Daily Journals

1. Daily Journals

2. #1 August 18th In proper paper form write a page autobiography in which you discuss the following four topics. The questions in parentheses are meant as a guide and you do not have to answer each question nor are you limited to answering only these questions. • Tell me a little about yourself: (Where are you from? What are your hobbies? Who is the most important person in your life? Why?) • Academic background: (What type of grades do you typically earn? Are you a member of any clubs or sports teams? What word would teachers most likely use to describe you?) • Goals: (What do you hope to get out of this class? How does this class fit into your academic/professional or personal goals? What particular topics do you hope to learn about?) • Additional information: (What else do you want me to know about you? Any concerns that you want me to be aware of? Anything else that may help you to succeed in this class?) This does not have to be formal. Just take a moment to Let me know who you are.

3. #2 August 19th In paragraph form answer the following questions: What are you looking forward to in this class? What topics do you hope to learn about? Have you heard about my class from other individuals? Was what you heard good? What do you hope this class will be like? What do you hope I will be like?

4. #3 August 21st Pick up a copy of the article Sympathy for the Devil and read the article. At the end of the article Dr. Diamond asks: Was it the shadow that made her do it? The devil? Demonic possession? Or was it, as mainstream psychiatry dogmatically maintains, aberrant biochemistry that made her mad, post-partum depression, a "broken brain" and raging hormonal imbalance to blame for her evil deeds? How can we make sense of such senseless acts? How much responsibility must we bear for "negative" feelings, thoughts, impulsions, and dealing with them? Could ongoing intensive psychotherapy and closer monitoring have foreseen and possibly prevented this tragedy? Or was this evil inevitable? Complicated questions. You be the jury. In your Journal Summarize the article and respond to these questions.

5. #4 August 22nd Read the article “10 Great Reasons to Earn a Psychology Degree.” In your Journal summarize why psychology is a good career field to go into. Then tell me if you have ever considered going into a career in psychology. If yes, what field do you think you would want to work in and why? If no, are you considering it now after reading this article?

6. #5 August 25th Imagine you have a friend who has missed several days of class this week (due to illness) and is not prepared for the quiz today. Write a letter to you friend summarizing the important concepts that have been covered so far in class and that will likely be on today’s quiz.

7. #6 August 26th CP Yesterday we discussed the scientific method and how it is used to conduct psychological research. In your journal tell me about a question you have about human behavior or mental processes and how you would go about studying that question using the process we discussed yesterday. Be sure to tell me exactly what your hypothesis would be and how you would test it. Then what you should do with your results.

8. #6 August 26th Honors Today we will be discussing the scientific method. In your journals tell me what you recall about the scientific method including writing a definition in your own words for each of the following terms: Hypothesis Independent Variable Dependent Variable Control Group Experimental Group

9. #7 August 27th Lately we have seen rising societal concern regarding the use of animals and humans in psychological research. In your opinion, is it okay to utilize animals and humans for psychological research? If yes, under what conditions? If no, why not.

10. #8 August 28th

11. #9 August 29th • Underclassmen: Yesterday you went to the Rachel’s Challenge Assembly. Tell me about the assembly. Which part of the program impacted you most? How has you understanding and or thoughts on bullying changed now that you have experienced this program. • Seniors: You did not go to the Assembly yesterday. But, we can still discuss your thoughts on bullying. Answer the following questions in paragraph form in your journal. • What would you consider to be bullying and why? • Do you think those that “bully” always realize that they are “bullying?” • Why do you think people bully others? • What are some of the cliques on your campus? How do those cliques affect the school culture? • Is it in a positive or negative way? • What are one or two activities you or your school could do that would make the biggest impact on improving the culture on campus?

12. #10 September 2nd CP Friday we discussed the Milgram experiment. Write a summary of the experiment and explain how this study relates to the holocaust and Nazi Germany in your journal.

13. #10 September 2ndHonors • Pick up a copy of the informed consent form from the Stanford prison study. Read of the sheet and then decide if you would have participated had you been a young college student in 1971. Be sure to explain why or why not.

14. #11 September 3rd CP Pick up one of the animal ethics research scenarios. Pick one of the cases and read over it. Using the ethical guidelines we have discussed in class decide if you think the case is ethical or unethical. Explain your reasoning citing specific ethical guidelines.

15. #11 September 3rdHonors Yesterday we took a look at several research scenarios and I had you decide whether you thought the research studies were ethical or unethical. Look back over these studies now that you know the ethical guidelines for human research. Which studies would be considered unethical? Why? Were you right before?

16. # 12 September 4th CP A group of researches surveyed 15 household and asked them how many children they had. The following were the result. {0,0,1,2,2,2,2,3,3,3,3,4,4,5,6} • Using the data create a frequency table. • Then, draw and color a histogram of the frequency table. • After creating the histogram write a paragraph in your journal explaining what the graph tells.

17. #12 September 4th Honors Yesterday we discussed the Milgram experiment. Write a summary of the experiment and explain how this study relates to the holocaust and Nazi Germany in your journal.

18. September 5th NO JOURNAL TODAY! You have 15 minutes to review for the test and ask me any questions you may have.

19. # 13 September 5th Honors A group of researches surveyed 15 household and asked them how many children they had. The following were the result. {0,0,1,2,2,2,2,3,3,3,3,4,4,5,6} • Using the data create a frequency table. • Then, draw and color a histogram of the frequency table. • After creating the histogram write a paragraph in your journal explaining what the graph tells.

20. # 13 September 9th CP Friday We Concluded Domain 1. Write a paragraph in your journal about the domain. Here are some guiding questions: • What was the domain about? • What were your favorite parts of the domain? • What did you not like about the domain? • What in particular did you find confusing or hard to understand in this domain? • What suggestions do you have for me for when I teach this domain next semester?

21. September 9th Honors NO JOURNAL TODAY! You have 15 minutes to review for the test and ask me any questions you may have.

22. #14 September 11th

23. JOURNAL CHECK 19/12/14 Interims are coming due. Please make sure that you have all of your journals complete and that your journal is ready to turn in. • You should have a total of 14 journals • They should all be numbered and dated • They should be well developed When you are finished turn them back into the crate as I will begin grading them today.

24. #15 September 15th 2014 Write an paragraph in which you explain how your nervous system would respond if your realized you were about to step on a snake. Be sure to tell me what parts would be involved in the process and how they would be involved.

25. #16 September 16th 2014 Last week we started talking about how neurons work. Pretend that your friend Sally was absent due to illness and missed our discussions. Write a letter to Sally explaining how neurons work.

26. #17 September 17th 2014

27. #18 September 18th 2014 Yesterday you got your interim report. Reflect on your grade for this course by answering the following questions: • What was you grade? • Are you satisfied with this grade? • What factors contributed to your performance? (Studying/not studying, attending class/not attending class, working with a tutor, getting extra help from the teacher etc.) • Were you surprised by your grade? If so why? • What is your plan to do better academically or maintain your grade if your already have an A.

28. #19 September 22, 2014 Tell me in your journal about your favorite activity to do outside of school. Then identify at least three parts of the brain that are involved in this activity and explain in your journal how these parts of the brain help you to complete your activity.

29. # 20 September 23rd 2014 Yesterday we examined the case of Phineas G`age. Explain in your journal why his story is so important to psychology that it is discussed in almost every introductory psychology course. What does his experience tell us about the human brain? What other methods do we now have that help us learn about the brain?

30. #21 September 24th 2014 Monday you have an individual project due. Take a moment to update me on your progress. What are you currently working on? What have you already completed? Are you encountering any difficulties? If you have not started explain to me why you have not started and what you plan on doing to correct this.

31. #22 September 25th 2014 This week you worked on a group project on endocrine disorders. Take a few minutes to reflect on this project. By completing the following statements in your journal. • What I liked most about the group was… • What I liked least about the group was… • The most effective things about the way the groups worked were… • The least effective things about the way the groups worked were… • The things I did that helped the group most were… • The things I did that helped the group least were…

32. #23 September 26th2014 What do you think determines your likes, dislikes, personality, and intelligence? Are these genetically inherited traits or the result of your environment? Explain your answer to these questions in your journal.

33. #24 September 29th 2014 Write a ½ page or more about anything you would like.

34. September 30th 2014 NO JOURNAL You have 10 minutes to review for your test and ask me any question you may still have.

35. # 25 October 1st 2014 In his book, Sleep Thieves, Coren (1996) cites evidence that extending people’s sleep to approximately 10 hours a night seems to improve performance, psychological status and mood. Data also suggest that when all time cues are removed, people tend to sleep for 9 to 10 hours a night. Pick up a copy of the sleep deficit scale. Answer the questions by circling yes or no to the questions on the scale. Then determine your score. Do you have a sleep deficit? How do you think this score affects your performance at school? If you scored 5 or above what can you do to improve your sleep habits? If you scored 4 or below what suggestions do you have for your fellow classmates that may struggle with proper sleep habits. Coren, S. (1996) The sleep thieves: An eye-opening exploration into the science and mysteries of sleep. Free Press (Simon & Schister): New York.

36. #26 October 2nd 2014 In your journal respond to the following questions: Why do we dream? Do dreams have a function or "purpose"? After you have answered this question in your journal read the article called The Men who didn’t Sleep: The Story of Peter Tripp and Randy Gardner. Summarize this article in your journal and explain what this article says about why we sleep.

37. # 27 October 3rd 1st Block : Free Write 2nd &3rd: Pick up one of the snoring surveys and answer the questions in complete sentences in your journal.

38. #28 October 6th2014 Draw an image in your journal depicting one of the disorders that we discussed Friday. Be creative. There are markers and colored pencils available at the front of the room for you to add color to your drawings. After completing your drawing write a few sentences to share what you know about that disorder.

39. #29 October 7th2014 Read the article “Truth About Hypnosis” after reading the article answer the following questions in your journal: • What is the authors stance on hypnosis? Do they believe it works? If so why? And to what extend? • Do you agree with this persons view? • The author explains that hypnosis does not work on everyone why? • What does the author believe hypnosis can be used for? • Does the author believe that hypnosis can make you do something that you do not want to do?

40. #30 October 8th 2014 Yesterday you read an article by Lazarus who stated “people under hypnosis are in total control of themselves and would never do anything they would normally find highly objectionable.” Today, read the article “Look into my Eyes and Kill Your Husband.” After reading the article respond to the following question in your journal: • Do you think that it is possible to hypnotize someone to do something that is against their will/values? Support your answer using information for both articles.

41. #31 October 9th 2014 Pick up one of the infographics. Look over the information and then answer the following questions: • What surprises you about the inforgraphic? • What does not surprise you? • What are your thoughts on these statistics?

42. #32 October 10th 2014 Watch the video monitoring the future 2013 survey results. Some of you may have participated in this survey. What are your thoughts on the results? How do the results make you feel? What do we need to do/ can we do, if anything about the results? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Szsg5MaEN-c

43. #33 October 13th 2014 In paragraph form respond to the following questions in your journal: • Do you think alcohol is a drug? • Is alcohol addictive? • What is alcoholism? • What is the difference between someone who drinks alcohol and an alcoholic? • Is it possible to stop being an alcoholic?

44. #34 October 14th 2014 In your journal respond to the following questions in paragraph form: • How is drug use portrayed in the media? For example, what do the people drinking or smoking look like? Are they well dressed and attractive? Are they engaged in an appealing activity, such as picnicking in the park, or laying on the beach? • Do you think these images make drug use more attractive to young people? • If so, do you think that the media contributes to drug use in our society?

45. #35 October 15th 2014 In your journal respond to the following questions in paragraph form: • What is a drug? • What is the difference between a “legal recreational drug" a "prescription drug" and an "illegal drug"? • Do you think that users of hard drugs such as heroin or cocaine have first used alcohol and tobacco?

46. #36 October 16th 2014 In your journal answer the following: • Explain why the following statement is a myth: prescription drugs come from a doctor and a pharmacy so they must be safe. • Why is it important to tell you doctor about any medical conditions you have and all the medications you take, including prescription drugs, over the counter medications, and dietary supplements. • What would you say to someone who asked you for pills that were prescribed to you?

47. Journal Check 10/17

48. #37 October 20th 2014 Write a ½ page or more about anything you would like.

49. #38 October 21st 2014 Marijuana has become a political issue over the past few elections. Several states have even legalized the use of marijuana for medical and recreational use. Based on what you have learned about drugs and specifically marijuana what is your stance on this issue? Should marijuana be legalized for medical use? What about recreational use? Support your answer with material you have learned in this course.

50. October 22nd2014 CP NO JOURNAL TODAY! You have 15 minutes to review for the test and ask me any questions you may have.