Sociology: Lesson 15

Lesson 15 – Friday March 27

1. Media File due (16 articles including one about government policy relating to NESB or ATSI peoples)
2. SAC 1
__ confirm you have established contact, organised an interview and will attend a function
__ respond to question 1 about defining the community using in-text references (direct quote/paraphrase)
__ write your interview questions
__ tidy up your reference list
__ continue researching and working through questions 2-4
3. Changes to communities and identities due to globalisation and access to new information technologies

Psychology: Lesson 14

Lesson 14 – Thursday March 26

Overview

1. Depth perception (binocular/primary – retinal disparity, convergence)
__ LA 5 on p. 205
__ LA 6 on p. 205
__ LA 7 on p. 208
2. Depth perception (monocular/primary – accommodation)
3. Depth perception (monocular/secondary – linear perspective, interposition, texture gradients, relative size and height in the visual field)
4. Gestalt principles (figure-ground, closure, similarity, proximity)
__ LA 2 on p. 199

Sociology: Lesson 14

Lesson 14 – Tuesday March 24

1. The role of government agencies in promoting or eroding community
2. The place of community in the development of government policies affecting people of non-English speaking backgrounds or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
3. Collect final articles for Media File (due on Friday!!!)

Psychology: Lesson 13

Lesson 13 – Monday March 23

Overview

1. Chapter 5 answers (LA 1, 2, 6,
2. Visual constancies (size, shape, brightness, orientation)
__ LA 12 on p. 219-20
__ LA 14 on p. 223
__ LA 15 on p. 224

Sociology: Lesson 13

Lesson 13 – Friday March 20

Catch up on work so far
1. Confirm your community for SAC 1 and complete the green confirmation sheet
2. Write a page on how your SAC 1 community can be defined (referencing theory)
3. Update you glossary (details below)
4. Finish the ABS research and Likert Scale report (old homework activities)

Psychology: Lesson 12

Lesson 12 – Thursday March 19

Overview

Work left in my absence:
1. Read Chapter 5 (if you didn’t do it for homework)
2. Complete LA 1, 2, 6, 8
3. Read about visual constancies in Chapter 6 and complete related handout

Weekly TV Guide

Weekly round-up of TV show relating to psychology or sociology. Highly recommended shows have an asterisk (*).

Sociology: Lesson 12

Lesson 12 – Tuesday March 17

1. SAC 1 details
2. Glossary (detail below)
3. The role of government agencies in promoting or eroding community
4. The place of community in the development of government policies affecting people of non-English speaking backgrounds or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
5. PowerPoint (link below)

Psychology: Lesson 11

Lesson 11 – Monday March 16

Overview

1. Introduction to Visual Perception
2. Characteristics of the visual perceptual system
__ the interactive nature of processes of the retina and the brain with stimulus information
__ eye: reception, transduction, reception
__ brain: selection, organisation, interpretation
3. Response to light and the concept of thresholds
__ absolute threshold, just noticeable difference

Weekly TV Guide

Weekly round-up of TV show relating to psychology or sociology. Highly recommended shows have an asterisk (*).