Download Psychology 1 credit, writing intensive, elective

Syllabus, Course Description & Vocab
Psychology 1 credit, writing intensive, elective
Taught by Laura Putnam
Course Description: This course will focus on the study of individual human behavior. Course content will include such topics as human growth
and development, personality and behavior, and abnormal psychology. Students must have taken the Introduction to Social Science course and
attained the grade of “C” or above.
Vocabulary used for first semester assessment are bolded.
Day
Content
First day
of school
Welcome, expectations,
community
1
Mod 1: Intro to Psych
careers
2
Mod 2: History &
Perspectives
3
Mod 2
4
Mod 3: Nature vs.
Nurture
5
Mod 3
6
Mod 3
7
Review for chapter test
8
9
Assessment
Standards
Psychology, basic research, applied research
Practice Vocab quiz
Mod 2 Quiz
Vocabulary
SS.Psy.3.9-12
SS.Psy.6.9-12
Structuralism, gestalt, functionalism, behaviorism, humanistic,
cognitive, socio-cultural
SS.Psy.5.9-12
SS.Psy.7.9-12
Genes, environment, chromosomes, DNA, mutation, identical
vs. fraternal twins, heritability, culture, norms, individualism,
collectivism
SS.Psy.1.9-12
SS.Psy.2.9-12
SS.Psy.7.9-12
Scientific method, confirmation bias, critical thinking, participant
bias, naturalistic observation, case study, correlational study,
survey, population, random sample, longitudinal study, crosssectional study, experiment, hypothesis, operational
definition, independent & dependent variables, experimental
Mod 3 Quiz
Test over chapter 1
(mod 1-3)
Mod 4: Research
group, control group, confounding variable, double blind, placebo,
replicate
10
Mod 5: Statistics
11
Mod 6: Nervous &
Endocrine systems
12
Mod 6
13
Mod 6
14
Mod 7: The Brain
15
Mod 7
16
Mod 7
17
Review for test over
chapter (mod 6&7)
18
SS.Psy.1.9-12
SS.Psy.2.9-12
SS.Psy.7.9-12
Frequency, mode, mean, median, skewed, range, standard
deviation, normal distribution, percentage, percentile, correlation
coefficient, inferential, statistical significance
Quiz Vocab Mod
4&5
SS.Psy.4.9-12
SS.Psy.7.9-12
Neuron, dendrite, soma, axon, axon terminal, action potential,
refractory period, resting potential, all or none, synapse,
neurotransmitter, excitatory effect, inhibitory effect, receptor cells,
sensory nerves, interneurons, ACh, antagonist, agonist,
dopamine, serotonin, motor nerves, CNS, PNS, somatic NS,
autonomic NS, sympathetic & parasympathetic divisions,
endocrine, hormone, pituitary gland
Quiz Mod 6 voab
SS.Psy.4.9-12
SS.Psy.7.9-12
Brainstem, medulla, reticular formation, case study, CT or CAT,
MRI, EEG, PET, thalamus, cerebellum, limbic system,
hypothalamus, hippocampus, amygdala, cerebral cortex,
longitudinal fissure, corpus callosum, frontal lobes, parietal lobes,
occipital lobes, occipital lobes, temporal lobes, motor cortex,
somatosensory cortex, Brocca’s area, Wernicke’s area
SS.Psy.4.9-12
Sensation, perception, absolute & difference thresholds, signal
detection theory, sensory adaptation, selective attention, cornea,
iris, pupil, lens, retina, receptor cells, rods, cones, optic nerve,
blind spot, trichromatic & opponent process theories, pitch,
cochlea, hair cells, auditory nerve, kinesthetic & vestibular senses
Quiz Mod 7 vocab
Test over chapter
(mod 6&7)
19
Mod 8: Sensation
20
Mod 8
21
Mod 9: Perception
22
Mod 9
23
Mod 9
24
Review for test
25
Quiz Mod 8 vocab
SS.Psy.4.9-12
Perception, gestalt, figure-ground, grouping, depth perception,
visual cliff, binocular cues, monocular cues, retinal disparity,
convergence, perceptual constancy, perceptual set, ESP
SS.Psy.5.9-12
SS.Psy.6.9-12
SS.Psy.7.9-12
SS.Psy.8.9-12
Motivation, instinct, drive-reduction theory, Yerkes-Dodson law,
SS.Psy.5.9-12
SS.Psy.6.9-12
SS.Psy.7.9-12
SS.Psy.8.9-12
Emotions, display rules, James-Lange theory, Cannon-Bard
theory, two-factor theory, ANS, James, Lange, Cannon,
Schachter, Zajonc, Lazarus
SS.Psy.5.9-12
SS.Psy.6.9-12
SS.Psy.7.9-12
SS.Psy.8.9-12
Stress, GAS, burnout, types A&B, Selye, health psychology
Quiz Mod 9
Chapter test Mod
(8&9)
26
Mod 10: Motivation
27
Mod 10
28
Mod 11: Emotion
29
Mod 11
30
Mod 11
31
Review for chapter test
32
Quiz Mod 10 vocab
Quiz over Mod 11
vocab
Chapter test (Mod
10&11)
33
Mod 12: Effects of Stress
34
Mod 12
35
Mod 13: Promoting
Quiz Mod 12 Vocab
Wellness, positive psychology, flow, explanatory style, BMI, set
Wellness
36
Mod 13
37
Mod 13
38
Review for chapter test
39
Chapter test (mod 12 &
13)
40
Catch up day
41
Catch up day
42
Study guide day
43
Review for final exam
44
point, Seligman
SS.Psy.5.9-12
SS.Psy.6.9-12
SS.Psy.7.9-12
SS.Psy.8.9-12
Quiz Mod 13 vocab
Final Exam over
Mods. 1-13
1
Mod 14: Prenatal & Child
Development
2
Mod 14
3
Mod 15: Adolescence
4
Mod 15
5
Mod 16: Adulthood &
Aging
SS.Psy.5.9-12
SS.Psy.6.9-12
SS.Psy.7.9-12
SS.Psy.8.9-12
Zygote, genes, embryo, fetus, teratogens, FAS, rooting reflex,
temperament, maturation, cognition, schemas, assimilation,
accommodation, object permanence, conservation, egocentrism,
stranger anxiety, attachment, critical period, imprinting, Piaget,
Lorenz
Quiz Mod 14 Vocab
SS.Psy.5.9-12
SS.Psy.6.9-12
SS.Psy.7.9-12
SS.Psy.8.9-12
Adolescence, puberty, primary / secondary sex characteristics,
sexual orientation, identity, intimacy, Kohlberg, Erikson
Quiz Mod 15 Vocab
SS.Psy.5.9-12
SS.Psy.6.9-12
SS.Psy.7.9-12
Social clock, menopause, Alzheimer’s, senile dementia, fluid &
crystallized intelligence
SS.Psy.8.9-12
6
Mod 16
7
Review for chapter test
8
Quiz Mod 16 Vocab
Chapter test over
Mod 14-16
9
Mod 17: Personality
10
Mod 17
11
Mod 18: Personality
12
Mod 18
13
Mod 18
14
Review for chapter test
15
Quiz Mod 17 vocab
SS.Psy.5.9-12
SS.Psy.6.9-12
SS.Psy.7.9-12
SS.Psy.8.9-12
Personality, psychoanalysis, psychodynamic perspective, free
association, preconscious, unconscious, id, ego, superego,
defense mechanisms, inferiority complex, collective unconscious,
projective test, self-actualization, self-concept, unconditional
positive regard, Freud, Adler, Jung, Horney, Maslow, Rogers
SS.Psy.5.9-12
SS.Psy.6.9-12
SS.Psy.7.9-12
SS.Psy.8.9-12
Trait, personality, social-cognitive perspective, personality
inventories, validity, reliability, MMP, reciprocal determinism,
external locus of control, internal locus of control, learned
helplessness, Allport, Cattell, Eysenck, Bandura, Seligman
SS.Psy.5.9-12
SS.Psy.6.9-12
SS.Psy.7.9-12
SS.Psy.8.9-12
Learning, classical conditioning, stimulus, response, UCS, UCR,
CS, CR, acquisition, extinction, spontaneous recovery,
generalization, discrimination, behaviorism, cognition, Pavlov,
Watson, Rayner, Rescorla, Garcia
SS.Psy.5.9-12
SS.Psy.6.9-12
SS.Psy.7.9-12
SS.Psy.8.9-12
Operant conditioning, reinforcement (positive & negative)
punishment, primary & secondary reinforcement, shaping,
discrimination, extinction, reinforcement schedules, latent
learning, cognitive map, overjustification effect, Thorndike,
Skinner
Quiz Mod 18 vocab
Chapter test over
Mod 17 & 18
16
Mod19: Classical
conditioning
17
Mod 19
18
Mod 20: Operant
Conditioning
Quiz Mod 19 Vocab
19
Mod 20
20
Mod 20
21
Mod 21: Observational
Learning
22
Mod 21
23
Mod 21
24
Review for chapter test
25
SS.Psy.5.9-12
SS.Psy.6.9-12
SS.Psy.7.9-12
SS.Psy.8.9-12
Observational learning, model, modeling, vicarious learning,
mirror neurons, antisocial behavior, prosocial behavior, Bandura
SS.Psy.5.9-12
SS.Psy.6.9-12
SS.Psy.7.9-12
SS.Psy.8.9-12
Encoding, storage, retrieval, automatic processing, effortful
processing, rehearsal, overlearning, serial position effect,
semantic encoding, self-reference effect, mnemonic device,
method of loci, peg-word system, chunking, types of memory,
long-term potentiation, recall, recognition, context effect, statedependent memory, Ebbinghaus
SS.Psy.5.9-12
SS.Psy.6.9-12
SS.Psy.7.9-12
SS.Psy.8.9-12
Encoding, storage, retrieval, permastore memory, proactive
memory, retroactive, repression, misinformation, Loftus
SS.Psy.5.9-12
Consciousness, pseudoscientific claims, types of rhythms,
Quiz Mod 21
Chapter test over
Mod. 19-21
26
Mod 22: Info Processing
27
Mod 22
28
Mod 23: Forgetting &
Memory
29
Mod 23
30
Mod 23
31
Review for chapter test
32
33
Quiz Mod 20 Vocab
Quiz Mod 22 vocab
Quiz Mod 23 Vocab
Chapter test over
Mods 22 & 23
Mod 24: Sleep, dreams,
body rhythms
34
Mod 24
35
Mod 25: Hypnosis
36
Mod 25
37
Mod 25
38
Mod 26: Drugs
39
Mod 26
40
Review for chapter test
41
SS.Psy.6.9-12
SS.Psy.7.9-12
SS.Psy.8.9-12
melatonin, EEG, REM sleep, insomnia, sleep apnea, narcolepsy,
somnambulism, night terrors, Dement
Quiz Mod 24 Vocab
SS.Psy.5.9-12
SS.Psy.6.9-12
SS.Psy.7.9-12
SS.Psy.8.9-12
Hypnosis, social influence theory, divided consciousness, theory,
posthypnotic suggestion, Hilgard
Quiz Mod 25 Vocab
SS.Psy.5.9-12
SS.Psy.6.9-12
SS.Psy.7.9-12
SS.Psy.8.9-12
Quiz Mod 26 Vocab
Chapter test over
Mods. 24-26
42
Study guide day
43
Review for final exam
44
Final exam over Mods.
13-26
45
alternate
Mod 29: Intro to
disorders
Mod 29
Mod 30: Anxiety & Mood
disorders
Quiz over Mod 29
vocab
Mod 30
Mod 31: Dissociative,
Schiz. & Personality
Quiz Mod 30 vocab
Mod 31
Mod 32: Psych therapies
Quiz Mod 31 vocab
Mod 32
Mod 33: Biomedical
therapies
Quiz Mod 32
Mod 33
Review for chapter test
Chapter test over
Mod 29-32
Mod 34: Social thinking &
Social influence
Mod 35: Social Relations
Mod 36: Cross-cultural
Psych
Chapter test over
Mod 34-36