Seating Chart Activity:After you find you seat figure out three things you have in common with your table-mates. You will be sharing this with the class.
Circle: Ocean or the lake?
Revisit: Definition of Psychology- The study of behavior AND mental processess.
Circle: What's an annoying habit that someone you live with has?
Activity: Write down one thing you learned about yourself as a result of taking the Myers-Briggs Profile and one thing you learned about other people in this class?
Activity: Your brain in a prediction machine and since it is a machine I and others can know things about you that you don't even know. Weird, I know.
Evolutionary Psychology: Please answer the following questions on the handout. How could I know?
Learning Target: I can help build a community in the classroom and understand its importance in relation to learning.
Circle: Name and what is ONE pet peeve of yours?
Psychology Definition: The scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
Your brain is a prediction machine...
Lets look at mental processess? Using your Myers-Briggs profile look at that profile that is the opposite of yours and be ready to discuss how different that world would be for you. What seems like it would blow your mind? Find someone who is opposite from you or as close to opposite as you can find. Go thru questionaire together and answer the questions. Compare answers to see how diferrently you interact with the world and the people around you.
Understand... At your table-Fundamental Attribution Error
Perspective Activity: At your table come up with a working definition of perspective.
Old People- How much different do you think you'll be when you are 70 years old? When you talk to old people, do you feel like they are happy or sad? What is one of your biggest concerns about growing old and gray? What do you think you'll look like when you are old. Imagine what you think you'll look like.
Activity: Fundamental Attribution Error- Open your computer and look up the Fundamental Attribution
Error and make sure everyone at your table understands what it is and come up with an example that you would use to explain it to your parents if they asked you what you did in Psych today. Be prepared to share out.
Learning Target: To understand the major psychological perspectives and what they can tell us about ourselves and others.
Psychology Definition: The scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
Perspective Activity: At your table come up with a working definition of perspective.
At your table: Why do you think old people get so frustrated with kids today? I want you to think of someone old you know and share some of the things they say about kids your age?
At your table: I want you to picture yourself as an old person. What do you think you will be like?
What do you see?
What did I just do to influence what you saw? Turn and talk
Circle: Either the grossest thing you have seen served in school cafeteria or your favorite cafe item.
Learning Target: I can help build a community in the classroom and understand its importance in relation to learning.
Activity: Fundamental Attribution Error- Open your computer and look up the Fundamental Attribution
Error and make sure everyone at your table understands what it is and come up with an example that you would use to explain it to your parents if they asked you what you did in Psych today. Be prepared to share out.
Learning Target: To understand the major psychological perspectives and what they can tell us about ourselves and others.
Psychology Definition: The scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
Perspective Activity: At your table come up with a working definition of perspective.
At your table: Why do you think old people get so frustrated with kids today? I want you to think of someone old you know and share some of the things they say about kids your age?
At your table: I want you to picture yourself as an old person. What do you think you will be like?
What do you see?
What did I just do to influence what you saw? Turn and talk
Learning Target: I can help build a community in the classroom and understand its importance in relation to learning.
Groupings Chart
Activity:
Introduce yourself to the group: Take notes on the people in your group.
1. Name a job you wanted to do when you were little
2. Favorite cartoon
3. One place you'd like to visit.
You will be reporting out your fellow group members. You might want to write it down.
Why would I assign you to a group? Make T-Chart with pros and cons
Rock Paper Scissors to see who presents Activity:
You will not be turning this in. On a piece of scrap paper write down why you are taking Psycholgy. Now look around the room and write down why you think others in the room are taking them. Circle Explanation: Restorative Justice
Circle: Not including yourself, why do you think students take Psychology? Activity: Fundamental Attribution Error- One person from you table go get a textbook and look up the Fundamental Attribution Error and make sure everyone at your table understands what it is and come up with an example that you would use to explain it to your parents if they asked you what you did in AP Psych today. Be prepared to share out.
Learning Target: To understand the major psychological perspectives and what they can tell us about ourselves and others.
Psychology Definition: The scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
Circle: A bizarre behavior you have witnessed at this school.
Activity: Using the behavior we talked about in circle and your limited understanding of psychology, try and determine why said person engaged in behavior. Be ready to report out.
Fundamental Attribution Error
Perspective Activity: At your table come up with a working definition of perspective.
What do you see?
What did I just do to influence what you saw? Turn and talk
