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Mr. Petrigno's PowerPoints:

Chapter 1 - Approaches to Psychology

Chapter 2 - Research Methods

Chapter 3 - Child Psychology

Chapter 4 - Adolescence

Chapter 6 - The Body and Behavior

Chapter 7 - Altered States of Consciousness

Chapter 8 - Sensation and Perception

Chapter 9 - Learning: Principles and Application

Chapter 10 - Memory and Thought

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Websites to Explore:

PROJECT IDEAS!!!!!!!!!!!!

The American Psychological Association

Psychology Topics (American Psychological Association)

The Whitman Journal of Psychology"By students; for students"

Psychology Projects and Experiments

High school psychology project ideas

Ideas for high school psychology experiments

Interesting high school psychology project ideas

Psycholology fair ideas

High school psychology projects

More psychology projects

Psychology fair projects

Neuroscience project

Fun, Research, and Study

Brain, Body, Behavior Flash Cards!!!

Brain Parts and Functions Flash Cards

Neuroscience for Kids MEMORY GAMES!!

Lots and lots of Psychology Video Clips

KidsPsych Activities for Children

Free Games and ActiviesMore activities for children

Contemporary Approaches Flash Cards Review

Psychology Today

Discovering Psychology

About Psychology

Pavlov's Dog

Split Brain Experiment

Nerve Signaling

The Ear

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Psychology in the News

Recent News ..... from

Child Develoment: Babies prefer those who are like them March 20, 2014

Meditation: Study suggests meditation may help prevent PTSD December 2, 2012

Brain mapping: MIT Scientist's game helps map brain July 16, 2012

Learning: Children Learn Racism June 9, 2012

Moral Reasoning: Scientists look for moral reasoning clues in baseball April 5, 2012

Gender: Separating genders shows progress at Roxbury school January 13, 2012

Sleep disorders: Sleep disorder plague police officers December 20, 2011

The Brain: Why our brain makes us laugh November 20, 2011

Motivation: How will power works November 7, 2011

Emotion: Smile like your happiness depends on it November 5, 2011

Parenting: Parents urged TV limits for young children October 18, 2011

Emotion: The Dark side of happiness October 16, 2011

Memory: Internet changing how people recall facts study suggests July 15, 2011

Neurobiology - Personality - Learning: Chinese doctor sets out to cure bad driving July 17, 2011

Research Methods: Critics challenge contagious traits study July 27, 2011

Abnormal Psych - Shock Therapy: Critics; backers testify on shock therapy July 27, 2011

Hereditary Influences: Ad for monkeys seeks to plumb roots of human behavior August 1, 2011

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More news related to class topics .....Thank you Mr. Knight.

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Chapter 1 - History and Schools of Thought

Beyond Bandura: "Violent Videos Distort Kids Mental Health & Perceptions"; Supreme Court rules it is unconstitutional to bar children from buying or renting violent video games" ( 6/28/11) http://abcnews.go.com/Health/MindMoodNews/violent-videos-psych/story?id=13942571

 

careers: design psychology combines interior/exterior design and psychology!  http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2011/06/30/design-psychology-beyond-pretty-properties-and-nice-knickknacks/

 

sociocultural: "The Myth of the 'Queen Bee': Work and Sexism" (6/20/11) http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110620151008.htm

 

"Cognitive/Gestalt: A New Dimension To How Our Brains Organize What we See Revealed By Illusion" (6/19/11) http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/228971.php

 

"Daily Acts of Sexism Go Unnoticed by Men, Women" (6/14/11) http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/228454.php

 

"An explanation for a New Study that Assesses Differences in Cultures" (Differences Between Tight and Loose Cultures: A 33-Nation Study, Gelfand, et al., Science 27 May 2011) (5/30/11) http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2011/05/loose-vs-tight-societies/

 

Sociocultural: "Whites Believe They Are Victims of Racism More Often Than Blacks" (5/24/11) http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/226283.php

 

"Evolution At Work Revealed In Shopping Differences Between Sexes" (12/31/10) http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/212263.php

 

"What Is Psychology? What Are The Branches Of Psychology?(6/22/09) http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154874.php

 

"Evidence Points To Conscious 'Metacognition' In Some Nonhuman Animals"(9/15/09) http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090914172644.htm

 

"APA Amends Ethics Code To Address Potential Conflicts Amongst Professional Ethics, Legal Authority And Organizational Demands"(2/25/10) http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/180372.php This would obligate psychologists to move from stage 5 on Kohlberg's moral development (social contract) to stage 6 (universal principal).

"Do psychologists still follow Freudian beliefs?" (6/7/10) http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/06/07/freud.psychology.psychoanalysis/index.html

 

"Culture Wires The Brain: A Cognitive Neuroscience Perspective" (8/5/10) http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/196798.php

 

"Men, Not Ladies, First: We're Still Sexist in Writing" (3/15/10) http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/182249.php

 

"What Americans Believe About God's Influence in Daily Life" (3/10/10) http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/181821.php

 

"Prejudice - is Gay the new Black?" (1/16/09) http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/135773.php

"Psychotherapy Works Best Over the Long Term" (9/30/08) http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?li=USA&articlekey=93104

 

"Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Best for Traumatized Youths" (9/31/08) http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?li=USA&articlekey=93062

 

"Cognitive Neuroscientists Use Sound Training To Help Dyslexic Children Read" (5/1/08) http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/2008/0505-learn_to_read_through_sound.htm

 

"Discrimination Against Blacks Linked To Dehumanization" (2/8/08) http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080207163811.htm

 

"Psychology erases the idea of children as 'blank slates'"(2/18/07) http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/columnist/vergano/2007-02-18-babies-psychology_x.htm

 

"Pitt, Carnegie Mellon Researchers Shed Light On 'The Nature Of The Self'"(2/25/98) http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1998/02/980225074435.htm

 

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Chapter 2 - Research Methods

"Half of doctors prescribe placebos, survey shows" (10/24/08) http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2008-10-24-placebo-doctors-ethics_N.htm

"Animal Study Links Social Standing With Drug Use Risk" (4/6/08) http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?li=USA&articlekey=88416

"Mathematician Uses Statistics to Predict Rare Baseball Events" (5/1/05) http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/2005/0501-the_next_nohitter_may.htm

"Divorce Rate: It's Not as High as You Think" (04/19/05) http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/19/health/19divo.html

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Chapter 3 - Child Development

Kid Day: Direct Instruction vs Independent Play (6/30/11) http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/230117.php

Sociocultural: "Do Kids Prefer Playmates of the Same Ethnicity?" (6/21/11) http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110621074310.htm

Language: Early Experience Found Critical For Language Development (6/17/11) http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/228815.php

"The Surprising Connection between Two Types of Perception"  (6/14/11) http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/228501.php

"Changes in Brain Circuitry Play Role in Moral Sensitivity as People Grow Up" (5/29/11) http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110527162504.htm

Beyond Bandura: "Violence Doesn't Add to Chldren's Enjoyment of TV shows, movies" (5/24/11) http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/226320.php

"Research Overturns Theory On How Children Learn Their First Words" (5/24/11) http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/226267.php

"Infants Understand Social Dominance" (1/29/11) http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/215079.php

"People Aren't Born Afraid Of Spiders And Snakes: Fear Is Quickly Learned During Infancy" (1/26/11) http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/214673.php  

"Girls reaching puberty increasingly early" (8/9/10) http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/aug/09/us-study-early-onset-puberty-girls

"Children Less Than A Year Old Already Favour Gender-Typical Toys" (4/16/10) http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/185670.php

"Young Boys' Academic Functioning May Be Adversely Affected By Video-Game Ownership" (3/12/10) http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/181985.php

"Violent Video Game Play Makes Kids More Aggressive, Less Caring" (3/2/10) http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100301111405.htm

"Some Video Games Can Make Children Kinder And More Likely To Help" (6/18/09) http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090617171819.htm

"New Study Examines If The Gender Of Parents Matter" (1/23/10) http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/176840.php

"Bullying At School Linked To Bullying At Home by Siblings" (12/03/09) http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/172842.php

"Tips On Taming The Boogie Monster" (11/14/09) http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170908.php

"5 month old Infants Able To Identify Humans As Source Of Speech, Monkeys As Source Of Monkey Calls" (10/19/09) http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091019162919.htm

"Level Of Oxytocin In Pregnant Women Predicts Mother-Child Bond" (10/16/09) http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071015110059.htm

"Being Bullied In Childhood Associated With Psychotic Symptoms Among Pre-Teens" (5/13/09) http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/149854.php

"Research Highlights Importance Of Play To Children's Resilience And Adaptability" (11/14/2008) http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/129383.php

"African-American Children Affected By Family Problems More Than Other Races" (11/8/2008) http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/128517.php

"Baby Thinking - Radiologists Use Light To Scan The Inner Workings Of The Brain (12/1/07) http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/2007/1204-baby_thinking.htm

"Inside the Preemie Brain - Incubator Enables MRI Scans on Preemies for Preventing Birth Asphyxia" (12/1/2005) hhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/2005/1211-inside_the_preemie_brain.htm

""The Taste Gene - Psychobiologists Find Genetic Component in Children's Food Preference" (5/1/05) http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/2005/0508-the_taste_gene.htm

"Kissing puberty - Neuroendocrinologists Unlock Chemical Trigger to Puberty" (May 12, 2005) http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/2005/0512-kissing_puberty.htm

"Baby Talk Portal - Infants Have Much To Say If Adults Will Only Listen" - scroll down to related stories! http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/01/050111125032.htm

"5 Tantrum Red Flags That Might Signal a Mental Health Disorder" (12/19/07) http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?li=USA&articlekey=85960

"Baby Thinking: Radiologists Use Light To Scan The Inner Workings Of The Brain" (12/1/07) http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110527162504.htm

"Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Best for Traumatized Youths" (9/31/08) http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?li=USA&articlekey=93062

"Children who have ADHD can strain marriages" (10/19/08) http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2008-10-19-adhd-divorce_N.htm

"Gender identity and stereotypes in preschoolers - Social Comparison In Early Childhood" (11/2/08) http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/127619.php

"Inside the Preemie Brain - Incubator Enables MRI Scans on Preemies for Preventing Birth Asphyxia" (12/1/05) http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/2005/1211-inside_the_preemie_brain.htm

"Infants Have Keen Memory For Learning Words" (9/26/97) http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1997/09/970919103930.htm