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 * Welcome to AP Psych!**

Work on college application essay. Begin Disorder DX.
 * Week of 6/10/2013**

Meet with me 4 times to work on essay. Ted Talk Assignment
 * Week of 6/3/2013**

Wed am we meet at Diozzi's office for college application essay guidance...no pun intended. college application essay tips
 * Week of 5/28/13**

Finish website by Thursday. Goodbye seniors! website link.
 * Week of 5/20/13 **

Working on website. Awesome [|psychology today] article about a lot of diff things related to leaving home and going to college. link to video we watched in class TH. [|link]
 * Week of 5/13/13**


 * Week of 5/06/2013 **
 * Monday: **come to class, if you aren't taking the APES test. We have a small visitor named Oscar coming in. Bring any questions, I'll find a pencil sharpener. Bring your breakfast so you can sleep in a bit.
 * Tuesday:** nap and recover.
 * Wednesday:** Begin Silver Linings Playbook.
 * Thursday:** finish movie. Current event related to mental illness due Friday.
 * Friday:** Current event discussion. HW for monday. Please write a letter to a student for next year. Explain your personality style (Myers Briggs, Gardner, whatever) and what you would advise to people who have similar personality styles for long and short term test prep in addition to your thoughts on what they should do upon opening up the test booklet. Submitted electronically is best, thanks! (30pts)

Monday: Social psychology ppt. Character write due, debrief mc questions. hw, read attitudeand email me discussion questions that you have, if any. do remember to grade yourself and email me results as per the link from last Fri.
 * Week of 4/29/2013 **
 * Tuesday: **continue social psych. hw: **group dynamics **, don't worry, this is much shorter.
 * Wednesday:** finish ppt. discussion on antisocial behavior and attraction. watch this clip.
 * Thursday:** Discuss Milgram.
 * Friday:** deep breaths. developmentReview cards! and here is the real 2007 test illegally scanned and found by JD.


 * Week of 4/22/2013**
 * Monday:** begin therapy (ha!) hw: anxiety screening and [|depression screening.] Please email any therapy questions and think about what the similarities and differences are between anxiety and depression. vacay assignment and critiques due by Tuesday midnight.
 * Tuesday:** continue therapy.
 * Wednesday:** finish therapy. hw: [|ted talk] come in ready to discuss issues with diagnosis, therapy, and what exactly is a mental disorder? hw due Monday: Disorder DX (note that there is going to be something else to do this weekend, so I'd get the 4para write out of the way...)
 * Thursday:** stress and the body ppt. please turn in/show me disorder chart in class today to earn 30 points. link to test of Loss of Control and Attributional Style.
 * Friday:** in class multiple choice portion. So sorry that this wasn't updated, the answers have been on the wiki in Test Answers since Wednesday. I hope you get through them, good luck, rzg

If you find that you are bored, a friend shared this insanity with me. Totally comprehensive: 425 terms to vaguely familiarize oneself with just for giggles... Guidelines: she will best be able to help you with any questions you have about therapy or what a particular disorder "looks" like. She is also good at explaining the differences between different conditions. When we are back after vacay it is all about therapy. link to therapy ppt if you want to get ahead. Sana, section 10 and review 7B and 6. Raxa, section 7B and review 2 and 11.
 * Week of 4/8/2013**
 * Monday:** discussion questions. DSM V, hw: download free review ap.
 * Tuesday:** long block, somatoform, dissociative disorders and Schizophrenia. Whew! hw: 19-23 and [|Ted Talk]
 * Wednesday:** finish and discuss Schizophrenia.
 * Thursday:** in class personality disorders. HW: please email me questions on mental illnesses and therapy that you have for the psychotherapist we will be skyping with in class Friday.
 * Friday:** chart due in class, Skype session. over vacay: review project. Link to supplemental notes wikinotes you will be responsible for entering one section, all vocab terms and an example, and critiquing/editing/adding to two others here on the quizlet page

I just saw this study tool that might be useful, esp for auditory learners.


 * Week of 4/1/2013**
 * Monday:** go over ppt and discuss stats questions. Thanks for emailing me the questions ahead of time. no hw.
 * Tuesday:** in class, review stats question from 2003 and structure of test. hw: read and questions on abnormal notes 1-5.
 * Wednesday:** begin abnormal discussion ppt. hw 6-11 abnormal notes
 * Thursday:** hw mental illness read and come in ready to discuss.
 * Friday:** weekend hw 12-18 and article on DSMV coming out. Email 3 questions by midnight Sunday.

hw: questions on testing for guest speaker
 * Week of 3/25/13**
 * Monday:**in class personality debate. hw: gardner's MI find out what your primary and seconday intelligence are.
 * Tuesday:** in class, go over perspectives spectrums handout, hw: watch and notes on 1iqvideoand 2iq video and come in with 3 questions to discuss.
 * Wednesday:** finish defense mechanisms, in class discussion and notes on history and issues in testing. (long block)
 * Thursday:** in class FRQ see rubric stats and for review this weekend, stats/research review email me your questions.
 * Friday:** Good Friday, no school.

be prepared to debate issues relating to Freud, Erikson, Adler, Maslow, Rogers, Horney, Fromm, and Jung. I really messed up and did not assign you theorists ahead of time... So, I'm counting on you looking at this over the weekend since your assignments are on the @personality debate if you need the perspectives spectrum, pick it up on M, I found some.
 * Week of 3/18/2013**
 * Monday:**discussion questions emailed ahead of time, in class discussion and begin ppt personality ppt hw podcast: the art of decision making
 * Tuesday:** in class decision making discussion, hw: overview prezi and Ted talk on on introverts.
 * Wednesday:** discuss personality test results, have taken at least one personality test by start ofW class. hw: fill out perspectives spectrum sheet.
 * Thursday: no class today.**
 * Friday:** in class projective activity and finish notes. hw is to reserch the following theorists to prepare for personality debate: link to theorists overviewpersonality debate

Next week: personality ppt Jung Typology test or jungian type and big 5 personality test.
 * Week of 3/11/2013**
 * Monday:** discussion of autism and start of gender. hw: genderless kid Yes, there are better articles out there about Storm and his family, but I'm really searching and the internet is flickering, so I'm calling it a day with this one. Email me what you find that is better and isn't blocked. Gracias.
 * Tuesday:** Discussion of raising genderless children (getting back to NvN!) you will get vocab terms from text as you arrive in class (be prepared to google).
 * Wednesday:**Emotion begins! Bring (some of) yours. Emotion notes.
 * Thursday:** finish notes and talk about lying. [|lie detector test]how to beat a lie detector video related is how to spot a liar? ted talk. hw watch surprising science of happiness ted talk. and see if you can detect the fake smile.
 * Friday:** in class discussion about happiness. HW please test your knowledge of three emotion theories link and reading on @personality notes: bring in discussion questions.


 * Week of 3/4/13**
 * Monday:** questions, scored essays due.
 * Tuesday:** ppt on development, adolescent brain. hw read this brief article pick the theorist you did not do out of Piaget/Erikson and decide how each would agree or disagree with the author, and everyone else is doing it... that we discussed briefly. Come in ready to discuss on W.
 * Wednesday:** adolescent brain and Vygotsky, how are his idead sim/diff to/from Erikson and Freud? Here is a quick video on [|Piaget and Vygotsky.] to be watched at home.
 * Thursday:** vygotsky ppt. hw: autism reading here for discussion on Friday. This connects to our gender study next week.
 * Friday:** Autism. hw is "gender" in text 424-444 and 454-458 if you have never taken Health class.


 * Week of 2/25/13**
 * Monday:** Research design write up due. No usual M morning question list. We will discuss your suggestions and stages on W, but due today (M). baby morality video.
 * Tuesday:** Finish ppt on Erikson, full ppt on Piaget and Erikson here: here..
 * Wednesday:** Change of plans on this rainy W, we really need to get Kohlberg and Freud in here, so link for info you will need.
 * Thursday:** arrive in class TH having read: parenting discussing the brain and behavior.
 * Friday:** hw: read and poke about in [|the adolescent brain.]

if you would like to review, here is a page for checking out some quizzes: link
 * Week of 2/11/13**
 * Monday:** short day, turn in questions. More analysis of data. In 10 mins summarize the information on slide 22 and using slide 29, explain how each perspective would interpret the data.
 * Tuesday:** In class essay. Don't panic, practice makes this easier. hw, evaluate someone's essay.
 * Wednesday:** a few vocab terms.
 * Thursday:** Intro to developmental psych! ppt. hw: baby development due friday.
 * Friday:** Chapter 9 should be skimmed by now. Over vacation you have a writing assignment

Given the content explored this semester how can a test best measure students’ memory and understanding of the key concepts. What would a true test of critical thinking look like and what makes it valid?
 * Week of 2/4/13**
 * Monday:** 20 seconds on language, then round table q/a discussion from your hw. hw is to take: mi test
 * Tuesday:** ​Notes and discussion: motivation
 * Wednesday:** Motivation and Emotion begin, this is chapter 8 in your book. Please skim for content and vocab, due Monday with three questions that you will bring in to class.
 * Thursday:** notes in class
 * Friday:** Maslow's hierarchy of needs

and read and notes on pp 268-272.
 * Week of 1/28/2013**
 * Monday:** Review MC portion, determine that questions need to be read in their entirety and that some topics need to be reviewed.
 * Tuesday:** Review Open ended sections HW please go through this prezi and focus on LANGUAGE: [|what makes us human?]
 * Wednesday:** in class discussion and possible debate on language.
 * Thursday:** in class lang devt. HW read and notes pp 274-279
 * Friday:** language multiple intelligences, hw read 280-287, come in M with three discussion questions written down to hand to me as you enter the room.

[|Study Guide]
 * Study Guide for Biological Perspectives**

[|Usefulness of fMRIs] [|NOVA Brain Scanning Techniques]
 * Article (10/11)**

Nervous System and Endocrine System Quiz - HW: None Parts of the Brain Notes and Activity - HW: Section 2.5 The Divided Brain Lateralization of the Brain HW: [|Left or Right Brained Quiz] and reflection question. Lateralization Discussion and Activity - HW: Parts of the Brain Quiz tomorrow [|Try this review game] Parts of the Brain Quiz and Zombie Brain Activity (due 10/10)
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 * Biological Bases of Behavior**
 * [|Targeting the Brain] (Article for 9/13)**

Your summer reading book can be found here. [|College Board AP Psychology Course Description] - This PDF shows a helpful description of the goals and objectives of the AP course, as well as some sample questions. [|APA Ethical Principles of Psychology] [|Descriptive Statistics] - This website is helpful understanding the statistics involved in Psychological studies.
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