Day 2: Intro to Psychology

To-Do Date: Aug 7 at 11:59pm

Objectives: 

  • I can identify the research and contributions of major historical figures in psychology
  • I can describe and compare different theoretical approaches in explaining behavior
  • I can distinguish the different domains of psychology

Overview:

Today we will be introduced to the background and history of psychology.

Procedure:

  1. Set up accounts
    1. Quizlet Links to an external site.
    2. Textbook Links to an external site.
    3. Albert (Class Code)
      1. 4th Period Fall
        1. BIMM4ANS9DX4
  2. Opening Activity
    1. Common Sense Psychology Assessment via Kahoot
      1. Psychology Common Sense.docx Download Psychology Common Sense.docx 
  3. Presentation
    1. Following this, we will transition to a Nearpod presentation on the background of Psychology and famous figures in Psychology.
      1. Stop and pause: 7 Perspectives of Psychology "hand"
  4. Activity
    1. Padlet: I will provide 10 famous psychologists. You will break into groups of two or three to research your assigned psychologist.
    2. You will post the following information into the Padlet link Links to an external site.
      1. Name of person
      2. Pic of person
      3. When did they live?
      4. Link the website that you used
      5. One quote from your psychologist
      6. Their approach and contributions to psychology
        1. Psychologist List
          1. Edward Titchener
          2. William James
          3. Mary Whiton Calkins
          4. Margaret Floy Washburn
          5. Ivan Pavlov
          6. John B. Watson
          7. B.F. Skinner
          8. Sigmund Freud
          9. Abraham Maslow
          10. Carl Rogers
          11. Jean Piaget
          12. G. Stanley Hall
          13. Dorothea Dix
          14. Mary Cover Jones
          15. Mamie Phipps Clark and Kenneth Clark
          16. Martha Bernal
          17. Beverly Prosser
    3. Once your group has finished, you will view the other Psychologists listed in the padlet and take notes on them
    4. Will will wrap this up with a discussion on the different individuals covered
  5. Exit Ticket/Closing Activity
    1. Write a response to one of the following questions in your Name Tag before your leave.
      1. Why do you think psychology courses like this one are often requirements of so many different programs of study?
      2. Why do you think many people might be skeptical about psychology being a science?
  6. Assessment
    1. Activity

Readings:

  • 1.1
  • 1.2

Resources:

Nearpod: 

  1. Student: 
  2. In-Class: 

PowerPoint: M10e Mod 1 Story of Psychology.ppt Download M10e Mod 1 Story of Psychology.ppt