Welcome to Social Psych with Mrs. Zastrow!

In Social Psychology I will likely learn about:

• parenting styles

  cognitive development

  social development

  moral development

  stages of grief

• neurons

  neurotransmitters

  parts of the brain

  brain imaging

  states of consciousness

• self concept

  stereotypes

  conformity

  positive emotions

  attraction

• classical conditioning

  operant conditioning

  observational learning

  cognitive learning

  schedules of learning

What do I need to bring to class every day?

• Notebook and pen

• chromebook

• textbook

• journal

If I use my cell phone in class without permission Mrs. Zastrow will:

• take it from you/ask you to put it on her desk

• be excited that she is in the background of your snapchat

• not care

• probably not notice

If you need help in Social Psych you should:

• hope that it gets better

• email Mrs. Zastrow

• come to Mrs. Zastrow's morning flex

• come to Mrs. Zastrow's 1st hour prep or afternoon flex

If you want to retake an assessment you need to:

• Find a date to reschedule the assessment

• ask Mrs. Zastrow for permission

• have all formative assessments turned in on time,

  do corrections and complete a new assessment

• take it during class time

When is my signed syllabus due?

• Tuesday March 5th

• Wednesday March 6th

• Thursday March 7th

• Friday March 8th

During class I can...

• wear earbuds only during independent worktime with permission from Mrs. Zastrow

• wear an earbud only in one ear

• wear earbuds whenever I want

• jam out to my sick beats whenever as long as I have some dance moves that slay

Social Psychology is different from general psychology because...

• it is more focused on positive emotions and positive institutions

• it only focuses on our behavior

• it only focuses on what we think

• social psychology explores the impact of people on other people's thoughts & behaviors

In this class we will take quizzes on:

• we don't ever take quizzes

• google classroom

• google forms

• Schoology

Social Psychology can help you to:

• improve your understanding of statistics in research

• • Identify factors that contribute to individual identity formation as well as factors influencing feeling, perception, and presentation of oneself

• identify the ways that pathology impacts our behavior

• explain how differences in neurotransmitters impact our cognition and our behavior