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Matiya, James C. – High School Behavioral Science, 1977
Described is a social studies classroom exercise intended to help students understand the ideas of self-concept and the perception of the self by others. Instructions to the teacher are included for introducing the activity, helping students analyze the data, and following up the activity with relevant discussion. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Perception, Perception Tests, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedHorner, David T.; Robinson, K. Desix – Teaching of Psychology, 1997
Discusses the size-weight illusion that occurs when a person lifts two equal-weight objects differing in size and perceives the larger object as lighter than the small object. Describes several inexpensive techniques for demonstrating the size-weight illusion and reviews some relevant issues concerning this phenomena. (MJP)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cognitive Psychology, Educational Experiments, Error Patterns
Download full textSmith, Gary R.; Otero, George – 1976
This unit contains 25 class activities to help middle and high school students become aware of stereotypic images they may have about China and the Chinese. The activities can form the basis of a minicourse or can be used to supplement courses in sociology, psychology, U.S. history, world history, language arts, or community studies. Section One…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Bias, Chinese Culture, Class Activities
