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You guys know the drill – make sure you sign up for our final unit’s word wall! It’s social psych – have fun. Sign up here! The following are your notes for Social Psych: myers12e_lectureslides_ch13
October 30, 2019
Just in case you need the resources at home for the personality analysis, here they are. I’m anxiously awaiting your diagnoses of The Grinch! APPSY-How_the_Grinch_Stole_Christmas Abraham Maslow Alfred Adler Carl Jung Carl Rogers Erich Fromm Erik Erikson Karen Horney Sigmund Freud
October 11, 2019
Another cognitive psychologist who was interested with how children learn was Lev Vygotsky, who focused on socio-cultural cognitive development. Please watch this video – it’s brief: Next, please read this comparison between Piaget and Vygotsky’s theories. Most of it focuses on Piaget, so if you need more information on Vygotsky, please see here. Finally, read […]
September 30, 2019
If you’re interested in a more recent (2008) look at Genie, ABC news has an excellent – if long – article looking at her progression and regression in language skills and acquisition. The Guardian also has a recent article (2016) where they attempted to track her down to learn of her current condition. They were […]
September 19, 2019
This isn’t really a how-to guide, but this is Dr. Elizabeth Loftus explaining how people can be manipulated so easily. Slate.com has a great longform read on Loftus and false memories that I suggest that you read if you’re interested in this topic.
September 9, 2019
I always wondered what happened to him, and apparently so did some people with some serious time on their hands. The identity of Baby Albert was determined to be Douglas Merritte, who sadly died at age six from “water on the brain.” After getting hold of his medical records, they learned that Douglas suffered from a […]
November 20, 2019
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