Learning Links

(Note, the links to videos are to YouTube, so you can't watch them at school unless you are an awesome hacker and know a proxy work-around)

Classical Conditioning:

Try your hand at conditioning Pavlov's Dog in this animation on the Nobel Prize site. 

Here is the John Watson Little Albert video clip we saw in class. It has Spanish subtitles which is nice.

This article on the APA website describes how some college students figured out who "Little Albert" really was.

http://www.apa.org/monitor/2010/01/little-albert.aspx

Unfortunately we don't know if is fear of furry things lasted beyond Watson's research.
 

Operant Conditioning:

Here is the Skinner video clip we saw in class.

B.F. Skinner shaping a pigeon to turn around.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtfQlkGwE2U

And pigeons playing ping-pong? 


Observational Learning:

Here is a video of Bandura's Bobo doll experiment.

This Australian commercial shows how observational learning can affect kids.

Perception

Click the image to see her spin.
Which direction is she spinning?








You can see the Basketball Video at this link... but it is on YouTube, so it's blocked at school.

Color Mixing Demo...

R    G    B  
http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/color-vision

See what colors we see as R G and B hit our cones.

Sensation... The Ear Pages on NobelPrize.org

The organization that gives out the Nobel Prize has a great website about the ear and how it works.

If you're having trouble understanding the accessory structures and the cochlea this site is for you.

Test on Tues. 10/19 - Unit 3 Biological Basis

It was announced last week, but here is a reminder.... Notice that the presentation is available on the upper right of this page.



Study hard and study often.

Discovering Psychology Video Series

Click here for the Philip Zimbardo (aka Satan) video series. The shows which relate most to Unit 3 are "The Behaving Brain" and "The Responsive Brain."

Quiz on Units 1 and 2 on Monday, Sept. 27th.

Be ready for a multiple choice and written response quiz on Monday the 27th. You should study your notes as well as Bernstein chapters 1 and 2. Use your flashcards and take all the practice quizzes in the Study Guide book. Check your work and see what areas you need to review.

Remember, spreading out your studying is best. In psych terminology this is called "Distributed Practice" which we will learn more about when we study memory. A half hour or an hour each day is much better than cramming the day before. Also research shows that it's best to study and review in a few different places, and to take breaks to do let your mind integrate the material. Do 20 min of psych, then 20 min of physics, and 20 min of lit... then come back to the psych etc.