1. AP PSYCHOLOGY JOURNAL 3 rd Six Weeks Sensation and Perception Learning

2. AP Psychology 11/15/2013 Journal entry: prosopagnosia. Vocabulary Games Notes re Sensation EXAM DAY 12/2

3. Journal Entry 11/13 prosopagnosia p. 229 Watch the short clip. What is prosopagnosia? Write a paragraph about your reaction to learning about the condition this woman has. 3

4. AP Psychology Lessons 11/19/2013 Journal prompt: Pain Video Sensation and Perception Notes Basic principles of seeing the world – Bottom-up v top-down processing – Psychophysics – Signal detection – Thresholds – Subliminal processing Chapter 6 EXAM WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 4, 2013

5. 5 Gate-Control Theory Melzack and Wall (1965, 1983) proposed that our spinal cord contains neurological “gates” that either block pain or allow it to be sensed. Gary Comer/ PhototakeUSA.com

6. Sensation and Perception Biopsychosocial approach to pain p. 255 * Copy the diagram on page 257. How could an understanding of each of these factors help alleviate pain? 1)Gate control theory (Melzack and Wall) 2)Endorphins (Cox) 3)Memories of pain (Kahneman) 4)Cultural expectations (Symbaluk) 5)Placebos (Kaptchuk) 6)Virtual reality games (258)

7. AP Psychology Lessons 11/21 Journal Prompt: Feature detectors Elementary concepts of vision, Inverted vision Elementary concepts of vision Diagram eye and notes Vision quiz

8. Journal Prompt 11/21 Watch the video on Elementary concepts of vision. Prompt: Write in complete sentences. What does Hubel and Wiesel’s experiment with the cat tell us about feature detectors? Learning Goal: Describe the visual sensory system.

9. AP Psychology Lesson 11/25 Journal Prompt: Hearing Turn in take-home quiz on vision Sensation and Perception Next class: In-class Notes Quiz on p. 265-281 Perception READ

10. Journal Prompt 11/25/2013 LO: Describe the auditory sensory system. p. 247-248 What is the importance of the hair cells in the cochlea? How can we be kind to our hair cells? What signal will we get if the hair cells are unhappy?

11. AP Psychology December 2, 2013 Vocabulary Perception Quiz Journal Prompt: Stroop effect Sense of smell Test next class Chapter 6 No journal due yet Begin Chapter 7 Learning Friday November 6

12. Journal prompt December 2, 2013 3.6 Explain how experiences and expectations influence perception. Stroop effect: Explain the principle underlying the Stroop effect. What was the reaction of your subjects to the Stroop effect?

13. Lesson December 6, 2013 Journal prompt: Biological predispositions and classical conditioning. Taste aversion Discovering psychology video Practice in classical conditioning

14. Journal prompt December 6, 2013 Content Standard 1: Classical conditioning 1.1 Describe the principles of classical conditioning 1.2 Describe clinical and experimental examples of classical conditioning 1.3 Apply classical conditioning to everyday life. p. 299-301 Biological predispositions Prompt: Why do behavior learning theorists consider classically conditioned behaviors to be biologically adaptive? Give an example of research from the text.