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AP PSYCHOLOGY AGENDAFriday, September 2/Tuesday, September 6Unit Objectives – Prologue – History, Approaches, and Research MethodsCompare/contrast the psychological perspectivesIdentify basic elements of an experimentCompare/contrast research methodsDescribe the three measures of central tendency and measures of variationDiscuss the ethics of animal and human researchDaily ObjectivesWe will:Understand the 8 modern day psychological perspectives and apply them to human behaviors Understand the components of Descriptive ResearchCLOSURE - By the end of today, I will be able to: Discuss the 8 different perspectives and use them to explain the behavior of Ryan Lochte.What Are We Doing Today? Reading QuizAgenda and Attendance Finish Perspective ResearchAnalyze Ryan Lochte’s behavior using the 8 perspectivesTake notes on Descriptive Research ClosureHOMEWORK:Vocabulary ~ 34-43Read ~ pages 31-41QUIZ NEXT CLASS!39243001270000Prologue/Chapter 1 Calendar8/29 & 8/30: Introduction8/31 & 9/1: Binder Organization/Psychological Perspectives9/2 & 9/6: Begin Chapter 1 – Research Methods9/7 & 9/8: Correlation9/9 & 9/12: Experimentation9/13 & 9/14: Ethics/Statistics 9/15 & 9/16: Vocab Practice/Study Guide 9/19 & 9/20: TEST: Prologue & Chapter 19/21 & 9/22: Writing WorkshopWARM UP Come up with one pro and one con to the following types of research:Case Study-Survey-Naturalistic Observation-What is the difference between a theory and a hypothesis?What is the difference between a sample and a population?-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-CLOSUREIn 3 words, sum up the following perspectivesBiological-Evolutionary-Behavioral-Cognitive-Socio Cultural- Humanistic-Psychodynamic- List 2 errors in human thinking (each one is a vocab term)List 3 types of research that produce data. ................
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