Find and example of altruistic behaviour in the media. Post a comment giving a brief outline of what happened (BLUE/COMPREHENSION), explain the behaviour using BOTH of the models (GREEN/APPLICATION) and then evaluate the model’s ability to explain the behaviour using the standard criticisms (RED/EVALUATION)
Any problems, email me or come and find me!
Miss Duffin
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In the new unit we are looking at aggression and in particular how the media can influence aggression. When we do this in class it will be focussed around TV, however there is a lot of new research around the effect of video games on aggression. Using the links below relating to video games and aggression and this meta-analysis
Meta Analysis of Research into Video Games and Aggression
Produce a 1 page summary of the arguments for and against video games and any empirical evidence supporting either side. Bring your summary to our next lesson.
See you next lesson!
Follow the link below to complete the questionnaire.
http://www.web-research-design.net/cgi-bin/crq/crq.pl
You will need to enter your age as 18.
When you have read your feedback reflect on the questions below and write a short comment containing one question that you would like answered about the relationship between early attachment and adult romantic relationships.
Reflection Questions
Click on the link called sexual competition and eating disorders from the list under evolutionary on the right hand side of the page. Print out the article (it is quite long!) and read it. Highlight the key points and bring to your lesson on the 9th of October. Post a comment giving your opinions on the article and the research linked to this post. Any problems post a comment or see Miss Duffin.
Find a real life example of sexual selection in the media. Post the website address to this as a comment, add a summary of the content and give your opinions.
Any problems, come and speak to me please.
Miss Duffin
What does Psychology tell us about learning? How can we apply what we know to revision?
Be respectful but challenge each other too!
Happy Posting!
Make sure you habe completed the evaluation points for behavioural aproach and the evaluative paragraphs. Have a go at part a and b for sample question c on page 1 about Joe’s musical ability. Think reward and imitation! Constrast in evaluation with biological explanations. Let me have your answer on Monday so I can mark it. You have been pre-registered with an S so if this is your only lesson for the rest of the day you can go home.
Mrs Gold
Do we have freewill? What is the psychology behind it? Which psychologists and psychological approaches support the idea and which go against?
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Follow the links under Psychopathology to Schizophrenia Overview. (they are both different! so you need to look at them both) Using the information provided produce an A4 summary of the possible causes of Schizophrenia to bring to your next lesson. Happy Surfing!
Part 1: Post the findings of your experiment as a comment, start with the word FINDINGS at the beginning of your post
Part 2: Find a real-life example of altruism and bring to the next lesson. Post a comment here about your example. describing it and then saying which model of altuism best explains the behaviour. Comment on eaach other’s posts if you disagree with the explanation. Start with the word LIFE at the beginning of your post
