Cross-Curricular Psychology Lessons

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Cross-Curricular Psychology Lessons

• Sean Tischler
• Salesianum School
• Wilmington, De
• stischler_at_salesianum.org

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Why Cross-Curricular Lesson Plans

• The students have always given positive feedback!
• Great way to market your class! Went from a ½
  semester course with about an average of 20
  students. Now a full year course with 86
  students.
• We are already doing it!

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Psychology and World History

• Genocides and Social Psychology
• Why is Social Psychology Important to studying
  World History?
• Milgrams Study on Obedience- Why did the German
  population follow along?
• Stanford Prison Study
• Solomon Asch and Conformity
• Psychoanalysis and Joseph Stalin

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Psychology and Biology

• Great lessons for Human Anatomy
• Explain how rods and cones function differ
• Marker Activity
• After-Image Flag
• Name the four basic taste sensations and list
  factors that modify the sense of taste.
• Starburst Activity/Dry Tongue
• Super Taster Activity

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Psychology and Biology

• Great lessons for Human Anatomy
• Describe how the equilibrium organs help
  maintain balance.
• Trace the visual pathway to the optic cortex.
• Describe the Somesthetic senses
• Another great lesson is the interplay between
  conditioning and physiological responses.

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Psychology and Weird Science

• Fun lesson for Post-AP Anatomy
• A wrap up of strange sensory experiences
• Students are amazed by Oliver Sacks writings.
• Synesthesia
• Psychology of Optical Illusions and Auditory
  Illusions
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?v0JVJsPpg1-8

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Different ESP Activities

• Letter under the chair
• Moving the cards on the PowerPoint slide
• Reading the students minds
• Great way to end the year for students!

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Pick a Card..Any Card
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Is the card gone?
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Psychology and American History

• Social Psychology and Groupthink
• Bay of Pigs and Cuban Missile Crisis
• Vietnam War
• Second Gulf War

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Psychology in American Government and Politics

• Fun Post-AP Government Activities concerning
  political behavior
• Mere Exposure Effect
• Confirmation Bias
• Group Polarization
• Belief Bias and Perseverance
• Availability Heuristics

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Psychology and Literature

• Ordinary People
• Jekyll and Hyde
• Lord of the Flies
• 1984
• Romeo and Juliet

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Other Ideas

• Carl Jung and Archetypes
• Jung Collective Unconscious Wizard of OZ and the
  Dark Side of the Moon