This is a lesson plan submitted collaboratively (Jacqueline Douglas and Nawal Muradwij) for a 75 minute class on Schizophrenia and Psychotic Disorders. It includes a section on microaggressions toward people with mental illnesses, to help students better understand the…
Personnel Selection Lesson Plan
This is a lesson plan for a 75 minute I/O class on Personnel Selection. Here is the link for directions on how to carry out the lesson: Selection Lesson Plan Here is the link to the selection lesson plan…
ANOVA: Main Effects and Interactions Lesson Plan
Here is a lesson plan for a two hour class period designed to help students collaborate with peers to conduct research and share findings, and analyze data using SPSS and Excel to test hypotheses of interest. Broad Learning…
Samples Sizes and Fun with M&Ms Lesson Plan
This 60-minute lesson is intended to be used for a class meeting after students have read about sampling. It is geared towards students in Experimental Psychology but part of it was adapted from an Introductory Statistics lesson about sample…
Nature vs Nurture Lesson Plan
Learning Objectives: Review the Nature/Nurture debate in psychology Critically think about these two perspectives when evaluating human attributes and behaviors Exercise self-reflection (make accurate self-observations) and apply these two concepts to oneself. Lesson Overview: This mini-lesson seeks to evoke…
Theoretical Psychological Perspectives on Learning (Role-Play) Lesson Plan
This lesson is an interactive student-centered method for reviewing the different theoretical perspectives on learning covered in an introduction to psychology course. This lesson should be included in the course scope as a review towards the end of the semester. The material included in this lesson is derived from sub-units on learning and development. Students…
BIG FIVE and Personality LESSON PLAN
Attached is a lesson plan and supplemental Power Point slides for a 75 minute lesson on personality theory. The material is appropriate for an introduction to psychology course. The lesson focuses on the big 5 personality traits and provides…
Mini-lesson: Can horoscopes predict personality?
Learning objectives: Students will think critically about pseudoscientific tests of personality and describe why often they appear to be accurate. In this activity, students are asked to read their “horoscope” provided in these slides: ToP_MINI_LESSON_HOROSCOPES and assess whether they believe…
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Mini Lesson on Evaluating Measures and Validity
Mini Lesson on Evaluating Measures and Validity