For Friday 4/1

Can you believe it is going to be April on Friday? I can't.

Today we started our Developmental Unit, learning about Piaget's theory on cognitive development and Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development. Tonight, complete the handout I gave you.

long weekend homework

We are going to be starting the Development Unit. So to prepare you for learning all about stages of life, the different theories, we are going to do some investigation.

Identity Crisis in Song Project

Find a song that demonstrate some of the emotions and conflicts that occur during one's lifetime (teen angst, getting older, becoming a parent/widow, leaving home)

Explain what the song means to you and why you chose it.

Create a list of emotions/conflicts/experiences reflected in the song, (such as apathy, self-doubt, self-confidence…). Might be helpful to bring lyrics.

Here's my contribution:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mZUS5KGjzE

Studying for Thursday's test

Today in class, we went over terms and concepts for the Consciousness Unit (link found to the right to the "I have..who has?" cards).

We also drew brain lobes and parts on our swim caps. Make sure to watch the Preston video to your right, or recall the film, The Crash Reel, with Kevin Pearce.

Here's a review sheet for the BRAIN
Parts of the brain, you should know:

           Frontal lobe       

Parietal Lobe

Occipital Lobe       

Temporal Lobe

Wernicke’s Area   

Broca’s Area

Sensory Cortex   

Motor Cortex

Thalamus       

Hypothalamus

Cerebellum       

Medulla

Brain Stem       

Limbic system

Corpus Callosum   

Cerebral Cortex

 

for Friday 3/18

We finished our Brain Projects and have spent a couple of days on consciousness.

We are going to review how the drugs have an effect on our consciousness by disrupting the natural action of the neurotransmitters at the synapse, and each drug has a different way of disrupting the synapse.

For Friday, please do the following tasks
1) Print out the "Mouse Party" handout - found HERE and fill in in!
2) Go through the "Drugs and Consciousness" PowerPoint (HERE)
2) Peruse the Mouse Party website (HERE) - go through each mouse and see how its brain is affected by its drug of choice.
3) Use this interactive slide show to learn why monkeys self-administered cocaine HERE
3) You may also use the textbook pages 159-165

Do you LOVE psychology? If so, check out these...

...summer opportunities.
http://www.apa.org/ed/precollege/psn/2016/01/summer-programs.aspx

Long Weekend homework 3/11-3/14

This weekend - work on your brain projects which are due on WEDNESDAY!

Also, Jasmine, in response to your question regarding prisoners and solitary confinement and the effects on their circadian rhythm - check this out: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/science-solitary-confinement-180949793/?no-ist

Weekend Homework

NO homework this weekend - work on your brain project!