Assignment 1
Miligram's Experiment Revisted
1. Discuss the ethical problems with Milgram's obedience study.
2. Who might the study have harmed and why?
3. Do you think you would have acted differently if you had been one of Milgram's participants (the teachers)? Why or Why not?
https://youtu.be/XLfnwe4CgZ0?t=32s
https://youtu.be/fCVlI-_4GZQ
Assignment 2
To the best of your ability, and based on what you have learned about brain function, describe what behaviors would most likely be affected if there was damage to each of the following:
1. The brainstem
2. The cerebellum
3. The cerebral hemispheres (there are 4 lobes, each must be addressed separately)
4. The hippocampus
5. The Amygdala
6. The adult human brain is composed of billions of neurons and glial cells connected to one another. What are some of the challenges of successfully grafting donor neural cells to treat brain disease?
https://ed.ted.com/lessons/could-your-brain-repair-itself-ralitsa-petrova#watch
https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-happens-when-you-remove-the-hippocampus-sam-kean
Assignment 3
1. Name the stages of sleep, and briefly describe the characteristics of brain activity at each stage.
2. Explain the differences between NREM and REM sleep.
3. Discuss how hypnotherapy is used today, and the conditions it has been shown to successfully treat.
4. Select two drugs from any of the drug categories covered in the reading and describe the effects of that drug on behavior and consciousness.
https://youtu.be/wDOvmhqvIA8
Assignment 4
Answer the following questions:
1. What does Loftus mean when she states, " Memory is like a Wikipedia page?"
2. Give two examples given by Loftus which demonstrate how misinformation can create false memories.
3. Describe the 3 stages of memory.
4. Describe the 5 causes of forgetting.
http://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_loftus_the_fiction_of_memory
Assignment 5
Human Development
1. Identify and describe the three commonly studied attachment patterns.
2. Create a chart describing the cognitive capabilities associated with each of Piaget's Cognitive Stages of development. You can use bullet points or insert a table in your document.
3. Choose one of the Erikson's eight stages of development that fits your current development. Explain and provide some examples why the stage fits you.
https://youtu.be/TRF27F2bn-A
Assignment 6
1. Identify the goals and two treatment techniques used by the following therapeutic orientations: psychodynamic, humanistic and the cognitive behavioral.
2. Describe the advantages and the disadvantages of each approach.
3. If you were a client receiving therapy, which type of therapy would you prefer and why?