IB Psychology HL Year 1 Psychology Summer Assignment Morris Knolls: Mr. Hrynyk IB Psychology HL Year 1
Summer Work
To be completed the summer prior to the Junior Year of Study
Welcome to the wonderful world of IB Psychology!! This year should prove to be challenging and rigorous but also
interesting and fun. The class is centered around discussion, so being prepared for class is mandatory.
Psychological Studies Assignment Background:
Psychology is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes, and all of modern psychology is centered on research.
As such, your summer assignment involves reading some of the most important studies conducted in the history of
psychology, in the book entitled 40 Studies that Changed Psychology. Of these 40 studies you will be responsible for
reading and completing the 40 Studies assignment sheet for the 8 studies listed below. You are encouraged to read the
entire book, as all 40 of the studies will be discussed in class at some point throughout the year. All required 40 studies
assignments must be typed and submitted to turnitin.com! All studies must be numbered (from # 1 – 8).
You will read and evaluate the following studies:
Title Author 1
One Brain or Two Gazzaniga 2
Watch out for the Visual Cliff Gibson & Walk 3
It’s not just about Salivating Dogs Pavlov 4
Little Emotional Albert Watson & Rayner 5
Thanks for the Memories Loftus 6
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Discovering Love How Moral Are You? Harlow Kohlberg 8
Who’s Crazy Here, Anyway? Rosenhan 9
The Power of Conformity Asch 10
To Help or not to Help Darley & Latane 11
Obey at Any Cost Milgram What is expected from you the first day of class: 1. You will have this assignment printed out & ready to hand in to your teacher the first day of class. a. The Ethics Pledge will be your cover page. b. Handwritten assignments will not be accepted. 2. You will submit this assignment to turnitin.com the evening of the first day of class. a. You will be given your registration codes for turnitin.com on the first day of class. 3. Failure to submit your summer assignment to turnitin.com that evening will result in a penalty at the discretion of your teacher. IB Psychology HL Year 1 Psychology Summer Assignment Morris Knolls: Mr. Hrynyk 40 Studies Assignment Sheet
Article Title: ______________________________________________
Author: __________________________________________________
Date of Study (year only): ___________________________________
Description of design/setup of the study: How was the study conducted? What did the researchers do?
Results: What were the findings of the study?
Significance of the study to the understanding of psychology: Psychology is defined as the scientific study of behavior
and mental processes; how did this study contribute to the understanding of either human behavior and/or thinking at the
time it was conducted?
Criticisms: Include at least two criticisms of how the study was conducted or how the results are/were interpreted; you
should criticize the study regardless of whether or not there are criticisms present in the reading.
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Applications or new directions for research: Could this study be conducted in a new or different setting, or perhaps
with different subjects? Think critically about new ways in which this research could be conducted to extend the current
knowledge
base
of
psychology.
Questions this study makes you ask: Be sure to demonstrate that you have read and understood the study in your
questions. These provide insight into your understanding and ability to think critically about the concepts which you read.
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IB Psychology HL Year 1 Psychology Summer Assignment Morris Knolls: Mr. Hrynyk Ethics Pledge
By signing below, I, _____________________________________, hereby certify that:
1. I have read each and every study in its entirety that is reported on in this assignment.
2. The entirety of this summer reading assignment is in my own words.
3. None of the attached summer reading assignment has been copied, in whole or in part, from any other source,
including other students currently or formerly in this course.
• Dividing the studies between colleagues to complete is not acceptable under any circumstances.
4. None of this work has been previously submitted by any other student in any other class at any other time.
5. None of this work has been plagiarized.
• Further, I understand the definition of plagiarism.
6. I understand that I have the entire summer to complete this assignment. As such, I understand that if I should
wait until the end of the summer to complete this project and an emergency arises, this does NOT constitute a
legitimate excuse for incomplete or late work.
7. I understand that NO LATE WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED.
• Late work is defined as not having the completed assignment, printed out and organized the second
the bell rings to begin the block during which my class meets for the first time.
8. I understand that any violation of the above mentioned guidelines will result in an automatic zero.
9. I understand that any omission from the above guidelines does not mean that other “dishonest” or questionable
means of completing this assignment are acceptable.
10. I have read and understand the above guidelines.
11. I understand that failure to return this sheet, signed by myself and my parents/guardians with the assignment will
result in an automatic zero for the assignment.
12. I understand that if I have any questions regarding this assignment or this class that I can contact my teacher, Mr.
Hrynyk via email (jhrynyk@mhrd.org) at anytime during the summer.
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Student Signature
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Parent Signature
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Administrative Signature
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Teacher Signature
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