Anatomy of a Neuron and 7 Common Neurotransmitters Worksheet teaches students about the parts of a neuron and their functions. After reading the summary about the parts of a neuron, student diagram the neuron and complete an outline on its functions. The second side focuses on 7 common neurotransmitters by examining a chart with their functions and then matching statements about real life example with the correct neurotransmitter. This can be used as homework as it’s a completely stand alone assignment. Save some time and money. For this product and other handouts, PowerPoints, assessment, warmups, lesson plans and more, go to Biology and Behavior Unit. More to come. "Follow me" to be the first to know about new products and free stuff. File Under: Parts of a Neuron

History of Psychology Timeline takes your students from 1860 to 1960. It covers the modern approaches and players of psychology. A twenty question common core aligned worksheet assesses students on the history of psychology as well as timeline analysis. Save some money! Get the entire unit on the history of psychology, approaches and subfields and careers, including this timeline, warm-ups, Powerpoints, worksheets, assessment, project and lesson plans at Introduction to Psychology Entire Unit Or head to my Psychology Store for more great products!

Playing with Piaget Activity for Developmental Psychology, reviews Piaget’s four stages of cognitive development (Sensorimotor development, Pre-operational development, Concrete operational, and Formal operational). This is a great addition to any developmental psychology unit. Students are given four scenarios in which they must apply their knowledge of Piaget’s theory. A summary of each of the four stages is included as a reference. A rich discussion follows as students share their responses. As always, a key is included. Save some money by getting this activiy with the entire unit including PowerPoints, worksheets, lesson plans, project, review and assessment. Go to Developmental Psychology Unit Bundled. Related: • Developmental Psychology PowerPoints with Video Clips • Effects of Alcohol & Smoking during Pregnancy Infographic Analysis • Developmental Psychology Crossword Review • Developmental Psychology Unit Bundled More stuff on the way! Follow me to be the first to know about new products! Also, follow me on Pinterest at Psychology TpT Store or at Psychology Lesson Ideas!

Effects of Alcohol & Smoking during Pregnancy Infographic Analysis gives students an opportunity to analyze data from an infographic about the effects alcohol and smoking during pregnancy. Analysis includes six questions and a short writing assignment. This is a perfect activity for your Developmental Psychology Unit! A QR Code is included on the infographic in which students can link to to see an HD color version of the infographic. A QR Code scanner is not needed but does help engage students during the lesson. A key is included. This can be used in class or as homework as it’s a completely stand alone assignment. Save some money by getting this infographic with the entire unit including PowerPoints, worksheets, lesson plans, project, review and assessment. Just go to Developmental Psychology Unit Bundled. Related: • Developmental Psychology PowerPoints with Video Clips • Playing with Piaget Activity • Developmental Psychology Crossword Review • Developmental Psychology Unit Bundled More stuff on the way! Follow me to be the first to know about new products! Also, follow me on Pinterest at Psychology TpT Store or at Psychology Lesson Ideas! File under: Developmental Psychology

Developmental Crossword Puzzle Review includes - 23 Terms and 23 clues plus word bank. This is a perfect activity for reviewing before a test, as homework or for substitute plans. This includes two puzzles, one with a word bank and one without. And of course, a key is included. Word List: hypothesis developmental psychology reflex imprinting assimilation egocentrism object permanence contact comfort maturation rooting reflex critical period attachment imprinting Konrad Lorenz menopause Jean Piaget ego integrity Lawrence Kohlberg ageism Alzheimers Harry Harlow social clock primary sex characteristics secondary sex characteristics Save some money by getting this crossword with the entire unit including PowerPoints, worksheets, lesson plans, project, review and assessment. Go to Developmental Psychology Unit Bundled. Related: • Developmental Psychology PowerPoints with Video Clips • Effects of Alcohol & Smoking during Pregnancy Infographic Analysis • Playing with Piaget Activity • Developmental Psychology Unit Bundled

Drugs that affect states of consciousness are called psychoactive drugs. This psychoactive drug brochure project gives students an opportunity to research psychoactive drugs and their effects on the brain. Included is a research guide and rubric for a brochure that will focus on one of the three psychoactive drugs, depressants, stimulants and hallucinogens. You assign the category, or students sign up(a sign up sheet is included). Product includes a PDF and an editable Microsoft Word document for customization for your class. More stuff on the way! Follow me to be the first to know about new products! Also, follow me on Pinterest at Psychology TpT Store or at Psychology Lesson Ideas!

Sleep is an altered state of consciousness that we experience every day. This Sleep and Dreams project gives students an opportunity to research sleep and all of its aspects. Students then present and teach their research to the class. Included is a research guide and rubric for two types of presentations, a PowerPoint/slideshow presentation and a presentation using poster boards. Product includes PDFs and editable Microsoft Word documents for customization for your class. Students will research and present the following topics: • Stages and why we sleep • Dreams Sleep Disorders • Sleep apnea • Insomnia • Night terrors • Narcolepsy • Sleep walking • Sleep paralysis More stuff on the way! Follow me to be the first to know about new products! Also, follow me on Pinterest at Psychology TpT Store or at Psychology Lesson Ideas!

Social Psychology: Social Influence includes Social Cognition PowerPoints, Handouts, Role-play, Quiz, Video Links - Lesson Plans included. This Social Influence Unit has 7-8 days worth of lessons. I have used this for both AP Psychology and regular classes. Each lesson begins with a warm-up, PowerPoint lecture, a review handout or activity and closes with an exit ticket. Unit ends with an assessment that covers everything from the unit. Social Cognition PowerPoints include lecture notes and Youtube links to videos that illustrate real life examples of concepts. This does not cover all of Social Psychology. This is the second of two units that makes up Social Psychology. The first is Social Cognition Unit. Topics Include Social Norms Deindividuation Social Facilitation, Social Impairment, Social Loafing Conformity - Solomon Asch's study - Public Conformity - Private Acceptance Compliance - Foot-in-the-Door Technique - Door-in-the-Face Procedure - Low-ball Approach Obedience - Stanley Milgrim's Study - Factors affecting Obedience - “Captainitis” phenomenon Agression - Various Approaches - Social Scripts Altruism - Social Exchange Theory - Social Responsibility Norm - Kitty Genovese Case - Bystander Affect More stuff on the way! For more great products, visit my store at Big Ideas in Teaching or find me on Pinterest!

Social Cognition Complete Unit is comprised of Social Cognition PowerPoints with video links and presenter notes, worksheets, quizzes, a 55 minute video link with video worksheet, warmups, and assessment, all bound together by daily lesson plans. This unit has everything you need to teach social cognition. Detailed lesson plans make no prep necessary. I have used these presentations for both AP Psychology and regular classes. Each lesson begins with a warm-up, PowerPoint lecture, a review handout or activity, and an exit ticket. The unit ends with a final assessment that covers everything. Social Cognition PowerPoints include presenter notes that guide you through PowerPoint lectures and Youtube video links that illustrate real life examples of the concepts covered. This is the first of two Social Psychology Units. The second is Social Influence Unit. Topics Include Social Cognition - Self Concept - Social Comparisons - Social Identify Theory Social Perception - Schemas and Self-fulfilling Prophecy Theory of Attribution - Actor Observable Bias - Fundamental Attribution Error - Self Serving Bias Attitudes - Changing Attitudes - Cognitive Dissonance - Central Route - Peripheral Route - Source, Message, Audience & Channel Prejudice and Discrimination - Motivational Theories & Authoritarian Personality - Social Identity - Cognitive and Learning Theories Love Attraction - Attraction - Proximity - Physical Attraction, Similarity, & Reciprocity - Love - Passionate and Companionate Love - Sternberg's Triangular Theory of Love More stuff on the way! For more great products, visit my store at Big Ideas in Teaching or find me on Pinterest!

Psychology: Entire Therapies Unit includes Therapy PowerPoints with video links, presenter notes, worksheets, warmups, and assessment, are all bound together by daily lesson plans. This unit has everything you need to teach all about the various methods of therapy. Detailed lesson plans make no prep necessary. 8-10 days worth of lessons also include a couple of online videos for a deeper understanding of therapy. I have used this for both AP Psychology and regular classes. Each lesson begins with a warm-up, PowerPoint lecture, a review handout or activity and a Exit Ticket. Unit ends with a review crossword and assessment that covers everything from the unit. Topics Include Psychotherapy - Psychoanalytic Approach - Humanistic Approach(Phenomenological) - Person-Centered Therapy - Cognitive Approach - RET, Beck's - Behavior Therapy - Counter, Operant - Individual Vs. Group Therapy Biological Approach - Psychosurgery - Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) - Drug Therapy - Therapeutic & Lifestyle Change More stuff on the way! For more great products, visit my store at Big Ideas in Teaching or find me on Pinterest!

Psychology: Entire Intelligence Unit includes Intelligence PowerPoints, handouts, quizzes, video links and lesson plans included. This Intelligence unit has 7-10 days worth of lessons. I have used this for both AP Psychology and regular classes. Each lesson begins with a warm-up question, PowerPoint notes, a review worksheet and a exit ticket. Two quizzes plus built in assessments in lectures are also included. Intelligence PowerPoints lectures include lecture notes to guide you through the presentation. PowerPoints also include youtube links to videos that illustrate real life examples of concepts. Finally, a link to a review video and a movie question handout. Topics include: Intelligence Theories -Spearman’s Two Factor Theory -Thurstone’s Theory of Primary Mental Abilities -Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences -Sternberg’s Triarchic Theory -Goleman’s Emotional Intelligence -The Role of Music on the Brain Ways to Measure I.Q. -Stanford-Binet Scales -Wechsler Scales -Mental Age and I.Q -Reliability and Validity -Cultural Bias in Testing Differences in Intelligence -Mentally Challenged -Genius and Creativity -Autism and Savants -Nature v. Nurture Influence on Intelligence More stuff on the way! For more great products, visit my store at Big Ideas in Teaching or find me on Pinterest!

Psychology Memory Unit Bundled includes Memory PowerPoint Lectures, handouts, quiz, project, and lesson plans. Just copy and paste into your lesson plans. This Memory unit has 7-10 days worth of lessons. I have used this for both AP Psychology and regular classes. Each lesson begins with a warm-up, Powerpoint notes, a review worksheet and a exit ticket. A quiz, a 25 point assessment and memory project are also included as an option. PowerPoint lectures include lecture notes with memory experiments, making PowerPoints interactive. PowerPoints also include youtube links to videos that illustrate real life examples of concepts. Topics Include Three Types of Memory Three Processes of Memory -Maintenance Rehearsal, Elaborative Rehearsal, Organizational Systems -Recall, Recognition, Context Dependent Memory, State-Dependent Memory Three Stages of Memory - Icon & Echoic Memory - Primacy & Recency Effect - Chunking, Interference Forgetting - Ebbinghaus’ Curve of Forgetting, Decay, Interference - Retroactive & Proactive Interference - Suppression and Repression - Retrograde and Anterograde Amnesia - Eyewitness Testimony Improving Memory - Mnemonics, Method of Loci, Distributed Practice, PQ4R Method More stuff on the way! For more great products, visit my store at Big Ideas in Teaching or find me on Pinterest! Psychology Memory Lesson Plans Memory and forgetting remembering and forgetting

Developmental Psychology Unit Bundled includes Developmental Psychology PowerPoints with Video Clips and presenter notes, worksheets/activities, warmups, project, review crossword, videos and video guide, assessment and daily lesson plans. This bundle has everything you need to teach all about developmental psychology. Detailed lesson plans make no prep necessary, just copy/paste into your lesson plans. Everything is usable. Everything is planned. This is the complete package. I have used this for both AP Psychology and regular classes. Each lesson begins with a warm-up, PowerPoint lecture, a review handout or activity and an exit ticket. Developmental Psychology PowerPoints include presenter notes that guide you through PowerPoint lectures and short video clips. Topics Include Child Development - attachement - stranger anxiety - separation anxiety - contact comfort - Harry Harlow - imprinting - Konrad Lorenz - Mary Ainsworth - secure v. insecure attachment - parenting styles - authoritarian authoritative, permissive - Jean Piaget’s four stages of cognitive development - assimilation - accommodation - Lawrence Kohlberg’s moral reasoning Adolescence - puberty - primary sex characteristics - secondary sex characteristics - prefrontal cortex development - Erik Erikson’s identity formation - identity crisis Adulthood - early adulthood - middle adulthood - late adulthood - social clock - marriage - generativety - menopause - senile dementia - Alzheimer’s - Elisabeth Kubler’s five stages of grief This Unit Includes: • Developmental Psychology PowerPoints More stuff on the way! For more great products, visit my store at Big Ideas in Teaching or find me on Pinterest!

Psychology: Entire Psychological Disorders Unit - Psychological Disorders PowerPoints with video links, presenter notes, worksheets, Role-play, warmups, and assessment, all bound by daily lesson plans. This psychological disorder unit has everything you need to psychological disorders. Detailed lesson plans make no prep necessary. These 8-11 days worth of lessons also include a couple of online videos for a deeper understanding of the disorder. I have used this for both AP Psychology and regular classes. Each lesson begins with a warm-up, PowerPoint lecture, a review handout or activity and a Exit Ticket. Unit ends with an role play review activity and assessment that covers everything from the unit. Psychological Disorders PowerPoints include presenter notes and YouTube links to videos that illustrate real life examples of concepts. Topics Covered What is a Psychological Disorder? DSM-5 Anxiety Disorders - Phobic Disorders - Panic Disorders - Generalized Anxiety Disorders - Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - Stress Disorders Dissociative Disorder - Dissociative Amnesia - Dissociative Fugue - Dissociative Identity Disorder - Depersonalization Disorder Somatoform Disorders - Conversion Disorder - Hypochondriasis - Body Dysmorphic Disorder Mood Disorders - Depression - Bipolor Schizophrenia - Paranoid - Disorganized - Catatonic Personality Disorders - Paranoid Personality Disorder - Schizoid Personality Disorder - Antisocial Personality Disorder - Avoidant Personality Disorder

Psychology: Entire Personality Unit includes Psychology: Personality PowerPoints, Handouts, Role-play, Quiz, Video Links - Lesson Plans included. This Personality unit has 7-10 days worth of lessons. I have used this for both AP Psychology and regular classes. Each lesson begins with a warm-up, PowerPoint lecture, a review handout or activity and a Exit Ticket. Activities include a small group role play and a small group activity on Erikson's Personality Development. It ends with an assessment that covers everything from the unit. An Adaptation of the Myers Briggs Personality Test is also included. Psychology: Personality PowerPoints include lecture notes and YouTube links to videos that illustrate real life examples of concepts. Topics Covered Five Approaches of Personality Theory Trait approach Psychoanalytic approach Learning approach Humanistic approach Sociocultural approach Trait Approach -Allport, Cattell, Eysenk, The Big Five Psychodynamic Approach - Id, Ego, Super Ego - Defense Mechanisms - Freud’s Five Stages of Development - Jung, Adler, Horney, Erikson Learning Approach - Maslow Hierarchy of Needs - Self-efficacy, self concept, congruence Sociocultural Approach - Acculturation More stuff on the way! For more great products, visit my store at Big Ideas in Teaching or find me on Pinterest! File under: Psychology Personality Lesson Plans

Psychology: Learning Unit Bundled, includes Psychology: Learning PowerPoint with presenter notes, worksheets, warmups, activity, review crossword, short videos with questions, assessment and daily lesson plans. This bundle has everything you need to teach all about the unit of psychology. Detailed lesson plans make no prep necessary, just copy/paste into your lesson plans. Everything is usable. Everything is planned. This is the complete package. I have used this for both AP Psychology and regular classes. Each lesson begins with a warm-up, powerpoint, a review handout or activity and an Exit Ticket. Psychology: Learning PowerPoint include presenter notes that guide you through PowerPoint lectures and short video clips. Topics Include Ivan Pavlov Classical Conditioning - UCS, CS, UCR, CR - Extinction - Reconditioning - Stimulus Generalization - Discrimination - Flooding - Systematic Desensitization - Counterconditioning Edward Thorndike B.F. Skinner - Skinner Box Operant Conditioning - Shaping - Positive, Negative Reinforcement - Positive, Negative Punishment - Primary and Secondary Reinforcement - Fixed Ratio Schedule - Variable Ratio Schedule - Fixed Interval Schedule - Variable Interval Schedule Cognitive Learning Latent Learning Observational Learning Cognitive Maps Insight Mirror Nuerons Alfred Bandura Modeling Bobo Doll More stuff on the way! For more great products, visit my store at Big Ideas in Teaching or find me on Pinterest!

Sensation and Perception Entire Unit Bundled, includes Psychology: Sensation and Perception PowerPoint with presenter notes, worksheets, warmups, activity, review crossword, short videos with questions, assessment and daily lesson plans. This bundle has everything you need to teach all about the unit of psychology. Detailed lesson plans make no prep necessary, just copy/paste into your lesson plans. Everything is usable. Everything is planned. This is the complete package. I have used this for both AP Psychology and regular classes. Each lesson begins with a warm-up, PowerPoint, a review handout or activity and an Exit Ticket. Sensation and Perception PowerPoint include presenter notes that guide you through PowerPoint lectures and short video clips. Topics Include Five Senses Vision - Rods and Cones - pupil - lens - blind spot - retina - visual acuity - after image - color blindness - optical nerve Hearing - auditory nerve - cochlea - conductive deafness - sensorineural deafness Smell - olfactory nerve Taste - five tastes - expectations and taste Touch - pressure, temperature and pain - Gate theory Body Senses - vestibular sense - kinesthesis Perception Gestalt - proximity - similarity - continuity - common fate - closure - figure ground perception Stroboscopic Motion Depth Perception - Monocular Cues - perspective, clearness, overlapping, shadow, gradient texture, motion parallax Binocular Cues - retinal disparity and convergence Perceptual constancies - color, size, shape, and brightness constancies For more great products, visit my store at Big Ideas in Teaching or find me on Pinterest!

Psychology: Biology & Behavior Entire Unit Bundled includes Biology & Behavior PowerPoints with presenter notes, worksheets, warmups, activity, review crossword, short videos with questions, assessment and daily lesson plans. This bundle has everything you need to teach all about the unit of psychology. Detailed lesson plans make no prep necessary, just copy/paste into your lesson plans. Everything is usable. Everything is planned. This is the complete package. I have used this for both AP Psychology and regular classes. Each lesson begins with a warm-up, powerpoint, a review handout or activity and an exit ticket. Biology & Behavior PowerPoints include presenter notes that guide you through PowerPoint lectures and short video clips. Topics Include The Nervous System - Neurons - Neurotransmitters - Synapse - Axon - Action Potential - Central Nervous System - Peripheral Nervous System - Somatic Nervous System - Autonomic Nervous System The Brain - Phrenology - 3 Sections of the Brain - Hindbrain - Medulla, Pons, Cerebellum - Midbrain - Reticular Activating System - Forebrain - Thalamus, Hypothalamus, Limbic System, Cerebrum - Cerebral Cortex - Four Lobes - Motor Cortex - Sensory Cortex - Association Areas - Wernicke’s and Broca’s Area - Corpus Collasum - Left and Right Hemispheres Method of Studying the Brain - Accidents - Electrical Stimulation - EEGs - MRIs, PET, CT Scans Genetics - Genes, Chromosomes, DNA - Twin Studies - Cloning - Genes and Personality Items include: • Biology & Behavior PowerPoints More stuff on the way! For more great products, visit my store at Big Ideas in Teaching or find me on Pinterest!

Introduction to Psychology Unit 1 includes Introduction to Psychology PowerPoints with presenter notes, worksheets, warmups, activity, review puzzle and game, editable assessment and daily lesson plans. This unit has everything you need to teach all about the first unit of psychology. Detailed lesson plans make no prep necessary. I have used this for both AP Psychology and regular classes. Each lesson begins with a warm-up, PowerPoint, a review handout or activity and a Exit Ticket. Unit ends with a review crossword, trivia game and assessment that covers everything from the unit. include presenter notes that guide you through PowerPoint lectures and short video clips. Topics Include History of Psychology - Socrates, Plato, Aristotle - Francis Bacon - Wilhelm Wundt, Edward Titchener - Structuralism - Gestalt - William James - Functionalism - Sigmund Freud - Psychoanalysis - John B. Watson, B.F. Skinner - Behavioralism Nature v. Nurture Approaches - Biological, Evolutionary, Psychodynamic, Behavioralism, Cognitive, Humanistic, Social-cultural Subfields & Careers More stuff on the way! For more great products, visit my store at Big Ideas in Teaching or find me on Pinterest! File under: Introduction to Psychology What is Psychology? Psychology Unit 1

Methods Psychology Unit 2 includes Method of Psychology PowerPoint with presenter notes, worksheets, warmups, activity, review crossword, an ESP activity, review video/guide, assessment and daily lesson plans(just copy/paste. This unit has everything you need to teach all about the first unit of psychology. Detailed lesson plans make no prep necessary, just copy/paste into your lesson plans. Everything is usable. Everything is planned. This is the complete package. I have used this for both AP Psychology and regular classes. Each lesson begins with a warm-up, PowerPoint, a review handout or activity and an exit ticket . Method of Psychology PowerPoint include presenter notes that guide you through Powerpoint lectures and short video clips. Topics Include Critically Thinking - hindsight Bias, overconfidence Scientific Method Research Methods - case Studies - naturalistic observation - laboratory observation - testing method - surveys - sampling, random and stratified - Longitudinal and Correctional Studies Experiments - variable - independent variable - dependent variable - placebo - experimental bias - single and double blind studies Correlations - positive and negative - correlation coefficient More to come. "Follow me" to be the first to know about new products and free stuff. File under: Introduction to Psychology Psychological Methods Psychological Research