Standards
Enduring Understandings - important ideas that students should carry
with them years beyond the instruction received this year.
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Psychologists seek
to define psychology in terms of behavior, cognitive processes, and
biological structures of the brain.
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Psychologists
perform research, using ethical practices, designed to lead to
understandings about behaviors and thought processes of individuals.
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Case studies,
surveys, naturalistic observation, and experimentation provide insight
into the thought processes and motivations behind behaviors of humans
and animals.
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The study of the
brain and neurology is ongoing and remarkably little is still known
about how the brain works to make the individual function.
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All of the brain is
used by the individual to aid normal functioning.
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Neurons are
complicated and an integral part of brain chemistry.
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Sensations begin at
the senses and are interpreted by the brain to make perceptions.
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Many sensations
enter the body at once and are processed by the brain almost
simultaneously.
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The brain is a
complex organ that can handle much information at one time and process
it into something that makes sense to each individual.
Essential Questions - most important “big picture” questions
students should be able to answer after completing learning activities.
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What is psychology?
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What methods are
used by psychologists use to research biology and behavior of
individuals?
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What are the
neurological structures of the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral
nervous system?
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What is sensation
and how does it differ from perception?
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How do sensation and
perception work together to form how an individual views their
environment?
Standards and Benchmarks
(National Standards for
High School Psychology)
(http://www.apa.org/ed/topss/apa_natlstandards.pdf)
Standard 1:
Students understand that psychology is a science based study of human
behavior.
Benchmark 1A: Students demonstrate an understanding of how research methods
are used in the study of behavior.
Standard 2:
Students know the biological basis for behavior.
Benchmark 2A: Students can identify neurological and brain structures.
Benchmark 2B: Students understand how sensation and perception work to help
an individual to understand their world.
Benchmark 2C: Students know how motivation and emotion have similarities and
differences among cultures.
Benchmark 2D: Students examine how stress and health are affected by
psychological factors.
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