HW: Theoretically, you should be able to finish your FRQ during class on Friday. So your homework is to complete the practice test the substitute will give you this weekend. Go through all of the questions and answer the ones you believe you know. On the second pass, answer the ones about which you can make a reasonable guess. If there are questions on which you are totally stumped, you should look the answers up in your book, on the internet, etc. The purpose is to start reviewing and to fill in the gaps in your knowledge, so look up as many answers as you need to as an opportunity to study.

FRQ Friday: If you haven't finished reading the chapter on Psychological Disorders, you will need to do so, either during class or over the weekend. Please complete this FRQ and submit it to me via Google docs, due by the time class begins on Monday.

Psychiatrists are faced with the sometimes difficult task of diagnosing and recommending treatment for a variety of psychological disorders. When presented with symptoms, the clinician must make an appropriate diagnosis that is consistent with the DSM-IV-TR. Using the standard definitions of each of the following psychological disorders, give an example of each and discuss the typical symptoms of each.

a. Anxiety disorders
b. Mood disorders
c. Dissociative disorders
d. Schizophrenic disorders
e. Personality disorders

HW: Please read and note card the chapter on Intelligence by Wednesday.

HW: Due Monday.

Read the following three articles and type up a half-page-ish response. I'd like to know where you stand on the controversy, and why. Please submit your response by the time class begins on Monday, either via email or a shared Google doc. (If you use Google docs, please be sure to allow me to both view and edit the document, so I can provide feedback directly.)

The New York Times' Take

NYT Letters to the Editor

Psychology Today Weighs In

HW Part I:

Study for the test. Here is the FRQ you should prepare:

A. Samantha has been acting up in school lately. She gets in fights and is failing many of her classes. Her parents are in the middle of a divorce, and she is shuttling back and forth between their houses. What is each of these concepts, and how does it apply to Samantha's situation?

(a) id
(b) locus of control
(c) trait theory
(d) displacement
(e) humanistic theory

FRQ Friday:

I. Five year-old Jessie went to a fire station with her kindergarten class. When she got home, Jessie, who is in the preoperational stage of cognitive development, eagerly told the story of her adventure to her older brother. Describe how the following factors might have influenced the story she told. Be sure to define and provide an appropriate example of each factor.

A. Egocentrism
B. Observational learning
C. Reconstructive memory
D. Schema

II. Time is an important variable in may psychological concepts. Describe a specific example that clearly demonstrates an understanding of each of the following concepts and how it relates to or is affected by time. Use a different example for each concept.

A. Critical period
B. Fluid intelligence
C. James-Lange theory of emotion
D. Presentation of the conditioned stimulus (CS) and unconditioned stimulus (US) in classical conditioning
E. Refractory period in nerve firing
F. Spontaneous recovery

HW over break:

(1) You should have finished reading and note-carding the Development chapter by Wednesday of next week, so this break might be a good time to get a chunk of that out of the way.

(2) Ask your mom about her decision-making process regarding the working/staying at home/daycare, etc. We'll discuss that briefly on Tuesday before we move on to the next section.