Psychology Research Paper

This research paper will count for 20% of your total grade for the class. We will work on it in class, and for homework. It is imperative that you do the best job you can to ensure a good grade.

Task: write a 5-6 page essay on a psychology topic of your choice, using print and online resources. All topics must be approved by me.

Resources:  On the High School website go to the library page. On that page select Magazines and Newspapers. Scroll down to Psychology Collection and do a search for your topic. If you have trouble finding information see me.

Requirements:

• Length - 5-6 typed pages using Times New Roman, 12 point font, double spaced. See me if you wish to hand write the essay
• Sources – at least 5 different sources
• Works Cited page (which is not counted as part of the essay)

Due Date: Monday, June 11, 2012

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Final Psychology Research Paper

This research paper will count for 20% of your total grade for the class. We will work on it in class, and for homework. It is imperative that you do the best job you can to ensure a good grade.

Task: write a 5-6 page essay on a psychology topic of your choice, using print and online resources. All topics must be approved by me.

Requirements:

• Length - 5-6 typed pages using Times New Roman, 12 point font, double spaced. See me if you wish to hand write the essay
• Sources – at least 5 different sources
• Works Cited page (which is not counted as part of the essay)

Due Date: Monday, June 11, 2012

The Stanford Prison Experiment

Answer the discussion questions as you go through the slide show

http://www.prisonexp.org/psychology/1

Psychological Disorders

Here is a website - Helpguide.org which gives detailed descriptions  of the various psychological disorders including symptoms, and ways to deal with the disorder.

http://www.helpguide.org/

Psychological Testing

Objective Tests

1. MMPI

Actual question samples

https://antipolygraph.org/cgi-bin/forums/YaBB.pl?num=1109032158

The different categories of the test

http://www.hypnoticmp3.com/articles/free-mmpi2-online.htm

2. Myers-Briggs Test - take this one. You don't have to share the results!

http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp

Projective Tests

3. TAT - make up a story for this one. It doesn't have to be long.

http://www.utpsyc.org/TATintro/

4. Rorschach Inkblot Test - scroll down to the cards at the bottom of the page. Double click on them to get a good look, decide what they look like, and then look at the "correct" answers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rorschach_test

Psychology

Mr. Whittaker, H7.

dwhittak@webutuckschools.org

 Welcome to Psychology class.  Psychology is all about what makes you do the things you do. It is a fascinating branch of the social sciences. We will be discovering some of our motivations through experiments and observations in and out of the class, as well as doing projects based on the material.

 The topics we will engage with include:

ü      How we learn and how smart babies are

ü      Why we remember some things and not others

ü      How we learn language and how hard it is

ü      What makes us want to do some things and not others

ü      Are tests of intelligence valid?

ü      What kinds of psychological disorders are there?

ü      How many psychologists does it take to change a lightbulb?

ü      How influenced are we by others?

ü      Psychological development from infancy to adolescence

ü      How we perceive reality – is it all an illusion?

ü      What happens when things go wrong?

You will need either

3 ring binder (1”)

Loose leaf paper

Or you may use

Spiral bound notebook

Place to store handouts

 Grading

30%  Quizzes and Tests

30% Class work/Essays/Projects

10% Homework

10% Participation in class

20% Final Paper (no final exam)