(Further) focusing your study

I just know some of you out there will be screaming at your monitors asking "Why didn't she give us this before??" Well, it's because she (I) didn't finish putting together the final exam until today. Also, this was NOT an easy or straightforward thing to figure out how to do.

What you see here is the same notes you had earlier, but I have put a red rectangle around the slides that are most important for answering questions on the final exam. Here is part 1--chapters 5 to 13.

I recommend that you look at this document alongside the notes I already gave you, and circle or otherwise mark the slides I have indicated as important. Part 2 will be posted as soon as I have it ready for you.

9:00 p.m. update: Part 2--Chapters 16 to Epilogue

Second update as of May 15 at 8:50 p.m. Apparently the part 2 file I uploaded yesterday was corrupted or distorted, so I'm breaking it into two parts to see if that works better. Here is chapter 16 to 21.

9:15 This is utterly absurd--it still looks hideous.  I'm going to try one more thing before I give up. Either way, I still plan to go over this with you before the exam tomorow.

Part 2 of the final exam notes

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Homework (10 point papers) revisited

Here is the handout about homework that I provided on the first day of class. In this post, I will provide information about which articles and videos are appropriate for these 6 one-page papers.

I have a few specific articles that I can link you to (I will create a new post to share those with you), but you can also find articles on your own by going to the American Psychological Association web site, to “psychology topics”. Click on a subject that interests you—for example, ADHD. Scroll down the page past the first couple sections to the one labeled “News”.  Any of the news articles (on any of the psychology topics) is acceptable for your 10 point papers. Below the news links, there should be the heading “Monitor on Psychology Articles”.  Those are also acceptable for 10 point papers.

Here are some approved videos.
 

Videos

What we learn before we’re born

What do babies think?

Finding Little Albert

Temple Grandin: The World Needs All Kinds of Minds

Aging

Autism Genes

Epigenetics

Since some people have said they had difficulty making out the video I posted, I will just mention some of the most important points here.

Papers should be at least a full page typed, double-spaced. You should not just do an overall summary of one of the Psychology Topics...once you click on a topic that interests you, you should then scroll down and find an article on that topic. The article be listed under News or Monitor on Psychology Articles. I did not require APA format on the 10 point papers, but it would be a good idea to identify the title of the article or video somewhere in your paper.

10 point paper instructions--a review

Update Number Two:  I posted this video for you all at the beginning of April, but based on some of the papers I have seen, I thought some of you might benefit from a reminder. I will accept one page papers on the day of the final exam, so if you are one of those students who, for example, described a disorder rather than summarizing an approved article about that disorder, there is still time for you to make some changes to your paper to bring it in line with the requirements.

I will say this next part in bold so that you don't miss it--the only material in the video below that is outdated/incorrect is the part that refers to the number of papers. You do need to write 6 one-page papers in addition to your 30 point paper. But you should listen carefully to everything else in the video, because it is still accurate and is important.


4/3/12 Update: I created this video at the end of winter quarter in response to some common mistakes that were showing up in the 10 point papers as I began to grade them. At some point in the video I made reference to the fact that one class needed to write 6 of these papers, while the other class only needed to write 4. This quarter, all of my classes will be writing 6 of these papers. But everything else in the video remains accurate, and it should be helpful to watch if you are confused at all about the 10 point homework papers.

Based on some issues I've seen while grading the 10 point "mini-papers", I decided to put together this PowerPoint video to remind everyone of the instructions. I will not be giving anyone who actually turned in a paper a zero, but you should not expect to receive full credit for a paper if you did not follow the guidelines described here.

Handouts for Growth and Development

Chapters 5 to 13 (brief edition)

Possible Links of Interest

I am working on grading, as well as preparing the final lecture for Human Growth and Development before next week's final exam--you know, picking out the really important material that shouldn't be left out of a course like this. And, of course, making sure that the final exam reflects that focus. (Note to my Intro students--you all did an outstanding job on the final exam, so no worries there!)


Anyway, while I was looking through the folders on my desktop, I came across some pages of "web resources" that I found on one of the textbook companion sites (instructor edition). Nothing here is required reading, but I thought it would be remiss to end the quarter without passing these along.  You may wish to take a quick peek at the links and see if any of them might be useful to you at some point in the future...either professionally or personally...and bookmark those for later reading.

First and foremost--I promised a student that I would look into this, and then it slipped my mind. Better late than never, I hope...?

Morning Sickness

Morning Sickness Protects Mothers and Unborn

The Biology of Morning Sickness (from Discover Magazine)

Morning Sickness Regulates Diet (from BBC News)


More LinksThe Nurture Assumption Home Page


The Preventative Ounce (about temperament)


The Darwin Awards (just for fun and NOT to be taken seriously!)


The Brain And Nervous System

Neuroscience for Kids (NOT as simplistic as it sounds!)

Neuropsychology Central

Comparative Mamalian Brain Collections

The Whole Brain Atlas


Consciousness

National Sleep Foundation

Facts on Tap (alcohol)

Straight Talk on Alcohol and Other Drugs

International Association for the Study of Dreams


Perception


Bad Human Factor Designs


Impossible Figures in Perceptual Psychology

Blindsight: Seeing What You Don't See

Illlusion Works

Magic Eye Site

Gallery of Illusions

The Invisible Gorilla


To be continued (and feel free to add any of your favorite "safe for work" links in the comments).

Extra Notes for Final Exam

Identifying patterns of play

New and improved Vygotsky handout
Part 1

Part 2

Additional Notes for Quiz 3

Another handout for Growth and Development Quiz 3

Growth and Development Quiz 3

Here is the list of terms/concepts. You'll notice that it includes some concepts that were on the list for Quiz 2, but which were not included in that quiz.

Chapter notes (pdf)

Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Epilogue

Frontline Video

Inside the Teenage Brain

Our new addition

This handsome young fellow came home with me last night. Cat Girl is most displeased.

This was his description on the shelter web site:

Perkins story is one of those "tear-jerkers"- his owner passed away & no one else had room for this big, lovable teddy bear. So he came to us, & as is true for most dogs, he's very glad for every Volunteer who comes in to take him out for a walk or just sits in his cage & hangs out with him. But he would be happiest with a home of his own where he can lay on the couch(or on the floor) & watch basketball games or car racing. And a dog biscuit every now & then would make him ecstatic.

From the description, it sounds like he could actually be a bit of a "couch potato", but during the early adjustment period, things can be a bit chaotic. But I think this is really going to turn out to be a Very Good Thing.

Erikson's Psychosocial Stages

Growth and Development Final Exam Concepts (in progress)

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This is subject to change. I do not plan to include anything on the final that was already covered on one of the quizzes.

Growth and Development Quiz 2

Growth and Development Quiz 2 Concepts


Some of the Chapter 6 concepts are from a language handout that some of you may have missed. More details to follow.

Homework

Here is the handout about homework that I provided on the first day of class. In this post, I will provide information about which articles and videos are appropriate for these 6 one-page papers.

I have a few specific articles that I can link you to (I will create a new post to share those with you), but you can also find articles on your own by going to the American Psychological Association web site, to “psychology topics”. Click on a subject that interests you—for example, ADHD. Scroll down the page past the first couple sections to the one labeled “News”.  Any of the news articles (on any of the psychology topics) is acceptable for your 10 point papers. Below the news links, there should be the heading “Monitor on Psychology Articles”.  Those are also acceptable for 10 point papers.

Here are some approved videos.
 

Videos

What we learn before we’re born

What do babies think?

Finding Little Albert

Temple Grandin: The World Needs All Kinds of Minds

Aging

Autism Genes

Epigenetics

I will also go over this in class, but am providing the information online now for anyone who wishes to get started on these papers. I would recommend trying to submit one paper per week so that work doesn't pile up and become unmanageable, but there is some flexibility here. I do strongly urge you to submit your first paper as soon as you are able, so that I can make sure you are on the right track.

Development PowerPoints

Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13

The Secret of the Wild Child

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Finding articles using PubMed

For both Introductory Psychology and Psychology of Growth and Development, there is a 30 point paper due at the end of the quarter. The specifics of the assignments are different, but both require at least one scholarly/empirical article as a reference. The instructions below are designed to explain how to find such an article for your paper.

  This guide to finding articles using PubMed is available at the library. This link takes you to the library page on the AIAM web site (found under "Resources"). If you have a Columbus (or Worthington, or Westerville...) library card, you can access premium resources, like EBSCO. Whether you are using PubMed or one of the premium services, be sure to click the "full text articles" box when doing your search.

Some notes about development

Theoretical Issues: Ongoing Debates

• Nature versus Nurture
• Continuity versus Stages

• Stability versus Change

Prenatal development

• Germinal period

• Embryonic period

Fetal period

Early motor development

Cognitive Development

Schema –cognitive structures or patterns consisting of a number of organized ideas that grow and differentiate with experience

Assimilation – absorbing new information into existing schemas

Accommodation – adjusting old schemas or developing new ones to better fit with new information

Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development

Sensorimotor stage

Birth to about age 2
Child relies heavily on innate motor responses to stimuli
Mental representations


Object permanence

Preoperational stage

--About age 2 to age 6 or 7
--Marked by well-developed mental representation and the use of language

Egocentrism (video)




Animistic thinking




Concrete Operational Stage
--About age 7 to about age 11
--Child understands conservation but is incapable of abstract thought


Conservation

Formal Operational Stage

--From about age 12 on
--Abstract thought appears


Theory of Mind

Imprinting (Konrad Lorenz)
Harlow's attachment study
Mary Ainsworth's Strange Situation

Temperament –An individual’s characteristic manner of behavior or reaction
Socialization –The lifelong process of shaping an individual’s behavior patterns, values, standards, skills, attitudes and motives to conform to those regarded as desirable in a particular society
Most approaches to child rearing fall into one of the following four styles:
Authoritarian parents: parenting style emphasizing control and obedience
Authoritative parents: parenting style blending respect for a child's individuality with an effort to instill social values
Permissive parents: parenting style emphasizing self-expression and self-regulation

Uninvolved parents
Erikson’s Psychosocial Stages (see handout)
Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Reasoning
I. Preconventional morality
II. Conventional morality
III. Postconventional (principled) morality


Chapter 5 part 1
Chapter 5 part 2
Chapter 6 part 1
Chapter 6 part 2
Chapter 6 part 3
Chapter 7 part 1

Newborn Videos

Brazelton Neonatal Assessment

Apgar Score

Babinski Reflex

Moro Reflex

Tonic Neck Reflex

Rooting reflex

Stepping reflex