| Psyc 100: Introductory
Psychology. Fall 2002. Dr. vom Saal TENTATIVE DATES NOTE: There may be adjustments and changes in these dates. You are responsible for any changes announced in class (even if you miss a class for an excused absence) |
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| Day | Date | Unit | Reading | Topic | ||||||||
| Tues | 8/27/02 | Introduction and overview. | ||||||||||
| Thurs | 8/29/02 | L02 | Ch. 1 | Perspectives in psychology. | ||||||||
| L03 | Ch. 1 | Research in psychology. | ||||||||||
| Tues | 9/3/02 | L04 | Ch. 1 | Critical thinking in research. | ||||||||
| Thurs | 9/5/02 | L05 | Ch. 2 | Biological basis of behavior. | ||||||||
| L06 | Ch. 2 | Nature – nurture debate. | ||||||||||
| Tues | 9/10/02 | L07 | Ch. 2 | Evolutionary psychology. | ||||||||
| Thurs | 9/12/02 | L08a | Ch. 3 | Sensation and perception. | ||||||||
| Tues | 9/17/02 | NO CLASSES | ||||||||||
| Thurs | 9/19/02 | L08b | Ch. 3 | Sensation and perception. | ||||||||
| Tues | 9/24/02 | L09 | Ch. 4 | States of consciousness. | ||||||||
| Thurs | 9/26/02 | Discussion and Review | ||||||||||
| Tues | 10/1/02 | EXAMINATION #1. Covers Units L01-L09. Bring study cards. | ||||||||||
| Thurs | 10/3/02 | L01 | TBA | Feedback on Exam. Study skills and techniques. | ||||||||
| Tues | 10/8/02 | L10a | Ch. 5 | Learning and Conditioning. | ||||||||
| Thurs | 10/10/02 | L10b | Ch. 5 | Examples of conditioning in everyday life. | ||||||||
| Tues | 10/15/02 | L11a | Ch. 6 | Memory. Memory models. Short term memory. | ||||||||
| Thurs | 10/17/02 | L11b | Ch. 6 | Memory. Long term memory. | ||||||||
| Tues | 10/22/02 | L12 | Ch. 7 | Language and thought. | ||||||||
| ***LIBRARY EXPLORATION REPORT DUE | ||||||||||||
| Thurs | 10/24/02 | NO CLASSES | ||||||||||
| Tues | 10/29/02 | L14 | Ch. 7 | Creativity and problem solving. | ||||||||
| L13 | Ch. 7 | Intelligence. | ||||||||||
| Thurs | 10/31/02 | L15 | Ch. 8 | Motivation and emotion. | ||||||||
| L16 | Ch. 8 | Motivation: human sexuality; gender. | ||||||||||
| Tues | 11/5/02 | L16 | Ch. 8 | Motivation: human sexuality; gender, cont'd. | ||||||||
| L17 | Ch. 14 | Love and relationships. | ||||||||||
| Thurs | 11/7/02 | EXAM #2. Covers Units L01+L10-L17. Bring study cards. | ||||||||||
| Tues | 11/12/02 | L18 | Ch. 9 | Human development. | ||||||||
| Thurs | 11/14/02 | L19 | Ch. 10 | Personality: overview | ||||||||
| ***Last day to submit proposals for additional credit. | ||||||||||||
| Tues | 11/19/02 | L19F | Ch. 10 | Personality: the contributions of Freud. | ||||||||
| Thurs | 11/21/02 | L20 | Ch. 11 | Health psychology. | ||||||||
| L22 | Ch. 12 | Psychological disorders & mental illness: overview. | ||||||||||
| Tues | 11/26/02 | L22A | Ch. 12 | Psychological disorders: abnormal behavior in everyday life. | ||||||||
| Thurs | 11/28/02 | NO CLASSES | ||||||||||
| Tues | 12/3/02 | L23 | Ch. 13 | Treatment of psychological disorders. | ||||||||
| Thurs | 12/5/02 | L24 | Ch. 14 | Social psychology. | ||||||||
| ***RESEARCH PARTICIPATION POINTS DUE | ||||||||||||
| Tues | 12/10/02 | Last class. Course wrap-up and final review. | ||||||||||
| FINAL EXAMINATION. Covers Units L18-L24. Bring study cards. | ||||||||||||
| My Final Examination Day and Time are: __________________________ | ||||||||||||