Social Studies

Psychology

Oklahoma Academic Standards · Oklahoma 2019

39 standards
  • SOC.9-12.PS.1(Standard)

    examine the foundations of psychology and its origins as a separate social science discipline.

    • SOC.9-12.PS.1.1(Objective)

      Analyze the definition of psychology in the context of psychology as an empirical science and the major approaches to psychology including cognitive-behavioral, psychoanalytic, cognitive, and humanistic.

    • SOC.9-12.PS.1.2(Objective)

      Evaluate the origins of psychology based on significant historic figures including Wilhelm Wundt, William James, John B. Watson, and Karen Horney.

    • SOC.9-12.PS.1.3(Objective)

      Classify the various subfields in psychology including vocational applications such as counseling, industrial, clinical, experimental, and educational psychology.

  • SOC.9-12.PS.2(Standard)

    examine the development of psychology as an empirical science by describing the scientific method, explaining research strategies, and identifying ethical issues.

    • SOC.9-12.PS.2.1(Objective)

      Describe the scientific method as the framework for research and apply the principles of research design to an appropriate experiment.

    • SOC.9-12.PS.2.2(Objective)

      Compare quantitative and qualitative research strategies including experiments, surveys, focus groups, and narratives as the foundation of research in psychology.

    • SOC.9-12.PS.2.3(Objective)

      Identify ethical standards psychologists must address regarding research with human and non-human participants.

    • SOC.9-12.PS.2.4(Objective)

      Explore the various modes of psychological testing including personality, intelligence, and projective while assessing the reliability of each.

  • SOC.9-12.PS.3(Standard)

    investigate the structure, biochemistry and circuitry of the brain and the nervous system to understand their roles in affecting behavior.

    • SOC.9-12.PS.3.1(Objective)

      Identify and describe the structure and function of the brain including the hypothalamus, prefrontal lobe, corpus callosum, hemispheres, and amygdala.

    • SOC.9-12.PS.3.2(Objective)

      Examine the structure and function of the nervous and endocrine system and how they affect behavior.

    • SOC.9-12.PS.3.3(Objective)

      Identify the parts of a neuron and explain neurotransmission including the role and impact of various neurotransmitters.

    • SOC.9-12.PS.3.4(Objective)

      Explain the processes of sensation and perception, as well as the capabilities and limitations of sensory processes including the visual, auditory, kinesthetic, olfactory, and gustatory sensory systems.

    • SOC.9-12.PS.3.5(Objective)

      Describe the interaction of a person and the environment in determining perception including Gestalt principles and how one’s experiences and expectations influence perception.

    • SOC.9-12.PS.3.6(Objective)

      Identify various states of consciousness including sleep and dreams, hypnosis, meditation, and psychoactive drugs.

  • SOC.9-12.PS.4(Standard)

    analyze physical, social, emotional, moral and cognitive development from conception through the latter stages of adulthood.

    • SOC.9-12.PS.4.1(Objective)

      Explain the interaction of environmental and biological factors in human development including the role of the brain in all aspects of development.

    • SOC.9-12.PS.4.2(Objective)

      Compare the theories of Jean Piaget, Sigmund Freud, Lawrence Kohlberg, Carl Jung, and Erik Erikson regarding human development.

  • SOC.9-12.PS.5(Standard)

    understand how organisms adapt to their environment through learning and cognition.

    • SOC.9-12.PS.5.1(Objective)

      Identify and explain the major theories of learning including Ivan Pavlov’s classical conditioning, B.F. Skinner’s and Albert Bandura’s Operant conditioning, and Bandura’s observational learning.

    • SOC.9-12.PS.5.2(Objective)

      Describe the process, organization, and factors that influence memory and recall.

    • SOC.9-12.PS.5.3(Objective)

      Analyze strategies and impediments involved in problem solving and decision making and how this knowledge could be applied to daily life.

  • SOC.9-12.PS.6(Standard)

    understand the principles of motivation and emotion.

    • SOC.9-12.PS.6.1(Objective)

      Compare the predominant theories of motivation and emotion including the biological, social-cognitive, humanistic, and cultural theories.

    • SOC.9-12.PS.6.2(Objective)

      Analyze the biological and environmental influences on positive and negative emotion.

  • SOC.9-12.PS.7(Standard)

    understand how society and culture influence a person’s behavior and mental processes.

    • SOC.9-12.PS.7.1(Objective)

      Evaluate the factors that lead to conformity, obedience and nonconformity as demonstrated in experiments including the Stanford Prison Experiment, Milgram Experiment, or Solomon Asch’s studies.

    • SOC.9-12.PS.7.2(Objective)

      Explain how bias, discrimination and use of stereotypes influence behavior with regard to gender, race, sexual orientation and ethnicity as demonstrated in the studies of the Brown Eyed/Blue Eyed Experiment and the Clark Doll Experiment.

    • SOC.9-12.PS.7.3(Objective)

      Examine influences on aggression and conflict including the factors associated with the bystander effect as demonstrated in such cases as the Kitty Genovese murder.

  • SOC.9-12.PS.8(Standard)

    examine how psychological disorders are diagnosed, classified, and treated.

    • SOC.9-12.PS.8.1(Objective)

      Analyze the methods of determining abnormal behavior and the tools used to diagnose and classify disorders.

    • SOC.9-12.PS.8.2(Objective)

      Describe symptoms and causes of major categories of psychological disorders including schizophrenia mood, anxiety, personality, somatoform, and dissociative disorders.

    • SOC.9-12.PS.8.3(Objective)

      Compare available treatment options and how they evolved through history and among different cultures.

  • SOC.9-12.PS.9(Standard)

    evaluate the many factors that promote mental health.