Significant Contributors Research

Wilhelm Wundt, Leipzig Germany

This week Psychology 1 students are researching "Significant Contributors" to the various fields of Psychology. Monday and Tuesday students should be researching their assigned psychologist and preparing an informational poster about that individual. Tuesday (January 10) the poster should be complete and will be on display in the Psych classroom for our "Walk Through Psychology History".


Below are some sites that could be used to research information for your informational poster.

Wiki's list of Famous Experiments - scroll down to find the Psychology Section
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_famous_experiments

Classics in the History of Psychology - search the site for various articles
http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/index.htm

Psychologist Biographies
http://allpsych.com/biographies/index.html

History and People of Psychology - Psychology Encyclopedia
http://www.psychology.org/links/People_and_History/

Reminder that the poster is worth 20 points - 5 extra credit if - it is typed, colorful and has a picture of the psychologist! See your handout from class for more information.



Genie

Psych 1 started the Nova documentary today "The Wild Child," which reflects on the story of "Genie" aka Susan Wiley. Genie was discovered at the age of 13 when her mother escaped the abusive father. Read more about Genie here: http://www.feralchildren.com/en/showchild.php?ch=genie

Here is a transcript of the video http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/transcripts/2112gchild.html

Story and pictures of Genie's brother, as well as more recent pictures of Genie http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=4873347&page=1


Remember that while Genie was able to grow physically and develop relationships, full communication still evades her

Cognitive Development Stages - Piaget

Jean Piaget, the Swiss Cognitive Psychologist, helps us to understand the developmental stages of children related to cognitive tasks. Here are some video clips that illustrate these concepts.

Stage 1 - Sensorimotor Stage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue8y-JVhjS0&feature=related

Stage 2 - Preoperational Stage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLj0IZFLKvg&feature=related

Stage 3 - Concerte Operations
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA04ew6Oi9M&feature=related

Stage 4 - Formal Operations
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjJdcXA1KH8&feature=related

These clips were used in our lesson today!

Milgram Experiment - Modern Day

In the 1960s Stanley Milgram conducted research to answer the question - How far will people obey authority? His results were shocking, over half of his participants were willing to give an innocent "learner" high voltage shocks. A few years ago after the disturbing images from the treatment of prisoners at Abu Grahib, researchers were asking the same questions again. Their results? Read the article below to gain some insight.




http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=2765416&page=1

Significant Contributors to Psychology

This week Psychology 1 students are researching "Significant Contributors" to the various fields of Psychology.  Monday and Tuesday students should be researching their assigned psychologist and preparing an informational poster about that individual. Wednesday (August 24) the poster should be complete and will be on display in the Psych classroom for our "Walk Through Psychology History".

Below are some sites that could be used to research information for your informational poster.

Wiki's list of Famous Experiments - scroll down to find the Psychology Section
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_famous_experiments

Classics in the History of Psychology - search the site for various articles
http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/index.htm

Psychologist Biographies
http://allpsych.com/biographies/index.html

History and People of Psychology - Psychology Encyclopedia
http://www.psychology.org/links/People_and_History/

Reminder that the poster is worth 20 points - 5 extra credit if - it is typed, colorful and has a picture of the psychologist! See your handout from class for more information.

WELCOME BACK!!!

Wednesday, August 18 we begin the 2010-2011 school year. Oh boy did that summer go by fast. I hope all the Psychology students had a summer filled with friends, family and relaxation. Thank you for taking Psychology at BNHS this year - we are going to have a great time! Feel free to peruse this blog at your leisure, checking out previous postings and links included on the site. As always, please let Mrs. H know if you have found an interesting site, video, audio clip, etc. that is applicable to our current topic in Psychology.

Welcome 2nd Semester Students

It was great to meet many of you today as we started second semester, I am excited for our journey to begin.  Welcome to the BNHS Psychology Blog - hopefully you will find it to be a useful resource this semester and in the future. See you tomorrow.

Here is an interesting site --- An Encyclopedia of Psychology http://www.psychology.org/

Final Exams Over!

Great job on Finals Ladies and Gentlemen! Take the next two weeks to relax and enjoy time with friends and family. AP Students - Don't forget to be reading your book for the book reviews!

Notes for January -

Psychology 1 -

January 4-6 - Beautiful Mind and DSM Worksheet

January 7 - Review Psychological Disorders
January 8 - Unit 6 Test and Book Return

AP Psychology -

January 4-6 - 12 Angry Men

January 7 - Book Reviews

January 9 - Book Reviews

Final Exam Week!

This week final exams are Thursday and Friday.

Schedule is as follows:

Thursday
1st hour - 7:55-9:25
3rd hour - 9:30-11:00
5th hour - 11:05-12:40 - Exam and Study Period
C Lunch - 12:40-1:10
7th hour - 1:15-2:55

Friday
2nd hour - 7:550-9:25
4th hour - 9:30-11:00
5th hour - 11:05-12:40 - Exam and Study Period
C Lunch - 12:45-1:15
6th hour - 1:20-2:55

Good Luck! Don't forget to work on your review packet.