Wed-Fri

AP
Wednesday was a pretty hectic day for my classes. Due to PSAT testing in my classroom, we were displaced and spent the day in the G wing of the school. Being that it was the day after a big test and in a different setting, we took it easy. AP was allowed to take a look at their exams and make corrections for a few points to be added back to their tests. After that, we worked on our next chapter Learning, by discussing key components of classical conditioning and experimenting with it. The students are currently conditioned to have their eyes dilate whenever a certain cellphone ring is heard. We will check again next Wed to see if it is still conditioned. Thursday, we were back in our classrooms and finished up classical conditioning and began a discussion of operant conditioning to prepare for a visitor-Mr. Kemper 14 month- Friday. We created some ideas of how to condition Mr. Kemper's son to clap his hands, pick up paper, etc. and tested them on him Friday morning. The first few groups didn't go too well due to the little boy being tired and overwhelmed, but the last groups brought fruit loops and cheese to help with the conditioning and that worked quite a bit better. While the groups were working with Mr. Kemper's son, we also were watching and analyzing the conditioning that was occurring in an episode of Nanny 911. Students were asked to identify the trouble behaviors and use their knowedge of psychology to correct these behaviors in the children. We will complete this assignment Monday along with debrief their experiences with Mr. Kemper's son.
Upcoming Assignments: Vocab chp 5 Tuesday, Test chp 5 and 6 10/26

Honors
Again, Wed was a pretty hectic day, each period was in a different classroom so students were quite thrown off by having to walk all the way to the G wing for psych. The day after the test we went back and discussed the learning stations on sensation and perception we worked through Monday. Students enjoyed the sensory deprivation goggles, discussions on the existence/non existence of aliens/sasquatch/Loch Ness monster/etc., and how artists can so completely warp our perception. After the discussion we began the next chapter which deals with consciousness. We talked about what they knew of consciousness and what they would like to learn. Thursday, we started into discussion of why we sleep, and whether we get enough sleep as a society. Next week students will discuss how much opening earlier next year will affect their performance in school. Friday, Mr. Kemper and his son stopped in to discuss their sleep habits and how they have changed as a result of being a parent. We also finished a discussion on the stages of sleep and will talk about dreams Monday.
Upcoming Assignments: Dream Journal due Monday 24th