Lesson 5
Aim: How can psychological perspectives be used
to interpret real life issues?
Do Now: What is the difference between the
biological and evolutionary perspective?
Homework
1.Getting to know you assignment due on
tomorrow!
2.Baseline assessment tomorrow.
Aim: How can psychological perspectives be used to interpret real life issues?
Cognitive
perspective:
represents
thinking
Psychoanalytic
Perspective:
“hitchhiking”refers to past or
past experiences.
How past
experiences
influence current.
Behavioral
Perspective:
“flipping someone
off” is a learned
behavior
Humanist Perspective: try to lift
your ring finger straight up.
Needs help of other fingers to
stand up to its full potential.
Biological
perspective:
“Pinky and
the…” The
pinky is
small and
so is our
knowledge
of the
functions of
the brain.
Aim: How can psychological perspectives be used to interpret real life issues?
Aim: How can psychological perspectives be used to interpret real life issues?
Team 1
• Yousef
• Justin
• Alex
• Danica
• Ismaila
• Jayla
Team 4
• Rianon
• Marion
• Tatyana
• Sabrina
• Asante
• Ronece
Team 2
• Jazmin
• Dulce
• Esma
• Vincent
• David
• Idaliz
• Amir
Team 5
• Tonniqua
• Sarah
• Julie
• Anita
• Ryan
• Thomas
Team 3
• Sannese
• Steven
• Katriel
• Carina
• Yao
• Kat
Aim: How can psychological perspectives be used to interpret real life issues?
Robert Bruce Banner was the son of an alcoholic who deeply hated him.
Banner’s mother showed him affection, but this only fueled his father’s rage. Dr.
Banner a atomic physicist was afraid that his exposure to nuclear power mutated
his son’s genes. Brian, his dad became abusive towards him and when his
mother intervened, Brian murdered her.
As an adult, Bruce supervised the trial of an experimental gamma bomb. He
rushed to the rescue of a teenager who ran onto the testing field. Bruce was
struck by the bomb and exposed to gamma rays.
At first, he only transformed into the hulk at sunset and changed back to human
at dawn. Eventually his changes into the Hulk came to be triggered by the
release of adrenaline when he was intensely excited, no matter what time of day.
The green Hulk possesses little of Banner’s memory and intelligence and is easily
enraged making him a menace to society.
Aim: How can psychological perspectives be used to interpret real life issues?
Problem:The hulk is constantly suffering from explosions of anger.
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Activity can be completed on a smart phone
If you do not have access to one currently, you
can partner up with a neighbor who does have
one
Go to Kahoot.it
Enter the code on the board and put in your
name as your nickname
As you watch the video, take notes on the
following
Which psychological perspective is represented?
How do you know this? Provide specific
examples.
Write down 2 facts you learned and one
question you still have.