Tuesday, August 18, 2020
August 18th_Understanding Subfields in Psychology
August 18th
Understanding Subfields in Psychology (Careers)
Various Careers
A. Teacher reviews basic and applied psychologist
B. Sports Psychologist and Forensic Psychologist
C. Reviewing Each Career- Key Terms
D. Break out groups. Reviewing
Homework:
Edpuzzle History and Key People
Notes
Schoology Quiz on Careers
Vocabulary Assignment (Ongoing due Friday)
Monday, August 17, 2020
S1_Day_One__Welcome to AP PSYCH
Monday, August 17th
Welcome to AP Psychology
Welcome to AP PSYCHOLOGY! I am excited you are taking part of the journey this year! It will be a great year! I use blogger everyday to post the agenda for the day, assignments, videos and make class updates. When you come into class, please check the blogger for the day!
It is a great tool, so please save it to your favorites today!
1. Syllabus Review: (20 minutes)
Please make sure you have paper and pencil for class to take notes! Please take the opportunity to review the syllabus. Read over the syllabus and write down three important facts for the course.
1. Read over the syllabus and write down three important pieces of information.
2. Lastly, read over the weekly agenda.
2. Lastly, read over the weekly agenda.
2. Who is Mrs. Gorzkowski?
3. Course Overview
Roster
Schoology
Weekly Overview and Tasks
Blog
Term Teams
4. Homework and Expectations for Class
1. Survey
What was the purpose of the survey?
Homework:
AP Psychology Overview Assignment - What is AP Psychology?
Syllabus quiz
Notes
Edpuzzle: 15 minutes
Term Teams- Vocabulary Assignment
Friday, December 13, 2019
Unit 6_Quiz
Friday, December 13, 2019
Quiz

1. Quiz
If you were absent you need to complete the quiz by MONDAY.
Homework:
1. Study for Final
Thursday, December 12, 2019
Unit 6_Cognition: Thinking and Problem Solving
Thursday, December 12th
Retrieval, Forgetting and Thinking
1. Review Storage- Page 11 in Packet
- Sort
-Lecture Flashbulb, Stress, Repression
2. Review Retrieval
-Page 12
-Lecture on Retrieval Cues, Recall and Recognition
3. Review Forgetting
- Page 12
-Lecture on Forgetting
- Encoding Failure, Storage Decay, Retrieval Failure and Stress
Homework:
1. Review Guide for Friday-Pink
2. SCHOOLOGY Quiz #3 and #4
3. Video 8- Decision Making
4. There are terms from video 7 and 8 on the quiz I DID NOT REVIEW. Make sure to review these terms before the quiz.
Wednesday, December 11, 2019
Unit 6_ Storage, Retrieval and Forgetting
Wednesday, December 11th
Storage, Retrieval and Forgetting
1. Review Encoding - Page 8 in Packet
- Rosy Retrospection
-Self-Reference
-Peg Word
-Visuals
Homework
Schoology #3 Storage, Retrieval and Forgetting
Video 7 - Cognition
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Quiz on Video 1-8 is Friday.
-Notecards Column One and Two Due- Friday
- Notes Due- Due Friday
-Review Guide-Due Friday
- Schoology #1-4 -Due Friday
Video 7 - Cognition
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Quiz on Video 1-8 is Friday.
-Notecards Column One and Two Due- Friday
- Notes Due- Due Friday
-Review Guide-Due Friday
- Schoology #1-4 -Due Friday
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
Unit 6_Encoding and Storage
December 10th
Encoding and Storage
Encoding and Storage
Video 3-5
1. Finish Page 6 and 7 in Packet-
Visual
Loci And St. Bernard/ Hand Demo
Acronym
2. Review Storage (Video 3)
- Guide- Page 11
- Lecture
Homework:
1. Video 6 Misinformation
2. Finish Page 8 for Homework (Review it)
Peg Word
Rosy Retrospection
Self-Reference
Monday, December 9, 2019
Unit 6_ Storage
December 9, 2019
Storage
I am in a meeting in room 105 if you need to see me. The following activities are due tomorrow. Please be prepared.
1. Reading in the Packet on Storage- Page 9
2. Complete Graphic Organizer -Blue Guide handed out in class.
3. Schoology #1 and #2 are due Tuesday. They will be closed on Tuesday.
4. You can pick up an pink review guide for Unit 6. It will be due on Friday.
Homework
1. Video 5- Forgetting
2. Note Cards-Column One Due Tuesday
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You have a quiz over video 1-8 on Friday. All notes, note cards, schoology 3 and 4 and the review guide will be due.
Friday, December 6, 2019
Unit 6_Encoding
Friday, December 6th
Encoding
1. Review Information Processing Page 4- 3 box Model
2. Review ways to encoding information- Page 5, 6 and 7
Hierachy
Chunking
Mnemonic
3. Review Guide- Brain Drain - Review Guide
Homework
1. Video 4 Retrieval
2. Noecards Column One Due Tuesday
Thursday, December 5, 2019
Unit 6_Encoding
Thursday, December 5th
Encoding Techniques

1. Review Page 3-Types of Encoding (Automatic and Effortful)
2. Sort Page 4
Sensory-Short Term- Long Term
Serial Positioning Effect- Demo
Levels of Processing (Visual, Acoustic, Semantic)
3. Review ways to encode- Reading Page 5 and 6
*Hierarchy
*Chunking
*Mnemonic Devices
Peg Word
4. Time Allows
Ted Talk Introduction to Memory
Extra Video on Confirmation Bias
Research
Homework
1. Video Three_ Storage
2. Quizlet Note Cards are row one -December 10th
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Unit 6_Introduction to Memory
Wednesday, December 4th
Introduction to Memory

1. Introduction to Memory
Memory Activity/Video- Page 2
2. Lecture and Defining Terms
Memory: Encoding/Storage/Retrieval- Page 9
Automatic Processing and Effortful Processing (Parallel Processing)
Three Box Model- Review Page 2 in packet
- Sensory (Iconic and Echoic)
-Short Term (Serial Positioning- Primacy and Recency)
-Long Term
Homework
1. Video Two_Encoding
2. Quizlet (Note cards due next Thursday)
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Unit 4 Test
Unit 5 Test Day
All note cards, notes and schoology quizzes are due. If you were absent you have until Monday, November 25th to make up the test in the student hall. Good Luck!
Homework:
Video One- Introduction to Consciousness
Quizlet Link
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Unit 4: Perception
November 19th
Perception Wrap Up
1. Tactile/Touch- 7B
A.Question Check 1/2
B. Understanding Touch and Biopsychsocial of Pain
C. Phantom Limb
Overview of Phantom Limb and Veterans and Phantom Limbs
10:20- 18:00 minutes - Phantom Limb
2. Vestibular and Kinethesis
A. Vestibular Sense- Spin Demo
B. Kinesthesis Sense- Sticky Note Demo
3. Perception Review :
Cues
Retinal Disparity
Constancy
Movement
Homework:
1. note cards- Part Two and Three Due Tomorrow
2. Schoology #7 Movement
3. Review Guide (Due Wednesday) - Only pages 1 (front and back), page 2 (front and back) and page 3 (front)
Make sure you have all work completed. Schoology #1-7; Note Cards; Notes: Review Guide ( page 1 and 2, front and back)
1. note cards- Part Two and Three Due Tomorrow
2. Schoology #7 Movement
3. Review Guide (Due Wednesday) - Only pages 1 (front and back), page 2 (front and back) and page 3 (front)
Make sure you have all work completed. Schoology #1-7; Note Cards; Notes: Review Guide ( page 1 and 2, front and back)
Monday, November 18, 2019
Unit 4_Perception Review
Monday, November 18th
Perceptual Concepts
1. Schoology Quiz : 25 minutes
Today in class you will have a quiz over Audition, Tactile, Gustation and Olfaction.
It will be TIMED and you can take it once. You can use your notes, however you should be prepared to take this without your notes. So pay attention to the time. If you are referencing your notes on every question you will run out. of time Once you are done you can see your results and take note what you need to study for Wednesday. I will close the quiz at the end of your period, so you can't take it later in the day. Quiz is titled- OPEN NOTE QUIZ _Audition, Olfaction, Gustation and Tactile_November 18th.
2. Perception Review : 20 minutes
For homework you were supposed to cover video 8 and 9. Use your notes and the presentation below to complete the blue worksheet. You should have 20 minutes to complete the following exercise. It will be collected at the end of class.
Perception Review :
For homework you were supposed to cover video 8 and 9. Use your notes and the presentation below to complete the blue worksheet. You should have 20 minutes to complete the following exercise. It will be collected at the end of class.
Perception Review :
3. Complete Schoology # 6 Gestalt Principles for homework!
Homework:
1. Video 10: Movement 161-165
Video 11- Perceptual Adaptation (ONLY UNTIL 3:10)
2. I didn't get to check in note cards today, so I will check them in on Wednesday!
Also, note cards- Part Three Due Wednesday
3. Review Guide (Due Wednesday) - Only pages 1 (front and back), page 2 (front and back) and page 3 (front and back)
Homework:
1. Video 10: Movement 161-165
Video 11- Perceptual Adaptation (ONLY UNTIL 3:10)
2. I didn't get to check in note cards today, so I will check them in on Wednesday!
Also, note cards- Part Three Due Wednesday
3. Review Guide (Due Wednesday) - Only pages 1 (front and back), page 2 (front and back) and page 3 (front and back)
Friday, November 15, 2019
Unit 4_Sensation_Taste_Smell_Touch
Friday, November 15th
Tactile, Olfaction and Gustation
1. Review Guide
D- Theories for Hearing (Reading page 4) and Auditory Impairments Example and Story
-Video on Smell and Taste
- Sensory Interaction Demo
- CBS News on Taste - Article
* Describe the historical belief on the various placement of the various tastes on the tongue.*Describe current research the debunks original theories. What is the understanding today on where we process taste?
Homework:Monday
1. Video Eight- 151-155 Gestalt Principles
Video Nine- 155-165 Depth Cue / Organization
2. Schoology Quiz: #5 Taste, Smell and Touch
3. Part 2 Notecards: Due Monday- Link
4. Monday you will have video five- video nine checked in with your note cards. You also will have a quiz over hearing (video 5 and 6), olfaction and gustation (video 7A) and tactile (video 7B).
Thursday, November 14, 2019
Unit 4_Sensation_ Audition_Thursday
Thursday November 14th

1. Review Video 5/Reading 5: Pathway of Sound and Anatomical Structure of the Ear
A. Why is sound important? How would your life change without the ability of hearing?
B. Sort the Pathway and Record. Review Mnemonic Device.
C. Label the Structure of the Ear Hearing Video
D. Understanding the Structures- Images Hunt A-J, Around the Room
E. Independent Reading- Page 4 in Packet
F. Review the Structures
Video on Hearing and Sound waves
Homework:
1. Video 7 A. Taste and Smell; Reading 141-143
2. Video 7B. Touch; 143-146
3. Schoology #4 Hearing
4. Part Two Note Cards- Due MONDAY #36
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Unit 4: Quiz Video 1-4
November 13th
Review Sights and Introduction to Sensation and Perception Terms

1. Review Vision
Light Spectrum
Wavelength
Intensity
Opponent Process Theory
Tri-Chromatic Theory
Parallel Processing
Feature Detection Theory
Color Blindness
2. Quiz Video 1-4
Checked in Notes Video One- Four
Checked in Note Cards-Part One
**If you were absent today, you have until Friday to make-up the quiz.**It is in the study hall.
1. Video Five/133-135-Parts of the Ear and Auditory Processing- Thursday
Video Six/135-140 Sound Theories - Due Thursday
***Webquest Canceled****
2. Note Cards Part Two- DUE MONDAY
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Unit 4_Sensation_Understanding Vision and Theories to Vision
November 12th
Visual Processing and Visual Theories
A. Mnemonic Device for vision (sort)
B. Blind Spot Activity
C. Light Spectrum
Wavelength/Hue
Intensity
Ted Talk (Excellent Current event did not show)
D.Feature Detection and Parallel Processing
E. Review: Theories of Vision
B. Blind Spot Activity
C. Light Spectrum
Wavelength/Hue
Intensity
Ted Talk (Excellent Current event did not show)
D.Feature Detection and Parallel Processing
E. Review: Theories of Vision
Tri Chromatic Theory
Opponent Process Theory
Opponent Process Theory
Homework:
A. Notes for Video 1-4 will be checked in Wednesday and Notecards Part One
B. Schoology Quiz #1, 2 and 3- Introduction Terms- Schoology #1
-Parts of the Eye Practice Schoology #2
-Lightwaves and Visual Theory Practice Schoology #3
C.Video Five/133-135-Parts of the Ear and Auditory Processing- Thursday
Video Six/135-140 Sound Theories - Due Thursday
***Webquest Canceled****
Monday, November 11, 2019
Unit 4_Sensation_Visual Processing_Structure of the Eye
Understanding the Anatomical Structure of the Eye and the Pathway to the Brain
Objective: Vision: For vision include the specific relevant anatomical structures and specialized pathways in the brain.
1. Class Poll: Which sense is the most important and why?
2. Word sort: Pathways to the Brain
A.With your table partner, take a minute to locate the pathway of light entering the eye and
the pathway it travels on to brain.
B. Place the cards in order in envelope A.
A. You will have 3 minutes to investigate each item. Use your investigation skills and try and
connect which term matches with each structure best. Use the function of the structure to
help with identification.
B.Then use evidence and justification as to why this item/activity is best for this structure.
Write in two complete sentences.
C. A timer will be set for three minutes. When three minutes is up, take your best educated
guess!
D. TIMER 4. Hold-Your-Thinking: Exit Sheet
Pathways
Anatomical Structure
Homework Due Tuesday
A. Video Four or reading 128-133
B. Schoology #2: Pathway to the Brain and Structures of the Eye
Friday, November 8, 2019
Unit 4_Sensation_Introduction to Sensation and Perception
Introduction to Sensation and Vision
1 Goal----- Discuss basic principles of sensory
transduction, including receptors, stimulus, sensation, perception, bottom-up
processing, top-down processing, absolute threshold, difference threshold,
signal detection, subliminal messages, selective attention and sensory
adaptation.
1. Log into NearpodA. QUIZ
B. Hold-Your-Thinking-Goal: Review Introduction Terms for Sensation and Perception
C. Understand and Define:
Selective Attention, Top-down, Bottom-Up, -Absolute Threshold and Difference,
Webers, Subliminal Messages, Sensory Adaptaion, Signal Detection
2. Hold Your Thinking Exit Sheet
3. Schoology Quiz #1 (time allows)
Homework For Monday
1. Video Three/ Reading 124-128-Structures of the Eye
2. Vocabulary Note Cards Part Two- November 15th
3. No WebQuest
4. Quiz Reading 1-4 on Wednesday
2. Vocabulary Note Cards Part Two- November 15th
3. No WebQuest
4. Quiz Reading 1-4 on Wednesday
Thursday, November 7, 2019
Unit Four: Introduction Terms
Thursday, November 7th
Introduction Review
Short Schedule
1. INTRODUCTION SENSATION AND PERCEPTION WORKSHEET: In class you will be working on reviewing your introduction terms. The green worksheet will have five sections. Each section should take you no more than seven minutes, if you did your notes. This means that it should take you about 35 minutes. The green worksheet will be due at the end of class. You will need to use the following links.
Part One: The Forest has Eyes and Looking at the Faces
Part Two: Radio Example
Part Four: Subliminal Messages
2. SCHOOLOGY: Schoology #1
When you are done you can begin working on Schoology #1
3. NOTE CARDS: When you are done, begin working on your note cards/term sheets. These are due tomorrow. Part One. Link
Homework:
1. Schoology #1
2. Note Cards due Friday Link #1-18
Shortened Schedule
East 3A/3B
Period Time
1 7:35 8:15 40min
2 8:20 9:00 40min
3a 9:05 9:45 40min
3b 9:50 10:30 40min
4 10:35 11:00 25min
5 11:05 11:30 25min
6 11:35 12:00 25min
7 12:05 12:30 25min
8 12:35 1:00 25min
9 1:05 1:45 40min
10 1:50 2:30 40min
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