Friday, March 6, 2009

Sleep and Sleep links/videos

· http://shakespeare.about.com/cs/criticismmisc/a/sleep.htm
· Sleep quotes—http://www.quotegarden.com/sleep.html

· Circadian, infradian, and ultradian rhythms
· Tips for Good Sleep


· Using sleep issues and how people react to sleep pattern changes, create a work schedule that alters the sleep schedule that will get an employee to quit and/or do something stupid to get fired (use a 4–week period)

· Perkin’s Restaurants and how to get rid of an employee (Days, Nights, Evenings, Days + mtgs)

Neuroscience for Kids site about sleep
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/sleep.html

http://www.sleepfoundation.org/

http://www.smmc.com/index.php?id=39

Signs of Sleep Disorders


Videos about narcolepsy and cataplexy
http://www-med.stanford.edu/school/Psychiatry/narcolepsy/

Cataplexy definition-- http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=10470

Monday, March 2, 2009

For the next unit-consciousness

Please go to this site:
http://www.sfn.org/index.aspx?pagename=brainfacts

Download the entire .pdf file--there are some great sections that will be helpful for you in your review for the AP test.

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Skinner and Google

Here is how Google gets such great search results--Skinner's pigeons.
http://www.google.com/technology/pigeonrank.html

Dissociative Fugue State--New Article

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/01/nyregion/thecity/01miss.html?_r=2&scp=1&sq=life%20interrupted&st=cse

Check it out--fascinating.

Mon 3/2 and Wed 3/4


Good morning,

Monday's class will be for working on the case studies I've given you already for examining classical and operant conditioning. We will also be quizzing on the latest reading over modeling/observational learning.

We will have a demo on shaping.

Finally, we will be looking at a larger set of details that combine all the forms of conditioning.

During the first half Wednesday, we will review. Second half will be for the unit exam.

Our next unit is states of consciousness (sleep, drugs, hypnosis).

Here are some additional links for you to check out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_ctJqjlrHA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cl7jr9EVcjI&feature=related

or simply go on youtube and search for "classical conditioning," "skinner," "operant conditioning," "observational learning," or "bandura." You will get some great results. Please share any good ones with us here in the comments section.