This week your sq3r notes are due for chapter 11. please turn them in by thursday.
Today in class i passed out an article to all students. If you were not in class please see me to obtain a copy.
Homework:
I would like you to read the article and take notes. Provide a one page summary of the article. Include in your summary a comparison to the corresponding section in chapter 11 from your text. Also include your own ideas or analysis of this article. This should be typed and at lease one full page.
see me with questions.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Final Exam
Wednesday at 10:10 is your final for the first semester. I want to tell you that the final will be very difficult and I expect that you will need to study quite a bit. Click here for review questions
In addition I will include your final essay question ahead of time and will allow you to spend time at home outlining the essay, answering the question, organizing your thoughts and then devise a memory mnemonic to help you remember it for your final. Here is the question.
Elio has a theory that regular exercise can improve thinking. Help him design an experiment evaluating this theory.
Remember to first make an outline to help organize your thoughts.......
Remember to include everything you know about experiment design like: independent and dependent variables, control, type of study, experimenter bias......
good luck!
In addition I will include your final essay question ahead of time and will allow you to spend time at home outlining the essay, answering the question, organizing your thoughts and then devise a memory mnemonic to help you remember it for your final. Here is the question.
Elio has a theory that regular exercise can improve thinking. Help him design an experiment evaluating this theory.
Remember to first make an outline to help organize your thoughts.......
Remember to include everything you know about experiment design like: independent and dependent variables, control, type of study, experimenter bias......
good luck!
Friday, January 2, 2009
Behavorial Modification Project Questions
Your project should be well under way at this point. I have received some questions regarding the best way to present the data that you have collected. Remember that you should have already collected data regarding the amount of times/day/hour....that you notice this behavior. You were also to understand the antecedents that occur prior to this behavior that you wish to change.
For example let's say I'm trying to quit swearing. I need to get a baseline or figure out how often I swear. I count the amount of times over two days that I swear. This information will be part of my data and will go on a graph. The third day I take a look at the antecedents or behavior that occurs prior to swearing. For example, on the third day I notice that I swear most often when I drive my car. This is an antecedent to the behavior that I would like to change. Over the next few days I would try to reduce my swearing by:
1) Knowing that every time i get behind the wheel I'm more likely to swear - so prepare ahead of time to say "shucks" or that "that person must be mentally challenged" instead of my usual cuss words.
2) Reward myself with 10 extra minutes in the swimming pool if I did not swear once in the car.
3) Observe this behavior over three days and get the data totals.
This data should be recorded and first put in a data table. I would then use the data from the table to display the results in a graphic form.
I would include all data on the graph using a separate color to display the first two days of observing my behavior, another color to show when I was observing the antecedents and finally a third color to show when I had my plan of using other words and reward system.
email me with specific questions
Happy New Year!
For example let's say I'm trying to quit swearing. I need to get a baseline or figure out how often I swear. I count the amount of times over two days that I swear. This information will be part of my data and will go on a graph. The third day I take a look at the antecedents or behavior that occurs prior to swearing. For example, on the third day I notice that I swear most often when I drive my car. This is an antecedent to the behavior that I would like to change. Over the next few days I would try to reduce my swearing by:
1) Knowing that every time i get behind the wheel I'm more likely to swear - so prepare ahead of time to say "shucks" or that "that person must be mentally challenged" instead of my usual cuss words.
2) Reward myself with 10 extra minutes in the swimming pool if I did not swear once in the car.
3) Observe this behavior over three days and get the data totals.
This data should be recorded and first put in a data table. I would then use the data from the table to display the results in a graphic form.
I would include all data on the graph using a separate color to display the first two days of observing my behavior, another color to show when I was observing the antecedents and finally a third color to show when I had my plan of using other words and reward system.
email me with specific questions
Happy New Year!
Monday, December 15, 2008
Dec 15th
This week is the last week prior to our winter break. Remember that Tuesday the 16th is a minimum day. We are finishing up chapter 9 - memory and will have a quiz on this chapter on Thursday Dec. 18th. Please use your SQ3R notes to help you study and COME PREPARED!!!!
HOMEWORK
Over the winter recess you will be responsible for the behavior modification project. This project is explained and outlined in the following powerpoint. CLICK HERE
Remember that ALL concepts that you would like to try and test: example nail biting, arriving late to school need to be approved of prior to attempting. DO NOT try to attempt a change in behavior for any idea that has not met with my approval.
Look on blog for APA format style - contact me with questions
HOMEWORK
Over the winter recess you will be responsible for the behavior modification project. This project is explained and outlined in the following powerpoint. CLICK HERE
Remember that ALL concepts that you would like to try and test: example nail biting, arriving late to school need to be approved of prior to attempting. DO NOT try to attempt a change in behavior for any idea that has not met with my approval.
Look on blog for APA format style - contact me with questions
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Chapter 8 and Starting Chapter 9
We are going to finish chapter 8 this week and begin chapter 9 on Thursday. My hope is to finish chapter 9 on the 18th of December with a final quiz on both chapters 8 and 9.
Chapter 9 is meaty - loads to memorize and think about.
Homework this week:
To Follow up with learning you are to report "A Day in the Life" Identify the types of conditioning and learning throughout your day. For example I start my day with an alarm clock ringing at 5:30am. Since I am conditioned to wake up with the alarm the CS is the alarm clock, the CR is waking up. Nowadays I wake up prior to the alarm going off. What would be the US or the UR?
DO this type of activity for things throughout one day in your life - for as many things as you can think of.
DUE Thursday 12/4.
Chapter 9 is meaty - loads to memorize and think about.
Homework this week:
To Follow up with learning you are to report "A Day in the Life" Identify the types of conditioning and learning throughout your day. For example I start my day with an alarm clock ringing at 5:30am. Since I am conditioned to wake up with the alarm the CS is the alarm clock, the CR is waking up. Nowadays I wake up prior to the alarm going off. What would be the US or the UR?
DO this type of activity for things throughout one day in your life - for as many things as you can think of.
DUE Thursday 12/4.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Homework Over Thanksgiving
While you are enjoying three days off from school i would like you to carve out some time to craft a two page essay on learning.
Since Chapter 8 in the textbook focuses on the first scientific experiments which show how learning takes place, I would like you to use that knowledge as a base to expand these ideas. Scour the internet, magazines, and newspapers for articles on learning, how people or animals learn. Compare and contrast your article to the information found in chapter 8 of your text. Answer the question what is the relationship between Skinner and or Bandura and or Pavlov and your article. Perhaps you may see a direct relationship between the two or perhaps you see no relationship but include why you see one or why you don't!.
This essay needs to be single spaced, typed, 12 point font and due Monday Dec. 1st.
Email me with questions.
Resources are posted on blog to help you - best might be psychology today - found online at SF Public Library all you need is the number on the back of your card and you are in!!
Since Chapter 8 in the textbook focuses on the first scientific experiments which show how learning takes place, I would like you to use that knowledge as a base to expand these ideas. Scour the internet, magazines, and newspapers for articles on learning, how people or animals learn. Compare and contrast your article to the information found in chapter 8 of your text. Answer the question what is the relationship between Skinner and or Bandura and or Pavlov and your article. Perhaps you may see a direct relationship between the two or perhaps you see no relationship but include why you see one or why you don't!.
This essay needs to be single spaced, typed, 12 point font and due Monday Dec. 1st.
Email me with questions.
Resources are posted on blog to help you - best might be psychology today - found online at SF Public Library all you need is the number on the back of your card and you are in!!
Sunday, November 16, 2008
November 16th
This week we will be finishing up chapter 7 and having an exam that covers chapter 4, 5, 6,7. This exam will consist of a 50 question multiple choice test and two essay questions. This test will focus on chapter 7. Please study for this test, it will not be easy.
Wednesday is the day that we are planning on taking a field trip to Buena Vista Elementary school. Plan to leave AAS at 1:45, as a group. We will meet by the 48 bus stop at 1:45, if you are late we will not wait and you will miss the field trip. I cannot be responsible for you if you come late to Buena Vista so BE ON TIME.
If I have not received your permission slip by Tuesday morning you will NOT be attending. NO LAST MINUTE PERMISSION SLIPS.
web quiz
Homework:
study for the exam.
Wednesday is the day that we are planning on taking a field trip to Buena Vista Elementary school. Plan to leave AAS at 1:45, as a group. We will meet by the 48 bus stop at 1:45, if you are late we will not wait and you will miss the field trip. I cannot be responsible for you if you come late to Buena Vista so BE ON TIME.
If I have not received your permission slip by Tuesday morning you will NOT be attending. NO LAST MINUTE PERMISSION SLIPS.
web quiz
Homework:
study for the exam.
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