1.+Lesson+One

=Welcome to Lesson One:= Each week I will post a study guide, chapter outline(s), rubrics for assignments, links for the class meeting (including the recording for those not able to attend live), and other resources. Please check the wiki for each lesson so you will not miss out on this important information.

=Notes about Lesson One.= This lesson covers 2 chapters, so don't put off reading the first two chapters in the book. You will take a quiz on each of the chapters. I recommend you also review the powerpoint presentations in ILEARN BEFORE taking the chapter quizzes. =Study Guide:= > I also recommend you review these chapter outlines provided by the textbook publishers: > Chapter 1: Chapter Outline > Chapter 2: Chapter Outline > **More textbook resources:** Click here. > =Online Class Meeting:= > You will log in as a guest every time using the link above. FOR THIS WEEK ONLY, we'll meet on Thursday (May 2nd) @ 7 pm. I'll be online at 6:30 for office hours, 7 pm for our class. If you are not able to join us live, you will need to view the recording I post. Everyone fills out the Class Meeting Report.
 * Lesson One Study Guide (This study guide should help on the exam, and help somewhat on the quiz, but since the exam is timed, this study guide is more focused on the exam).
 * @http://byui.adobeconnect.com/morrisa
 * If you have a mobile device with internet access, you may be able to join the online meeting that way. http://www.adobe.com/products/adobeconnect/feature-details/adobe-connectmobile.


 * = UPDATED =
 * Click here for the recording: http://byui.adobeconnect.com/p6rk7hpgwdn/
 * Click here for the powerpoint: @https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B13Wz9htic4kN0lkYTNQNG5relE/edit?usp=sharing

=TIPS FOR SUCCESS:= **1.** Look here to see a brief presentation that shows you how to find the comments I've made in your assignments after I've graded them.
 * 2. ** Here's a tip--the questions on the chapter quiz usually go in order of how the information is presented in the text. Also-**don't do the unit exam until you've done all the other assignments**, and **until after the Thursday online meeting.** I'll give some tips that may be helpful in that meeting. And, the powerpoints will be helpful for the exam. You can **use notes and your book on the quiz** (which is not timed) and on the unit exam (which is timed--you get 60 minutes). See the study tips and study resources for more help.

=Additional Resources= Here are two clips that provide a good explanation: @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW6nm69Z_IE (Sorry she has annoying hand motions. The information is good though) @http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/two-early-approaches-functionalism-and-structuralism.html
 * **Ghost in the Machine**. Still wondering what that is all about? View this video to learn more about the mind-body dualism.
 * **Structuralism and Functionalism**: Basically, these are the ways psychologists first attempted to understand the mind. Structuralism was an attempt to study the mental world with introspection, and is attributed to William Wundt (pronunced "Vundt") and his student, E.B. Titchener. Functionalism is concerned with the function of mental processes, including consciousness. While not the creation of any single scholar, William James was clearly its most famous advocate.

@http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/help/user_guide/graph/variables.asp @http://allpsych.com/researchmethods/experimentalvalidity.html
 * Additional Resources about RESEARCH**
 * Reliablity vs. validity:
 * Reliability is a property of a measure that refers to its **precision**, or the degree to which multiple observations of a given phenomenon yield identical results. For example, everytime you weight 5 lbs of potatoes, your scale says it is 5 lbs. That is a reliable scale.Validity is a property of a measurement that refers to its **accuracy**, or the degree to which observations reflect the true value of a phenomenon. If your scale says you weigh 130 lbs everytime you weigh yourself, it could be said it is a reliable scale...however, it is not giving you a valid measurement, because you actually weigh 145 lbs. So, a scale can be reliable but not valid.
 * Need more information about variables?
 * Here are some more points about validity:
 * Confused about how correlation is not causation? Check out this report that chocolate consumption correlates to the number of Nobel prizes per country. Does this mean eating chocolate will give you a better chance of winning a Nobel prize? No! It shows correlation, not causation. @http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/10/12/162733830/the-secret-to-genius-it-might-be-more-chocolate

**OPTIONAL:** Here is a timeline of the history of psychology and some of the major contributors: **@http://allpsych.com/timeline.html** **@http://psychology.about.com/od/psychology101/a/timeline.htm** You got an overview of this during Ch. 1. We'll go more in depth on many of the theories and major contributors in future lessons.