Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Social Studies - Psychology, Chapter 113.36, High School
113.36. Psychology.
(c) Knowledge and Skills.
- (2)
- The individual in society. The student understands that beliefs, decisions, and actions have consequences. The student is expected to:
- (A)
- predict the likely outcome of given courses of action in particular situations, such as refusing to pay taxes, to register to vote, or to obey the speed limit.
- (5)
- The individual in society. The student understands the relationship between biology and behavior. The student is expected to:
- (A)
- describe the anatomy and localized function of given brain areas; and
- (B)
- explain the effects of the endocrine system on development and behavior.
- (10)
- Culture. The student understands behavioral, social, and cognitive perspectives of human learning. The student is expected to:
- (A)
- identify related antecedents, behavior, and consequences in a provided behavioral situation.
- (13)
- Social Studies Skills. The student applies critical thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of sources including electronic technology. The student is expected to:
- (A)
- create a product on a contemporary psychology-related issue or topic using critical methods of inquiry;
- (B)
- draw and evaluate conclusions from qualitative information;
- (D)
- explain and illustrate cautions related to interpreting statistics in news stories;
- (F)
- analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations, and predictions, and drawing inferences and conclusions.
- (14)
- Social Studies Skills. The student communicates in written, oral, and visual forms. The student is expected to:
- (A)
- use psychology-related terminology correctly;
- (B)
- use standard grammar, spelling, sentence structure, and punctuation;
- (C)
- transfer information from one medium to another, including written to visual and written or visual to statistical, using computer software as appropriate; and
- (D)
- create written, oral, and visual presentations of social studies information.
- (15)
- Social Studies Skills. The student uses problem-solving and decision-making skills, working independently and with others, in a variety of settings. The student is expected to:
- (A)
- use a problem-solving process to identify a problem, gather information, list and consider options, consider advantages and disadvantages, choose and implement a solutions, and evaluate the effectiveness of the solution;
- (B)
- use a decision-making process to identify a situation that requires a decision, gather information, identify options, predict consequences, and take action to implement a decision.
- (17)
- Science and Technology. The student understands the implication of technology for the collection, storage, and use of psychological data. The student is expected to:
- (B)
- acquire information through the use of electronic sources.
- (18)
- Science and Technology. The student understands the relationship of changes in technology to personal growth and development. The student is expected to:
- (A)
- analyze examples of attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors related to changes in available technology.
