Lesson Title: Psychology Subfields and Key Subject: HSP3U – Introduction to

Contributors Anthropology, Psychology, and

Sociology
Unit Title: Foundations of Anthropology, Time Required: 80 Minutes
Psychology and Sociology
Teacher Candidate: Emma Gordon Date: October 6, 2017
Student Number: 214751788 Grade: 11 University

Curriculum Expectations (Which expectation is the focus for your instruction?)

Overall Expectations:
C1. Theories, Perspectives and Methodologies: demonstrate an understanding of major theories, perspectives, and
research methods in psychology
Specific Expectations:
C1.1 Explain the significance of contributions of influential psychologists
C1.2 Summarize the key ideas of major psychological theories and explain how they can be used to understand
human behaviour
Specific Objectives (What do you want the students to know or be able to do at the end of the lesson?)
Knowledge:
- Students will be able to summarize the important ideas of major psychological theories
- Students will be able to explain how these important ideas can be used to understand human behaviour
- Students will be able to know the significant contributions of influential psychologists
- Students will be able to explain the significance of contributions of influential psychologists
Rationale (Description/need/purpose)
The purpose of this lesson is for students to build a foundation of understanding of the various fields of
psychology and the key contributors to each subfield. Students need to know the history of psychology before they
are able to expand on their knowledge of psychology to explain human mental processes and behaviour, and
socialization.
Assessment (How will you know that the students have achieved the learning expectation? What assessment tool will you use?)
- Assessment for learning
o Exit Card – Students do a KWL (What I know, What I want to know, What I learned), I will begin
next lesson answering groups of questions from the last class
Accommodations (How will you meet the needs of your students? What management strategies will you use?)
English as a Second Language:
- EA support, or peer mentor
Individual Action Plan:
- Accommodations only as specified on the student’s IEP – allowing for time, number of questions etc.
Instructional Strategies (Which teaching strategies will you use? how will you group the students?
 Independent Work  Cooperative Learning  Summarizing & Note taking  Identifying similarities/differences
 Homework & Practice  Visual & Graphic Organizers  Questions  Generating & Testing Hypotheses
 Goal setting & Feedback  Problem Solving

Student Resources (Attached if possible, well- Materials

detailed if not)
- Worksheet (attached) - Computer
- Writing materials (pens/pencils) - Powerpoint presentation
- Exit Card (attached) - Worksheets
- Videos

Lesson Template #5 1 Revised 2011

Instruction (How will the students develop the knowledge and /practice the skills?.)
Duration Activity/Task
Introduction (How will you engage and motivate the students?)
- Introduce the topic by providing the broad definition of psychology
15 Minutes - Watch video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7ekwJzQEKc) that details 26
interesting facts about personality and human behaviour based on psychological
findings to get students intrigued about learning psychology (example – the happier
we are, the less sleep we require)
o After – ask students what they thought, were they interested by any of the
facts? Did any fact surprise them?
- Explain to students what the learning goals of the lesson are and the purpose of the
lesson (to build a foundation of knowledge about psychology)
Lesson Steps (Describe the sequence of the lesson.)
Teaching
- Hand out worksheet to students
- Explain to students that they are to write down the main points of the lesson onto the
worksheet to keep in their binders
- Provide definition of Psychodynamic theory and discuss the contributions of Freud,
Erikson, and Jung to this study (Id, Ego, Superego, stages of human development etc.)
o Watch video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYCBdZLCDBQ) -
describes Erikson’s 8 stages of development
- Provide definition of Behavioural Psychology and discuss the contributions of Pavlov,
55 Minutes Watson and Skinner to this study (Pavlov’s dogs, operant conditioning etc.)
o Watch video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy_mIEnnlF4) - Big Bang
Theory episode where Sheldon uses operant conditioning on Penny to
demonstrate how it influences behaviour
- Provide definition of Cognitive Psychology and discuss Piaget’s contributions to this
study (stages of cognitive development)
- Provide definition of Developmental Psychology and discuss the contributions of
Ainsworth, and Vygotsky (attachment styles, zone of proximal development etc.)
- Provide definition of Humanistic Psychology and discuss Maslow’s contributions to
this study (hierarchy of needs)
o Watch video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-4ithG_07Q) - describes
each stage of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs in cartoon form
- Students will then get into partners to work on the last column of the worksheet – how
do these important ideas/theories help explain human behaviour?
o Students will be given 10-15 minutes to work on this
Conclusion (How will you wrap-up the lesson?)
10 Minutes - After 10-15 minutes, the last column will be taken up as a class so that each column is
filled in correctly and students will be allotted time to ask questions about the lesson
- Hand out Exit Cards for students to complete a KWL – What I know, What I Want to
Know, What I Learned

Lesson Template #5 2 Revised 2011