National Standards for High School Psychology Curricula
August 2005

High School Psychology Standards Working Group for Revised Standards (2005)

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Kristin H. Whitlock, Chair, Viewmont High School, Bountiful, UT
Amy C. Fineburg, Spain Park High School, Hoover, AL
James E. Freeman, PhD, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Marie T. Smith, PhD, Thomas S. Wootton High School, Rockville, MD

High School Psychology Standards Working Group for Revised Standards (1999-2004)

Laura L. Maitland, Chair, Mepham High School, Bellmore, NY
Rob McEntarffer, Lincoln Southeast High School, Lincoln, NE
Kenneth A. Weaver, PhD, Emporia State University, Emporia, KS
Kristin H. Whitlock, Viewmont High School, Bountiful, UT

Task Force Members and Standards Authors (1994-1999)

Laura L. Maitland, Chair, Mepham High School, Bellmore, NY
Ruth M. Anderson, Clovis West High School, Clovis, CA
Charles T. Blair-Broeker, Cedar Falls High School, Cedar Falls, IA
Carol J. Dean, EdD, Lake Park High School, Roselle, IL
Randal M. Ernst, Lincoln High School, Lincoln, NE
Jane S. Halonen, PhD, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
Bates Mandel, Ben Franklin High School, Philadelphia, PA
Wilbert J. McKeachie, PhD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Marilyn J. Reedy, Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI

Preface

Executive Summary

Introduction

I. Methods Domain

• Introduction and Research Methods

II. Biopsychological Domain

• Biological Bases of Behavior
• Sensation and Perception
• Motivation and Emotion
• Stress, Coping and Health

III. Developmental Domain

• Lifespan Development
• Personality and Assessment

IV. Cognitive Domain

• Learning
• Memory
• Thinking and Language
• States of Consciousness
• Individual Differences

V. Variations in Individual and Group Behavior Domain

• Psychological Disorders
• Treatment of Psychological Disorders
• Social and Cultural Dimensions of Behavior

Appendix A:        Contributors
Appendix B:        Implementation Issues
Appendix C:        Resources

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