CP Psychology Syllabus



Instructor: Keveryn

Location: C219

Email: keveryj@

AP Exam: Thursday, May 9, 2019/Afternoon (12 noon)

Course Duration: The Psychology course is in a 4-4 block schedule. This course will last for one semester or approximately 90 days. The class will meet Monday through Friday for 90 minute sessions.

Course Description (DPI): The elective course, Psychology, engages students in the understanding, articulation, and dissemination of psychology as a science. Students are introduced to psychology, with a focus on the scientific study of human development, learning, motivation, and personality. It emphasizes the empirical examination of behavior and mental processes and it infuses perspectives fostering students' growth, development, and understanding of cultural diversity. Students of psychology acquire information from a variety of sources, use information as they make decisions and evaluations, and solve problems. The study of psychology enables students to recognize and cope with uncertainty and ambiguity in human behavior.

Course Objective: The AP Psychology course is designed to introduce students to the systematic and scientific study of the behavior and mental processes of human beings.

• Students learn about some of the explorations and discoveries made by psychologists over the past century.

• Students assess some of the differing approaches adopted by psychologists, including the biological, behavioral, cognitive, humanistic, psychodynamic, and socio-cultural perspectives.

• Most important, students come to an appreciation of how psychologists think (or at least an appreciation of the kind of critical analysis that psychologists espouse and hope to model in their words and actions).

Resources for Teaching AP Psychology:

1. Myers, David G. Psychology, 7th ed. New York: Worth, 2004.

2. Myers, David G. Psychology, 8th ed. New York: Worth, 2006.

a. Myers, David G. Psychology, 8th ed. Study Guide

3. Green, Carl R. Ph.D. & Sanford, William R. Ph.D. Psychology: A Way to Grow, 2nd ed. New York: AMSCO, 2005

4. “Force in Human Development” Jerome Kagan at MSU Oct 18 1994.

5. The Merck Manual 14th edition

6. Hock, Roger R. Forty Studies That Changed Psychology, 6th ed. New Jersey: Upper Saddle River, 2009.

Student Textbook:

1. Myers, David G. Psychology, 8th ed. New York: Worth, 2004.

Required Materials:

1. Notebook (Three-Ring Binder 2”) & Paper

2. Pen (Blue or Black) & Pencil

3. Highlighter

Grading:

|Description |% of Grade |

|Evaluation: Tests (These will be modeled on the AP Exam, with 50 |70% |

|multiple-choice questions and one essay. Test are also set up in | |

|a 80/20 format in which 80% of the test is material from the | |

|chapter or unit just covered and 20% of the test comes from | |

|previous chapters and units), Essays, Journals, Projects, | |

|Research papers, any form of Assessment, etc. | |

|Quizzes: These are randomly scheduled at least twice each week |20% |

|(Online & In-Class) | |

|Homework/Classwork/Notebook: Students will complete study guides |10% |

|and other worksheets for assigned chapters with in the text. | |

|Students will be assigned readings pertaining to the given | |

|topics. | |

|Your semester grade is calculated as follows: |40%-1st marking period |

| |40%-2nd marking period |

| |20%-Final Exam |

Homework/Classwork Expectations: Students will be given sufficient notice to finish or prepare for any assignment, quiz, or exam. The amount of work will vary depending upon the unit/chapter that we are covering at the time. Students will have nightly readings that they will be expected to have completed by the following class.

Students will be given key terms and people for every unit/chapter. Quizzes will be given frequently, at least twice a week. Quizzes will normally follow the same format as that of the exams (multiple-choice); however they are subject to change if so students will be notified. Exams will consist of approximately 50 multiple-choice questions and one essay question (similar to those on the AP Exam). Exams will also follow an 80/20 format in that the questions will cover 80% of new information and 20% of previously covered information in order to aid in the process of preparing for review at the end of the semester.

Students will receive other assignments that will vary depending on the unit/chapter we are covering at the time. These assignments may range from class presentations, group projects, journals, and papers.

Independent Assignments:

• There will be number of required readings for this class. Analysis of the readings will be typed and handed in according to the standards laid out in the handouts for each reading and the rubric.

• There will be several independent assignments in which students will be given adequate time in which to complete them.

Plagiarism: The damage to your integrity and reputation (at least with me) is difficult, if not impossible, to repair.  Better to do poorly with dignity than to get an “A” dishonestly.  If cheating or plagiarism occurs, you will receive a zero on the assignment.  Potentially, you may be referred to an administrator and your parents will be notified.

As you are probably already aware the borrowing of any information from any source without making reference to that source is considered plagiarism. There are three types of plagiarism: global (stealing someone’s work in its entirety), patchwork (stealing work from 2-3 sources), and incremental (stealing specific statements or ideas). Regardless of the type of plagiarism, it will not be tolerated any form of plagiarism is unacceptable.

Late Work: Work is expected to be turned in on the day that it is assigned. However, students are able to turn in assignments the next class for 59% after that it will be entered in to the grade-book as a zero.

Extra Help: Never hesitate to ask for help. If you feel that you require added instruction to help you in this class tutoring sessions are available before school Monday-Friday & after school Tuesday & Thursday. Students can set up tutor sessions by appointment before and after school. If you sign up to get extra help I only ask that you show up on time and if something comes up and you cannot attend then please let me know ahead of time or as soon as possible.

Recommendations:

In order to pass the AP Psychology test students will need to have the ability to write an essay that demonstrates a mastery of the course objectives. The AP Central website, provides students with a perfect opportunity to learn how to write an appropriate essay. I highly recommend that all students take advantage of this site during the semester.

Classroom Expectations:

1. Be on time to class.

2. Come prepared to class everyday.

3. Follow instructions the first time.

4. If something is not clear, ask questions.

5. No food or drinks in class.

6. Always show respect to your fellow students and the teacher.

Overview of Course:

1. History & Approaches (2-4%)

i. Introduction

ii. Major Schools of Thought

iii. Psychological Perspectives

2. Research Methods (6-8%)

i. The Science of Psychology

ii. Methodology

iii. Describing & Interpreting Data

3. Biological Bases of Behavior (8-10%)

i. Neural Communication

ii. The Nervous System

1. The Peripheral Nervous System

2. The Central Nervous System

iii. The Brain

iv. Nature vs. Nurture

v. Evolutionary Psychology

vi. Natural Selection

vii. Behavior Genetics: Explaining Individual Differences

viii. Gender

4. Sensation & Perception (7-9%)

i. Sensing the World: Some Basic Principles

1. Thresholds

2. Sensory Adaptations

ii. Vision

iii. Hearing

iv. The Other Senses

v. Selective Attention

vi. Perceptual Illusions

vii. Perceptual Organization

viii. Perceptual Interpretation

ix. Extrasensory Perception

5. States of Consciousness (2-4%)

i. Waking Consciousness

ii. Sleep & Dreams

iii. Hypnosis

iv. Drugs & Consciousness

v. Near-Death Experiences

6. Learning (7-9%)

i. Classical Conditioning

ii. Operant Conditioning

iii. Learning by Observation

7. Cognition (8-10%)

i. The Phenomenon of Memory

ii. Encoding: Getting Information In

iii. Storage: Retaining Information

1. Sensory Memory

2. Short-Term Memory

3. Long-Term Memory

iv. Retrieval: Getting Information Out

v. Forgetting

vi. Memory Construction

vii. Improving Memory

viii. Thinking

ix. Language

x. Thinking & Language

xi. Animal Thinking & Language

8. Motivation & Emotion (7-9%)

i. Motivational Concepts

ii. Hunger

iii. Sexual Motivation

iv. The Need to Belong

v. Achievement Motivation

vi. Theories of Emotion

vii. The Physiology of Emotion

viii. Expressing Emotion

ix. Experiencing Emotion

x. Opponent-Process Theory of Emotion

9. Developmental Psychology (7-9%)

i. Prenatal Development & the Newborn

ii. Infancy & Childhood

iii. Adolescence & Adulthood

iv. Reflections on the Major Developmental Issues

1. Continuity & Stages

2. Stability & change

10. Personality (6-8%)

i. The Psychoanalytic Perspective

ii. The Trait Perspective

iii. The Humanistic Perspective

iv. The Social-Cognitive Perspective

11. Testing & Individual Differences (5-7%)

i. The Origins of Intelligence Testing

ii. Defining Intelligence

iii. Assessing Intelligence

iv. The Dynamics of Intelligence

v. Genetic & Environmental Influences

12. Abnormal Psychology (7-9%)

i. Perspectives on Psychological Disorders

1. Defining

2. Understanding

3. Classifying

4. Labeling

ii. Anxiety Disorders

iii. Mood Disorders

iv. Dissociation & Multiple Personalities

v. Schizophrenia

vi. Personality Disorders

vii. Rates of Psychological Disorder

13. Treatment of Psychological Disorders (5-7%)

i. The Psychological Therapies

1. Psychoanalysis

2. Humanistic Therapies

3. Behavior Therapies

4. Cognitive Therapies

5. Group & Family Therapies

ii. Evaluating Psychotherapies

iii. The Biomedical Therapies

iv. Preventing Psychological Disorders

v. Stress & Illness

vi. Promoting Health

14. Social Psychology (7-9%)

i. Social Thinking

ii. Attitudes & Actions

iii. Social Influences

1. Conformity & Obedience

2. Group Influence

iv. Social Relations

1. Prejudice

2. Aggression

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We have read over and understand the course syllabus, course outline, objectives, grading and expectations.

(If there are any questions please feel free to contact me at the email address provided.)

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Southwest High School Honor Code

I commit to uphold the standards expected of me at Southwest High School and commit towards not breaking that trust. Furthermore, I have neither given nor received outside assistance on any assignments. This includes copying, forging, plagiarism, discussion of test questions between class sections and “sharing” or “swapping” answers and use of internet sources.

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Consequences for Cheating at Southwest High School and breaking the Honor Code:

First Offense: Conference with parents, students, administration

Zero (0) on the assignment

3 Days BIP

Second Offense: Conference with parents, students, administration

Zero (0) on the assignment

3 Days OSS

Third Offense: Conference with parents, students, administration

Zero (0) on the assignment

5 Days OSS

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