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AP Psychology Syllabus 2019-2020
Joshua Lowe
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.joshualoweteacher.weebly.com
AP Psychology is a one-year introductory course, designed to provide students with a learning experience equivalent to that of a college level Psychology course, and to prepare students for the AP Psychology exam. This course is designed to allow students to experience an in-depth exploration of human thought processes and behavior through various psychological perspectives, including the psychoanalytic, biological, cognitive, behavioral, sociocultural, and humanistic schools of thought. Key terms, concepts, leaders, and principles of psychology are introduced, as well as contradicting viewpoints as to how these basic factors can be interpreted.
Topics such as history of the study, research methods, behavior, psychobiology, consciousness, sensation, perception, emotion, learning, memory, language, personality, psychological disorders, and psychological treatments are studied through lecture, personality, discussion, research, observation, case studies, books, movies, introspection, journal-writing, a variety of student assessments, and an AP text.
Students enrolled in this course must commit to engaging in a strong amount of coursework and homework, including reading, outlining, research, discussion, essay writing, as well as various assessments. Major goals of the course are to expand students’ knowledge of Psychology, allow students to apply course concepts to themselves and the surrounding world, at to fully prepare students for the AP Psychology exam. In addition to the academic work, students will be encouraged to become more self-reflective and emotionally attuned, and share their feelings and thoughts with peers and class.
Course Objectives:
1. Students will have a strong, in-depth understanding of the study of Psychology, including its roots/history, major schools of thought, key concepts, key psychological figures, and the evolution of psychology through the present.
2. Students will be able to research and discuss various psychological phenomena, and apply course concepts to their own life experiences.
3. Students will have the opportunity to reflect upon course concepts, and ask and answer questions about psychological phenomena affecting one another, as well as society at large.
4. Students will be fully prepared to succeed on the AP Psychology exam.
5. Students will have the opportunity to apply the various psychological theories to their own life in the attempt to reflect and grow in their personal development.
AP Exam:
All students taking the AP Psychology course are expected to take the AP Psychology Exam. The AP Psychology 2019 Exam will take place in May 2019, specific date and location to be determined.
Textbook/Resources:
Grading: Students’ grades will be updated every 1-2 weeks. Students are encouraged to check in and discuss their grades one-on-one with me before or after class if they feel the need.
Assessments: 25%
Homework: 25%
Particpation: 25%
Projects and Group Work: 25%
Tests: Because a major objective of AP Psychology is to fully prepare students for the AP Psychology Exam, a strong emphasis will be placed on unit tests. Following each unit of study students will be formally assessed through unit tests, which will be formatted similarly to the AP exam.
Unit tests will consist of multiple choice questions as well as Free-Response Questions. Although unit tests will focus on the present unit of study, some questions will cumulative (addressing material covered in previous units). Students will be responsible for all unit material discussed in class and assigned for homework and all unit materials are subject to inclusion on unit tests.
Papers/Projects/Presentations: Throughout the course of the semester, students will be assigned papers, projects, and presentations (group and/or individual). Such assignments will be assessed through content, as well as grammar, organization, structure, and neatness. All papers are to be written in American Psychological Association (APA) format.
Quizzes: Students will be formally assessed regularly (weekly through quizzes, which will serve as “benchmarks: to monitor student learning. Quizzes will assess students’ understanding of the unit vocabulary terms, and will consist of multiple choice questions and will be formatted similarly to the AP exam.
Class Work/Homework/ Research Studies: Students will receive various class work assignments throughout the course of the semester. Such assignments will include, but are not limited to, textbook reading/questions, outlines/note taking, hand-outs, and
research/case studies.
Journal: Students will be required to keep a journal throughout the year. This journal will be used for various in class activities as well as outside assignments. The journal will be kept private in order to encourage openness and honesty.
Student Materials:
Student Fees: AP Exam Fee is currently $91 (subject to change)
Course Outline:
Unit 1: History and Approaches of Psychology (Textbook Prologue)
B.Historical Schools of Thought
C.Modern Approaches/Perspectives
D.Psychology as a Profession
2.How did psychology continue to develop from the 1920’s through today?
3.What is psychology’s historic big issue?
4.What are psychology’s levels of analysis and related perspectives?
5.What are psychology’s main subfields?
6.How can psychological principles help you as a student?
Unit 2: Research Methods (Textbook Chapter 1)
B.Research Methods
C.Problems/Solutions
D.Statistics
E.Ethics in Psychological Research
2.What are the three main components of the scientific attitude?
3.How do theories advance psychological science?
4.How do psychologists observe and describe behavior?
5.Can laboratory experiments illuminate everyday life?
6.Why do psychologists study animals, and is it ethical to experiment on animals?
7.Is it ethical to experiment on people?
8.Is psychology free of value judgments?
Unit 3: Biological Bases of Behavior (Textbook Chapters 2 and 4)
B.Neurological Processes
C.Nervous System
D.Neural Transmission
E.Endocrine System
F.The Brain
G.Genetics
2.How do nerve cells communicate with other nerve cells?
3.How do neurotransmitters influence behavior, and how do drugs and other chemicals affect neurotransmission?
4.What are the functions of the nervous system’s main divisions?
5.How does the endocrine system – the body’s slower information system- transmit its message?
6.How do neuroscientists study the brain’s connections to behavior and mind?
7.What are the functions of important lower-level brain structures?
8.What functions are served by the various cerebral cortex regions?
9.What do split brains reveal about the functions of our two brain hemispheres?
Unit 4: Sensation and Perception (Textbook Chapter 6)
B.Sensory Processes
C.Sensory Adaptation
D.Psychophysics
E.Perception
2.What are the absolute and difference thresholds, and do stimuli below the absolute threshold have any influence?
3.What is the function of sensory adaptation?
4.What is the energy that we see as visual light?
5.What are the characteristics of air pressure waves that we hear as sound?
6.How do the eye and ear transform light and sound energy into neural messages?
7.How do we experience each of the body’s senses?
8.How do Gestalt psychologists understand perceptual organization?
9.How adaptable is our ability to perceive?
10.How do our expectations, contexts, and emotions influence our perceptions?
Unit 5: States of Consciousness (Textbook Chapter 3)
B.Sleep
C.Dreaming
D.Hypnosis and Meditation
E.Drugs and Consciousness
2.How much information do we consciously attend to at once?
3.How do our biological rhythms influence our daily functioning and our sleep and dreams?
4.What is the biological rhythm of our sleep?
5.What is sleep’s function
6.How does loss of sleep affect us?
7.What are the major sleep disorders?
8.What is the function of dreams?
9.What are the functions of hypnosis and meditation?
10.What are tolerance, dependence, and addiction?
Unit 6: Learning (Textbook Chapter 7)
Unit 7: Cognition (Textbook Chapters 8 & 9)
Unit 8: Motivation and Emotion (Textbook Chapters 11 & 12)
Unit 9: Developmental Psychology (Textbook Chapter 5)
Unit 10: Personality (Textbook Chapter 13)
Unit 11: Testing and Individual Difference (Textbook Chapter 10)
Unit 12: Abnormal Psychology (Textbook Chapter 14)
Unit 13: Treatment of Psychological Disorders (Textbook Chapter 15)
Unit 14: Social Psychology (Textbook Chapter 16)
*Units of Study may not occur in the same order as presented on this syllabus
Programa de Psicología AP 2018-2019
Joshua Lowe
Correo electrónico: [email protected]
Sitio web: www.joshualoweteacher.weebly.com
AP Psychology es un curso introductorio de un año, diseñado para proporcionar a los estudiantes una experiencia de aprendizaje equivalente a la de un curso de Psicología de nivel universitario, y para preparar a los estudiantes para el examen de Psicología de AP. Este curso está diseñado para permitirles a los estudiantes experimentar una exploración en profundidad de los procesos de pensamiento humano y el comportamiento a través de varias perspectivas psicológicas, incluyendo las escuelas de pensamiento psicoanalíticas, biológicas, cognitivas, conductuales, socioculturales y humanísticas. Se introducen términos clave, conceptos, líderes y principios de la psicología, así como puntos de vista contradictorios sobre cómo se pueden interpretar estos factores básicos.
Se estudian temas como la historia del estudio, métodos de investigación, comportamiento, psicobiología, conciencia, sensación, percepción, emoción, aprendizaje, memoria, lenguaje, personalidad, trastornos psicológicos y tratamientos psicológicos a través de conferencias, personalidad, discusión, investigación, observación, estudios de casos, libros, películas, introspección, redacción de diarios, una variedad de evaluaciones de estudiantes y un texto de AP.
Los estudiantes inscritos en este curso deben comprometerse a participar en una gran cantidad de trabajo de curso y tarea, incluyendo lectura, bosquejo, investigación, discusión, redacción de ensayos, así como varias evaluaciones. Los principales objetivos del curso son expandir el conocimiento de los estudiantes de Psicología, permitir a los estudiantes aplicar los conceptos de los cursos a sí mismos y al mundo circundante, para preparar completamente a los estudiantes para el examen de Psicología AP. Además del trabajo académico, se alentará a los estudiantes a que se vuelvan más auto-reflexivos y estén emocionalmente sintonizados, y que compartan sus sentimientos y pensamientos con sus compañeros y clase.
Objetivos del Curso:
1. Los estudiantes tendrán una comprensión sólida y profunda del estudio de la Psicología, incluyendo sus raíces / historia, las principales escuelas de pensamiento, conceptos clave, figuras psicológicas clave y la evolución de la psicología hasta el presente.
2. Los estudiantes podrán investigar y discutir diversos fenómenos psicológicos, y aplicar los conceptos del curso a sus propias experiencias de vida.
3. Los estudiantes tendrán la oportunidad de reflexionar sobre los conceptos del curso y hacer y responder preguntas sobre fenómenos psicológicos que se afectan entre sí, así como a la sociedad en general.
4. Los estudiantes estarán completamente preparados para tener éxito en el examen de Psicología de AP.
5. Los estudiantes tendrán la oportunidad de aplicar las diversas teorías psicológicas a su propia vida en un intento de reflejar y crecer en su desarrollo personal.
Examen AP:
Se espera que todos los estudiantes que toman el curso de Psicología AP tomen el Examen de Psicología AP. El examen AP Psychology 2019 se llevará a cabo en mayo de 2019, fecha y lugar específicos que se determinarán.
Libro de texto / Recursos:
• Myers, D (2010). Psicología de Myers para AP (2nd ed.). Nueva York: Worth
• Varios folletos de preparación de exámenes AP
• Artículos múltiples de psicología hoy, ciencia para el bien superior, etc.
• Múltiples videos y documentales incluyendo TED Talks, etc.
Calificación: las calificaciones de los estudiantes se actualizarán cada 1-2 semanas. Se anima a los estudiantes a registrarse y discutir conmigo sus calificaciones antes o después de la clase si sienten la necesidad.
Evaluaciones: 25%
Tarea: 25%
Particpation: 25%
Proyectos y trabajo en grupo: 25%
Pruebas: Debido a que uno de los principales objetivos de la Psicología AP es preparar completamente a los estudiantes para el Examen de Psicología de AP, se pondrá un gran énfasis en las pruebas unitarias. Después de cada unidad de estudio, los estudiantes serán evaluados formalmente a través de pruebas unitarias, que se formatearán de manera similar al examen AP.
Las pruebas unitarias constarán de preguntas de opción múltiple y preguntas de respuesta libre. Aunque las pruebas unitarias se enfocarán en la unidad de estudio actual, algunas preguntas serán acumulativas (abordando el material cubierto en unidades anteriores). Los estudiantes serán responsables de todo el material de la unidad discutido en clase y asignado para la tarea y todos los materiales de la unidad están sujetos a la inclusión en las pruebas unitarias.
Artículos / Proyectos / Presentaciones: A lo largo del semestre, a los estudiantes se les asignarán trabajos, proyectos y presentaciones (grupales y / o individuales). Tales asignaciones se evaluarán a través del contenido, así como de la gramática, organización, estructura y pulcritud. Todos los artículos deben estar escritos en el formato de la Asociación Americana de Psicología (APA).
Pruebas: los estudiantes serán evaluados formalmente de forma regular (semanalmente mediante cuestionarios, que servirán como "puntos de referencia: para supervisar el aprendizaje de los estudiantes." Los cuestionarios evaluarán la comprensión de los términos de vocabulario de la unidad, consistirán en preguntas de opción múltiple y tendrán un formato similar al el examen AP.
Trabajo de clase / tarea / estudios de investigación: los estudiantes recibirán varias tareas de clase en el transcurso del semestre. Tales asignaciones incluirán, entre otras, lecturas / preguntas de libros de texto, esquemas / toma de notas, folletos y
investigación / estudios de casos.
Revista: se requerirá a los estudiantes
Joshua Lowe
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.joshualoweteacher.weebly.com
AP Psychology is a one-year introductory course, designed to provide students with a learning experience equivalent to that of a college level Psychology course, and to prepare students for the AP Psychology exam. This course is designed to allow students to experience an in-depth exploration of human thought processes and behavior through various psychological perspectives, including the psychoanalytic, biological, cognitive, behavioral, sociocultural, and humanistic schools of thought. Key terms, concepts, leaders, and principles of psychology are introduced, as well as contradicting viewpoints as to how these basic factors can be interpreted.
Topics such as history of the study, research methods, behavior, psychobiology, consciousness, sensation, perception, emotion, learning, memory, language, personality, psychological disorders, and psychological treatments are studied through lecture, personality, discussion, research, observation, case studies, books, movies, introspection, journal-writing, a variety of student assessments, and an AP text.
Students enrolled in this course must commit to engaging in a strong amount of coursework and homework, including reading, outlining, research, discussion, essay writing, as well as various assessments. Major goals of the course are to expand students’ knowledge of Psychology, allow students to apply course concepts to themselves and the surrounding world, at to fully prepare students for the AP Psychology exam. In addition to the academic work, students will be encouraged to become more self-reflective and emotionally attuned, and share their feelings and thoughts with peers and class.
Course Objectives:
1. Students will have a strong, in-depth understanding of the study of Psychology, including its roots/history, major schools of thought, key concepts, key psychological figures, and the evolution of psychology through the present.
2. Students will be able to research and discuss various psychological phenomena, and apply course concepts to their own life experiences.
3. Students will have the opportunity to reflect upon course concepts, and ask and answer questions about psychological phenomena affecting one another, as well as society at large.
4. Students will be fully prepared to succeed on the AP Psychology exam.
5. Students will have the opportunity to apply the various psychological theories to their own life in the attempt to reflect and grow in their personal development.
AP Exam:
All students taking the AP Psychology course are expected to take the AP Psychology Exam. The AP Psychology 2019 Exam will take place in May 2019, specific date and location to be determined.
Textbook/Resources:
- Myers, D (2010). Myers’ Psychology for AP (2nd ed.). New York: Worth
- Various AP Test Preparation Handouts
- Multiple Articles from Psychology Today, Science for the Greater Good, etc.
- Multiple Video and Documentaries including TED Talks, etc.
Grading: Students’ grades will be updated every 1-2 weeks. Students are encouraged to check in and discuss their grades one-on-one with me before or after class if they feel the need.
Assessments: 25%
Homework: 25%
Particpation: 25%
Projects and Group Work: 25%
Tests: Because a major objective of AP Psychology is to fully prepare students for the AP Psychology Exam, a strong emphasis will be placed on unit tests. Following each unit of study students will be formally assessed through unit tests, which will be formatted similarly to the AP exam.
Unit tests will consist of multiple choice questions as well as Free-Response Questions. Although unit tests will focus on the present unit of study, some questions will cumulative (addressing material covered in previous units). Students will be responsible for all unit material discussed in class and assigned for homework and all unit materials are subject to inclusion on unit tests.
Papers/Projects/Presentations: Throughout the course of the semester, students will be assigned papers, projects, and presentations (group and/or individual). Such assignments will be assessed through content, as well as grammar, organization, structure, and neatness. All papers are to be written in American Psychological Association (APA) format.
Quizzes: Students will be formally assessed regularly (weekly through quizzes, which will serve as “benchmarks: to monitor student learning. Quizzes will assess students’ understanding of the unit vocabulary terms, and will consist of multiple choice questions and will be formatted similarly to the AP exam.
Class Work/Homework/ Research Studies: Students will receive various class work assignments throughout the course of the semester. Such assignments will include, but are not limited to, textbook reading/questions, outlines/note taking, hand-outs, and
research/case studies.
Journal: Students will be required to keep a journal throughout the year. This journal will be used for various in class activities as well as outside assignments. The journal will be kept private in order to encourage openness and honesty.
Student Materials:
- Three-ring binder
- (14) Three-ring binder dividers (to separate each unit of study)
- Paper
- Pens/Pencils
- Textbook
- Course Syllabus
- Journal
Student Fees: AP Exam Fee is currently $91 (subject to change)
Course Outline:
Unit 1: History and Approaches of Psychology (Textbook Prologue)
- Topics of Study
B.Historical Schools of Thought
C.Modern Approaches/Perspectives
D.Psychology as a Profession
- Questions
2.How did psychology continue to develop from the 1920’s through today?
3.What is psychology’s historic big issue?
4.What are psychology’s levels of analysis and related perspectives?
5.What are psychology’s main subfields?
6.How can psychological principles help you as a student?
Unit 2: Research Methods (Textbook Chapter 1)
- Topics of Study
B.Research Methods
C.Problems/Solutions
D.Statistics
E.Ethics in Psychological Research
- Questions
2.What are the three main components of the scientific attitude?
3.How do theories advance psychological science?
4.How do psychologists observe and describe behavior?
5.Can laboratory experiments illuminate everyday life?
6.Why do psychologists study animals, and is it ethical to experiment on animals?
7.Is it ethical to experiment on people?
8.Is psychology free of value judgments?
Unit 3: Biological Bases of Behavior (Textbook Chapters 2 and 4)
- Topics of Study
B.Neurological Processes
C.Nervous System
D.Neural Transmission
E.Endocrine System
F.The Brain
G.Genetics
- Questions
2.How do nerve cells communicate with other nerve cells?
3.How do neurotransmitters influence behavior, and how do drugs and other chemicals affect neurotransmission?
4.What are the functions of the nervous system’s main divisions?
5.How does the endocrine system – the body’s slower information system- transmit its message?
6.How do neuroscientists study the brain’s connections to behavior and mind?
7.What are the functions of important lower-level brain structures?
8.What functions are served by the various cerebral cortex regions?
9.What do split brains reveal about the functions of our two brain hemispheres?
Unit 4: Sensation and Perception (Textbook Chapter 6)
- Topics of Study
B.Sensory Processes
C.Sensory Adaptation
D.Psychophysics
E.Perception
- Questions
2.What are the absolute and difference thresholds, and do stimuli below the absolute threshold have any influence?
3.What is the function of sensory adaptation?
4.What is the energy that we see as visual light?
5.What are the characteristics of air pressure waves that we hear as sound?
6.How do the eye and ear transform light and sound energy into neural messages?
7.How do we experience each of the body’s senses?
8.How do Gestalt psychologists understand perceptual organization?
9.How adaptable is our ability to perceive?
10.How do our expectations, contexts, and emotions influence our perceptions?
Unit 5: States of Consciousness (Textbook Chapter 3)
- Topics of Study
B.Sleep
C.Dreaming
D.Hypnosis and Meditation
E.Drugs and Consciousness
- Questions
2.How much information do we consciously attend to at once?
3.How do our biological rhythms influence our daily functioning and our sleep and dreams?
4.What is the biological rhythm of our sleep?
5.What is sleep’s function
6.How does loss of sleep affect us?
7.What are the major sleep disorders?
8.What is the function of dreams?
9.What are the functions of hypnosis and meditation?
10.What are tolerance, dependence, and addiction?
Unit 6: Learning (Textbook Chapter 7)
- Topics of Study
- Classical Conditioning
- Operant Conditioning
- Social Learning
- Factors of Learning (Biological, Cognitive)
- Questions
- What are some basic forms of learning?
- What is classical conditioning and how did Pavlo’s work influence behaviorism?
- In classical conditioning, what are the processes of acquisition, extinction, spontaneous recovery, generalization, and discrimination?
- Why is Pavlov’s work important?
- What is operant conditioning and how does it differ from classical conditioning?
- What are the basic types of reinforcers?
- How do different reinforcement schedules affect behavior?
- How does punishment affect behavior?
- Do cognitive processes and biological constraints affect operant conditioning?
- What is observational learning and how is it enabled by mirror neurons?
Unit 7: Cognition (Textbook Chapters 8 & 9)
- Topics of Study
- Processes of Memory (Encoding, Storage, Retrieval)
- Stages of Memory (Sensory, Short-term, Long-term)
- Forgetting
- Language
- Problem Solving
- Questions
- How do psychologists describe the human memory system?
- What information do we encode automatically? What information do we encode effortfully, and how does the distribution of practice influence retention?
- What is sensory memory?
- What are the duration and capacity of short-term and long-term memory?
- How does the brain store our memories?
- How do we get information out of memory?
- Why do we forget?
- How do misinformation, imagination, and source amnesia influence our memory construction? How real-seeming are false memories?
- How can an understanding of memory contribute to more effective study techniques?
Unit 8: Motivation and Emotion (Textbook Chapters 11 & 12)
- Topics of Study
- Biological Bases
- Theories of Motivation
- Hunger, Thirst, Sex, and Pain
- Social Motives
- Theories of Emotion
- Stress
- Questions
- From what perspectives do psychologists view motivated behavior?
- What physiological factors produce hunger?
- What psychological and cultural factors influence hunger?
- How do anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder demonstrate the influence of psychological forces on physiologically motivated behaviors?
- What stages mark the human sexual response cycle?
- How do internal and external stimuli influence sexual behavior?
- What has research taught us about sexual orientation?
- What is the role of organized psychologists?
- What are the components of an emotion?
- How do we communicate nonverbally? Are nonverbal expressions of emotion universally understood?
- What is stress, and what types of events provoke stress responses?
- What factors affect our ability to cope with stress?
Unit 9: Developmental Psychology (Textbook Chapter 5)
- Topics of Study
- The Life Span
- Prenatal Development and the Newborn
- Infancy and Childhood
- Adolescence
- Adulthood
- Old Age
- Questions
- How does life develop before birth?
- What are some newborn abilities and how do researchers explore infants’ mental abilities?
- During infancy and childhood, how do the brain and motor skills develop?
- From the perspective of Piaget and today’s researchers, how does a child’s mind develop?
- How do parent-infant attachment bonds form?
- What physical changes mark adolescence?
- How did Piaget, Kohlberg, and later researchers describe adolescent cognitive and moral development?
- What are the social tasks and challenges of adolescence?
- What is emerging adulthood?
- What physical changes occur during middle and late adulthood?
- How do memory and intelligence change with age?
- What themes and influences mark our social journey from early adulthood to death?
Unit 10: Personality (Textbook Chapter 13)
- Topics of Study
- Theories of Personality
- Assessment Techniques
- Self-Concepts/Self-Esteem
- Growth and Adjustment
- Questions
- What was Freud’s view of personality?
- How did Freud think people defended themselves against anxiety?
- What are the projective tests, and how are they used?
- How do contemporary psychologists view Freud and the unconscious?
- How did humanistic psychologists view personality, and what was their goal in studying personality?
- How did humanistic psychologists assess a person’s sense of self?
- How do psychologists use traits to describe personality?
- What are personality inventories and what are their strengths and weaknesses as trait-assessment tools?
- In the view of social-cognitive psychologists, what mutual influences shape an individual’s personality?
- Are we helped or hindered by high self-esteem?
Unit 11: Testing and Individual Difference (Textbook Chapter 10)
- Topics of Study
- Standardization and Norms
- Reliability and Validity
- Types of Tests
- Ethics and Standards in Testing
- Intelligence
- Heredity/Environment and Intelligence
- Human Diversity
- Questions
- What argues for and against considering intelligence as one general mental ability?
- How do Gardner’s and Sternberg’s theories of multiple intelligences differ?
- What makes up emotional intelligence?
- When and why were intelligence tests created?
- What is the difference between aptitude and achievement tests, and how can we develop and evaluate them?
- How stable are intelligence scores over the lifespan?
- What are the traits of those at the low and high intelligence extremes?
- What does evidence reveal about hereditary and environmental influences on intelligence?
- How and why do gender and racial groups differ in mental ability scores?
- Are intelligence tests inappropriately biased?
Unit 12: Abnormal Psychology (Textbook Chapter 14)
- Topics of Study
- Definitions of Abnormality
- Classifications and the DSM-IV/V
- Anxiety Disorders
- Dissociative Disorders
- Somatoform Disorders
- Mood Disorders
- Schizophrenic Disorders
- Personality Disorders
- Questions
- How should we draw the line between normality and disorder?
- What perspectives can help us understand psychological disorders?
- How and why do clinicians classify psychological disorders?
- What are anxiety disorders and how do they differ from ordinary worries and fears?
- What produces the thoughts and feelings that mark anxiety disorders?
- What are somatoform disorders?
- What are dissociative disorders and why are they controversial?
- What are mood disorders and what forms do they take?
- What patterns of thinking, perceiving, feeling, and behaving characterize schizophrenia?
- What causes schizophrenia?
- What characteristics are typical of personality disorders?
- How many people suffer, or have suffered, from a psychological disorder?
Unit 13: Treatment of Psychological Disorders (Textbook Chapter 15)
- Topics of Study
- Treatment Approaches
- Types of Therapy
- Preventative Approaches
- Questions
- What are the aims and methods of psychoanalysis and how have they been adapted in psychodynamic therapy?
- What are the basic themes of humanistic therapy, such as Roger’s client-centered approach?
- What are the assumptions and techniques of the behavior therapies?
- What are the goals and techniques of cognitive therapies?
- What are the aims and benefits of group and family therapy?
- Are some therapies more effective than others?
- How do culture and values influence the therapist-client relationship?
- What are the drug therapies? What criticism have been leveled against drug therapies?
- How, by caring for their bodies with a healthy life-style, might people find relief from depression?
- What is the rationale for preventive mental health programs?
Unit 14: Social Psychology (Textbook Chapter 16)
- Topics of Study
- Group Dynamics
- Social Thinking
- Social Influence
- Conformity, Compliance, and Obedience
- Social Relations
- Questions
- How do we tend to explain others’ behavior and our own?
- Does what we think affect what we do, or does what we do affect what we think?
- What do experiments on conformity and compliance reveal about the power of social influence?
- How is our behavior affected by the presence of others or by being part of a group?
- What is prejudice? What are its social, emotional, and cognitive roots?
- What psychological factors may trigger aggressive behavior?
- Why do we befriend or fall in love with some people and not others?
- How do social traps and mirror-image perceptions fuel social conflict?
- How can we transform feelings of prejudice, aggression, and conflict into attitudes that promote peace?
*Units of Study may not occur in the same order as presented on this syllabus
Programa de Psicología AP 2018-2019
Joshua Lowe
Correo electrónico: [email protected]
Sitio web: www.joshualoweteacher.weebly.com
AP Psychology es un curso introductorio de un año, diseñado para proporcionar a los estudiantes una experiencia de aprendizaje equivalente a la de un curso de Psicología de nivel universitario, y para preparar a los estudiantes para el examen de Psicología de AP. Este curso está diseñado para permitirles a los estudiantes experimentar una exploración en profundidad de los procesos de pensamiento humano y el comportamiento a través de varias perspectivas psicológicas, incluyendo las escuelas de pensamiento psicoanalíticas, biológicas, cognitivas, conductuales, socioculturales y humanísticas. Se introducen términos clave, conceptos, líderes y principios de la psicología, así como puntos de vista contradictorios sobre cómo se pueden interpretar estos factores básicos.
Se estudian temas como la historia del estudio, métodos de investigación, comportamiento, psicobiología, conciencia, sensación, percepción, emoción, aprendizaje, memoria, lenguaje, personalidad, trastornos psicológicos y tratamientos psicológicos a través de conferencias, personalidad, discusión, investigación, observación, estudios de casos, libros, películas, introspección, redacción de diarios, una variedad de evaluaciones de estudiantes y un texto de AP.
Los estudiantes inscritos en este curso deben comprometerse a participar en una gran cantidad de trabajo de curso y tarea, incluyendo lectura, bosquejo, investigación, discusión, redacción de ensayos, así como varias evaluaciones. Los principales objetivos del curso son expandir el conocimiento de los estudiantes de Psicología, permitir a los estudiantes aplicar los conceptos de los cursos a sí mismos y al mundo circundante, para preparar completamente a los estudiantes para el examen de Psicología AP. Además del trabajo académico, se alentará a los estudiantes a que se vuelvan más auto-reflexivos y estén emocionalmente sintonizados, y que compartan sus sentimientos y pensamientos con sus compañeros y clase.
Objetivos del Curso:
1. Los estudiantes tendrán una comprensión sólida y profunda del estudio de la Psicología, incluyendo sus raíces / historia, las principales escuelas de pensamiento, conceptos clave, figuras psicológicas clave y la evolución de la psicología hasta el presente.
2. Los estudiantes podrán investigar y discutir diversos fenómenos psicológicos, y aplicar los conceptos del curso a sus propias experiencias de vida.
3. Los estudiantes tendrán la oportunidad de reflexionar sobre los conceptos del curso y hacer y responder preguntas sobre fenómenos psicológicos que se afectan entre sí, así como a la sociedad en general.
4. Los estudiantes estarán completamente preparados para tener éxito en el examen de Psicología de AP.
5. Los estudiantes tendrán la oportunidad de aplicar las diversas teorías psicológicas a su propia vida en un intento de reflejar y crecer en su desarrollo personal.
Examen AP:
Se espera que todos los estudiantes que toman el curso de Psicología AP tomen el Examen de Psicología AP. El examen AP Psychology 2019 se llevará a cabo en mayo de 2019, fecha y lugar específicos que se determinarán.
Libro de texto / Recursos:
• Myers, D (2010). Psicología de Myers para AP (2nd ed.). Nueva York: Worth
• Varios folletos de preparación de exámenes AP
• Artículos múltiples de psicología hoy, ciencia para el bien superior, etc.
• Múltiples videos y documentales incluyendo TED Talks, etc.
Calificación: las calificaciones de los estudiantes se actualizarán cada 1-2 semanas. Se anima a los estudiantes a registrarse y discutir conmigo sus calificaciones antes o después de la clase si sienten la necesidad.
Evaluaciones: 25%
Tarea: 25%
Particpation: 25%
Proyectos y trabajo en grupo: 25%
Pruebas: Debido a que uno de los principales objetivos de la Psicología AP es preparar completamente a los estudiantes para el Examen de Psicología de AP, se pondrá un gran énfasis en las pruebas unitarias. Después de cada unidad de estudio, los estudiantes serán evaluados formalmente a través de pruebas unitarias, que se formatearán de manera similar al examen AP.
Las pruebas unitarias constarán de preguntas de opción múltiple y preguntas de respuesta libre. Aunque las pruebas unitarias se enfocarán en la unidad de estudio actual, algunas preguntas serán acumulativas (abordando el material cubierto en unidades anteriores). Los estudiantes serán responsables de todo el material de la unidad discutido en clase y asignado para la tarea y todos los materiales de la unidad están sujetos a la inclusión en las pruebas unitarias.
Artículos / Proyectos / Presentaciones: A lo largo del semestre, a los estudiantes se les asignarán trabajos, proyectos y presentaciones (grupales y / o individuales). Tales asignaciones se evaluarán a través del contenido, así como de la gramática, organización, estructura y pulcritud. Todos los artículos deben estar escritos en el formato de la Asociación Americana de Psicología (APA).
Pruebas: los estudiantes serán evaluados formalmente de forma regular (semanalmente mediante cuestionarios, que servirán como "puntos de referencia: para supervisar el aprendizaje de los estudiantes." Los cuestionarios evaluarán la comprensión de los términos de vocabulario de la unidad, consistirán en preguntas de opción múltiple y tendrán un formato similar al el examen AP.
Trabajo de clase / tarea / estudios de investigación: los estudiantes recibirán varias tareas de clase en el transcurso del semestre. Tales asignaciones incluirán, entre otras, lecturas / preguntas de libros de texto, esquemas / toma de notas, folletos y
investigación / estudios de casos.
Revista: se requerirá a los estudiantes