AP Psychology 2016/2017 Course Syllabus Beachwood High School

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1 AP Psychlgy 2016/2017 Curse Syllabus Beachwd High Schl Instructr: Melissa Buddenhagen Academy: M,Tu, Th, Fr. 7:25-7:45 am W 2:30-2:55pm Website: Yur visin will becme clear nly when yu lk int yur heart. Wh lks utside, dreams. Wh lks inside, awakens. Carl Jung Curse Descriptin: AP Psychlgy is a year lng curse, with the purpse f preparing students fr the Advanced Placement Psychlgy exam. It is designed t be as challenging as a cllege intrductry psychlgy class. This curse requires a great deal f independence and dedicatin t study utside f class hurs. Students will be intrduced t the systematic and scientific study f the behavir and mental prcesses f human beings and ther animals. Included is a cnsideratin f the psychlgical facts, principles, and phenmena assciated with each f the majr subfields within psychlgy. Students als learn abut the ethics and methds psychlgists use in their science and practice. It is expected that the pace f this curse will be brisk and students will be invested in cmpleting all assigned wrk in an effrt t be prepared fr the AP exam. (Curse cntent descriptin adapted frm the AP guide) Curse Objectives: Identify the rts f psychlgy thrugh: Recgnitin f the histry and perspectives that shaped the develpment f psychlgical thught Identificatin f majr histrical figures in psychlgy Trace the develpment f Psychlgical science by: Describe and cmpare different theretical appraches in explaining behavir including but nt limited t: Structuralism Functinalism Behavirism Gestalt Psychanalytic/psychdynamic Humanism Recgnize the strength s and limitatins t cntemprary psychlgy s theretical appraches t explain human behavir, including; evlutinary, bilgical and cgnitive appraches. Distinguish the different dmains f psychlgy including Bilgical Clinical Cgnitive Cunseling

2 Develpmental Educatinal Experimental Human factrs Industrial/Organizatinal Persnality Psychmetric Scial Successfully prepare fr the AP Psychlgy exam including extensive questin practice and free respnse writing preparatin. Textbk/Reading: Myers, David G. Myers Psychlgy fr AP, 2e editin. New Yrk: Wrth, Additinal readings required thrughut the curse will be supplied by the instructr. The AP Exam: Mnday May 1, Nn The exam will take place May 6th and will include: One 70 minute multiple chice sectin (@100 questins) which cmprises 2/3 f the ttal grade This sectin is designed t assess the breadth f yur knwledge f the subject. The questins cver the 14 areas f scientific psychlgy cvered in the curse.. In sme questins, yu are asked t demnstrate yur understanding f a psychlgical term (e.g., gentype, echic memry, mania, phnemes). In thers yu are asked t apply cncepts frm a particular psychlgical thery (e.g., Khlberg's thery f mral judgment, attributin thery) r t identify the theretical framewrk with which a given explanatin is assciated (e.g., an explanatin f depressin in terms f nrepinephrine levels). Other questins are designed t assess general understanding f the scientific methd as well as knwledge f findings frm majr research studies r areas f study. Ttal scres n the multiple- chice sectin are based n the number f questins answered crrectly. Pints are nt deducted fr incrrect answers and n pints are awarded fr unanswered questins. One 50 minute free respnse sectin (2 prmpts) which cmprises 1/3 f the ttal grade. The free-respnse sectin tests yur ability t make cnnectins amng cnstructs frm a number f the 14 cntent dmains cvered in the curse. There are tw questins in the free-respnse sectin. Each questin incrprates cncepts frm a number f dmains. The questins ften invlve applicatin, analysis, synthesis, r a critique f psychlgical principles. In 2012, 220,361 students tk the exam and 66.2% f the test takers achieved a passing grade f 3 r better with a mean scre f The average scre at BHS n the 2013 AP Psych test was 4.524, with 71% f students receiving a 5!!!! Grading: Please remember that grades are earned nt given and reflect the fulfillment f curse requirements and bjectives. Grading will be based n a simple pint scale (number f pints earned divided by ttal pints ffered) and letter grades will fllw the percentages psted in the student handbk. Assignments will include unit tests and quizzes as well as vcabulary and a variety f class wrk, and prjects (individual and grup). The frmat f the tests and quizzes will be: AP- style multiple chice questins and vcabulary definitins Free respnse questin(s) (written respnses; graded using Cllege Bard style rubrics) All tests may ask students abut any infrmatin presented in the test r previusly during the semester. Mst quizzes will cntain vcabulary terms, AP- style multiple chice questins and/r specific questins frm the reading.

3 Curse Plan: Our text, Myers Psychlgy fr AP was chsen specifically as a guide fr this class. The text is brken dwn int 14 units that mirrr the 14 cntent dmains fund n the AP exam. With this in mind, it is imperative that yu read and keep up with ur study f the text as we study the fundamentals f human behavir. Each unit is brken dwn by tpic and cntains a list f vcabulary, terms and persns yu will be respnsible fr learning. The units f study will be cmprised f the fllwing tpics and include the essential tpics t be cvered in each unit: Unit1: Psychlgy s Histry and Appraches (1 week/2-4% f Exam) What is Psychlgy? Psychlgy s rts The develpment f Psychlgical Science including key figures Thinking abut the mind s structure Thinking abut the mind s functins Develpment f Psychlgical science frm the 1920s thrugh tday including key figures Cntemprary Psychlgy What is Psychlgy s histric big questin? Identify the 3 main levels f Psychlgical analysis and their related perspectives Identify psychlgy s subfields Psychmetrics Basic research Develpmental psychlgy Educatinal psychlgy Persnality psychlgy Scial psychlgy Applied research Industrial- rganizatinal psychlgy Unit 2: Research Methds: Thinking Critically With Psychlgical Science (2.5 weeks/8-10% f Exam) The need fr Psychlgical science The Scientific Methd Hw d psychlgists ask and answer questins in meaningful and measurable way? Hyptheses/thery Research Methds Statistics Ethics Unit 3: Bilgical Bases f Behavir: (3 weeks/8-10% f exam) Neural Prcessing and the Endcrine System Neurns Anatmy Functin (Hw neurns cmmunicate) Facility (Hw neurtransmitters influence us) Effect f drugs/chemicals n neurtransmissin The Nervus System Anatmy Main Functins Main Cmpnents Peripheral Nervus system Central Nervus system The Endcrine System Anatmy Main functins The Brain Tls fr studying the Brain Anatmy & Functin f Brain Structures

4 Brainstem Thalamus Cerebellum Limbic System Anatmy & Functins f The Cerebral Crtex Mtr Functins Sensry Functins Assciatin Areas Language Brain Hemispheres Right- Left Studies/Differences Genetics, Evlutinary Psychlgy & Behavir Behavir Genetics: Predicting Individual Differences Twin Studies Heritability Nature v. Nurture Evlutinary Psychlgy Unit 4: Sensatin and Perceptin (2 weeks/6-8% f exam) Basic Principles f Sensry & Perceptin Selective Attentin Threshlds Sensry Adaptatin Visin Hearing Anatmy & Functin Clr Visin Anatmy & Functin Perceiving & Lcating Sunds Hearing Lss & Deaf Culture Other Senses Tuch Pain Taste Smell Perceptual Organizatin Frm Perceptin Depth Perceptin Mtin Perceptin Perceptual Cnstancy Perceptual Interpretatin Sensry Deprivatin Perceptual Adaptatin Perceptual Set Extrasensry Perceptin????? Unit 5: States f Cnsciusness (1 week/2-4% f exam) Sleep & Dreams Bilgical Rhythms & Sleep Functins f Sleep Sleep Disrders Hypnsis Facts/Falsehds Explaining the Hypntized State Drugs & Cnsciusness Dependence & Addictin Psychactive Drugs Influences n Drug Use

5 Unit 6: Learning (2 weeks/7-9% f exam) Classical Cnditining Pavlv Acquisitin Extinctin & Spntaneus Recvery Generalizatin Discriminatin Cgnitive Prcesses Bilgical Predispsitins Applicatins Operant Cnditining Skinner Shaping Behavir Reinfrcers Reinfrcement Schedules Punishment Bilgical Predispsitins Applicatins Learning By Observatin Mirrrs in the Brain Bandura Applicatins fr bservatinal learning Unit 7: Cgnitin (4 weeks/8-10% f exam) Memry Infrmatin prcessing Encding Strage Retrieval Frgetting Encding Failure Strage Decay Retrieval Failure Memry cnstructin Misinfrmatin & Imaginatin Effects Surce Amnesia Discerning True & False Memries Children s Eyewitness Recall Repressed Memries? Thinking, Prblem Slving, Creativity & Language Thinking Cncepts Slving Prblems Making Decisins & Frming Judgments Language Structure Develpment Thinking and Language Languages Influence n thinking Thinking in Images Unit 8: Mtivatin & Emtin (3 weeks/6-8 % f exam) Mtivatin Mtivatinal Cncepts Instincts Drives & Incentives Optimum Arusal Hierarchy f mtives Hunger

6 Physilgy f Hunger Psychlgy f Hunger Obesity & Weight Cntrl Sexual Mtivatin Physilgy f Sex Psychlgy f Sex Adlescent Sexuality Sexual Orientatin Emtins, Stress & Health Theries f Emtin Emtins & the Nervus System Similarities/ Differences amng specific emtins Cgnitin & Emtin Expressed Emtin Detecting Emtin Gender, Emtin & Nn- verbal Behavir Culture & Emtinal Expressin Facial Expressins Experienced Emtin Fear Anger Happiness Stress & Health Unit 9: Develpmental Psychlgy (2 weeks/7-9 % f exam) Prenatal Develpment & the Newbrn Infancy & Childhd Physical Develpment Cgnitive Develpment Scial Develpment Gender Develpment Parents & Peers Adlescence Physical Develpment Cgnitive Develpment Scial Develpment Emerging Adulthd Adulthd Physical Develpment Cgnitive Develpment Scial Develpment 3 Majr Develpmental Issues Nature & Nurture Cntinuity & Stages Stability & Change Unit 10: Persnality (1.5 weeks/5-7%f exam) The Psychanalytic Perspective The Uncnscius Ne- Freudian & Psychdynamic Therists Assessing Uncnscius Prcesses Evaluating the Psychanalytic Perspective The Humanistic Perspective Maslw s Self- actualizing Persn Rgers Persn Centered Perspective Assessing the Self Evaluating the Humanistic Perspective The Trait Perspective

7 Explring & Assessing Traits The Big Five Persnality Factrs Evaluating the Trait Perspective The Scial- Cgnitive Perspective Reciprcal Influences Persnal Cntrl Assessing behavir in Situatins Evaluating the Scial- Cgnitive Perspective Explring the Self Self esteem Self- Serving Bias Culture & the Self Unit 11: Testing and Individual Differences (1.5 weeks/5-7% f exam) Intelligence Emtinal Intelligence Can Intelligence be Neurlgically measured? Assessing Intelligence Origins f Intelligence Testing Mdern Mental Ability Tests Principles f test Cnstructin The Dynamics f Intelligence Stability r Change? Extremes f Intelligence Genetic & Envirnmental Influences n Intelligence Twin & Adptin Studies Envirnmental Influences Grup Differences in IQ Scres Bias Unit 12: Abnrmal Psychlgy (2-3 weeks/7-9% f exam) Perspectives in Psychlgical Disrders Defining Psychlgical Disrders Classifying Psychlgical Disrders Labeling Psychlgical Disrders DSM V Anxiety Disrders Generalized Anxiety Disrder Panic Disrders Phbias Obsessive- Cmpulsive Disrder Pst- Traumatic Stress Disrder Smatfrm Disrders & Dissciative Disrders Dissciative Identity Disrder Md Disrders Majr Depressive Disrder Biplar Disrder Schizphrenia Symptms Onset & Develpment Persnality Disrders Anti- scial Persnality Disrder Rates f Disrder Unit 13: Treatment f Psychlgical Disrders (1 week/5-7% f exam) Psychlgical Therapies Psychanalysis Humanistic Therapies

8 Behavir Therapies Cgnitive Therapies Grup & Family Therapies Evaluating Psychtherapies Effectiveness? Evaluating Alternative Therapies Cmmnalities amng Psychtherapies Culture & values in Psychtherapy Bimedical Therapies Drug Therapies Brain Stimulatin Psychsurgery Therapeutic Life style change Preventing Psychlgical Disrders Unit 14: Scial Psychlgy (2 weeks/8-10% f exam) Scial Thinking Attitudes & Actins Scial Influence Cnfrmity & Obedience Grup Influence Cultural Influence The Pwer f Individuals Scial Relatins Prejudice Aggressin Attractin Altruism ACADEMIC HONESTY Parents and students, please print, read, sign and return the academic hnesty cntract. I am cmmitted t the Beachwd missin f creating academic entrepreneurs with a scial cnscience. T that end, academic hnesty is a necessity. ACADEMY SCHEDULE & PARENT CONTACT & CONACT MRS B My academy schedule will be psted in my classrm. In the event that yu need t see me utside f that time see me fr an appintment. I enjy talking t parents and lk frward t cntacting them as needed. Shuld yur parent r guardian have questins r cncerns they may leave me a message r send me and e- mail and I will return the call as sn as pssible. I pst grades regularly, be sure t check yur grades ften n Infinite Campus!!! I share a lt f inf thrughut the year n my website s keep checking fr updates frm me. Yu can find Mrs B s AP Psych website at T dream anything that yu want t dream. That's the beauty f the human mind. T d anything that yu want t d. That is the strength f the human will. T trust yurself t test yur limits. That is the curage t succeed. Bernard Edmnds I am sure it will be a great year and I am lking frward t getting t knw each and every ne f yu. Educatin is a privilege and it will be mine t learn alng with yu.

9 Academic Hnesty Cntract BHS Missin Statement: T develp intellectual entrepreneurs with a scial cnscience. All students are expected t cmplete their wn wrk t the best f their ability. Academic hnesty includes, but is nt limited t, turning in yur wn authentic wrk, using nly permitted resurces during assignments and assessments, refraining frm phtgraphing r remving assessment items frm the classrm, and refraining frm sharing assessment details with thers between classes. A gray area fr students invlves grup wrk and assignments cmpleted utside f class. Cllabrative wrk is the thinking and discussing f ideas with thers; the written expressin f thse discussins shuld always be yur riginal, unique wrk. A rule f thumb is that yu shuld never shw r give yur paper t smene else. Prtect yur wn intellectual prperty. Anther gray area fr students is the use f published wrks. Plagiarism is the use f smene s wrds, ideas r wrk as yur wn. Plagiarism in any frm will nt be tlerated, including cutting and pasting, changing wrds frm a cut-and-pasted dcument, and paraphrasing nline wrk r ideas withut citatin. We are in this t frm riginal ideas and frmulate ur wn pinins; the use f the intellectual prperty f thers is always unacceptable. All perceived acts f academic dishnesty will be investigated. Each investigatin will invlve an incident reprt t be cmpleted by bth the student and the teacher and will be shared with parents and administratrs. This prvides the student an pprtunity fr the student t be hnest and share his/her narrative. Hnesty is the best plicy. Any cnfirmed act f academic dishnesty will result in a zer n that item. Additinal ffenses may result in disciplinary actin, as well as put yur curse grade in further jepardy. If yu put yur time, effrt, and energy int learning the material yu will nt feel tempted t act dishnestly. Anyne knwing f smene wh is dishnest in any way need simply t see me, and it will be investigated apprpriately. If yu apprach me with such infrmatin, I will nt let yur name be knwn. Dishnest students hurt the hnest students; d nt let them make yu lk bad. Tests may be graded n a curve, s it is in yur best interest nt t let anyne get away with any frm f dishnesty. Student printed name: Student signature: Curse: Date: Parent signature: