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Common Curriculum Map
Discipline: Social Sciences
Course: Psychology
August/September:
Standards:
STATE GOAL 18: Understand social systems, with an emphasis on the United States.
B. Understand the roles and interactions of individuals and groups in society.
18. B.5 Use methods of social science inquiry (pose questions, collect and analyze data, make and support
conclusions with evidence, report findings) to study the development and functions of social systems
and report
C. Understand how social systems form and develop over time.
18. C.5 Analyze how social scientists' interpretations of societies, cultures and institutions change over
time.
Essential Questions:
1. How can one become a better observer of self, other and the world?
2. What is behavior, and how is it observed by psychologists?
3. What are the four goals of psychology?
4. What are the five views that psychologists have on behavior?
5. What is the history of Psychology?
6. What are the scientific methods of research in Psychology?
Content:
Coon, 8th Ed. Intro to Psychology; Chap. 1 & 2
1. What I want to know
2. Being an observer
4. Definition of psychology
5. Definition of behavior
6. Four goals of psychology
7. Five views on behavior
8. History of Psychology
9. Major theoretical approaches: Psychodynamic P., Behaviorism, Humanistic P.,
Cognitive, etc.
10. Experimental methods of research: naturalistic observation, survey research, clinical case study,
experiment
11. Hypothesis formation
12. Design of research methods
13. Research fallacies
Skills:
1. Observation skills for all senses
2. Translating observing and thinking into Journal writing
3. Produce effective notes from class experience and reading text
4. Analyze textbook readings based on analysis questions
5. Listening actively and responding in discussion
6. Recording data
7. Analyzing data
8. Reading and analysis of different theoretical viewpoints
9. Comparison and contrast of multiple viewpoints
10. Synthesis of one's own viewpoint
11. Defining new terms
12. Evaluating several research methods; compare+contrast
13. Using the internet to find examples of human behavior
Assessment:
1. Free writing in class with discussion follow-up
2. Classroom demonstrations of concepts and class discussion
3. Experimental demonstration: volunteer, record and analyze data
4. Participation in class discussion
5. Completion of reading guides
6. Behavior analysis of current event
7. Quiz
8. Questions answered orally
9. Unit Test
October:
Standards:
STATE GOAL 18: Understand social systems, with an emphasis on the United States.
B. Understand the roles and interactions of individuals and groups in society.
18. B.5 Use methods of social science inquiry (pose questions, collect and analyze data, make and support
conclusions with evidence, report findings) to study the development and functions of social systems
and report conclusions to a larger audience.
C. Understand how social systems form and develop over time.
18. C.5 Analyze how social scientists' interpretations of societies, cultures and institutions change over
time.
Essential Questions:
1. What is developmental psychology?
2. What role does the human growth sequence play in psychology?
3. How do humans mature cognitively as they age?
4. What stages of moral development do humans pass through?
5. What psychosocial dilemmas do humans resolve in their lifetime?
6. How do parenting styles impact child development?
7. How does early and late maturation impact boys and girls?
8. What are the four stages of adolescent identity?
Content:
Introduction to Psychology Chapters 4 and 5
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Developmental psychology definition
Steps of the human growth sequence
Types of attachment that babies display
Maternal vs. Paternal influences
Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development
Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development
Erikson's Psychosocial Dilemmas
8. Parenting styles
9. Adolescent growth stages
10. Early vs. late maturation in boys and girls
11. Adolescent identity stages
Skills:
1. Observation skills for all senses
2. Translating observing and thinking into Journal writing
3. Produce effective notes from class experience and reading text
4. Analyze textbook readings based on analysis questions
5. Listening actively and responding in discussion
6. Applying personal experiences to psychology principles
7. Analyzing psychology principles based on human experiences
Assessment:
1. Chapter 4 and Chapter 5 Reading Guide
2. Journal entries
3. Analysis worksheets
4. News articles and questions
5. Reading quiz
6. Unit test
November:
Standards:
STATE GOAL 14: Understand political systems, with an emphasis on the United States.
D. Understand the roles and influences of individuals and interest groups in the political systems of
Illinois, the United States and other nations.
14. D.5 Interpret a variety of public policies and issues from the perspectives of different individuals and
groups.
STATE GOAL 18: Understand social systems, with an emphasis on the United States.
B. Understand the roles and interactions of individuals and groups in society.
18. B.5 Use methods of social science inquiry (pose questions, collect and analyze data, make and support
conclusions with evidence, report findings) to study the development and functions of social systems
and report conclusions to a larger audience.
C. Understand how social systems form and develop over time.
18. C.5 Analyze how social scientists' interpretations of societies, cultures and institutions change over
time.
Essential Questions:
1. What is conditioning?
2. What is classical conditioning?
3. What is operant conditioning?
4. What is reinforcement?
5. What is punishment?
6. What is Social Psychology?
7. How do individuals perform differently than groups?
8. What are the ways attitudes are formed and changed? (socialization?)
9. What is the significance of conformity to group norms, compliance, obedience?
10. How do social roles and social institutions shape individual behavior?
11. What are the important concepts of social interaction and social relationships?
Content:
Introduction to Psychology Chapters 9 and 20
1. Conditioning--the basics
2. Principles of classical conditioning
3. Principles of operant conditioning
4. Reinforcement schedules
5. Positive and negative punishment
6. Defining social psychology
7. Conformity to group norms, compliance, obedience
8. Experimental methods
9. Total institutions and social roles, e.g., prisons
10. Simulated prison experiment
Skills:
1. Observation skills for all senses
2. Translating observing and thinking into Journal writing
3. Produce effective notes from class experience and reading text
4. Participate in in-class experiments
5. Design a conditioning scenario
6. Read scenarios to determine conditioning principles
7. Predict results of an experiment and analyze results
8. Synthesize information from several sources and write conclusions
9. Analyze social role performances
10. Selecting main ideas from readings
11. Create own research hypothesis
Assessment:
1. Classical conditioning worksheet
2. Operant conditioning worksheet
3. Reinforcement examples
4. Unit Quiz
5. Zimbardo analysis
6. Milgram analysis
7. Asch analysis
December:
Standards:
STATE GOAL 18: Understand social systems, with an emphasis on the United States.
B. Understand the roles and interactions of individuals and groups in society.
18. B.5 Use methods of social science inquiry (pose questions, collect and analyze data, make and support
conclusions with evidence, report findings) to study the development and functions of social systems
and report conclusions to a larger audience.
C. Understand how social systems form and develop over time.
18. C.5 Analyze how social scientists' interpretations of societies, cultures and institutions change over
time.
Essential Questions:
1. How do people learn prejudice?
2. What is prejudice?
3. What is an attitude?
4. How are attitudes changed? Prejudice changed?
5. What is normal behavior? abnormal behavior?
6. What is aggression?
7. How can aggression be prevented?
8. What are prosocial behaviors?
9. What is the format for a psychology research paper?
10. How is meaningful psychology research conducted?
Content:
Introduction to Psychology Chapters 20 & 21
1. Gordon Allport, "How children learn prejudice"
2. How are attitudes changed?
3. How does prejudice change?
4. Prejudice reduction
5. Aggression and Prosocial behaviors
6. Research questions --research hypothesis
7. Research methods, comparisons
8. Writing a psychology research report
Skills:
1. Select main ideas and record as notes
2. Evaluate these ideas and construct you own commentary on these ideas
3. Evaluate prejudice and attitudes in reflective journals
4. Synthesize opposing viewpoints
5. Evaluate methods of reducing prejudice
6. Conducting psychology observation for research
7. Conducting psychology surveys for research
8. Writing a psychology research paper
Assessment:
1. Chapter 21 Reading Guide
2. Prejudice readings (Allport)
3. Prejudice Reduction Plan
4. Reading quizzes
5. Unit Test
6. Semester project--research report
January/February:
Standards:
STATE GOAL 18: Understand social systems, with an emphasis on the United States.
B. Understand the roles and interactions of individuals and groups in society.
18. B.5 Use methods of social science inquiry (pose questions, collect and analyze data, make and support
conclusions with evidence, report findings) to study the development and functions of social systems
and report
C. Understand how social systems form and develop over time.
18. C.5 Analyze how social scientists' interpretations of societies, cultures and institutions change over
time.
Essential Questions:
1. How can one become a better observer of self, other and the world?
2. What is behavior, and how is it observed by psychologists?
3. What are the four goals of psychology?
4. What are the five views that psychologists have on behavior?
5. What is the history of Psychology?
6. What are the scientific methods of research in Psychology?
Content:
Coon, 8th Ed. Intro to Psychology; Chap. 1 & 2
1. What I want to know
2. Being an observer
4. Definition of psychology
5. Definition of behavior
6. Four goals of psychology
7. Five views on behavior
8. History of Psychology
9. Major theoretical approaches: Psychodynamic P., Behaviorism, Humanistic P.,
Cognitive, etc.
10. Experimental methods of research: naturalistic observation, survey research, clinical case study,
experiment
11. Hypothesis formation
12. Design of research methods
13. Research fallacies
Skills:
1. Observation skills for all senses
2. Translating observing and thinking into Journal writing
3. Produce effective notes from class experience and reading text
4. Analyze textbook readings based on analysis questions
5. Listening actively and responding in discussion
6. Recording data
7. Analyzing data
8. Reading and analysis of different theoretical viewpoints
9. Comparison and contrast of multiple viewpoints
10. Synthesis of one's own viewpoint
11. Defining new terms
12. Evaluating several research methods; compare+contrast
13. Using the internet to find examples of human behavior
Assessment:
1. Free writing in class with discussion follow-up
2. Classroom demonstrations of concepts and class discussion
3. Experimental demonstration: volunteer, record and analyze data
4. Participation in class discussion
5. Completion of reading guides
6. Behavior analysis of current event
7. Quiz
8. Questions answered orally
9. Unit Test
March:
Standards:
STATE GOAL 18: Understand social systems, with an emphasis on the United States.
B. Understand the roles and interactions of individuals and groups in society.
18. B.5 Use methods of social science inquiry (pose questions, collect and analyze data, make and support
conclusions with evidence, report findings) to study the development and functions of social systems
and report conclusions to a larger audience.
C. Understand how social systems form and develop over time.
18. C.5 Analyze how social scientists' interpretations of societies, cultures and institutions change over
time.
Essential Questions:
1. What is developmental psychology?
2. What role does the human growth sequence play in psychology?
3. How do humans mature cognitively as they age?
4. What stages of moral development do humans pass through?
5. What psychosocial dilemmas do humans resolve in their lifetime?
6. How do parenting styles impact child development?
7. How does early and late maturation impact boys and girls?
8. What are the four stages of adolescent identity?
Content:
Introduction to Psychology Chapters 4 and 5
1. Developmental psychology definition
2. Steps of the human growth sequence
3. Types of attachment that babies display
4. Maternal vs. Paternal influences
5. Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development
6. Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development
7. Erikson's Psychosocial Dilemmas
8. Parenting styles
9. Adolescent growth stages
10. Early vs. late maturation in boys and girls
11. Adolescent identity stages
Skills:
1. Observation skills for all senses
2. Translating observing and thinking into Journal writing
3. Produce effective notes from class experience and reading text
4. Analyze textbook readings based on analysis questions
5. Listening actively and responding in discussion
6. Applying personal experiences to psychology principles
7. Analyzing psychology principles based on human experiences
Assessment:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Chapter 4 and Chapter 5 Reading Guide
Journal entries
Analysis worksheets
News articles and questions
Reading quiz
Unit test
April:
Standards:
STATE GOAL 14: Understand political systems, with an emphasis on the United States.
D. Understand the roles and influences of individuals and interest groups in the political systems of
Illinois, the United States and other nations.
14. D.5 Interpret a variety of public policies and issues from the perspectives of different individuals and
groups.
STATE GOAL 18: Understand social systems, with an emphasis on the United States.
B. Understand the roles and interactions of individuals and groups in society.
18. B.5 Use methods of social science inquiry (pose questions, collect and analyze data, make and support
conclusions with evidence, report findings) to study the development and functions of social systems
and report conclusions to a larger audience.
C. Understand how social systems form and develop over time.
18. C.5 Analyze how social scientists' interpretations of societies, cultures and institutions change over
time
Essential Questions:
1. What is conditioning?
2. What is classical conditioning?
3. What is operant conditioning?
4. What is Social Psychology?
5. How do individuals perform differently than groups?
6. What are the ways attitudes are formed and changed? (socialization?)
7. What is the significance of conformity to group norms, compliance, obedience?
8. How do social roles and social institutions shape individual behavior?
9. What are the important concepts of social interaction and social relationships?
Content:
Introduction to Psychology Chapters 9 and 20
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Conditioning--the basics
Principles of classical conditioning
Principles of operant conditioning
Defining social psychology
Conformity to group norms, compliance, obedience
Experimental methods
Total institutions and social roles, e.g., prisons
Simulated prison experiment
Skills:
1. Observation skills for all senses
2. Translating observing and thinking into Journal writing
3. Produce effective notes from class experience and reading text
4. Participate in in-class experiments
5. Design a conditioning scenario
6. Read scenarios to determine conditioning principles
7. Predict results of an experiment and analyze results
8. Synthesize information from several sources and write conclusions
9. Analyze social role performances
10. Selecting main ideas from readings
11. Create own research hypothesis
Assessment:
1. Classical conditioning worksheet
2. Operant conditioning worksheet
3. Reinforcement examples
4. Unit Quiz
5. Zimbardo analysis
6. Milgram analysis
7. Asch analysis
May/June:
Standards:
STATE GOAL 18: Understand social systems, with an emphasis on the United States.
B. Understand the roles and interactions of individuals and groups in society.
18. B.5 Use methods of social science inquiry (pose questions, collect and analyze data, make and support
conclusions with evidence, report findings) to study the development and functions of social systems
and report conclusions to a larger audience.
C. Understand how social systems form and develop over time.
18. C.5 Analyze how social scientists' interpretations of societies, cultures and institutions change over
time.
Essential Questions:
1. How do people learn prejudice?
2. What is prejudice?
3. What is an attitude?
4. How are attitudes changed? Prejudice changed?
5. What is aggression?
6. How can aggression be prevented?
7. What are prosocial behaviors?
8. What is the format for a psychology research paper?
9. How is meaningful psychology research conducted?
10. What is normal and abnormal behavior?
11. What are neurotic disorders?
12. What are psychotic disorders?
13. How do the major theories explain the causes of the disorders?
14. What treatments are effective in treating these disorders?
15. How are mental illnesses diagnosed?
Content:
Introduction to Psychology Chapters 17, 18, 20, & 21
1. Gordon Allport, "How children learn prejudice"
2. How are attitudes changed?
3. How does prejudice change?
4. Prejudice reduction
5. Aggression and Prosocial behaviors
6. Research questions --research hypothesis
7. Research methods, comparisons
8. Writing a psychology research report
9. Specific outline of neurotic disorders: anxiety, somatoform, affective
10. Outline of Psychotic disorders: schizophrenia, paranoid psychosis, affective
11. Causes of mental disorders
12. Treatments of mental disorders; comparisons
Skills:
1. Select main ideas and record as notes
2. Evaluate these ideas and construct you own commentary on these ideas
3. Evaluate prejudice and attitudes in reflective journals
4. Synthesize opposing viewpoints
5. Evaluate methods of reducing prejudice
6. Conducting psychology observation for research
7. Conducting psychology surveys for research
8. Writing a psychology research paper
9. Identify the major categories and specific types of mental illness
10. Evaluate theories of mental illness
11. Explain the causes of mental illness
12. Identify treatments of disorders
Assessment:
1. Chapter 17, 18, & 21 Reading Guide
2. Prejudice readings (Allport)
3. Reading quizzes
4. Unit Test
5. Semester project--research report