Course: AP Psychology
Unit III: Cognition
Unit Topic/Standards to be taught
1. I can compare and contrast various cognitive process such as effortful versus automatic processing, deep versus shallow processing and focused versus divided
attention. (College Board VIIC)
2. I can describe and differentiate psychological and physiological systems of memory (e.g., short-term memory, procedural memory). (VIIA)
3. I can outline the principles that underlie effective encoding, storage, and construction of memories. (VIIA)
4. I can describe strategies for memory improvement. (VIIA)
5. I can synthesize how biological, cognitive, and cultural factors converge to facilitate acquisition, development, and use of language. (VIIB)
6. I can identify problem-solving strategies as well as factors that influence their effectiveness. (VIID)
7. I can list characteristics of creative thought and creative thinkers. (VIID)
8. I can identify key contributors in cognitive psychology (e.g., Noam Chomsky, Hermann Ebbinghaus, Wolfgang Kohler, Elizabeth Loftus, George A. Miller). (VIIC)
Bellringers
White Board Reviews
Formative Quizzes
Reading Comprehension Quizzes
Resources Needed/To Be Used
Various Readings
Internet
Smart Board
Worksheet-Retrieval Cues
Teaching Segment (We will. . . .)
Facilitate group discussion and group work
Provide examples for various activities
Facilitate War review game
Flashback Reviews
Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
Daily/Formative Assessments
White Board Assessments
Pre-Test
Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
Flashback Reviews
ACT Readings and Questions
Various Formative Assessments
Videos—Discovering Psychology
Textbook
Psych Sim (computer simulations)
Websites-YouTube-Critical period for language
Learner’s Activities/Workshop (Students wjll. . . )
Flashcards
Lecture Note Outlines/Interactive Notebook
Analyze FRQs
Vocabulary Activities
Prep-U
Various memory activities
Unit self-assessment
Charades
Debate animals and language abilities
Closure/Culminating Activity/Events:
Summative Multiple Choice/Free Response Question Exam (College Board style with released questions)