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The assignments for Introductory Psychology are ideas and suggestions to use as you see appropriate. Some are larger assignments spanning several weeks, while others are smaller, less-time consuming tasks. You can view them below or throughout the course.
You can view them below or throughout the course.
Module |
Discussion |
Assignment |
| Psychological Foundations | Perspectives in Psychology
Explain behavior from 3 perspectives. |
Topics in Psychology
Watch a TED talk |
| Psychological Research | Analyzing Research
Describe and discuss a PLOS research article. |
Psychology in the News
Compare a popular news article with research article |
| Biopsychology | Using Your Brain
Describe parts of the brain involved in daily activities. |
Brain Part Infographic
Create a visual/infographic about a part of the brain *larger assignment |
| State of Consciousness | Sleep Stages
Describe sleep stages and ways to improve sleep. |
Sleep and Dream Journal
Track and analyze sleep and dreams. Record sleep habits and dreams a minimum of 3 days. *larger assignment, needs introduction at least 1 week prior to due date |
| Sensation and Perception | Cultural Influences on Perception
Demonstrate cultural differences in perception. *If used in conjunction with the “Perception and Illusions” assignment, this post could ask students to bring in examples/evidence from the illusion task. |
Applications of the Delbouef Illusion
Apply Food Lab research and the Delbouef Illusion to recommend plate size and dinner set-up. Apply an understanding of Martin Doherty’s research on developmental and cross-cultural effects in the Ebbinghaus illusion. Find an illusion, describe it, and explain whether or not it may show cross-cultural effects. |
| Thinking and Intelligence | Thinking about Intelligence
Choose to respond to two questions from a list. |
What Makes Smarts?
Describe 3 smart people and analyze what contributes to their intelligence. Thinking and Intelligence—The Paradox of Choice Examine an experiment about cognitive overload and decision-making when given many options. |
| Memory | Explaining Memory
Create a mnemonic and explain an early childhood memory. |
Study Guide
Apply knowledge from module on memory, thinking and