Introduction to Psychology (Wisconsin
Online)
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A Goose or a Hawk: An Ambiguous Figure
| Author: |
Carol May - Fox Valley Technical
College |
Technician:
Chad Blohowiak
Date:
5/2/2002
Description:
This learning object illustrates the
visual perception concept of ambiguous figures. The same drawing
can be interpreted as either a hawk flying to the right, or a
goose flying to the left.
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A Rabbit or a Duck: An Ambiguous
Figure
| Author: |
Carol May
- Fox Valley Technical College |
Technician:
Chad Blohowiak
Date:
5/2/2002
Description:
This learning object illustrates the
visual perception concept of ambiguous figures. It shows how a
drawing can be interpreted either as a duck or a rabbit.
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All Is Vanity: An Ambiguous Figure
| Author: |
Carol May
- Fox Valley Technical College |
Technician:
Chad Blohowiak
Date:
5/2/2002
Description:
This learning object illustrates the
visual perception concept of ambiguous figures. It shows a
drawing that can be interpreted as a woman looking at herself in
a mirror or as a skull.
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Angles Within Angles
| Author: |
Carol May
- Fox Valley Technical College |
Technician:
Chad Blohowiak
Date:
5/13/2002
Description:
This learning object illustrates how
visual perception of size is influenced by the surroundings of
what is being viewed.
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Circles in Circles
| Author: |
Carol May
- Fox Valley Technical College |
Technician:
Chad Blohowiak
Date:
5/13/2002
Description:
This learning object illustrates how
perception of size is influenced by the surroundings of what is
being viewed.
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Cubes or Bricks: An Unstable Figure
| Author: |
Carol May
- Fox Valley Technical College |
Technician:
Chad Blohowiak
Date:
5/3/2002
Description:
This learning object illustrates the
visual perception concept of unstable figures. Depending on how
the viewer visually assembles the parts of the figure, it is
seen either as three stacked bricks or a cube protruding from
the inside corner of a larger cube.
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Deal Me In!
| Author: |
Kathryn Lich - Fox Valley Technical
College |
Technician:
Chad Blohowiak
Date:
5/11/2001
Description:
Students learn how to read raw data
and to use the inductive reasoning process to draw conclusions.
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Demand Characteristics: A Pitfall in Research
| Author: |
Therese Nemec
- Fox Valley Technical College |
Technician:
Chad Blohowiak
Date:
8/12/2002
Description:
Students read about the phenomenon of
people trying to do their best to be good subjects when
participating in research.
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DSM-IV Exercise
| Author: |
Pamela West - Blackhawk Technical
College |
Technician:
Chad Blohowiak
Date:
3/12/2002
Description:
The exercise provides students with a
chance to become familiar with certain areas of the DSM-IV
(Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV ed.)
They will be asked to look over the categories and choose a
single disorder, from which they will describe and create a
story.
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Exploring Memory
| Author: |
Therese Nemec
- Fox Valley Technical College |
Technician:
Steve Froehlich Date:
8/12/2002
Description:
The student reads about encoding,
storage, and retrieval and test his or her memory in an
interactive exercise.
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Folded Paper: An Unstable Figure
| Author: |
Carol May
- Fox Valley Technical College |
Technician:
Chad Blohowiak
Date:
5/2/2002
Description:
This learning object illustrates the
visual perception concept of unstable figures. The same diagram
is either facing to the left or facing to the right depending on
how the viewer perceives it.
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Four Arrows: An Unstable Figure
| Author: |
Carol May
- Fox Valley Technical College |
Technician:
Chad Blohowiak
Date:
5/2/2002
Description:
Illustrates the visual perception
concept of unstable figures. It shows how one design can be
interpreted in different ways.
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Learning About Multiple Intelligences in the Land of Oz
| Author: |
Therese Nemec - Fox Valley Technical
College |
Technician:
Amy Bodoh
Date:
5/19/2003
Description:
Students read about the seven types
of intelligence identified by psychologist Dr. Howard Gardner.
They then select the type(s) of intelligence of each character
in the Land of Oz.
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Linking Boxes: An Unstable Figure
| Author: |
Carol May
- Fox Valley Technical College |
Technician:
Chad Blohowiak
Date:
5/3/2002
Description:
This learning Object illustrates the
visual perception concept of unstable figures. The same diagram
can be perceived as different figures, depending on how pieces
of the diagram are visually combined by the viewer.
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Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Exercise
| Author: |
Pamela West - Blackhawk Technical
College |
Technician:
Gregory Gray Date:
2/13/2002
Description:
This activity can be done
individually or in teams. Using the given sample Maslow
Hierarchy list, the student(s) must choose which need is taking
precedence and which is being sacrificed in each situation.
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Operant Conditioning
| Author: |
Therese Nemec - Fox Valley Technical
College |
Technician:
Chad Blohowiak
Date:
4/24/2002
Description:
The learner views a scenario of
students conditioning an instructor to end class early. He/she
identifies the operant behavior, stimuli, and reinforcement.
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Outward/Inward
| Author: |
Carol May
- Fox Valley Technical College |
Technician:
Chad Blohowiak
Date:
5/13/2002
Description:
This learning object illustrates how
visual perception is influenced by the surroundings of what is
being viewed.
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Overlapping Circles: An Unstable Figure
| Author: |
Carol May
- Fox Valley Technical College |
Technician:
Chad Blohowiak
Date:
5/3/2002
Description:
This learning object illustrates the
visual perception concept of unstable figures. The same diagram
can be interpreted as facing to the left or as facing to the
right.
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Perception- Believing Is Seeing
| Author: |
Carol May
- Fox Valley Technical College |
Technician:
Chad Blohowiak
Date:
5/17/2002
Description:
Learners view a library of figures
demonstrating various concepts in visual perception.
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Psychology and Research
| Author: |
Therese Nemec - Fox Valley Technical
College |
Technician:
Chad Blohowiak
Date:
8/12/2002
Description:
Students read about the scientific
method and the three main types of research. They enter their
answers to questions on the screen.
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Similar Squares
| Author: |
Carol May
- Fox Valley Technical College |
Technician:
Chad Blohowiak
Date:
5/13/2002
Description:
This learning object illustrates how
visual perception of size is influenced by the surroundings of
what is being viewed.
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Six-Pointed Figure
| Author: |
Carol May
- Fox Valley Technical College |
Technician:
Chad Blohowiak
Date:
5/16/2002
Description:
This learning object illustrates the
concept of unstable figures. Depending on how the viewer
visually assembles the parts of the figure, it is seen as
various configurations of geometric designs.
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Squares In and Out
| Author: |
Carol May
- Fox Valley Technical College |
Technician:
Chad Blohowiak
Date:
5/13/2002
Description:
This learning object illustrates how
visual perception of size is influenced by the surroundings of
what is being viewed.
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Stacked Cubes: An Unstable Figure
| Author: |
Carol May
- Fox Valley Technical College |
Technician:
Chad Blohowiak
Date:
5/2/2002
Description:
This learning object illustrates the
visual perception concept of unstable figures. It shows how one
design can be interpreted in different ways.
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Surrounded Circles
| Author: |
Carol May
- Fox Valley Technical College |
Technician:
Chad Blohowiak
Date:
5/13/2002
Description:
This learning object illustrates how
visual perception is influenced by the surroundings of what is
being viewed.
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The Perspectives of Psychology
| Author: |
Therese Nemec - Fox Valley Technical
College |
Technician:
Chad Blohowiak
Date:
8/12/2002
Description:
Students read about the six
theoretical perspectives used to explore psychological events
and do an interactive exercise.
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Understanding the Stages of
Learning
| Author: |
Beth Dailey - Nicolet Area Technical
College |
Technician:
Joe Wetzel Date:
10/21/2002
Description:
Students test their understanding of
the five stages of learning.
Psychology of Human Relations (Wisconsin
Online)
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Avenue to Abolition: Resistance, Revolt, and Redemption
| Author: |
Laura Dunn - Brevard Community College
(Florida) |
Technician:
Templated Date:
2/11/2004
Description:
Learners read about slave rebellions
in the United States from 1712 to 1839. The Emancipation
Proclamation and the Thirteenth Amendment are also described.
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Conflict Resolution Styles
| Author: |
Robin Rathsack - Fox Valley Technical
College |
Technician:
Gregory Gray Date:
5/3/2001
Description:
Students read about Robert Maddux's
conflict model and complete an exercise to test their
understanding of the model. They also submit a self-reflective
paper on their style of managing conflict and whether it is the
"best" one to use in a particular situation.
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Decision Making Methods
| Author: |
Robin Rathsack
- Fox Valley Technical College |
Technician:
Chad Blohowiak
Date:
9/7/2001
Description:
Students will be given eight methods
of making decisions and they will identify advantages and
disadvantages in using each method.
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Dr. Cecil's Psychology Series: Personality Disorder Softball
| Author: |
Jeffrey McDonald - Northcentral
Technical College |
Technician:
Amy Bodoh
Date:
2/8/2006
Description:
Learners review descriptions of 10
personality disorders and then test their knowledge in an
interactive softball game.
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Evaluate Your Stress Journal
| Author: |
Kathryn Lich - Fox Valley Technical
College |
Technician:
Gregory Gray Date:
7/24/2001
Description:
This learning object is used as a
follow-up to the learning object, "Monitoring Your Stress
Level." Students evaluate their stress journals by responding to
questions. They identify potential stressors of their future
careers and personal lives. The printout is used in the
development of their stress management plans.
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Group Performance
| Author: |
Robin Rathsack
- Fox Valley Technical College |
Technician:
Chad Blohowiak
Date:
1/25/2002
Description:
Learners read about three factors
that affect group performance: group cohesiveness, communication
structure, and individual roles. The students then enter brief
reports of how they have observed these factors in the groups in
which they have participated.
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Identifying Stress in Your Life
| Author: |
Robin Rathsack
- Fox Valley Technical College |
Technician:
Joe Wetzel Date:
12/12/2001
Description:
Students will learn about eustress
(optimum level of stress) and identify when they have
experienced this in their lives. They will also learn that both
low and high levels of stress result in poor performance.
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Interactions With Customers
| Author: |
Kathryn Lich - Fox Valley Technical
College |
Technician:
Chad Blohowiak
Date:
7/25/2001
Description:
Students examine the difference
between two types of interactions with customers, encounters and
relationships, and how these interactions meet customer
expectations. Learners then apply this information to various
scenarios.
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International Communication
| Author: |
Robin Rathsack
- Fox Valley Technical College |
Technician:
Joe Wetzel Date:
5/24/2001
Description:
The student will match communication
styles to the appropriate country.
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Key Terms on Motivation
| Author: |
Robin Rathsack
- Fox Valley Technical College |
Technician:
Chad Blohowiak
Date:
10/17/2001
Description:
The student will match definitions of
motivational terms with terms and concepts found in a puzzle.
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Learning Styles
| Author: |
Kathryn Lich - Fox Valley Technical
College |
Technician:
Chad Blohowiak
Date:
6/5/2001
Description:
Students identify their learning
styles and effective study techniques. They complete a linked
online inventory, and are provided key words for further
research. They summarize their findings in a written report.
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Memory Techniques
| Author: |
Kathryn Lich
- Fox Valley Technical College |
Technician:
Chad Blohowiak
Date:
7/25/2001
Description:
Students learn and apply memory
techniques to increase retention of various types of
information.
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Mini-Lecture: Transactional Analysis/Ego States
| Author: |
Mary Fehrer-Williams - Milwaukee Area
Technical College |
Technician:
Chad Blohowiak
Date:
1/23/2001
Description:
The student identifies a behavior
he/she wishes to change and tracks the behavior for three days,
noting antecedents and consequences. Using this information, the
student learns the characteristics of three ego states and
practices their use.
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Model of Memory
| Author: |
Robin Rathsack
- Fox Valley Technical College |
Technician:
Gregory Gray Date:
4/16/2001
Description:
The student will learn about the use
of chunking in aiding memory formation and retrieval. The user
will test his/her ability to memorize a series of numbers with
and without the chunking method.
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Monitoring Your Stress Level
| Author: |
Kathryn Lich
- Fox Valley Technical College |
Technician:
Gregory Gray Date:
7/24/2001
Description:
This activity explains the benefit of
using the journaling process to evaluate levels of stress.
Students personalize the design of their own journal, printing
it for immediate use.
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Motivation Bike Theory
| Author: |
Kathryn Lich
- Fox Valley Technical College |
Technician:
Josh Janikowski
Date:
8/11/2003
Description:
Learners see and hear how motivation
on the job can be compared to the use of a bicycle. They then
write an explanation of how this theory can be applied to a
situation in their own workplace.
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North American and East Asian Customs
| Author: |
Virginia Kirsch - Northcentral
Technical College |
Technician:
Chad Blohowiak
Date:
5/24/2002
Description:
This learning object identifies first
impressions that East Asian people have of North American
culture. The learner develops awareness of other cultures.
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Problem Solving and Decision Making
| Author: |
Robin Rathsack
- Fox Valley Technical College |
Technician:
Joe Wetzel Date:
12/21/2001
Description:
Learners will list three decisions
they have made and the methods they used when making their
decisions.
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Self-Awareness Inventory
| Author: |
Robert Mitchell - Waukesha County Area
Technical College |
Technician:
Gregory Gray Date:
11/13/2000
Description:
In this personal inventory, learners
answer 24 questions that attempt to measure three factors
relating to self-awareness: introspection, public
self-consciousness, and social anxiety. The individual's score
can be used as a stimulus for group discussion or for individual
reflection.
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Shaking Hands Around the World
| Author: |
Virginia Kirsch - Northcentral
Technical College |
Technician:
TeeJay Spilman
Date:
8/1/2002
Description:
Students read about the greeting
customs of people in different parts of the world and take a
short quiz.
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SQ3R
| Author: |
Kathryn Lich
- Fox Valley Technical College |
Technician:
Chad Blohowiak
Date:
7/25/2001
Description:
This activity explains the SQ3R
technique which learners can apply immediately in their reading
of text assignments. It explains independent and cooperative
learning strategies to support retention of the material.
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Stress Moderators
| Author: |
Kathryn Lich
- Fox Valley Technical College |
Technician:
Chad Blohowiak
Date:
5/1/2001
Description:
Students learn about stress
moderators and indicate which ones they use. This data is
printed for their evaluation via a report detailing their use of
moderators, and which ones they would benefit from incorporating
in their lives.
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Stress Plan
| Author: |
Kathryn Lich
- Fox Valley Technical College |
Technician:
Gregory Gray Date:
7/24/2001
Description:
Students respond to questions
regarding stress and design a journal to monitor their stressors
and response to them. They monitor their efforts to manage
stress and target methods to achieve their goals along with
their desired lifestyle.
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Transformation
| Author: |
Kathryn Lich
- Fox Valley Technical College |
Technician:
Chad Blohowiak
Date:
7/25/2001
Description:
Students analyze the impact of
various factors in their lives. They are then transformed by a
new identity. They analyze the potential impact of this new
identity and compare it to the analysis of their initial lives.
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Understanding the Principle of Motivation
| Author: |
Robin Rathsack - Fox Valley Technical
College |
Technician:
Gregory Gray Date:
12/15/2000
Description:
Students will read a brief
description of Maslow's Principle of Motivation and take a
multiple choice pre-test. They will receive feedback after each
question. If the answer is not correct, the students will have
two more attempts at the correct answer. After the correct
answer is displayed, there is a brief description of why the
answer is correct and what the particular level in the hierarchy
means.
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What Is Stress?
| Author: |
Kathryn Lich
- Fox Valley Technical College |
Technician:
Chad Blohowiak
Date:
7/25/2001
Description:
This activity explains stress and
incorporates students' responses to issues. A printout is
instrumental in the subsequent activities: Stress Moderators,
Monitoring Your Stress Level, and Evaluating Your Stress
Journal.
