Summer Reading

The Perfected Self - The Atlantic

Chances are not many of you will find this post before the school year begins.  But, if you're taking AP Psychology next fall, the article linked above is an excellent example of the topics that we'll be learning about in class.  It just came out in The Atlantic.

If you have the time to read it, take time to consider and understand the following names, terms, or concepts:
The issue of obesity in America
B.F. Skinner and operant conditioning
The "behaviorist" view of humanity
Noam Chomsky
Free Will and Choice
The role of technology in enhancing/restricting the quality of life

If you get a chance to read it, leave a comment below or let me know the first day of class.

Happy Summer!

Operant Conditioning Online

Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to be B.F. Skinner?  Here's your chance to train your own Pigeon in a Skinner Box.  Follow the link below:

https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/johnchay/www/ocOLD.htm

Elections and Classical Conditioning?

The New York Times Opinion Pages
All Politics Is Olfactory
By PETER LIBERMAN and DAVID PIZARRO
Published: October 23, 2010
The psychology of disgust can sway election results.