Chapters 16, 17, & 18: After hearing the audio of each chapter, Abby and I reviewed the key points presented. She then took the end of chapter test.
Chapter 16 - The history of psychosurgery and the various types, esp labotomies.
Chapter 17 - William James - father of psychology in the US. His ideas on how the human mind functions and how he influenced psychology in the US.
Chapter 18 - Pseudo-psychology - it’s definition and how it differs from scientifically based psychology.

Abby was absent

Abby plays the audio, we then discuss the salient points, she then takes the test.
Chapter 13: Phrenology, first established by Franz Gall in 1810, was a precursor to neurology. This was the practice of measuring the skull to determine the shape and size of regions of the brain. His theory was that human personality and behavior was based on the shape and size of regions of the brain. This was the groundwork for neurology.
Chapter 14: Gustav Fechner - founder of experimental psychology which applies scientific method to research of behavior and the mind. He believed that the mind could be measured and established psychophysics.
Chapter 15 - Explanation of psychodynamic psychology developed by Sigmund Freud. He teaches that unconscious psychological forces impact human development. People establish defense mechanism and then through methods like free association, the unconscious conflicts are brought to consciousness. This chapter also has a discussion of the Oedipus complex, the id, ego and superego. There is also mention of other famous theorists explaining their own versions of psychodynamic psychology.

Using Study.com; Abby heard the audio for each chapter, we went over the new concepts and gave examples of each. She then took the test at the end of each chapter. She did very well - she received 100% for each chapter. The material in the chapters were:
Chapter 11: Cultural universal - the guiding principals of human civilization. These are: family values, religion, death, and raising children. The jobs of cultural anthropologists were explained and how they relate to the pressure of shaping human behavior.
Chapter 12: The 5 psychological processes to understand the mind and human behavior: senses, perception, attention, learning and memory.

Abby read chapter 9 from Study.com. The material covered was:
the definition, function, conflict and interaction of Social Stratification.
Abby read chapter 10 from Study.com. The material covered was: a biography of Anna Freud. She received a background on psychoanalysis; an explanation of the theory, and the contributions Anna made to child psychology and ego psychology. Abby also learned the developmental stages of ego psychology. Abby was tested and received 100%.

Using Study.com, Abby listened to chapters 5 & 6. We then discussed salient points of each. Chapter 5 - the 3 approaches to psychology developed in the early 20th century: Gestalt; psychoanalysis; and behaviorism. Chapter 6 - we discussed the 5 specializations of psychology: cognitive, humanistic, social, developmental, and clinical.

Abby is using Study.com for her "textbook" on Introduction to Psychology. Today she heard the audio of Chapters 3 & 4, one at a time. I gave an explanation of the material and answered Abby's questions. She then took the test. She did well and we moved onto the next chapter. Abby took notes, of the material I identified as important.

Abby began "Introduction to Psychology" on Study. com. She heard the first recorded lesson. We discussed the 5 approaches to psychology. She will take the test on her own after re-reading the material presented in the online course.

This was my first psychology lesson with Abby. We discussed: behavior modification, differentiated instruction, and the major factors that direct a person's behavior - esp. genetics, chemical imbalances, birth order, education, religion, economic status, race, etc. We had great discussions on the aspects that guide a person's behavior.

I talked with Katya about continuing with her. She informed me that she does not have time to fit this elective in her schedule if she does not need it.