Download AP Psy Syllabus Noval CGHS 2015

Coral Gables Senior High
Mrs. Noval
Social Studies/ Room 9319
[email protected]
AP Psychology Course Syllabus
Course Description:
This is a college level introduction to psychology course. Course objectives
include the practical study of the major theories of psychology with an emphasis on
research and ethics. This course will help students understand the society we live in and
more importantly help them prepare for the AP exam.
Course Requirements:
Texto Weiten, W, (2004). Psychology: Themes and Variations (6th ed.)
(Provided by school)
o King, L, (2011). The Science of Psychology (2nd ed.)
o Barron’s AP Psychology 6th Edition (or higher)
*Must Purchase or Check one out*
Notebook- All students are required to bring an organized notebook to
class everyday. The notebook must be a three ring binder with three dividers 1) Notes 2)
Handouts 3) Free Response. Each day in class, students will take notes and are expected
to keep in chronological order by date. Notebooks will be graded at least one time each
grading period. Failure to have the notebook in class when graded will result in a “0”
(zero). No late notebooks will be accepted.
Attendance- Class attendance is necessary in order to participate in
discussions and group assignments. Students must arrive to class on time. If class is
missed due to an excused absence, the student will have one week to make up
assignments. If an absence is unexcused, the student will receive a “0” (zero) on any
assignments missed.
Classwork- Students will be responsible for all material covered in
readings and discussions. Students must take notes from the power point every day.
Notes will be assessed once a quarter, in a Note Book Check. Student will all be assigned
FRQs in class.
Home Learning- Independent learning is expected for this course. Students
are required to read and outline from the Barron’s AP Psychology book, which will by
turned in the day of a Chapter Test. Students will also be responsible for completing
vocabulary handouts for each chapter, which will be turned in the day of a Chapter Test.
All assignments must be hand written (no typing). If you do not turn in HW on the day of
a test, you may turn it in the following class for 1 lower grade, after that day it will NOT
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be accepted.
History & Approaches (2-4%)
Test Results:
Developmental Psychology (7-9%)
Test Results:
Logic, Philosophy, & History of Science
Approaches
1. Biological
2. Behavioral
3. Cognitive
4. Humanistic
5. Psychodynamic
6. Sociological
7. Evolutionary/Sociological
Life Span Approach
Research Methods
Heredity-Environmental Issues
Developmental Theories
1. Physical
2. Cognitive
3. Social
4. Moral
Sex Roles, Sex Differences
Research Methods (8-10%)
Test Results:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Personality (5-7%)
Test Results:
Correlational
Experimental Statistics
Descriptive
Inferential
Ethics in Research
Personality Theories & Approaches
Assessment Techniques
Self Concepts, Self Esteem
Growth & Adjustment
Testing/Indiv. Differences (5-7%)
Test Results:
Biological Bases of Behavior (8-10%)
Test Results:
Standardization & Norms
Reliability & Validity
Types of Tests
Ethics & Standards in Testing
Intelligence
Heredity/Environmental & Intelligence
Human Diversity
Physiological Techniques
Neuroanatomy
Functional organization of the Nervous System
Neural Transmission
Endocrine System
Genetics
Sensation & Perception (6-8%)
Test Results:
Abnormal Psychology (7-9%)
Test Results:
Thresholds
Sensory Mechanisms
Sensory Adaptation
Attention
Perceptual Process
Definitions of Abnormality
Theories of Psychopathology
Diagnosis of Psychopathology
1. Anxiety
2. Somatoform Disorders
3. Mood Disorders
4. Schizophrenic Disorders
5. Organic Disorders
6. Personality Disorders
7. Dissociative Disorders
States of Consciousness (2-4%)
Test Results:
Sleep & Dreams
Hypnosis
Psychoactive Drug Effects
Treatment of Psychological Disorders (57%)Test Results:
Learning (7-9%)
Test Results:
Treatment Approaches
1. Insight Therapies:
Psychodynamic/Phenomenological
Approaches
2. Behavioral Approaches
3. Cognitive Approaches
Modes of Therapy
Community & Preventive Approaches
Classical Conditioning
Operant Conditioning
Cognitive Processes in Learning
Biological Factors
Social Learning
Cognition (8-10%)
Test Results:
Social Psychology (8-10%)
Test Results:
Memory
Language
Thinking
Problem Solving & Creativity
Group Dynamics
Attribution Theory
Interpersonal Perception
Conformity, Compliance, Obedience
Attitude & Attitude Change
Organizational Behavior
Aggression/Antisocial Behavior
Motivation & Emotion (6-8%)
Test Results:
Biological Bases
Theories of Motivation
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Theories of Emotion
Stress
Social Theories
Hunger, Thirst, Sex, & Pain
Course Outline
Unit One
I.
II.
History and Approaches………………………………………………..2 weeks
Research Methods………………………………………………………2 weeks
Objectives: Understand the different ways in which psychologists carry out research.
Understand the advantages and disadvantages of various methodologies.
Understand the difficulties in attaining an appropriate sample.
Apply descriptive statistics to collected data.
Analyze a piece of research with regard to the application of sample
selection, method, statistics, and conclusions reached.
Readings:
Ethics in psychology
Experimental biases
What we learn from twins
Writing about the BIG FOUR: Method, Culture, Ethics, and Gender (Hannibal)
The Cultural Context of Psychology: a guide by Jette Hannibal
Psychology Research Methods: a guide by Jette Hannibal
Unit Test
Unit Two
III.
IV.
V.
Biological Bases of Behavior……………………………………………2 weeks
Sensation and Perception…………………………………………….…2 weeks
States of Consciousness…………………………………………………2 weeks
Objectives: Describe and evaluate theories and empirical studies within this
perspective.
Explain and evaluate claims that correlates exist between
physiological and psychological behavior.
Describe the functional organization of the nervous and endocrine
system
Explain the process of neural transmission
Explain the role of genetics on behavior
Describe the Physical process of sensation
Explain the perceptual processes
Describe the stages of sleep
Explain the theories of dreams and altered states of consciousness
Explain the effect of drugs on behavior
Readings:
Brain Scan Shows Rejection pain
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Learning in your Sleep from the Economist
The Right brain/left brain myth
The science of love
Factors that influence perception
What Illusions Teach Us
Unit Test
Unit Three
Learning…………………………………………………………………3 weeks
VI.
Objectives: Describe and evaluate theories and empirical studies within this
perspective.
Identify and explain the strengths and limitations of learning theory
explanations of behavior.
Explain the extent to which learning can be explained by alternatives to
traditional behaviorist approaches.
Assess the extent to which cognitive, biological, and environmental
factors contribute to explanations of behavior within the learning
perspective.
Readings:
Bandura on AIDS and SLT
Belief in One's Abilities
Conditioned to Addiction?
Cross-cultural considerations in Behaviorism
New Ways to Stop Bullying
Superstition in the Pigeon by B F Skinner
Unit Test
Unit Four
VII.
Cognition………………………………………………………………..2 weeks
Objectives: Describe and evaluate theories and empirical studies within this
perspective.
Identify and explain the strengths and limitations of cognitive
explanations of behavior.
Assess the extent to which concepts and models of information
processing have helped the understanding of cognition.
Explain the controversy surrounding the acquisition of language
Readings:
Learning styles in the cognitive perspective
Rethinking Thinking (Kahnemann) from the Economist
Serial Order in Short-term memory
Thinking about Intelligence
Unit Test
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Unit Five
VIII. Motivation and Emotion………………………………………………..2 weeks
Objectives: Explain the biological, evolutionary, and social theories of motivation
Explain the motivating factors for: hunger, thirst, sex, and pain
Explain the biological, evolutionary, and social theories of emotion
Identify the major types of stress
Explain the effects of stress on physical and psychological health
Readings:
Empirical support for Abraham Maslow
Theories of Emotion
Emotions and memory
Athlete Burnout
Sick of Poverty - how the stress of poverty affects one's health
Unit Test
Unit Six
IX.
Developmental Psychology……………………………………………..2 weeks
Objectives:
Explain the life-span approach of psychology
Explain the research methods important to the life-span approach
Evaluate the Heredity-Environmental issues
Explain and compare/contrast the various developmental theories
Identify and explain the different dimensions of development
Evaluate sex roles and sex differences
Readings:
Freud's Psychosexual Stages of Development
Erikson's Stages of Psychosocial Development
Stages of Intellectual Development in Children and Teenagers
A summary of Lawrence Kohlberg’s stages of moral development
Unit Test
Unit Seven
X.
Personality……………………………………………………………….2 weeks
Objectives:
Explain the various personality theories and approaches
Evaluate the Assessment Techniques
Explain Self-concept and Self-esteem
Identify possibilities for growth and adjustment
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Readings:
Jung and the Individuation Process
Social Learning Theory
People and Discoveries: B F Skinner
An overview of the humanistic perspective (Hannibal)
An Assault on Freud
Hans Eysenck (Boeree)
Unit Test
Unit Eight
XI.
Testing and Individual Differences……………………………………2 weeks
Objectives:
Explain the key concepts in testing
Describe the history of intelligence tests
Identify the essentials of Intelligence testing
Evaluate the effect of heredity and environment on intelligence
Summarize the extremes of intelligence
Evaluate the debate about cultural differences in IQ scores
Readings:
Cross-cultural studies of memory
Does Birth Order Affect Intelligence?
The Mozart Effect
The Theory of Multiple Intelligences
Unit Test
Unit Nine
XII. Abnormal Psychology…………………………………………………..2 weeks
XIII. Treatment of Psychological Disorders………………………………...2 weeks
Objectives:
Readings:
Describe and evaluate relevant theories and empirical studies
related to abnormal psychology
Describe and evaluate approaches to treatments for abnormal
behavior.
Discuss the diagnosis and classification of abnormal behavior.
Analyze the etiology and treatment of abnormal behaviors.
Evaluate the cultural differences of abnormal psychology
Clinical assessment procedures
Cognitive therapy
Humanistic therapy
Issues in diagnosis
The Origins of Depression
Psychoanalytic therapy
Treatment of schizophrenia
Unit Test
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Unit Ten
XIV. Social Psychology……………………………………………………….2 weeks
Objectives:
Describe and evaluate relevant theories and empirical studies
related to social psychology
Explain how cultural effects the interpretation of behavior in
social psychology.
Describe and evaluate specific methodologies used in social
psychology.
Assess the extent to which social research allows predictions to be
made about individual and group behavior.
Readings:
Group decision making
Group performance
The Impact of Media on Children
Situationist ethics
Cognitive Dissonance
Robbers cave
Unit Test
Unit Eleven
Structure of the AP Test
Multiple Choice Practice
Essay Practice
Review for Test
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Final Exam
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