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NORWIN SCHOOL DISTRICT CURRICULUM MAP Course Name: Psychology CONTENT Grading Period First Nine Weeks Course Number: SST572 - Definition of Psychology - Careers in Psychology - Modern Psychology’s 19th Century Roots - Psychology in the 20th Century - American Groundbreakers - Six contemporary psychological perspectives Length of Course: Year SKILLS Students will be able to: Analyze the important elements of the definition of Psychology Discuss what clinical psychologists do Explain the basic research that an academic psychologist might do Explain how applied Psychologists use Psychological research Describe the first psychologists & the origins of psychology as a science - Psychology in the 21 Century - Why is research important? - Observation & Bias - Case studies - Correlation - Explain the six contemporary psychological perspectives Surveys - Longitudinal & Cross-Sectional Studies Discuss how the contemporary perspectives are being used today - Experiments - Explain advantages of using the scientific method in psychology Research Ethics - Explain how bias can influence research Frequency Distributions - Measures of Central Tendency - Compare/contrast the advantages, disadvantages and key characteristics of different research strategies in psychology Measures of Variation - Normal Distribution - Comparative Statistics - Correlation Coefficient - Statistical Inference st Explain how 20th century psychologists changed the way psychology was studied Discuss how psychology helped to advance gender & racial equality Discuss the ethical guidelines that protect humans and animals in psychological research Analyze characteristics of a distribution of scores (including frequency distribution, measures of central tendency, and measures of variation) Interpret data represented on a normal distribution Define correlation coefficient and interpret positive correlations & negative correlations Explain what it means when a research result is statistically significant CONTENT Grading Period Second Nine Weeks SKILLS Students will be able to: - Neurons: The Building Blocks of the Nervous System Identify & Describe the functions of the parts of a neuron - How Neurons Communicate Explain the process of neural transmission - The Structure of the Nervous System - Explain the roles of neurotransmitters in neural transmission The Endocrine System - Lower-level brain structures - The Cerebral Cortex - Differences between the Brain’s two Hemispheres - Genetics - Nature & Individual Differences - Environment Matters Identify & describe the divisions of the nervous system Discuss the nature & function of endocrine system communication Identify & describe the functions of the lower-level brain structures Identify & describe the functions of the major regions of the cerebral cortex Describe the differences between the left & right hemispheres Describe & evaluate the strengths of the different ways in which psychologists study the brain Define the nature-nurture issue Explain the key issues of the field of behavior genetics Name & describe the elements of the genetic code (chromosomes, DNA & genes) Discuss how twin studies & adoption studies are used to learn about the influences of nature & nurture Describe the research findings related to the environmental influences of early brain development, parents, peers and our culture Third Nine Weeks SKILLS Students will be able to: CONTENT Grading Period - Basic Principles: Thresholds, signal detection, sensory adaptation, & selective attention - The visual system - Hearing - Other senses - Gestalt Organizational Principles - Depth Perception - Perceptual Constancy - Perceptual Set - Illusions - The Psychodynamic Perspective on Personality - The Humanistic Perspective on Define & apply the basic principles of sensation; thresholds, signal detection, sensory adaptation & selective attention Explain how structures & receptors cells in the eye work together to detect light waves & change them into neural impulses Describe how the trichromatic theory and opponent-process theory explain color vision Name the structures of the ear, & describe how they work to detect sound waves & change them to neural impulses Personality Explain how receptors cells in the nose, tongue and skin allow us to sense smells, tastes, and touch Apply Gestalt principles to examples of visual perception Explain why we can see in three dimensions Define the types of perceptual constancy and apply them to examples of visual perception Discuss how perceptual sets determine how we interpret sensations Discuss how the principles of perception explain visual illusions Describe Sigmund Freud’s psychodynamic perspective on personality Explain how later psychodynamic theorists assessed personality and the new concepts added to psychodynamic theory by the neoFreudians Evaluate the validity of Freud’s theory using contemporary research findings Describe the humanistic perspective on personality Evaluate the validity of the humanistic perspective on personality using contemporary research findings CONTENT Grading Period Third Nine Weeks SKILLS Students will be able to: - Consciousness Define consciousness - Body Rhythms - Sleep & Sleep deficit Identify circadian rhythms that humans experience - Why we sleep - Sleep stages, REM & Dreaming - Sleep disorders & sleep problems - Hypnosis - Applications of Hypnosis - Alcohol - Stimulants - Hallucinogens - Marijuana - Drug Prevention Explain why we sleep & the effects of sleep deficits Discuss the stages of sleep & the paradoxical nature of REM Explain the modern explanations of dreaming Describe common sleep disorders Define hypnosis Explain evidence for the two major theories of hypnosis Explain how hypnosis is induced and the effects of hypnotic suggestions Discuss the evidence against claims that hypnosis can improve memory, increase strength or cure medical problems Define psychoactive drug Explain the cycle of dependence, tolerance and withdrawal Describe the physiological and psychological effects of alcohol, stimulants, hallucinogens, & marijuana Discuss factors associated with drug use and with the prevention of drug use CONTENT Grading Period Fourth Nine Weeks SKILLS Students will be able to: - Experiencing Classical Conditioning - Components of Classical Conditioning - Classical Conditioning Processes - Ivan Pavlov’s Discovery - Generalization & Discrimination - John Watson & Classically conditioning emotions - Cognition & Biological Predispositions - Operant Conditioning - The Law of Effect - Reinforcement - Punishment - Reinforcement procedures Discuss recent research findings indicating that cognition and biological predispositions are involved in some classically conditioned responses - Schedules of reinforcement Define operant conditioning - New understandings of Operant Conditioning Define the law of effect - Albert Bandura & Observational Learning Explain the different kinds of reinforcement - Observational Learning in Everyday life - Observational Learning of Violence from the Media Describe the effects of punishment and the disadvantages of using punishment to control behavior - Defining Disorder - Understanding Disorders - Classifying Disorders - Labeling Disorders - Anxiety Disorders - Discuss how cognition & biology influence the operant conditioning process Mood Disorders Define observational learning - Dissociative Disorders - Schizophrenic Disorders Discuss the implications of Bandura’s experiments - Personality Disorders - Psychoanalysis - Humanistic Therapies - Behavior Therapies - Cognitive Therapies - Family & Group Therapies - Drug Therapies - Electroconvulsive Therapy Use the classical conditioning model to explain an example of a classically conditioned response Describe the sequence of the classical conditioning processes: acquisition, extinction, & spontaneous recovery Describe how Ivan Pavlov discovered classical conditioning Define the concepts of generalization & discrimination Explain the behaviorist perspective, as described by John Watson Explain how behaviors are influenced through shaping, discrimination, & extinction Contrast the effects of different schedules of reinforcement Discuss how observational learning can lead to prosocial and anit-social behaviors Evaluate the effects of viewing violence in the media on aggressive behaviors & attitudes Define what a psychological disorder is and the criteria used to judge psychologically disordered behaviors Explain the development & influence of the medical model of psychological disorders CONTENT Grading Period - Fourth Nine Weeks Psychosurgery SKILLS Students will be able to: Discuss the different components of the biopsychosocial approach to psychological disordered behaviors Explain the purpose, uses and criticisms of the DSM Discuss the benefit and potential dangers of diagnostic labels Define anxiety Describe the different types of anxiety disorders Discuss the biological & learning factors that may contribute to anxiety disorders Describe the different types of mood disorders Discuss the biological & social-cognitive factors that may contribute to mood disorders Describe the symptoms & causes of dissociative disorders Describe the delusions, hallucinations, & inappropriate emotions and behaviors that are common to schizophrenic disorders Discuss the biological & psychological factors that interact to produce schizophrenia Describe the different types of personality disorders Define psychotherapy Discuss the assumptions of humanistic therapy Explain how behavior therapy applies the principles of classical conditioning and operant conditioning Discuss the basis of cognitive-behavior therapy Explain the advantages of group therapy Define biomedical therapies Explain how drug therapies are used to treat certain psychological disorders Discuss the effectiveness and use of electroconvulsive therapy Describe the history and effect of the use of lobotomies