1. Journal # 1 1/6/2012 The Psychology of Compulsive Gambling Read the article and free write a response. http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/01/05/psy chology-compulsive-gambling

2. Journal # 2 1/12/2012 Playing through the Grief With Empathy Read the article and free write a response. http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/137108998.html

3. Journal # 3 1/17/2012 Ending Nightmares Caused by PTSD Listen to the news article and free write a response. http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/01/16/144 672190/ending-nightmares-caused-by-ptsd

4. Journal # 4 1/23/2012 The Case of Little Albert 1.What was the unconditioned stimulus in the experiment by Watson and Rayner? 2.How did Albert’s response become generalized? 3.Why are many Psychologists critical of this experiment?

5. Journal # 5 1/27/2012 Operant Conditioning - Skinner Watch the clip on Skinner and Operant Conditioning and free write a response.

6. Journal # 6 1/30/2012 Author Hanson Sees Life Strategy in Captain Kirk and Star Trek Read the article and free write a response.

7. Journal # 7 2/1/2012 Conversion Disorder Answer the following questions: 1.What is Conversion Disorder and what are the symptoms? 2.How common is an outbreak of this type? 3.What did you think about this story?

8. Journal # 8 2/3/2012 Earworms; Tunes That Stick Out In Your Head Listen to the podcast and free write a response.

9. Journal # 9 2/7/2012 Psychosurgery Should psychosurgery be used as a form of rehabilitation for prisoners? Thoroughly explain your position; focus on the effects of the surgery, as well as the financial obligations of the tax payer.

10. Journal # 10 2/21/2012 What’s Wrong With the Teenage Mind? Read the article and free write a response.

11. Journal # 11 2/22/2012 Analyze Quote: John B. Watson “Give me a dozen healthy infants, well informed, and my own specified world to bring them up in and I’ll guarantee to take any one at random and train him or her to become any type of specialist I might want to select – doctor, lawyer, artist, merchant-chief, and yes, even beggarman and thief, regardless of his talents, penchants, tendencies, abilities, vocations, and race of his ancestors”.

12. Journal # 12 2/29/2012 Hypnosis Watch the clip. Do you believe hypnosis works or not? Free write a response. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGgFWrV_M2 8

13. Journal # 13 3/2/2012 Self Actualization Read pages 281 and 282 in your book. Define self actualization and list the attributes of a self actualized individual.

14. Journal # 14 3/6/2012 Myers-Briggs Personality Test Read the Wikipedia posting on the Myers-Briggs Personality test and summarize the four dichotomy classifications.