This lesson is about Leader Member Exchange Theory, also known as LMX. It could be used in a leadership unit within an I/O class. Specifically, this would go in a lesson after discussing what a leader is and how…
Holland’s RIASEC Theory Mini-Lesson
This activity could be used in a lesson on career development in an I-O psychology class. Additionally, since this activity involves data collection and provides opportunities to develop your students’ quantitative reasoning skills. Holland’s RIASEC Theory Organizes vocational interests…
Fundamental Attribution Error Mini-Lesson
Fundamental Attribution Error Mini-Lesson Have students pair up and interview each other to find out what the other person is like. After a few moments, give them a questionnaire about the other person. When they have completed the questionnaire…
Discussion Board Ideas for Introducing Primary Sources
Students in the 2018 Teaching of Psychology Seminar and Practicum generated discussion questions to use with primary source readings in their courses. Here is a compiled list of their suggestions. For inspiring ideas for activities to accompany articles in Current…
Quantitative Reasoning
Thanks to Aysenur Benevento, Teresa Ober, and Christen Madsen for contributing materials. We have uploaded slides that provide activities for (1) operationalizing a variable, (2) teaching students how to compute odds ratios, and (3) graphing data, as well as…
Psychological Literacy TED TALKS
Here are links to some TED talks that you might want to include as homework with discussion questions to spur conversations about psychology in relation to real life. TED Talk BB
Icebreaker for First Day of Class — Let’s fly a plane
I bee-lined through the attendees leisurely eating lunch, to ensure a spot at the, “Learn to Play, Play to Learn” workshop at the TEACH@CUNY event (Allison Lehr-Samuels & Zoe Sheehan). I didn’t need to awkwardly waiver between classrooms, the description…
Attachment theory
Powerpoint for the Attachment Mini-Lesson is attached. Instructions and hand-out are included in the Lesson Plan. MiniLesson-Attachment
Abnormal Psychology Lesson Plan for Mood Disorders
Here is the Lesson Plan for Mood Disorders and the materials you’ll need to conduct the student activity.
Schizophrenia Lesson Plan
Please see attached for a less plan for Abnormal Psychology: Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder. Lesson Plan 2 – Final
