Secrets of Your Mind: Mind of a Psychopath
GENERAL PYSCHOLOGY
| Objective/Criteria | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
| Spelling | (0 points)
Contains more than 5 spelling mistakes |
(0 points)
Contains 2-5 spelling mistakes |
(5 points)
Contains 1 or fewer spelling mistakes |
| Understanding the brain research and mental impairments | (10 points)
Describe a “mental impairment” of one of the men in the video. What symptoms did these men exhibit that might indicate that there was a mental impairment. |
(10 points)
Describe how the impairment was explained in the video. |
(20 points)
Describe whether or not you agree or disagree with the explanations from the video for these men’s mental impairments. What else might be the explanation for these men’s behavior? |
| Understanding the impact of Nature vs. Nurture | (5 points)
Define the argument between “nature” and “nurture”. |
(10 points)
Describe the Nature vs. Nurture argument as it applies to the examples in the video. Give examples from the video. |
(20 points)
What do you think, is the cause of these men’s behavior, is it nurture, or nature, or is it a combination of the two? State your reasons. |
| Possible impact of research findings on society | (20 points)
What are some of the pros of using brain scans to determine brain abnormalities? Why do you think using brain scan’s on individuals to show brain abnormalities could be problematic? |
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Mind of a psychopath video link