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Mr. Charles Thun

AP Psychology

SANTA MONICA HIGH SCHOOL

SANTA MONICA, CA 90405

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AP PSYCHOLOGY 9/8-9/12

Mon 9/8

1.    Discuss and turn in “Monkey Love”.

2.    Lecture: modern perspectives and research methods.

3.    Homework: Milgram profile (due Wed 9/10).

Tue 9/9

1.    Lecture: research methods continued.

2.    Pick up textbooks.

Wed 9/10

1.    Discuss and turn in Milgram profile.

2.    Lecture: research methods continued.

3.    Homework: “guinea pigging” (due Fri 9/12).

Thrs 9/11

1.    Lecture: research methods continued.

2.    Video clip: strange experiments.

Fri 9/12

1.    Discuss and turn in “guinea pigging”.

2.    Lecture: finish research methods.

3.    Video clip: “The Power of the Situation”.

4.    Homework: study for Units 1 and 2 test (will be given Tue 9/16).

ASSIGNMENT DUE FRI 9/5

On top of the world

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,4586445-110648,00.html

Questions

1.    What sabotaged Philippe Petit’s canyon walk in 1988?

2.    In what ways is Petit different from other wirewalkers?

3.    What types of engineering preparation is required for Petit’s walks?

4.    What were Petit’s childhood and adolescent years like?

5.    What influenced Petit to take up wirewalking?

6.    How is Petit’s “apartment” in Paris described?

7.    Why did Petit become a pickpocket?

8.    Besides the World Trade Center wirewalk, what other famous wirewalks has Petit performed?

Touching the void

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,4586546-110648,00.html

Questions

1.    How did Petit prepare for the World Trade Center wirewalk?

2.    Why did Petit think the chances were very low that his WTC wirewalk would be successful?

3.    What problems did Petit’s team encounter shortly before the WTC wirewalk?

4.    What offers did Petit receive after the WTC wirewalk? Why did Petit refuse these offers?

5.    Why has Petit encountered financial problems?

6.    Attempt to explain Petit’s behavior using two of the six major perspectives in psychology.

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