders of psychology, we've read and today you will learn about the goals of psychology and scientific basis.

Please read together:  Goals pg. 10-11
                                     Scientific Basis pg. 12-13
                                     make notes on questions 1-3 


 Psychology as a profession:  watch & reflect!

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/yt-CybvSuG569Q/lesson_01_what_is_psychology/

For homework read pg. 24- 28

For the remainder of the block ,  you may work on your projects in the library.
Have a lovely long weekend!

Thursday, Feb. 6

Please have your textbook! 

Thank you for the introductory assignments.  I've learned about your goals and interests.

Many of you noticed that a blurred face in the facial experiment test, produced uneasy emotions.
The effect of a face, beautiful or ugly by society, has fuelled extensive research.
The result of one study is called the Halo Effect:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEho_4ejkNw

Do you agree or disagree?

Reading- pages 7-9 

Please read over the rubrics.  Projects are due on Tuesday so you have the long weekend for any last minute creative endeavours! 

Feb. 5

Wednesday,  Feb. 5

World's quickest personality test:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHF0VXPanU8

Back to group project-  Founders of Psychology

Goals:  1.  Learn about the founders and history of psychology
             2.  Examine how groups work and your role in a group 

Please refer to the rubric for criteria! 

Feb.3- Welcome!

Monday, February 3

Welcome!

1. Logistics- new students, course outline etc.

2. Psychology traverses lines into all disciplines,  especially the discipline of Philosophy.

As you begin this course, ask yourself:

Do you view human nature as essential good or bad?

Do we, in our identity and lives, come from a place of happiness or despair?  

Please keep your reflection and evaluation of these questions for the semester. 

3.  Your behaviour style- For much of this course, you will be working in groups.

Rate your style from behaviour styles rating form 

We will experiment with group dynamics for our next project. 

4.  History of Psychology-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzAXM5jR8oA

Groups of 4- identify the major players and schools of thought

5.  Psychology now- 

Current Trends-  We will go back to current trends later but one to compare to history  :

  Dr. Martin Seligman & Positive Psychology 

http://www.ted.com/talks/martin_seligman_on_the_state_of_psychology.html

Please finish questions as you watch the clip.  

6. Textbooks from the library please!