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Pascack Valley Regional High School District Pascack Hills High School, Montvale, New Jersey Pascack Valley High School, Hillsdale, New Jersey Course Name: Psychology II Psychology II: Course description Psychology II takes students even deeper into the world of psychology, and into the world of their own mind. Students in this class will be able to apply the knowledge acquired in Psychology I, while learning about many new and exciting areas of human behavior. Students will develop more advanced kinds of experiments and studies, and will learn the basics of statistical analysis. They will also be called upon to look inside themselves and contemplate the meaning of their own dreams. Students will learn how to conduct psychoanalytic dream analyses through class activities and guest speakers. Students will also discover their own learning styles, and discover how to implement learning and memory strategies in their own lives. They will become more aware of their strengths and weaknesses as learners. During the unit entitled “Thinking and Intelligence” students will come to appreciate and understand the complexities of their own minds, and to a more complete understanding of what intelligence is. Due to the prevalence of movies and TV shows dealing with the subject matter, students are always fascinated by the nature of psychological disorders. They will encounter these gripping and bizarre stories in Psychology II, and learn how to separate fact from fiction. As students look to the future, it is also important to show students what a future career in psychology would be. That is why the final unit of Psychology II deals with real world applications. Students will discover that studying psychology could lead them to a career in business, advertising, sports, and criminal justice, among many others. Taken together, Psychology I and Psychology II constitute an academically challenging and personally applicable program of studies that will touch every aspect of a student’s life, from his/her relationships to his/her dreams. Subject: Psychology II Unit 1 OBJECTIVES ACTIVITIES & EXPERIENCES EVALUATION Research methods and ethics: 1. Evaluate the shortcomings of intuition and common sense in understanding human behavior. 2. Apply the principles of the scientific method to the practice of psychological research. 3. Understand the uses and shortcomings of case studies. 4. Design surveys and analyze the data. 5. Participate in naturalistic observations. 6. Understand the difference between causation and correlation. 7. Design and carry out psychological experiments. 8. Understand and apply basic statistical analysis concepts such as central tendency and variation. 9. Discuss the ethical considerations of research and the responsibilities of psychological researchers. Textbook readings: Psychology: Principles in Practice Experimental design and execution, along with APA-style write-up Additional readings and handouts from other books, journals, and magazines, especially about current news relating to psychology Homework Guest speaker: researcher Quizzes Demonstrations Class participation Cooperative learning activities Projects and presentations Lecture/class discussion Test: objective and subjective items Videotapes Entrance and exit slips and/or do-nows NJCCCS Subject: Psychology II Unit 2 OBJECTIVES ACTIVITIES & EXPERIENCES EVALUATION States of Consciousness, Sleep, and Dreams: 1. Define what consciousness is and how it changes. 2. Discuss the reasons why we need sleep. 3. Identify all of the stages of the sleep cycle. 4. Explain the special implications of REM sleep as shown through REM deprivation experiments. 5. Identify and diagnose sleep disorders. 6. Interpret dreams according to various theories. 7. Discuss the principles of hypnosis and its applications. 8. Assess the impact of drugs on human consciousness. Textbook readings: Psychology: Principles in Practice Dream journals Homework Additional readings and handouts from other books, journals, and magazines, especially about current news relating to psychology Entrance and exit slips and/or do-nows Quizzes Guest speakers: Freudian dream analyst, hypnotist Class participation Dream analysis small-group discussion Projects and presentations Demonstrations: meditation and hypnosis Reaction papers Keep sleep logs Test: objective and subjective items Conduct surveys on sleep Cooperative learning activities Lecture/class discussion Videos Transparencies NJCCCS Subject: Psychology II Unit 3 OBJECTIVES ACTIVITIES & EXPERIENCES EVALUATION Learning, Memory, and Forgetting: 1. Discuss the work of Ivan Pavlov and the principles of classical conditioning as they operate in humans and animals in theory as well as in daily life. 2. Discuss the work of B.F. Skinner and the principles of operant conditioning as they operate in theory as well as in practice. 3. Investigate the effectiveness of various schedules of reinforcement. 4. Analyze Bandura’s theory of observational learning. 5. Identify the different ways that people encode information initially. 6. Understand the connections among the three different stages of memory: sensory, short-term, and long-term. 7. Discuss the specific physical parts of the brain involved in creating and storing memories. 8. Identify factors involved in the retrieval of memories. Textbook readings: Psychology: Principles in Practice Learning disabilities project Homework Additional readings and handouts from other books, journals, and magazines, especially about current news relating to psychology Entrance and exit slips and/or do-nows Quizzes Demonstrations Classical conditioning experiment Analysis of teaching methods and classroom management project Debate: Does media violence lead to real violence? Class participation Cooperative learning activities Projects and presentations Lecture/class discussion Writing assignments Learning skits Test: objective and subjective items Memory improvement workshops Internet activities: memory techniques Film: Memento Debate: Should recovered memories be accepted in court? Guest speaker: attorney to discuss implications of memory NJCCCS OBJECTIVES 9. Explain the reasons for forgetting things. 10. Discuss the reconstructive nature of memory. 11. Explain the shortcomings of eyewitness testimony and recovered memories and their relationship to the legal system. ACTIVITIES & EXPERIENCES EVALUATION NJCCCS Subject: Psychology II Unit 4 OBJECTIVES ACTIVITIES & EXPERIENCES EVALUATION Thinking and Intelligence: 1. Discuss the strategies that people use to solve problems. 2. Explain the manner in which people make decisions. 3. Understand the process by which humans acquire language. 4. Explain the connections between thinking and language. 5. Identify the shortcomings of traditional IQ tests. 6. Discuss and evaluate Spearman’s theory of general intelligence. 7. Evaluate Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences and its connection to savant syndrome. 8. Evaluate Goleman’s theory of Emotional Intelligence. 9. Discuss the influence of brain size and function on intelligence. 10. Discuss the history of intelligence testing and its uses. 11. Understand the ways in which ways intelligence Textbook readings: Psychology: Principles in Practice Homework Entrance and exit slips and/or do-nows Debate: Howard Gardner’s multiple intelligences theory Quizzes Daniel Goleman’s Emotional Intelligence Class participation Additional readings and handouts from other books, journals, and magazines, especially about current news relating to psychology Projects and presentations Demonstrations Test: objective and subjective items Cooperative learning activities Lecture/class discussion Reaction papers NJCCCS OBJECTIVES 12. 13. 14. 15. changes and remains the same over the life span. Discuss the extremes of intelligence, from low to high. Explain the phenomenon of creativity. Understand the highly debatable issue of environmental, genetic, ethnic, and sociocultural influence on intelligence. Assess gender differences. ACTIVITIES & EXPERIENCES EVALUATION NJCCCS Subject: Psychology II Unit 5 OBJECTIVES ACTIVITIES & EXPERIENCES EVALUATION Psychopathology and Therapies: 1. Describe the medical and bio-psycho-social perspectives on psychological disorders. 2. Discuss the DSM-IV and its uses in identifying and describing disorders. 3. Describe the anxiety disorders. 4. Discuss dissociative personality disorders. 5. Identify and describe personality disorders such as antisocial personality, borderline, narcissistic and histrionic disorders. 6. Identify and describe mood disorders such as bi-polar and depression. 7. Identify and describe the many different manifestations of schizophrenia. 8. Explain what therapy is and the major goals of the therapeutic process. 9. Describe the process of psychoanalysis. 10. Discuss humanistic therapy. 11. Explain ways of utilizing Textbook readings: Psychology: Principles in Practice Homework Entrance and exit slips and/or do-nows Additional readings and handouts from other books, journals, and magazines, especially about current news relating to psychology Projects Student-directed research Demonstrations Quizzes Research project and presentation Class participation Guest speakers: forensic psychologist, social worker, clinical psychologist Films: A Beautiful Mind, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Girl, Interrupted Reaction papers Test: objective and subjective items Literature reviews on mental disorders Role playing activities: clinical evaluations in small groups Lecture/class discussion NJCCCS OBJECTIVES behavioral modification techniques in everyday life. 12. Identify and describe new trends in therapy as they come about. ACTIVITIES & EXPERIENCES EVALUATION NJCCCS Subject: Psychology II Unit 6 OBJECTIVES ACTIVITIES & EXPERIENCES EVALUATION Real World Applications of Psychology: Analysis of advertising, media, sports, and other practical applications of psychology in the real world Research project about a career in psychology 1. Identify the important job skills used by people in the field of psychology. 2. Explore specific types of psychologists: forensic, personality, developmental, clinical, engineering, consumer, etc. 3. Discuss the applications of psychology in fields not directly related to psychology. 4. Explore the career prospects for psychologists. 5. Identify the types of training and certification necessary to become a licensed psychologist. Entrance and exit slips and/or do-nows Additional readings and handouts from other books, journals, and magazines, especially about current news relating to psychology Quizzes Class participation Guest speakers Projects and presentations Cooperative learning activities Reaction papers Lecture/class discussion Test: objective and subjective items NJCCCS