AP Psychology Period 5

Collect homework due Wednesday, 2/19: 
Read in Weiten text pages 303 – 318
Write down and respond to Key Learning Goals
9:1 on page 304, 9.2 on page 305 and
9.3 on page 312 (first Key Learning Goal only)
Watch and take detailed notes on Crash Course Psychology #17, The Power of Motivation
 
Learning Target:
Discuss the biological underpinnings of motivation, including needs, drives, and homeostasis.
 
Assignment is a mix of class work and homework:  Students to start on this assignment today. Completed work due Friday, 2/21. Refer students to www.psychgroove.com for assignment and homework details.  Once on website go to AP Psych then class info (like a blog format):
Watch TED Talk by Daniel Pink and take notes (“Daniel Pink on the Puzzle of Motivation.” (July 2009). TedTalks, 18:40)
 
Respond to the following:

• When are extrinsic rewards effective? Provide examples from your life. 
• When do intrinsic rewards serve to inhibit motivated behavior?  Provide examples from your life. 
• Design a plan for effectively motivating high school students to perform well academically.  Find a way to graphically represent this plan.