• Tutorial/Search No. 1: August 27-29
    Go to Today in the History of Psychology and search for events in the history of psychology that occurred on your birthday. Post one of those events to the Bulletin Board.

  • Tutorial/Search No. 2: September 3-10
    Using the Internet Resources on the Honors Psychology homepage, search for information related to either (or both) of our "Taking Sides" issues:
    (1) Is there evidence that homosexuality is biologically determined?
    (2) Are children of divorced parents at greater risk?
    After you have browsed, focus on one particularly interesting bit of information, and describe it to the class via the Bulletin Board. Include a description of the source of the information, including the URL. Everyone should begin with the Psych Web List of Psychology Resources. After that, it's up to you. Happy surfing!

  • Tutorial/Search No. 3: October 10-24
    This assignment has two parts. Part 1 is intended to teach you methods of improving your memory. Part 2 is a self-quiz over the entire memory topic.

    Part 1--Go to Memory Techniques and Mnemonics. Choose at least three of the articles listed, read them, and post to the Bulletin Board a description of any new ideas or skills you acquired from the articles.

    Part 2--After reading the Memory chapter in the textbook, go to Memory Self-Quiz. This quiz was written for a different textbook, so you may have to guess at one or two items. Post to the Bulletin Board a description of one thing you learned by reading the feedback from your answers.

    Optional:You might want to visit these interesting sites also:
    Mind Tools ("Helping you think your way to an excellent life")
    False Memory Syndrome Foundation

  • Tutorial/Search No. 4: November 12-26
    These tutorials are optional for extra credit.

    Neural Structure Quiz
    This quiz asks you to label the parts of a neuron and gives feedback on your answers.

    Action Potential Tutorial
    This tutorial contains animated illustrations of the biochemical changes that occur when a neuron fires. Click on the membrane and watch the molecules migrate!

    Study the Structure of the Brain
    Contains five brain-structure quizzes. I do not expect you to remember all these brain structures, unless you are in the pre-neurosurgery curriculum. :) There are just five structures you need to know: sylvian fissure, central sulcus, corpus callosum, amygdala, and hippocampus. Locate these as you go through the five quizzes, clicking on the label of each one to see its definition.

    You might also enjoy browsing the Whole Brain Atlas at Harvard Medical School. This is optional; but if the brain quizzes take too long or otherwise get too frustrating, open up the "100 Top Brain Structures" page on the Whole Brain Atlas instead, and look for some of the structures we discussed in class.

    Return to the Honors Psychology 110-H Page

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