Psychology - Mr. Wicktor
Psychology - Mr. Wicktor
Course Description: The primary goal of Psychology is to introduce the students to the field of psychology, which is the study of behavior and mental processes.
Subject Area:
*Nature v. Nurture
*The nervous and endocrine system
*Emotions
*Physical and mental development
*Personalities
*Cognitive development
*Memory and consckousness
*Intelligence
Materials:
*Text- Thinking About Psychology, The Science of the Mind and Behavior *Various Videos - From A&E, History Channel, Network T.V.
*Movies - “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, “Primal Fear”
*Computer labs/iPads -various assignments and presentations
Assignments:
*Daily work-worksheets, articles, etc.
*Vocab Quizzes -Quiz over words and definitions in each chapter.
*Unit tests- Cumulative test on all material learned in the unit.
*Movie reports- Report on a movie that deals with the subject of
psychology taken from a list provided by Mr. Wicktor