HW: Read pages 92 - 99. Make cards as necessary. (Be sure you have cards from the material we covered in Chapter 3 also.)

HW: Collect information on facial traits for class on Friday. Use this document to collect your information. Remember, if you or your parent does not have a prominent chin, do not answer the following chin questions.

HW: Read and grade two of the three essays you received today. Each should be out of 10 points: One point for the definition of each term and one for the appropriate application to the scenario. We'll compare notes tomorrow and see if you graded similarly now that you know what to look for. (If you make notations on the essays identifying where you awarded points, it will make discussion tomorrow easier.)

First test is out of the way!

Essay workshop: Tuesday, September 22.

Bring your essays!

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

According to my research, we are not providing Anna Freud with sufficient and appropriate care, and we may therefore be in violation of ethical standards regarding the care of animal subjects.

Of particular concern are subheadings: Companionship, Bedding, Accessories

Test Prep: Here are a couple of quiz multiple choice quizzes you can take to see if you're on track for Monday's test:

Quiz on research methods.

Quiz on history and approaches.

More research quizzing...

New plan:

Friday we will spend some time going over the research methods material in class. Then Monday we will test on Units 1 and 2. We will do our essay workshop on Tuesday. You could probably whip up the essay on Monday night, but I would recommend doing it over the weekend, because it'll make great practice on the research material in preparation for the test.

Essay question:

Professor Jackson believes that frustration increases the need for achievement. She decides to test her hypothesis with her introductory psychology class of about 100 students. The first 50 students who arrive for class one day are taken to a separate room and given a series of easy puzzles to complete. Professor Jackson then asks each student about his or her professional goals. She rates the statement of each on a 7-point scale for strength of achievement motivation.

When they arrive, the remaining students are taken to another room and given a series of difficult puzzles by Professor Jackson's teaching assistant, Jim. Jim also asks each student about his or her professional goals and, like Professor Jackson, then rates the statement of each on a 7-point scale.

The group given the difficult puzzles has, on the average, higher achievement motivation scores than the group given the easy puzzles. Professor Jackson concludes that her hypothesis is supported.

Show how each of the following aspects of Professor Jackson's experimental design is flawed. Indicate how you would correct each problem.

A. Sampling
B. Assignment of participants
C. Dependent variable
D. Control for experimenter bias
E. Control of confounding variables (You need cite only one)

Schedule:

Wednesday: Finish material from Research Methods unit. Distribute take-home essay.
Thursday: No class.
Friday: Take-home essay due. In-class essay workshop.
Weekend: Study!
Monday: Test on History and Approaches and Research Methods units.

HW: After watching the Correlation and Causation video, consider the scenario we discussed in class: Your research indicates that there is a positive correlation between time spent studying and GPA. Come up with 2 or 3 possible "lurking variables," or variables that might influence both study time and GPA.

HW: Read pages 41-52 and make corresponding note cards.

Also, here's a the website we checked out today: Bad Human Factors Designs.

HW: Read pages 28 - 41 and make note cards accordingly. Also, be sure to check out the articles from yesterday. I have a fun lab we can do on Friday, but only if you do your homework!

Note: If you felt like today's quiz was tough, it might mean that you're not putting enough time and info into/onto your cards! They should ultimately be such a valuable resource to you that you would be really, really upset if they were lost or stolen. They should be like AP gold!

Also... Remember Carl Rogers?: The curative property is the warmth and genuineness of the relationship between the therapist and client. I wonder what he'd think about this article...

HW: Read the following two articles and determine where you think the truth might lie. (Since none of you have doctoral degrees in evolutionary psychology, we'll just go on hunches!) No written assignment necessary, as long as you show up ready to chat!

1. Newsweek Article: Evolutionary psychology is stupid.
2. Rebuttal Article: No, you are.

Note: Who are the authors of these two articles? (I don't mean their names... who are they?) Does this information influence your feelings about the debate?

HW: Make sure you've read the section assigned earlier this week, and keep up with your note cards!

HW: Read pages 6 - 19 in the text, and make notecards for each of the bold terms.

HW: Finish The Conjecturers if you haven't already and finish the diagnostic test.