Ms. Forster

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LCD Screen
1st Period
Rachel Karngbaye
Merima Hamzic
Closet
Angela Kobayashi
Mia Gvirtsman
Nikki Kapany
Sailee Vishnubhatt
Daniel Welch
Leah Kidd
John Jarrell
David Tran
Nicolas Fricker
Rachel Ward
Kaye Yap
Windows
Marissa Freitas
Adriana Hardwicke
Varsha Suresh Kumar
Alysia Wang
Corrina Yanagawa
Alec Flowers
White Board
Madison Fiorentino
Justine Fanget
Begimay Samykbaeva
Glenda Chavez
Nico Mayoral
Melissa Reed
Jeffrey Cao
Megan Robinson
Madelyn Cook
Samuel Marks
Travon Newsome
Computer Desk
Alvin Lu
Ashley Avery
Neha Cheemalavagu
Natasha Kothari
Rishma Mandhekar
Bookshelf
Table
White Board
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LCD Screen
2nd Period
Timothy Heselton
Yasmin Ghalambor
Closet
Marie Johansen
Allie Dong
Laurel Haspert
Ankit Sharma
Jonathan Sorensen
Dylan Hoefling
Lexi Greenberg
Laura Rutner
Elena DeAngelis
Tyler Smith
Karlwillie Wilson
Windows
Diego De La Torre
Jolie Goolish
Margaux Roth
Nicole Silva
Eric Theil
Maggie Costales
White Board
Kira Cattell
Tram-anh Cao
Alesandra Rau
Alex Caber
Andrew McCormick
Erica Moy
Lauren Burns
Lili Raghian
Kate Camacho
Hannah Lau
Oren Merry
Computer Desk
Kyung-Hoon Park
Katherine Allen
Adam Call
Andrea Koch
Spencer McKean
Bookshelf
Table
White Board
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LCD Screen
Tarun Nair
4th Period
Anne Lee
Kareena Hirani
Closet
Mirko Mostaghimi
Luke Dickey
Marissa Klazura
Liam Sidebottom
Andrew Thornberry
Lindsey Marent
Celeste Ingersoll
Sam Sevely
Simran Dhalla
Run Thapanangkun
Nicole Worthy
Windows
Jasper Deng
Taylor Houston
Lauren Scott
Hansmeet Singh
Bethany Tinklenberg
Arielle De Chavez
White Board
Dana Camin
Tania Gres
Haley Sawamura
Max Blumenstein
Margarita Patio
Erin Rempola
Kiana Ariyama
Skyler Russert
Sophie Brotzel
Juan Nava
Anjalee Raman
Computer Desk
Adriane Rowe
Sarah Alkadri
Sarah Brotzel
Nicole Hakahama
Mihajlo Radonjic
Bookshelf
Table
White Board
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Homework for the Week

• Monday 8/19
• Notes Prologue pgs. 1-5
• Personal Statement Due Friday
• Signed CIS due tomorrow
• Optional decorated 3x5 card due tomorrow
• Tuesday 8/20
• Notes Prologue pgs. 6-14
• Improve Your Retention section is optional (but
  helpful ?)
• Block Day 8/21 8/22
• Notes Chapter 1 pgs. 16-23
• Friday 8/23
• Notes Chapter 1 pgs. 24-30

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Agenda Monday 8/19/13

1. Seats
2. Introduction and brief overview of class
3. Rules Class Structure
4. Expectations
5. Personal Statement
6. Homework
7. Reading Notes Prologue pgs 1-5
8. Personal Statement
9. CIS
10. Optional 3x5 card decoration

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Mrs. Gabriels Class

• Welcome Introduction

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Class Schedule Help/Makeup Work

• 1st Period- AP Psych
• 2nd Period- AP Psych
• 3rd Period- Prep
• 4th Period- AP Psych
• 5th Period- US History
• 6th Period- US History
• 7th Period- Prep

• Make an appointment
• Revisions are encouraged
• Test Corrections
• There will be ½ credit test corrections
  available. However, they must be completed in my
  classroom on specifically designated days. We
  will talk about this more later.

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Food?

• Food and drinks are okay as long as you clean up
  after yourself!

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Attendance/Participation

• on time, one at a time
• Participation and class work is essential for
  success in this course.
• If you are tardy or absent, you obviously cannot
  participate.
• RESPECT!

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Cell Phones Music?

• Texting in class
• Phone goes to the office
• Phone rings in class
• Treats to the class
• -or-
• Phone goes to the office
• Your headphones should never be in your ears.
  Once in awhile we will have quiet work time, I
  will explicitly give you permission to listen to
  music on such rare occasions.

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Bathroom Policy

• Quietly, leave your phone in the box by the door.
• One at a time
• If you forgot your phone or do not have one,
  please tell me.
• You have 5 minutes to use the restroom

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Course Information Sheet due tomorrow
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Help, Homework, Miscellaneous?

• http//www.mvla.net/teachers/ElizabethG/Pages/defa
  ult.aspx
• https//sites.google.com/site/mrsgabrielmvhs/

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Organizational Tips

• Binder
• You may share this with another class, but please
  have dividers for the following
• Handouts
• Class Notes/Work
• Completed work this will be returned to you
  after its been graded. Keep this work because
  the information in class is cumulative and you
  will want it to study later.
• Bring your agenda planner to school everyday.
• Leave your textbooks at home ?
• Vocabulary See Handout for terms (also available
  online)
• Biweekly oral vocabulary quizzes will occur
• Definition a content specific real world
  example is required for credit.

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Reading Calendar

• Also available online.
• https//sites.google.com/site/mrsgabrielmvhs/ap-ps
  ychology-reading-calendar
• The reading is due the following day from when it
  is assigned on the calendar (this is different
  from USHAP but not regular US)
• Do not fall behind.
• No reading on Thursday, Saturday, or Sunday and
  every other Wednesday.
• How are your notes assessed?
• Although I will not have notebook checks at the
  beginning of the year, you are expected to take
  notes in pen nightly and if necessary, I will
  also implement random notebook checks at my
  discretion.
• Daily class discussions
• Bring your notes to class daily they will be
  annotated during class activities
• You may use your notes during these discussions
• Biweekly vocab quizzes
• Biweekly tests.
• There may be additional HW added to the calendar
  that you are responsible for.
• Example Personal Statement
• Agenda Planner! ?

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3x5 Cards Optional You may take the card home
to decorate the back, due tomorrow.
First Name (your preferred name) Last Name Email Address
Vocabulary Comprehensive Content Quarter 1 Critical Thinking Quarter 2 Critical Thinking
Advanced (Correct information)
Basic (Attempted information)
Far Below Basic (Did not attempt to answer the question)
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Mandated Reporting

• As your teacher, I am required to report the
  following
• Abuse/Harm
• Types of harm
• Physical
• Mental
• Substance Abuse
• When is it reported?
• Someone harming you
• You harming yourself
• You harming someone else
• Neglect
• Incest

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Expectations for the Class

• G.R.O.W.
• G Growth Mindset
• R Respect the Process
• O Own your
• W Work!

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Personal Statement due Friday

• Motivation In order to get to know you better, I
  would like to learn what I can about how you view
  yourself and the world in which you live.
• This information is confidential (except for
  mandated reporting criteria)
• Write in complete sentences (use a pen or type)

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Personal Statement due Friday

1. What kind of person are you? Qualities, talents,
   abilities, etc.
2. What kind of family and friends do you have and
   how have they affected your life?
3. How has your gender, race/ethnicity, religious
   beliefs, and/or socioeconomic status affected
   your attitude(s) and life?
4. What are two of your greatest achievements?
5. What have been or are your greatest
   problems/struggles? Describe any unusual
   circumstances or challenges that you have faced
   and the way(s) in which you have responded.
6. What do you plan for yourself after high school,
   after college, or whatever?
7. What are your interests? List as many areas that
   come to mind, i.e. academic, sports, hobbies,
   leisure activities, etc.
8. What subjects, issues, questions in psychology
   would you like us to discuss in depth?
9. What question(s) do you have for me as your
   teacher?

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Agenda Tuesday 8/20/13

1. Turn in the following
2. Decorated 3x5 Cards
3. Signed CIS
4. Reading discussion
5. Myths stereotypes in Psychology
6. Homework
7. Reading Notes Prologue pgs 6-14
8. Personal Statement due Friday

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Reading Discussion Prologue pgs. 1-5

• What is the purpose of psychology?
• What is structuralism?
• What is functionalism?
• Why are these two early psychological principles
  easily dismissed today?
• Who are considered the fathers of modern
  psychology?

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Vocabulary Cards

• Term
• Structuralism
• Chapter Pg
• Prologue, Pg. 3
• Definition
• Edward Titchener, late 1800s
• Titcheners goal of looking to discover the
  minds structure. Used introspection to help
  people report their feelings as they experienced
  various things (i.e. immediate sensations,
  images, etc).
• Example
• Although unreliable, the idea of understanding
  the working of the mind will evolve into the
  field of cognitive psychology.

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Vocabulary Cards

• Term
• Functionalism
• Chapter Pg
• Prologue, Pg 3
• Definition
• William James, late 1800s
• The adaptive behavior of thinking was used for
  human survival therefore, it has evolved over
  time. Understanding consciousness will help us to
  consider our past, adjust to our present, and
  plan our future.
• Example
• James and his student Mary Calkins will serve to
  introduce psychology to the educated public. This
  will inspire future modern psychologists such
  as Skinner, Watson, and Freud.

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Pre assessment!
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Agenda Block Day 8/21 8/22

• Go over pre assessment (if necessary)
• Why people believe weird things?
• http//www.ted.com/talks/michael_shermer_on_believ
  ing_strange_things.html
• Discuss
• Discuss HW
• Improve your retention
• Careers in Psychology Advertisement Activity
• Homework
• Notes Chapter 1 pgs. 16-23
• Finish personal statement

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Discuss HW (Prologue pgs. 6-14)

• What is the biggest and most persistent issue in
  psychology?
• What are the levels of analysis in psychology?
• Why are they important?
• What is the difference between basic research and
  applied research?

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Improve Your Retention

• How will the testing effect be implemented in
  this class?
• Do you think SQ3R is useful? What are some
  drawbacks to this approach?
• S- Survey
• Q- Question
• 3R- Read, Retrieve, Review
• What other tips form this section will you use
  moving forward?

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Careers in Psychology Job Advertisement

• Why would someone want to be a psychologist and
  what type of psychologist would he/she want to
  be? You will research this and create a job
  advertisement that will have the following
  information
• Job Description
• Level of Education
• Salary (if available)
• Where are these jobs located?
• Resources Pages10-11, Appendix A, The Laptop
  COWS

1. Counseling Psychologist
2. Clinical Psychologist
3. Psychiatrist
4. Forensic Psychologist
5. Industrial-Organizational Psychologist
6. School Psychologist
7. Sport Psychologist

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Agenda Friday 8/23/13

• Collect personal statement
• Finish Presentations (if necessary)
• Homework
• Notes Chapter 1 pgs. 24-30

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The Need for Psychological Science

• Using Psychological research, we have found out
  some interesting things. For each of the
  following research results, please generate an
  explanation
• Study shows females are more tolerant of same-sex
  peers.
• Relative harmlessness the effects of bullying
  only last until the early twenties for most
  Americans.
• Individuals with clean desks are found to be more
  creative than their messy desk counterparts.

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Randomness

• Coin Flipping Activity
• Does it really work?
• Why do we gamble? Have superstitions
• The Psychic Octopus? http//www.youtube.com/watch?
  vV0ZZ7sZMXQ4
• Remember Hindsight Bias, overconfidence, and our
  tendency to perceive patterns in random events
  often lead us to overestimate our intuition.
  Scientific inquiry can help us sift reality from
  illusion.

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Curious, Skeptical, and Humble

• Why are these qualities necessary in psychology?
  Give examples
• Curious
• Skeptical
• Humble