SS10.P.1

Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 09-12 - Psychology

Students know:

The philosophical ideas of Aristotle, John Locke, Wilhelm Wundt, William James, Frantz Fanon, Charles Darwin, G. Stanley Hall.
The following schools of psychology, including structuralism, functionalism, Gestalt psychology, behaviorism, cognitive psychology, humanistic psychology, psychoanalysis/ psychodynamic perspective, biopsychology.
The biopsychosocial perspective, which highlights the eclectic approach to behavior and mental processes.
The different subfields in psychology, including educational psychology, developmental psychology, evolutionary psychology, social psychology, industrial/organizational psychology, and clinical psychology.
The ways in which psychological science can be used in different careers, situations, and experiences.

Students are able to:

Cite textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources (writings of philosophers/early scientists/psychologists).
Provide accurate summaries of the writings of philosophers/scientists/psychologists.
Evaluate various explanations for actions and events and determining which explanation is best according to the diagnosis and evidence.
Evaluate different points of view when looking at behavior and mental processes.

Students understand that:

Psychology is a scientific discipline.
There are different ways in which psychologists explain behavior and mental processes.
There is a historical progression of ideas about behavior and mental processes.
There are ways in which psychological science can be applied to different situations and experiences.