Sutton Memorial High School
Department of History and Social Sciences
Mr. Wandyes
Email: WandyesR@suttonschools.net
(Preferred method of contact)
Phone Number:
1-508-581-1640 extension 3217
Office & Extra Help
Hours: Tues - Thurs 2pm - 3pm, or by
appointment
Sutton Memorial High
School Mission Statement: At Sutton High School, we are committed to
providing a foundation on which all students have the opportunity to pursue
academic excellence and personal development in a safe, supportive, and
challenging learning environment.
Departmental Expectations
for Learning: It is the mission of the History and Social
Sciences Department to provide a learning environment that is active,
authentic, and academically challenging, where learners are engaged in critical
thinking, knowledge building and skills development, and where all learners
develop a sense of civic virtue, tolerance for people of all walks of life, and
an appreciation for the contributions of all cultures and peoples.
Course Description: “The AP Psychology course is designed to introduce
students to the systematic and scientific study of the behavior and mental
processes of human beings and other animals.
Students are exposed to the psychological facts, principles, and
phenomena associated within each of the major subfields of psychology. They also learn about the ethics and methods
psychologists use in their science and practice. Students are required to take the AP Psychology examination in
the spring.”
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Sutton Memorial High School Program of Studies 2006-2007
Textbook:
Other Resources:
Course Fee:
Course Goals and
Objectives:
–
AP Psychology College
Board 2005-2006 AP Psychology Professional Development Workshop Materials
– AP
Psychology College Board 2005-2006 AP Psychology Professional Development
Workshop Materials
Quarter Grades:
50% - Tests/Papers/Projects
20% - Quizzes
15% - Homework/Classwork
15% - Class
Participation/Attendance
Homework Website: There is a
course website that lists assignments, upcoming tests/projects or important
items. Occasionally, there will be
extra credit assignments posted. Put
this site in your Favorites and check it often: http://my.homeworknow.com/teacher/wandyesr
Tests and Quizzes: Tests will be
given following each chapter and will follow the AP format, which is 100
multiple choice questions (110 minutes) and 2 Free Response questions (50
minutes). Class tests will be scaled
down in size, but will also be timed.
There will be many opportunities to prepare for the actual exam with
practice. Test taking strategies will be discussed throughout the course to
maximize your ability to score well on the AP Exam in May.
Papers/Projects: Papers and
projects will usually count as one test grade. Papers turned in late will have 10 points taken off for each day
late, and will not be accepted after 3 days late, Papers/projects not
turned in within three days of the due date will count as a grade of Zero.
Homework/Classwork: Homework will
be assigned on a regular basis and may or may not be collected. Assignments may be completed in class on
occasion, or started in class. Students
who work diligently in class to complete the assignment may not have
homework. All work assigned is expected
to be completed to represent your best efforts. Homework will be accepted for partial credit only one day
after it is due, any work turned in later than one day will not be graded.
Homework/Classwork will be
graded in the following manner:
V+ = 100
V = 85
V- = 60
Class
Participation/Attendance: This grade will reflect your attitude about
being enrolled in this course. This
class will be much more enjoyable if you participate and share your thoughts,
experiences, and opinions. Debates and
group work will be frequent events during this course. Your grade will be determined by the quality
of your arguments and your willingness to also work cooperatively in
groups.
CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS
·
You are expected to come
to class prepared every day.
This includes an extra pen or pencil, a notebook, your textbook, any
work that was assigned, and a positive attitude.
·
By enrolling in an AP
course, you have agreed that you are willing to accept the challenge of a
rigorous academic curriculum. Your effort
and attitude should reflect this responsibility.
·
Your textbook must be
covered.
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All Sutton High School
Rules and Regulations apply to the classroom
·
When in doubt, refer to
the Five P's for Classroom Success (Present, Prompt, Prepared, Polite,
Productive)
Students are expected to:
“exercise the highest
standard of academic integrity and understand that any act of academic
dishonesty will not be tolerated. Some
examples of academic dishonesty behaviors include:
·
Cheating on tests,
quizzes, or exams
·
Plagiarism from any
source (copying someone else’s work and claiming it as your own work)
·
Fabrication of events or
facts, and submitting it as factual
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Copying of homework,
class work, or any other work from another student
·
Submitting previously
submitted work without substantial change or improvement; submitting a
previously submitted paper of another student, sibling, or friend
“Any student found guilty of
cheating or plagiarism will automatically receive a Zero for the assignment and
will be referred to the administration for disciplinary action.”
-Sutton Memorial High School Student/Parent Handbook
2006-2007
I have read the entire syllabus
and understand all the course requirements and expectations, classroom rules,
and the Academic Dishonesty Policy.
Please sign and return to Mr.
Wandyes, if you have any questions feel free to contact me.
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Student signature and Date Parent/guardian signature and
Date
CR 1 – Evidence of Curricular Requirement: The course
provides instruction in psychology’s history and approaches.
Summer Assignment and 2
weeks in September:
I. Introduction to the History and Science of Psychology [CR 1]
o Module 1 – History and Scope of Psychology
§ Historical Schools: Functionalism vs. Structuralism
§ Modern Approaches: Psychodynamic, Behaviorist, Cognitive, Humanistic, Sociocultural, Evolutionary, Neuroscience
CR2 - Evidence of Curricular Requirement: The course
provides instruction in psychological research methods
o Module 2 – Research Strategies
§ Research Methods: Introspection, observation, survey, psychological testing, controlled experiments.
§ Statistics: Central tendency, variance, significance, correlation
§ Ethics in Psychological Research: Human and animal participants
CR16 - Evidence of Curricular Requirement: The course
provides instruction in ethics and research methods used in psychological
science and practice
End
of September/Beginning of October:
II. Neuroscience and Behavior [CR 3]
o Module 3 – Neural and Hormonal Systems
§ Neuron: Neuronal and synaptic transmission, psychopharmacology, drug use
§
CR3 - Evidence of Curricular Requirement: The course
provides instruction in biological bases of behavior.
Nervous System
o Module 4 – The Brain
§ Brain: Research methodology, neuroanatomy, brain development and aging, hemispheric specialization
§ Genetics and Heritability
CR16 - Evidence of Curricular Requirement: The course
provides instruction in empirically-supported psychological facts, research
findings, terminology, associated phenomena, major figures, perspectives,
and psychological experiments
Rest
of October:
III. Developmental Psychology [CR 9, 16]
o Module 7 – Prenatal Development and the Newborn
o Module 8 – Infancy and Childhood
§ Theories: Piaget and cognitive development, Kohlberg and moral development, Erikson and psychosocial development, Freud and psychosexual development
o Module 9 – Adolescence
o Module 10 – Adulthood and Reflections on Developmental Issues
CR9 - Evidence of Curricular Requirement: The course
provides instruction in developmental psychology
November:
IV. Sensation and Perception [CR 4]
o Module 11 – Introduction to Sensation and Perception
§ Thresholds, Sensory Adaptation, and Selective Attention
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CR4 - Evidence of Curricular Requirement: The course
provides instruction in sensation and perception.
Module 12 – Vision
o Module 13 – Hearing
o Module 14 – The Other Senses (Touch)
o Module 15 – Perceptual Organization
o Module 16 – Perceptual Interpretation
December:
V. Personality [CR 10]
o Module 41 – Historic Perspectives: Psychodynamic and Humanistic
§ Pschodynamic: Freud, Jung, Adler, Horney
§ Humanistic: Maslow and Rogers
o Module 42 – Contemporary Research: The Trait Perspective
§ Trait: Allport, factor analysis and the five factor model, assessment (MMPI, Myers-Briggs)
o Module 43 – Contemporary Research: The Social Cognitive Perspective
§ Bandura, Seligman, Locus of control and learned helplessness
o Module 44 – Contemporary Research: The Self and the Modern Unconscious
CR10 - Evidence of Curricular Requirement: The course
provides instruction in personality
CR5 - Evidence of Curricular Requirement: The course
provides instruction in states of consciousness
December
(over vacation):
VI. States of Consciousness [CR 5]
o Module 17 – Waking and Sleeping Rhythms
o Module 18 – Hypnosis
o Module 19 – Drugs and Consciousness
January:
VII. Abnormal Psychology [CR 12]
o
CR12 - Evidence of Curricular Requirement: The course
provides instruction in abnormal psychology
Module 45 – Introduction to Psychological Disorders
o Module 46 – Anxiety Disorders
o Module 47 – Dissociative and Personality Disorders
o Module 48 – Mood Disorders
o Module 49 – Schizophrenia
February
(before vacation):
CR13 - Evidence of Curricular Requirement: The course
provides instruction in treatment of psychological disorders
VIII. Therapy [