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Psychology

What is the purpose of psychology education?

As the scientific study of behavior and mental processes, psychology examines all aspects of the human experience. Many of society’s challenging issues involve human behavior, such as environmental change and the problems of violence, bullying, prejudice, and discrimination. Psychology contributes to the understanding of these issues, and promotes improvement in health and wellbeing. Psychological literacy is a foundation for civic engagement and is necessary for citizens to make informed decisions about their daily lives. Psychology incorporates a variety of tools and knowledge to further the understanding of behavior and mental processes. Scientific inquiry and research methods are at the center of the discipline. Psychology promotes the measurement and explication of behavior in a variety of levels of study, ranging from genetic and brain-based influences on behavior to cultural and social influences. Psychological knowledge enhances our understanding of human development, emotion and motivation, cognition, learning processes, perceptual systems and sociocultural interactions. Psychology prepares students to enter the workforce or college by promoting skills such as critical thinking, problem solving, and teamwork. Students benefit from learn- ing and applying psychological perspectives on personal and contemporary issues and learn the rules of evidence and theoretical frameworks of the discipline. --C3 Framework

Units of study in psychology

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Intro to Psychology

Introduction to psychology, use of the scientific method, pseudo psychology, studying psychology, theories of psychology.
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Learning and Memory

Operant conditioning, operant conditioning, observational learning, systems of memory, long term memory, memory strategies, forgetting
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Development

Prenatal, infancy, early childhood, childhood, adolescence, the brain development
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Sensation and Perception

The 7 senses, vision, the Gestalt principle, perception
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Health and Stress

Consciousness, adaptation, drugs and their effects, sleep, exercise, state of being, cognition, language, intelligence
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Consciousness

Development of consciousness, levels of development, self-actualization, Erikson's theory, dreaming
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Abnormal Psychology

Categorizing abnormal psychology, use of therapy, societal pressures on those with abnormal psychology
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Social Psychology

Systems theory, attraction, relationships, groups, prejudice, conformity, cults, altruism, defense mechanisms
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Designing a Study

Incorporating NHD into your course, and challenging students to design a psychological study themselves

Additional Resources for Lesson Plans and Activites

APA Current Events in Pychology
The American Psychological Association highlights here 54 possible topics to include in your classroom, highlighting three current events surrounding the world of psychology
APA Lesson Plans for High School
The American Psychological Association's collection of unit plans available at a range of complexity
APS Suggested Lesson Plans
The Association for Psychological Science offers Lesson Plans covering myths versus realities in Psychology
Homeschool High School Lesson Plans
Lesson Plans designed for a homeschooling environment, but easily adaptable to a public school classroom
EDS Resources for SS
EDS Resources offers thousands of lesson plans covering Psychology, Sociology, and many other Social Studies topics
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      • Research
      • NHD in History
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    • Model UN
    • Youth and Government
  • Webquests
    • NH Veterans Project
    • Civil Rights Webquest >
      • Objectives
      • Timeline
      • People of the Movement >
        • Martin Luther King Jr.
        • Malcolm X
        • Rosa Parks
        • Orval Faubus
        • George Wallace
        • Bull Conner
    • Industrial Tycoon Webquest
  • Blog
  • SS Courses
    • US HISTORY
    • GOVERNMENT
    • PSYCHOLOGY
    • ECONOMICS >
      • Economic Evolutions
      • Economic Policy
      • Economic Problems and Solutions
    • WORLD HISTORY
    • GEOGRAPHY >
      • Global Patterns Of Human Migration
  • SSE Resources
    • Stanford History Education Group
    • Remedial Herstory
    • C3 Teachers
    • Choices Program
    • Next Gen Personal Finance
    • Civics101 Podcast
    • Edcitement
    • iCivics
    • News Matters
    • Newslea
    • Teaching Tolerance
    • GimKit (Games)