Neuroplasticity and Classical Conditioning

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=saving-new-brain-cells

Check out this Scientific American article that combines several of our topics.

HW for 2/13--Classical Conditioning

Read 262-269--Classical Conditioning

We are getting into Pavlov and Skinner with the emphasis away from cognition and toward a focus on behavior only.

Sneetches and Exam Review

Sneetches Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ln3V0HgW4eM

Sneetches Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0LgMpfLD1Y

Be sure to review:
Review book
Work book from text
Textbook website with review quizzes
SQ4R from chapters 18-19

McDonald's Strip Search Case and Social Psychology

http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051009/NEWS01/510090392

This addresses most of the questions we had in class related to the case. Also, see the following links for more details on this topic.
http://www.vanguard.edu/faculty/ddegelman/amoebaweb/index.aspx?doc_id=873
for all things social psychological and related content

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/divided/
Jane Elliott and the show that made her famous
http://www.janeelliott.com/

http://prisonexp.org/

Thursday 2/5

Just a reminder that there will be a quiz over the reading that was due last class, the section on prejudice. Then we will be seeing some zimbardo vids to see original research footage.

Tuesday 2/3--in room 477-the computer lab

We will be meeting in the computer lab for Tuesday's class to work on a web search and discover--bring your brains and a pen. I'll provide the rest.

CDS

Links to check out-Therapy and Social Psych

Check out the resources below. People who check these out and make constructive comments about at least two of them in the comment section of this blog post will receive extra credit.



Atypical Antipsychotic Medications

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/25569107/bitter_pill



http://www.sbhsd.k12.ca.us/~cschallhorn/psy/socialpsych/index.htm



Court TV video: Human Behavior Experiments
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5444760
http://www.courttv.com/onair/shows/human_behavior_experiments/index.html
http://www.sundancechannel.com/film/?ixFilmID=7085



Watch it on google video—follow this link: http://youtube.com/watch?v=bv_ky5cBVNg


http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/01/arts/television/01huma.html?ex=1306814400&en=92f86522d28c6137&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss



Cognitive Dissonance
o e.g. Incoming Frosh to HS or college—former concept of self as student and realities of next level
o http://changingminds.org/explanations/theories/cognitive_dissonance.htm
o http://www.answers.com/topic/cognitive-dissonance
o http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance
o http://www.learningandteaching.info/learning/dissonance.htm



Video: learner.org: Constructing Social Reality
http://www.learner.org/resources/series138.html

Jane Elliott links
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/divided/
http://www.trainingabc.com/xcart/customer/search.php?substring=jane+elliott
http://www.janeelliott.com/
http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/smithsonian/issues05/sep05/elliott.html
http://www.oprah.com/tows/vintage/past/vintage_past_20010720_b.jhtml