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Higher education psychology research
Research Project Social Media's Impact on Teens - Media Literacy Unit Activity
This high-interest research project focuses on a topic that is relevant to our world today – the effects of having exposure to the Internet at a young age and the impact of social media on today’s modern teens!Research topics include social media and anxiety, how social media facilitates the need to present one’s “false self,” cyberbullying and human trafficking, how social media impacts self-esteem, dangerous TikTok pranks and more!Students will choose and research a social media-related topic
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Human Brain PowerPoints and Activities BUNDLE
HUGE HUMAN BRAIN BUNDLE!!This bundle includes PowerPoint presentations, worksheets, varied activities, a WebQuest and an assessment/project to assess your classes understanding of the brain. These resources focus on different areas of the brain including the lobes, association areas, general parts of the brain, nervous system, brain injury, brain plasticity, brain disorders and diseases as well as resources about the curious case of Phineas Gage!POWERPOINTS:- Brain Injury/Brain Plasticity/Phinea
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Psychology The Trolley Problem Moral Philosophy Ethics
We were talking about Kohlberg and morality and one of my students asked me about "trolley" problems. That was my inspiration! If you are not aware of "trolley problems" they go something like this... "A trolley has lost its brakes and is headed down a track and will kill 5 people. You can flip the switch and only one person will be killed. What do you do?" Of course, there are a million variations of these kinds of problems too. While not strictly psychology I think these problems are interesti
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Psychology Class: Project Outline BUNDLE
Psychology Class: Project OutlinesPresentationsResearch OutlinesGreat Supplement for any Psychology Class!
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Intro to Psych: Operant Conditioning & Spanking Debate/Research Paper
Should parents use spanking as a discipline tool? After understanding the basics of operant conditioning and researching professional articles on this controversial topic, students will be engaged in a competitive team debate about spanking and also write a mini-research paper that demonstrates their thoughts on this divisive operant conditioning technique.Throughout the lesson students will:1) Respond to a bell ringer that urges them to evaluate the effectiveness of the discipline they received
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Inquiry Based Learning Project: DEPRESSION
Depression is a mental illness that has come more and more into the spotlight when talking about school aged students. Where teens used to be seen as naturally moody and temperamental, we now know that depression is serious illness that needs direct, and sometimes medical, interventions. There are a few important things to remember about depression, not the least of which is that it’s quite common and also quite treatable. In this project, students are given a general overview of how inquiry pr
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: THE HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASS BUNDLE
Phobias Haunted Halloween Project for Health & Psychology
What if aliens tried to make a haunted house? This multi-day research activity asks students to use unusual phobias to design a haunted house. This activity includes: an assignment sheet, research worksheet, phobia list, teacher instructions and a phobia key for you. Your students will pretend they are aliens on a cultural exchange to earth who have decided to make a haunted house. One google search later, things are going very wrong! Imagine a room filled with ferns (Pteridophobia) with a w
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Phobia Resource Bundle for Psychology or Health Halloween
Motivation Music Project
This ZIP file, which contains an editable Microsoft Word Document as well as a PDF version, is a project is meant to be used during a motivation, emotion, and stress unit in a Psychology or AP Psychology course. Students use the internet (and their own music knowledge) to look up songs containing lyrics which explain/talk about various terminology they learned during the unit.For example:Media and Advertising Effects on Body ImagePink – Don’t Let Me Get Me“L.A. told me, you’ll be a pop star, al
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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United States History & Baseball BUNDLE Viewing Guides/Projects/Papers
United States History & Baseball BUNDLE Movies/Projects/PapersINCLUDES:5 Essay/Research Paper Prompts (Baseball Legends)Ken Burns' Baseball (1994) Doc Viewing GuidePsychology of The Field of Dreams (1989) Movie Viewing Guide42 (2013) Movie Viewing Guideand more!
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Learning Theorists and theories Interactive activity
The easiest way to teach the 36 most important Learning Theorists and their Theories. Plus the 36 most important Learning Theories in the psychology world. It works for me, it will work for you!It includes the following theorists:1. Ivan Pavlov 2. John B. Watson3. Rosalie Rayner4. Orval Hobart Mowrer5. John Dewey6. John García7. Harry Harlow8. B.F. Skinner9. Albert Bandura10. Edwin Ray Guthrie11. Robert M. Gagné12. Howard Gardner13. Jean Piaget14. Jerome S. Brunner15. Kurt Lewin16. Carl Rogers
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Intro to Psych: Toys and their Impact on Gender Roles
Have you ever thought about how the toys you played with as a kid and teen influenced how you developed? Despite controversy surrounding the issue, many psychologists and toy manufacturers are now researching and producing toys with that question in mind. These researchers claim that toys often limit the mindsets of kids in terms of what they believe boys and girls can and should do. In this lesson/project students will explore this controversy and create a radio show on the topic in which they
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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A Real History Lesson: The Historical Causes of Vietnam Vet's PTSD
What specific factors and conditions made American soldiers in the Vietnam War especially susceptible to PTSD? More so than any other conflict, the Vietnam War has left psychological scars on its American troops. In this real history lesson, students will investigate the physical troubles and mental tribulations that Vietnam veterans underwent while fighting for our country in a controversial war.Throughout the lesson students will:1) Respond to a Bell Ringer poll in which they reveal their conn
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Personality Type and Careers Project
This activity is perfect for any career explorations, psychology, or related discipline. Students research various categories related to their personality type after they have taken a Myers Briggs Personality Type test. 16 Personalities Test (students can follow this link to take the free test; results are instant).There is a step by step instructions sheet on what needs to be included in the poster. Students have an option of completing the poster manually or digitally. A suggested grading crit
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Bundle of Personality Typing
Exploring Lifespan Development 4th Edition
For courses in Human DevelopmentUnparalleled Among Human Development Texts ― In a Class by ItselfExploring Lifespan Development, Fourth Edition, the shorter, essentials version of Development Through the Lifespan, Seventh Edition, covers the same topics and contains the same number of chapters, but presents only the essential information, with an exceptionally strong emphasis on applications. Exploring Lifespan Development also includes all the great features Berk’s texts are known for ― an enga
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Higher Education, Adult Education
Psychology Phobias Giant Collection of Phobia Research Assignments
Here I have a GIANT collection of assignments for “phobia research.”4/29/22 Bumped up to 561 pages! I took the time to delete the racial prejudices and the sexual ones,...I think I got them all.561 PAGES of phobias. An extraordinary value at less than a penny a page. Each page has an individual phobia for the student to research. The questions are not very rigorous, these are not full-fledged research projects. I am almost positive that not all of these phobias are clinical phobias. I collected
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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A Psyched Up! Unit: Create Your Own Psychology Experiment/Study
How do psychologists conduct quality research & experiments? In this two-three week long unit, students drive their own understanding of what it means to craft a sound experiment/study in psychology with support along the way. Includes many interactive activities, Bell Ringer surveys, scholarly articles, and a team project.
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1) Hypothesize what quality research and experimentation in psychology is and looks like.
2) Select an annoying,
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Interpersonal Communications-Personality Profiler-Business Communications
Interpersonal communication is the skill that allows people to do business. In this no-prep multi-day lesson and activity, students are able to determine their own personality profiles. Students will gain insight that will help them communicate with other people because they know themselves better and also learn how to communicate with other personality types. They will learn the likes and dislikes of each personality type, how others perceive them, what their own personality type is (according
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Social Stratification Project Assignment (Solutions to Stratification)
These project instructions walk students through social stratification and some popular solutions to the issue that are often proposed-- allowing them to critique or praise the various ideas.As the instructions put it, "Social stratification is the division of people in society- often by social status or amount of wealth. Severe stratification can be a huge problem in society, and lots of folks have lots of ideas on how it could be made better. In this project, you will take one of those possibl
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Mental Health UNIT Slideshow, Test, Worksheets, Group Work, Research Project
Related ProductsSocial Media Lesson and ChallengeA comprehensive presentation for a mental health unit in PDF format.This file includes:-fear---definition---fight or flight response-main emotions---definitions and characteristics-phobias---10 most common phobias---definitions---facts and statistics-mental disorders---mental disorder categories---disorder definitions---facts and statistics---mental disorder treatments-suicide---warning signs---prevention---hotline and treatment---facts and statis
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Intro to Psych: Psychological Disorders Website Project
What are the major causes, symptoms, and treatments of the most common and intriguing psychological disorders? In this engaging lesson/project, students will create their own online website, demonstrating what they have learned about a psychological disorder they have researched.
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1) Respond to a Bell Ringer about whether they would like to marry or date someone with OCD after watching a video clip of Howie Mandel's daily battle with the disorder.
2) Read
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Psychology Activity: Influential Psychologists | Research Biography & Summarize
Learn more about the lives and theories of the major influential psychology greats with these Historical Biography Summaries. In a user-friendly template, students will summarize the life and biography of a well-known psychologist. It’s no-prep for you, but quality content for your students. Enjoy learning psychology through these historical biography summaries.It's an excellent resource for student centered learning and student centered instruction.What is Included:A detailed page of teacher
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Psychology Lab Fundamental Attribution Error AP Psychology Social Psychology
Fundamental attribution error: describes the tendency to over-value dispositional or personality-based explanations for the observed behaviors of others while under-valuing situational explanations for those behaviors. In the lab the students ask their subjects two questions, "Why did Jack hit Larry?" and "Why did you hit Larry?" The students record the responses then analyze them for dispositional or situational attribution. Included are 4 versions of this lab. Two versions where the responses
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Writing A Research Paper- A Sample Paper
This is a research paper about writing a research paper. The paper is written in American Psychological Association (APA) style. It gives the reader the basic instructions needed to choose a topic, conduct research, and write a research paper. Although written in APA format, the instructions are beneficial and relevant regardless whether the student is writing in MLA or another writing formatting style.
Sample Paper: Writing a Research Paper by B. Gayle Jackson is licensed under a Creative Commo
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
Mental Health Illness Disorder RESEARCH PROJECT w/ Checklist & Grading Chart
This is a great way to end your mental health unit. They choose a topic from the list, answer the questions and make it into a presentation. Included are:Topic listQuestion listGrading criteria chart__________________TERMS OF USEYou may...Share with your students via email or secure learning platform such as Google ClassroomMake copies for your studentsPurchase additional licenses for other teachersYou may not...Share with colleagues without purchasing additional licensesStore on shared or team
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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