Welcome to Psychology New Friends!

Check the seating chart list, and find the seat number associated with your name. Then say hello to your neighbors!

Class Job Sign-Ups

• Time Keeper.• Paper Passers.• The 10th

man/woman.

We will rotate class jobs every week. Please prepare to do every job at least once.

Notecards

• In the upper-right corner notecard write the following:

-First and last name-Class period-Email address-Do you have internet at home? Yes/No

NamePhone NumberEmail Extra Curricular Activities you do

*On the NON-LINED side write your FIRST NAME as you like to be called on BIG.

Who am I? • Graduated from UCSD

with a BA in History and a minor in Ethnic Studies.

• Completing my MA in Education at NDNU

• Thesis: Motivation and Delayed Gratification.

• Love being outdoors.• LOVE GIANTS BASEBALL!• Love cooking, singing,

dancing and traveling.

Two Truths and a LieWhich of the following statements is a lie? 1. I almost got caught in a wildfire backpacking

this summer. Ended up having to hike out early.

2. I celebrated coming back to school by going to WWE Smackdown last Tuesday at HP Pavilion.

3. I traveled to Mexico this summer, and met James Franco while I was down there.

Now its your turn. Turn the desks into groups of four. I will explain how I want you to do this, and we’ll time it to see how fast we can get

back and forth between groups and rows. See if you can spot your groups’ lies.

Classroom Norms and Procedures

• Homework Procedures

• What to do if Absent• Bathroom Procedure • Food and Drink• Notebooks • Respect, Preparation,

and Accountability.

Please read over the CIS with your adult guardian, sign it, and return it by the block day. If you have any questions regarding grading, late-work, or any other policy please let me know.

Respect

• Respect for others• Respect for class time• Respect for hard work• Respect for the

classroom• Respect for hard work

over luck and talent• Respect for risk-taking• Respect for yourself

Preparation

• Be prepared with your materials

• Be prepared with your homework

• Be prepared to think• Be prepared to ask

questions• Be prepared to consider

new ideas• Be prepared to grow

Accountability

• Accountability for your attendance

• Accountability for your completion of assignments

• Accountability for your language

• Accountability for your actions

Organization for the Class

1. You will need a Notebook for this class

2. Work will be stamped the day it is due and graded portfolio style at the end of each unit.

3. Notebooks will be organized by Unit. We will be setting up notebooks in class tomorrow so please bring one with you.

4. If you may have trouble getting a notebook for any reason please let me know.

5. If you are able to donate an extra notebook please let me know.

Success is about Mindset

Check out Kid 1:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cUPY8TIsV0Now Check out Kid 2:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaIvk1cSyG8

Who are you going to be in class this year?

Personal Artifact

1. Please bring a picture, or personal artifact that you are comfortable leaving on display in the classroom all semester.

2. Pick something that represents either how you see yourself right now, your hopes for the future, or your views on psychology/human nature.

Student Survey• Please take the time to answer all

the questions on the student survey, and write me a note to elaborate anywhere you want to, and everywhere it asks you to.

• The note you write me at the end can be as long or as short as you want, the more you let me know about your learning style, your likes and dislikes, and what you want to get out of class this year the better the semester will be.

Happy Thursday Psychology!

Please get out:• Your personal artifact• Half Sheet of Paper• Pen/Pencil

I really enjoyed reading your letters/surveys.You are an interesting group of people with

lots of cool hobbies outside of class!

Semester Preview1. Psychology Basics 2. Education and Learning

1. Society and Education 2. Learning Styles3. Stereotype Threat 4. Motivation

1. Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic 2. Procrastination

5. Delayed Gratification 6. Goal Setting

3. Relationship and Attraction1. Gender

1. Genetics vs. Social Constructs

2. Personality Tests1. OK Cupid 2. Match.com/Eharmony

3. Arousal4. Sexual Orientation

5. Monogamy vs. Polyamory

4. Empathy and Happiness1. Lucifer Effect – Zimbardo 2. Wealth and Empathy3. Wealth and Happiness4. Good vs. Evil

5. Abnormal Psychology1. Criminology

6. Guest Speakers-1. The Brain – Consciousness 2. Mental Illness 3. Drugs and the Brain

1. Addiction2. Perception

7. ?????????????????

Lets Get in the Psychology Mindset• Things to note/think about:

– Types of artifacts.– How people selected their

artifacts. – Demographic information – How who YOU are affects your

perception of others.

• Things to look for– Patterns– Outliers– Pairs

Write out a few sentences explaining what your item is and how/why you selected it.

Personal ArtifactsIn your small groups explain your artifact

Hello my name is ______________.Today I brought in a ________________________ to represent __________________________________.

Personal Artifacts Gallery Walk

Leave your artifact on your desk with your write-up.

Bring and piece of paper and something to write with.

Walk around the room and look at everyone’s artifacts.

As you walk around the room, makes notes on the following:– Types of artifacts.– How people selected their artifacts. – Demographic information (age, gender, race, ethnicity)– How who YOU are affects your perception of others. – Patterns– Outliers– Pairs

TGIF

Please:1. Grab a piece of

candy 2. Get something to

write with 3. A piece of paper or

the notes section of your notebook.

4. Turn in CIS if you have it.

What is Psychology?• Psychology is academic and applied discipline that

involves the scientific study of mental functions and behaviors.

• Psychology has the immediate goal of understanding individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases.

Schools of Psychology Classical Schools of Psychology1. Structuralism 2. Functionalism

Modern Schools of Psychology 3. Behaviorism4. Psychoanalysis5. Humanism 6. Cognitive Psychology

Structuralism and Functionalism Structuralism1. First school of Psychology 2. Focused on elements of mental

process3. Used introspection

Functionalism 4. Focused on purpose of consciousness 5. Emphasizes individual differences6. Influences modern educational psych

1. John Dewey

Behaviorism

• Based on observable behaviors

• Conditioning – Classical – Operant

• Pavlov and Skinner • Moods/Thoughts/Feelings• Free Will?

Psychoanalysis

• The other side of Behaviorism

• Nature vs. Nurture • Popular in the 1950’s • Influential today• Unconscious motivations • Dream Analysis • Freud

Humanism

• Holistic view• Behaviorism and Psychoanalysis

“too pessimistic” • Free Will • Humans are innately good • Self-actualization • Environmental influences • Modern therapy mostly

humanistic

Cognitive Psychology

• Most modern school• How people think, perceive,

remember, problem solve, make decisions, and learn.

• Cognitive Science – neuroscience, philosophy and linguistics

• Internal mental state • Scientific research methods

Who are you?

Which school or schools of psychology are you most interested in?

Which school or schools of psychology sound most in tune with your current values?