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Psychology Common Core RST.11-12.2 resources
PSYCHOLOGY: Psychological Disorders Research Project | Google Classroom Ready
Looking for an engaging project to add to your unit on Psychological Disorders? Students can use this rubric guide to research, write, and present information on a psychological disorder of their choosing. This is an excellent project for a psychology class or any course discussing mental health and mental illness. You may assign students to present in any format desired: Google Slides, PowerPoint, Prezi, research paper, etc. A student instruction guide, teacher rubric, and a few helpful webs
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Psychology: Defense Mechanisms & Avoiding Stress
Teach your psychology class about defense mechanisms with this content-rich, mini lesson. Sigmund Freud believed that in order to deal with conflict in life, an individual’s ego puts up various defense mechanisms to ward off undesired stress. So what are the various tactics that we as individuals use to avoid conflict and undesired scenarios? This lessons is definitely “on-point” and will give your class the important understandings of the 8 major defense mechanisms. The best part is that th
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Child Development: Ethics/Genetics Testing Informational Article Analysis
Polished, graphic, 2-page 2014 PDF! Focuses on student reading and critical analysis of a hot Child Development / Psychology topic: genetics testing -- especially pre-natal genetics testing. From the preview, you may note details on the Human Genome Project as well as relevant dates in the last twenty+ years indicating advancements and legal determinations in regard to such genetic testing. The PDF invites students to work as a whole class as well as an invvitation to partner work, diagramming t
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Psychology PPT: Consciousness/Sleep Stages with Analytic Activities
This is a 14-slide, newly revised MS 2013 PowerPoint presentation including:
a.) Introduction to consciousness
b.) Various stages of consciousness identified (controlled processes; automatic processes; daydreaming; altered states; sleep and dreams; unconscious/implicit memory - Freud)
c.) Sleep cycle
d.) Review of REM sleep, including dreaming
e.) Relevant graphics
f.) Custom transitions between slides
g.) Custom animations within slides
h.) Engaging student-focused reflective questions/activit
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Build a Brain Workshop (A Hands On Neuroanatomy Project)
Why blow up your students' brains with a heavy duty neurology exam when they can build their own in this hands on project!? Build a Brain Workshop contains a weeks' worth of material to help students in introductory psychology and anatomy classes demonstrate key understandings of complex brain anatomy. In this project students must complete the following objectives. Constructing a model brain of anything they can design. (Materials subject to teacher approval)A "User Guide" outlining the eight k
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9th - 12th
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HS-LS1-2
, HS-LS1-3
Psychology: Classical & Operant Conditioning PPT + Analytic Activities!
This is a detailed, updated and graphic MS 2013 PowerPoint to be utilized in a unit on Learning in Psych I/II or AP Psych, focused on the distinctions between two powerful learning theories: classical and operant conditioning.
With this newly revised 12-slide PPT, you're purchasing:
a.) detailed information, beginning with focused learning goals
b.) custom graphics
c.) custom transitions between slides
d.) custom animations within slides
e.) introduction and description to classical conditioni
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Psychology: Split Brain Theory ~ Informational Text Critical Thinking Activity
This is a polished, graphic, new, single page 2013 PDF for critical thinking analysis of a 1998 article in Scientific American on the arguments and science behind left vs. right brain or brain lateralization. The question set could be addressed individually by students, in small collaborative groups, or as a whole group Q and A discussion to inspire problem-solving and critical thinking on a timely, hot topic in contemporary Psych/brain studies.
I have found this to be a highly thought-provokin
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Psychology: Personality Theory PPT ~ Psychoanalysis, Behaviorism, Humanism
Introductory PowerPoint for a Personality unit in Psychology course. Highly detailed, graphic and accurate 49-slide 2013 presentation and introduction to the following seven theories on personality development: Freudian Psychoanalytic theory; Behaviorism; Humanism; Trait Theory; BioPsychological theory; Evolutionary Psychology theory; Type Theory.
With this extensive 49-slide, at least 2 full class periods presentation, you get:
a.) Learning Targets
b.) Highly detailed, accurate information p
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Psychology PPT: Motivation Theories, Including Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
This is a newly revised, polished and graphic MS 2013 11-slide presentation for students to further understand how motivation works in psychological terms. Here, you'll present information in detail about human emotions -- cross-culturally, too, and Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, which shifted Psychology's focus on motivation in a unique way.
Students will invited to apply their understanding of motivation theories as they reflect upon their own intentions and self-actualization, as the PPT culm
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Your Brain Series, PBS Nova Viewing Guides
Both episodes from PBS Nova's Your Brain series. Episode 1: Perception Deception, Episode 2: Who's in Control?Viewing guides are fill-in-the-blank, followed by reflective short answers that can be used to generate a T-P-S activity or a group discussion following the video. Both PBS episodes are available for free on YouTube.
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9th - 12th
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Your Brain: Who's in Control? PBS Nova Viewing Guide
Fill-in-the-blank and short answer viewing guide for PBS Nova video Your Brain: Who's in Control? Product comes with a two page worksheet, modified copy with word bank, and an answer key. The questions follow the video in order and can be used as a lesson plan for a sub, part of a psych/soc lesson, or as part of an anatomy and physiology/biology class.
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Your Brain Series, PBS Nova Viewing Guides
Your Brain: Perception Deception, PBS Nova Viewing Guide
Fill-in-the-blank and short answer viewing guide for PBS Nova video Your Brain: Perception Deception. Product comes with a standard two-sided worksheet, a modified copy with a word bank, and an answer key. The viewing guide follows the video in order, and the short answer questions on page two can be used as the base for a class discussion or a T-P-S activity. This product is great for psychology, anatomy and physiology, biology, and sociology classes, as well as life science classes!
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Your Brain Series, PBS Nova Viewing Guides
Psychology Review Activity: Brain Games
Unlock the power of active learning in your psychology class with student-designed games + ! Spark engagement, critical thinking, and creativity as students take the reins in crafting educational experiences tailored to your curriculum. From memory challenges to role-playing simulations, watch your classroom come alive with innovative learning. Activities include:Four to five classes worth of activities for your students to develop and design games centered around themes from your classroomC
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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The Rise and Fall of the Asylum, PBS Mysteries of Mental Illness
Fill-in-the-blank and short answer viewing guide for PBS Mysteries of Mental Illness video The Rise and Fall of the Asylum. Product comes with a two page worksheet, modified copy with word bank, and an answer key. The questions follow the video in order and can be used as a lesson plan for a sub, part of a psychology or sociology lesson, or as part of an anatomy and physiology/biology class.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Psychology: Daydreaming ~ Critical Thinking Informational Article Analysis
This is a polished, graphic, new, single page 2013 PDF for critical thinking analysis of a 2009 Psychology Today article on the function(s) of daydreaming in our lives, its benefits, and much more! These questions could be addressed individually by students, in small collaborative groups, or as a whole group Q and A discussion to inspire problem-solving and critical thinking on a timely, hot topic in contemporary Psych/consciousness studies.
I have found this to be a highly thought-provoking an
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Eugenics Crusade, PBS American Experience Viewing Guide
This fill-in-the-blank and short answer viewing guide follows the American Experience documentary The Eugenics Crusade and the story of science and society in the early 1900s. The questions follow the film chronologically and culminates in two short answer reflection questions. This product can be used as part of a sociology class, psychology class, anatomy and physiology class, or other humanities class. You can also use this as the starting point for a larger lesson on ethics, medicine, govern
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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AWARE Glimpse of Consciousness PBS Viewing Guide
Fill-in-the-blank and short answer viewing guide for PBS AWARE Glimpse of Consciousness documentary. Product comes with a two page worksheet, modified copy with word bank, and an answer key. The questions follow the video in order and can be used as a lesson plan for a sub, part of a psychology or sociology lesson, or as part of an anatomy and physiology/biology class. This can be the foundation for a group discussion or Socratic seminar on consciousness from a psychological, biological, anatomi
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Hacking Your Mind: Living on Autopilot, PBS Viewing Guide
Fill-in-the-blank movie guide that includes two short answer questions! This worksheet follows the PBS series Hacking Your Mind, episode Living on Autopilot; the questions follow the video in order. This is a great resource for sociology, psychology, anatomy and physiology, biology, or other science/humanities courses! This resource can be used as part of a lesson, as a lesson plan for a substitute teacher, or as the beginning of a class discussion. Included is a regular copy of the movie guide,
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Psychological Disorders PPT
Lecture slides for a unit on psych disordersVintage feel with 60s and 70s style for something a little differentGreat way to present to high school psychology!Project information on the last slidePerfect for high school students!
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9th - 12th
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Central Tendency in Psychology One Page Reading w/ Questions: Digital & Print
This one-page reading explains the concept of central tendency in Psychology. It covers frequency distributions, the mean, median, and mode, and a bi-modal distribution. There is then a practice activity at the end for the students to find the mean, median, and mode and to then explain what measurement is best for the situation.Multiple Formats: The reading comes as a PDF, Microsoft Document, and Google Document. The reading is editable! The link to the Google version is in the key of the othe
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Psychology Curriculum Custom Bundle
Info. Text Analysis/Critical Thinking Activity - Psychology Today (Common Core)
This is a polished, newly updated 2013 PDF of a 5-page article originally published in the March 2006 edition of Psychology Today, followed by original, critical-thinking and text-based informational reading questions for students: you may use the questions to stimulate dialogue and further problem-solving, critical thinking, and collaboration on a timely, hot topic in contemporary Psychology.
Students will be encouraged to apply their learning from this article to their own lives: in this way,
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Psychology Collaborative Research: The 5 Senses & Vestibular System
This is a detailed step-by-step, newly revised and graphic activity to be used in Psych I , II, or AP Psychology course in a unit on the five senses and biological foundations in Psychology, including the vestibular system. The activity could take 2-3 class periods, depending on the availability of research/resources, how much time you feel the students need for the collaborative research step as well as the amount of time you feel the require for the visual-creation step and preparing to presen
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Perspectives Practice Questions
This worksheet is designed to help students determine the differences in Psychological perspectives. Students are given 47 "situations", and they have to decide which perspective would be used. The perspectives used are:Psychodynamic Behavioral/Learning Cognitive Humanistic Biological Socio-cultural/social-psychologicalExample scenario: "When looking at why a person chooses to behave a particular way, I will examine the brain chemistry and hormonal issues of the person." Answer: BIOLOGICAL
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9th - 12th
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A Scientific Perspective on Wealth (w/ Instructional Video)
This Common Core mini-unit pairs well with projects centered around scientific inquiry and research methods. Students will learn to read, summarize, present and evaluate research studies as they become familiar with experimental design. Like our other resources, A Scientific Perspective on Wealth is aligned to standards for literacy (RST) and includes reading support. This lesson comes with a tutorial video on ways to teach the lesson. Look for the complete bundle here!This resource includes:Tea
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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