Psychology

Level: 8th Grade, Advanced Course

Time: 2 Classes, 55 minutes each
Objective
1. Students will be able to create their own psychology study related question,
hypothesis, and process by making their own experiment.
2. Students will be able to define social psychology by discussing examples of social
influences.
3. Students will be able to introspect their own and their classmates personalities
through different tests.
Teaching Materials (In Class)
- Powerpoint, Youtube Videos, Coloring Tools, Computers
Abbreviations: NT=Native Teacher, KT=Korean Teacher, Ss=Students

Class 1
Step Teaching & Learning Activities Notes Time

Review what psychology is and the 3 types of

Anticipatory Set
psychology that will be covered in the two classes. 5 min.

Introduce Gamblers Fallacy, Visual Illusion, and

Introduction: Selective Attention. Discuss each concept together
Cognitive and then have the Ss write their understanding of the Need:
10 min
Psychology definition. Youtube Videos
Concepts
Model: Learning Go over our three steps to creating an experiment. Need:
How to Conduct Then, show the clip from The Office and have Ss 15 min
Youtube Videos
an Experiment apply what they just learned to Jims experiment

Create Your Own Need:

Coloring Tools

Guided Practice:
Creating
Experiment 15 min
Experiments Ss will get in partners and create an experiment
together based off the concepts learned in class, the
youtube videos, or any other idea that comes to mind.
They must draw a picture of their experiment at the
bottom.

Need:
Closure Completed 10 min
Students will share their experiments with the class.
Experiments

Extra Time Tell Ss to discuss with their partners their favorite ~

concept and what they have learned today.

Class 2
Step Teaching & Learning Activities Notes Time

Review Social Psychology and Psychology of

Anticipatory Set
Personality. 2 min.
 Social Have a critical thinking discussion on culture, social
roles, and group norms. Be sure to discuss how some
Psychology 13 min
of these may be different in South Korea versus other
Concepts places such as the United States.

Define Rorschach Testing and the unconscious. Have

students complete their own
Psychology of
Personality: The Rorschach Test
10 min
Unconscious Ss will write what they see in the ink blots. Then
they will pass their workbooks to a partner who will
Mind write what they think this means about the person.
After switching back, Ss will discuss whether they
think this is true or not.

Psychology of Ss will learn about the 5 Essential Traits and discuss

Personality: what they think each means and which they think 15 min
The Big 5 they are.

Ss will take a

Personality Quiz
Psychology of
Need:
Personality: 14 min
Ss must write their results then write what they agree Computers
Quizzes or disagree with and why.

Closure Ss must share their results with me before they leave 1 min
the classroom.

Tell Ss to discuss with their partners their favorite

Extra Time concept and what they have learned today. ~