Standards
Enduring Understandings - important ideas that students should carry
with them years beyond the instruction received this year.
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Motivation can be
either an internal or an external thing.
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Emotions are both
culturally and biologically motivated.
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Different cultures
view emotional displays in many diverse ways.
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Stress can have a
negative effect on individuals.
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Coping mechanisms
are often developed and used to alleviate stress in individuals.
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The study of human
development can give insight to commonalities and differences among
individuals.
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Many factors, both
genetic and environmental, contribute to the development of humans.
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Personality can be
categorized into traits or types that are designed to facilitate the
categorization of behaviors among humans.
Essential Questions - most important “big picture” questions
students should be able to answer after completing learning activities.
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How
are motivation and emotion at work in each individual?
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What
effect does stress have on health?
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What
are some coping mechanisms that humans can use to manage stress and
improve health?
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How
do individuals develop over time?
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What
is personality?
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What
are different theories of personality that psychologists study?
Standards and Benchmarks
Standard 2:
Students know the biological basis for behavior.
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.
Standard 3:
Students know that the process of human development is a key part of
psychology.
Benchmark 3A: Students examine lifespan development.
Benchmark 3B: Students know how different personality types vary among
individuals.
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