9/19

AP Psych
Today the students completed chapter 2 with discussions of Broca's and Wernicke's areas, as well as Split Brain patients. Students then took a quiz on 8 important psychologists, the next quiz on psychologists will be in a few weeks. To help students prepare for their upcoming exam, time was spent in groups creating mnemonic devices for the different parts of the brain to make sure students remember them for the test.
Here is an interesting website for split brain studies
Upcoming Assignments: Chp 1 and 2 Test 9/21

Honors Psych
Today, students completed the optical illusions discussion from Friday and began studying the anatomy of the brain itself. Students are now familiar with the structures and functions of neurons as well as the purpose of neurotransmitters.
Here is a good site for further exploration of optical illusions.
Here is a good site for help with questions about the brain/neurons.
Upcoming Assignments: Vocab quiz 9/23