Swear Jar

Using reinforcement theory and expectancy theory, explain what is happening in this clip.

Additional Articles for Week of Feb 16

“Homework”(will count for participation points on Thursday)

–Go to: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/

–Go to demonstration tasks

–Say that you wish to proceed

–Choose an implicit association test to take

https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/demo/selectatest.html

–Bring print-out of your results to class on Thursday

Read:

How a Race About Race Could be Less About Race

Ten Myths About Affirmative Action

Stress and the Minimum Wage

Minimum Wage clip 

Stress

Training: Principles of Learning

Can you identify the 4 principles of learning (i.e., participation, repetition, transfer of training, feedback) in this clip? Why is Guitar Hero so addictive?

Article: Most Likely to Succeed (Gladwell)

Title: Most likely to succeed: How do we hire when we can’t tell who’s right for the job?

Author: Malcolm Gladwell

Source: The New Yorker

Link to full article:

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/12/15/081215fa_fact_gladwell

Follow up article from Gladwell's blog:

http://gladwell.typepad.com/gladwellcom/2008/12/teachers-and-quarterbacks.html