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The Last Lecture

In Psychology, we just finished the Lifespan Growth and Development chapter. Our last topic of conversation for that chapter was, Death & Dying. I mentioned to you the "Last Lecture" given by a professor a month after he found out that he had 3-6 months to live because of his cancer diagnosis. The full lecture is about an hour and half but Dr. Pausch did an abbreviated version on Opera that aired last week that is about 10 minutes. Click below to watch that version. 1.) think about what stage Dr. Pausch is in according to Kubler-Ross' stages of grief. 2.) What life lessons did you learn from this lecture.

Click here to watch the professor's abbreviated lecture that he did on Oprah.

Hi everyone,

As we quickly approach mid-term, Mrs. Wallis and I want you to put on your psychologist's hat and think about the concept of happiness. What does happiness mean to you? Are you happy? And explain why or why not.

Please have a great weekend, read your syllabus, and be safe.

Later,
Ms. Alvarado

Two Wishes and a Star....

In regards to the Learning Community (both classes), think about your experiences thus far this semester. What is working, what could be improved, etc.... The Two wishes and a star concept is an evaluation process of your experiences in our classes, the Learning Community.

Two wishes....what are two things you wish we would do differently- that could be improved or strengthened to aid in your learning?

The Star....what are we doing right. What is working for you?


(The Psych study guide is the previous post.)

Psychology Test #2 Study Guide

(I will have copies in class on Wednesday. Start working on this, it will help you! Let me know if you have any questions, good luck.)


Study Guide
Psychology Exam #2
Chapters 5-8 (old book)
Chapters 6-9 (new book)



Chapter 5

What is learning?
Know Pavlov’s study!
What is operant conditioning?
What is desensitization therapy?
Punishment, Negative Reinforcers, Positive Reinforcers
What did Skinner use to test Operant Conditioning?
What are the schedules for reinforcers?



Chapter 6

What is memory?
When are we able to begin holding memories?
What are the different kinds of memories (flashbulb, episodic, etc…)
Know short term and long term memory
What is chunking?
What is Rote Rehearsal?
When do our earliest memories begin?


Chapter 7

What is learning?
Syntax- system of rules that governs how we combine words to form grammatical sentences.
What are heuristics?
Know that chimps show self-awareness when looking into a mirror, not even humans babies do that.
What are the steps of solving a problem? Interpretation, strategy, evaluation
Know the different strategies used for Problem Solving.


Chapter 8

What is intelligence and Aptitude?
Who proposed the Triarhic Theory?
What is creative intelligence?
What is emotional intelligence?
What was the first IQ test?
Know reliability and validity!

Attitude

Hi everyone.

They say attitude is everything. So, Mrs. Wallis and I were thinking; if you were asked to rate your attitude from 1-10. Ten (10) being the best and Zero (0) being the worst. What would your score be?

One hurdle down....

Whew.....we are past the first major hurdle of the semester which was Test #1. In respect to the test-taking principles: Before , During and After the test, what were some observations that you made about yourself and your test taking abilities? Think in terms of how you prepared, how you felt during the test and what you may do differenlty next time.

Pictures are worth a thousand words.....

Click here to watch an interesting clip. Once you have viewed the clip, respond to it for this week's blog.



Remember.....Psychology test on Friday! Study....Study.....Study

We made it through week 1

Welcome back after what I hope was a great Labor Day weekend. You all did such a great job on week 1 of the blog....keep it up.

Here is week 2's topic:
What was your impression of the first week of school? How do you feel about your classes, workload, instructors, etc....


On a side note: In Psychology class last week, we discussed Stanley Milgram's study on obedience. Which ultimately lead us to the discussion of ethics in research. As promised, click HERE to watch a reproduced clip of the original experiement. Think about how you would feel if you were put into that situation.

First Blog Question

If you were given a magic pill what would that pill do for you?

Test

Testing blog