10-08-2008

=**Wednesday, October 8, 2008...my daughter's 10th birthday :)**=

1. Prejudice Continued media type="youtube" key="lNzA9LfMlmU&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&fs=1" height="344" width="425" 2. Taser Surveypick up any CPS # 3. [|Implicit Association Test.]...what associations do you make along racial lines? 4. Roots of Prejudice
 * Reflection on Bill Cosby & Michael Eric Dyson Interview
 * Reflection on AFL-CIO speech
 * What role do you think race is playing in the 2008 election?
 * Some political pundits are taking issue of this line, do you?
 * I think Barack Obama was smiling when McCain said "that one" so I don't think this is social prejudice :). Btw I think they're supposed to go against each other, so in the extremes of warfare it brings out the worst in men I guess XD**
 * Institutional Discrimination -- Small Group Discussion -- Handout 18-8 (front & back)
 * Explain how ingroup bias, categorization, availability heuristic (vivid cases), just-world phenomenon (Handout 18-10), and hindsight bias contribute to the continuation of prejudice.
 * Gender Bias--Attraction (facial features) vs. Equality (poverty & power)

HOMEWORK: Blogging & VoiceThread Contribution A. Blog about **two** of the following 4 topics/questions by Oct 10 B. Respond to 3 different blogs from the OTHER AP Psych class by Oct 14 C. Topics: Aggression, Attraction, Conflict, Altruism D. Task: Write a personal story on 2 of the 4 topics. Write about time when you showed aggression (outside of construction situation like a football game), or a story of attraction, of conflict or altruism in your life. Your story should include analysis that includes vocabulary or concepts from the text. The vocab/concepts should be highlighted in your post. Outside links are encouraged. E. Respond to VOICETHREAD--http://voicethread.com/share/214224/ media type="custom" key="2101931"

Outside Readings You May Find Interesting: [|Social Influences on a Beautiful Face] [|Internet Dating 2.0] [|Your Perfect Partner May Look Like Your Parents]