Psychology - 4th Hour
Ivan Pavlov - In 1903, Pavlov presented a paper at the 14th International Medical Congress in Madrid, Spain titled "The Experimental Psychology and Psychopathology of Animals". In this paper, he presented the idea that "a conditioned reflex should be regarded as an elementary psychological phenomenon".
His experiments indicated that the cerebral cortex was the center of all of an organism's activity, including conditioned reflexes. During the Classical Conditioning process, a neutral stimulus is paired with a Unconditioned Stimulus (or "UCS") - which is called the Conditioned Stimulus (CS) at this point in the conditioning process. The UCS is presented just before the Conditioned Stimulus, producing the Unconditioned Response (UCR). To determine whether conditioning has been effective or not, the UCS is presented without the CS to see if the subject exhibits the UCR. If so, conditioning has been successful! If not, conditioning trials continue. *For more information about Ivan Pavlov, click this link. |
Scope & Sequence
Click on this link to view the Scope & Sequence document for our class. This document lists everything that we will learn throughout the semester in U.S. Government. It also lists the related Advanced Placement standards - some of which we will all learn together, and some that will apply only to students who are taking this class for Dual - Credit. - Mr. Stickler
Studystack.com
One website I've used with past classes - and that I plan to use here at Liberty Christian, too - is studystack.com. It has proven very beneficial for student learning and content retention.
I will create electronic flashcards at the beginning of each new unit. Once I have these created, I will post a link to the flashcards along with the title I've given them here on my teacher page. I highly recommend students follow these links and review the flashcards! Past students who have done so learned the content much more easily and their test and quiz scores were 20% higher on average than their classmates! Students can also use the flashcards to play various review games and activities by clicking on the buttons underneath each card set.
~ Mr. Stickler
I will create electronic flashcards at the beginning of each new unit. Once I have these created, I will post a link to the flashcards along with the title I've given them here on my teacher page. I highly recommend students follow these links and review the flashcards! Past students who have done so learned the content much more easily and their test and quiz scores were 20% higher on average than their classmates! Students can also use the flashcards to play various review games and activities by clicking on the buttons underneath each card set.
~ Mr. Stickler
Classical Conditioning Video Examples
Operant Conditioning Example Videos
Watch the videos below to see examples of how Classical Conditioning works! You will need to know this information very well in order to complete your Classical Conditioning Experiment project. - Mr. Stickler
Operant Conditioning: Shaping - B.F. Skinner was the Behavioral Psychologist who developed Operant Conditioning techniques. In this video, he uses food as a reinforcer (it is a Primary Reinforcer) to condition a hungry pigeon to do a 360 degree turn. He uses shaping (rewarding successive approximations of the target behavior) until the pigeon finally does the target behavior. Watch how quickly the pigeon is conditioned using a Primary Reinforcer and shaping! - Mr. Stickler
Operant Conditioning - Conditioning a rat to press a level a certain number of times by using food as a reinforcer (remember, food is a Primary Reinforcer). This technique works very quickly in this video as well. - Mr. Stickler
Operant Conditioning: Shaping & Chaining - In this video, an A.P. Psychology teacher uses Operant Conditioning principles of Shaping and Chaining to condition students how to do more complex sets of behaviors. - Mr. Stickler
Operant Conditioning a Puppy to Sit - For his Psychology experiment, this student uses Operant Conditioning techniques to condition his puppy to sit. He uses food as a reinforcer (remember, food is a Primary Reinforcer). Using Primary Reinforcers will drastically speed up the conditioning process - as you have seen in all of these videos! - Mr. Stickler
Abnormal Psychology Videos: Living With Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
LIVING WITH OBSESSIVE - COMPULSIVE DISORDER, VIDEO #1 - In class, I will call this video clip "Torre's Story". Torre demonstrates what it is like to be inside of his mind for 3 minutes. He demonstrates symptoms such as counting behaviors, obsessions, and extreme anxiety. - Mr. Stickler
LIVING WITH OBSESSIVE - COMPULSIVE DISORDER, VIDEO #2 - In class, I will call this video "Eric's Story". Eric is a teenager who is living with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. (He made this video as a class project.) Eric demonstrates what it is like for him as he gets ready for his day each day. Later in the video, he talks about a few of his obsessions and compulsions and how they have effected him. Note that, at the end of the video, he mentions that he is "living with OCD", which is how I asked you to think of anyone who has been diagnosed with a mental illness. They do not "have" their disorder . . . it does not "have" them or define who they are. Instead, they are coping with their symptoms and living their lives, albeit a little bit differently than many people live their lives. - Mr. Stickler
Living With Agoraphobia - In class, I will call this video "Stephanie A.'s Story". Stephanie A. is a Christian wife and mother of two children. She and her family tell the story of what it was like when she was living with agoraphobia. She and her family explain the various symptoms that she experienced and some of the other mental illnesses that she was living with that compounded the agoraphobia symptoms that she was experiencing. As we watch this video, listen for the different symptoms that she experienced, how they impacted the lives of both she and her family, and try to imagine what it would be like if you were in her situation. - Mr. Stickler
Living With Panic Disorder/ Panic Attacks - In class, I will call this video "Stephanie L.'s Story". Stephanie L. is a married Christian woman who is living with Panic Disorder. She describes the symptoms that she was experiencing, the onset of her symptom set, treatments that she sought, and how living with Panic Disorder effected her spirituality as a Christian. As you watch the video, pay attention to when she started experiencing symptoms, what those symptoms were, the various treatments that doctors tried, and how if effected her Christian life. - Mr. Stickler
Abnormal Psychology Videos: Living With Mood Disorders
Living With Dysthmia - In class, I will call this video "Natasha's Story". Natasha is living with Dysthymia, which is sometimes known as "high functioning depression". She explains to viewers how living with this has affected her life and her friendships. - Mr. Stickler
Living With Major Depressive Disorder - This video clip has two people's stories in it, but I will call it "Lauren's Story" in class since she is the first one to talk about living with Major Depression Symptoms, which is also known as Major Depressive Disorder. (The 2nd person who speaks is Chris.) As you watch the video, listen for the verbal clues that I mentioned in class yesterday (Thursday) and also watch their mannerisms as they are speaking. - Mr. Stickler
Living With Bipolar Disorder - In class, I will call this video "Efren's Story". Efren explains how living with Bipolar Disorder impacted his life, especially his relationship with his fiancee. He doesn't go into detail about his specific symptom set - in fact, it is very hard to find a video where the person being interviewed describes their symptoms due to the disordered thinking that can sometimes accompany this mental illness. Because of this, I will explain the symptoms associated with Bipolar Disorder in class. - Mr. Stickler
Living with Psychogenic Fugue Disorder
Living with Psychogenic Fugue - In class, I will call this "David's Story". David experienced an episode of extreme memory loss known as psychogenic fugue. He - along with some of his family members and friends - explain what it was like to experience this. - Mr. Stickler
Living with Psychogenic Fugue - In class, I called this video "Shawn and Amy's Story". Shawn experienced an episode of profound Psychogenic Fugue, which also impacted Amy's life. Watch this video to see what happened to both of them. - Mr. Stickler
Living with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Living with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - In class, I will call this video "Mary's Story". Mary is a 17-year-old cancer survivor. She made this video after she finished her chemotherapy course and is in remission (at the time of the making of this video). Mary explains how Post Traumatic Stress Disorder manifested itself in her life and the effects it had in this short video. - Mr. Stickler
Living with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - In class, I will call this video "Dawn's Story". Dawn was in the Army National Guard and served tours in Afghanistan with a M.A.S.H. unit there. She describes some of the things that she witnessed that she believes caused her to experience PTSD symptoms and how her symptoms effected her behavior. She also briefly explains the treatments that helped her get relief from some of her symptoms. - Mr. Stickler
Living With Borderline Personality Disorder
Sammy's Story - Living With borderline Personality Disorder (Honors Abnormal Psych.) - Sammy had a very turbulent childhood. She went back and forth between her father and mother's house after they divorced (she was about 7 years old when they divorced). Her mother was living with mental health disorders and abused drugs and alcohol. She was negligent about keeping alcohol out of reach and hidden and this led Sammy to experiment with alcohol at the age of 8. This proved to be a gateway for her as she soon started using drugs and then using and selling she states that she sold drugs to get food due to her mother's negligence and poverty. In this video, Sammy is living with Borderline Personality Disorder with Schizophrenic tendencies. She describes what her life is like. - Mr. Stickler