Tag: ibpsych

Understanding Correlation vs. Causation

Understanding Correlation vs. Causation

THE REPORTED HEALTH BENEFITS OF DRINKING MODERATE AMOUNTS OF RED WINE HAVE BEEN WIDELY REPORTED IN THE NEWS OVER THE PAST DECADE.   Research in Support of Red Wine Being Good for Your Health THE QUESTION OF COURSE IS WHAT IS IT ABOUT WINE DRINKING THAT INCREASES OUR HEALTH? 

Paper 3 Party !!!

Paper 3 Party !!!

Download the Specimen Paper 3 from the IB and complete for homework! We’ll discuss next class !!

What I have learned

What I have learned

Make a copy of the learning helper, WHAT I’VE LEARNED and work with your group to reflect on the past two years!

Party! Flashcard making party food signup here ya’ll!

Party! Flashcard making party food signup here ya’ll!

Sign up to bring food etc. to our Flashcard Making Party HERE

Application of Knowledge: Designing a Health Promotion PSA !

Application of Knowledge: Designing a Health Promotion PSA !

You’re lucky; you got to take IB psychology and learn all about BioPsychoSocial factors of healthy living and the risk factors associated with unhealthy living! But now you have to DO something with that knowledge! your task (assigned linked below) is to create a research 

Understanding Models of Healthy Behaviour; and practicing critical thinking in an IB context

Understanding Models of Healthy Behaviour; and practicing critical thinking in an IB context

The goal of psychology is to use the discipline’s body of knowledge to increase human happiness and wellness thus it is important to understand how we can leverage that knowledge to do so. Health Behaviour Models are one way of understanding the elements of human 

Debunking Depression: Myth #1 — Depression looks like this

Debunking Depression: Myth #1 — Depression looks like this

Contrary to what your System 1 tells you, depression does not LOOK like any one thing. There is no phenotype of depression. To help you appreciate this fact, read the incredibly sad story of Madison Holleran HERE As you read the article on Madison’s Story, 

Analysis: Understanding how to extract knowledge from research

Analysis: Understanding how to extract knowledge from research

It is important that you are able to read peer reviewed research and understand knowledge contained within. Research can be intimidating because of all the big words, data; tables and other obfuscating details. However this activity is designed to make you a psychology detective, get 

Hey there you Epigeneticist!

Hey there you Epigeneticist!

Your job is to become an EXPERT on one element of EPIGENETICS and teach that element to a classmate. Use the University of Utah Genetics Science Learning Center as your RESOURCE You will be assigned to either: Epigenome at a glance & Gene Control Epigenetics 

You’re the teacher!

You’re the teacher!

Congrats! You’re a teacher! As luck would have it, your first unit of instruction is Hormones and Neurotransmitters! You’ve taught the units, but now you need to develop an assessment so you know what your students know! (and what they don’t). So, make a copy