PSY 101 Introductory Psychology Schedule (Fall, 2008)

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09/23/08

PSY 101 Introductory Psychology

Instructor: Vincent W. Hevern, SJ, Ph.D.

Section 01 MWF 1:30 PM-2:20 PM Grewen Hall 207

Section 02 MWF 2:30 PM-3:20 PM Grewen Hall 207

Fall 2008

Schedule of Classes & Assignments

All page assignments are given for the Weiten (7th edition/2008) textbook.
REVISED 9/23/08

Week	Day	Date	Topic & Assignment
1	Mo	Aug 25	Introduction to Psychology	First day of class
	We	Aug 27	Psychology in General I
	Fr	Aug 29	Psychology in General II
2	Mo	Sep 01	Labor Day: No Class
	We	Sep 03	Biological Bases of Behavior I: Communication in the Nervious System.	Ch. 3, pp. 63-70
	Fr	Sep 05	Biological Bases of Behavior II: Organization of the NS; Brain & Behavior; Right Brain/Left Brain: Cerebral Specialization	Ch. 3, pp. 70-82 90-91
3	Mo	Sep 08	Biological Bases of Behavior III: Heredity & Behavior; Evolutionary Bases of Behavior	Ch. 3, pp. 84-89
	We	Sep 10	Research Enterprise in Psychology I: Looking for Laws: The Scientific Approach to Behavior; Looking for Causes: Experimental Research	Ch. 2, pp. 33-41
	Fr	Sep 12	Research Enterprise in Psychology II: Looking for Links: Descriptive/Correlational Research; Looking for Flaws: Evaluating Research	Ch. 2, pp. 42-50 58-59
4	Mo	Sep 15	Sensation & Perception: Visual System I: Our Sense of Sight: The Visual System (I) Proposed title for Book Review assignment is due	Ch. 4, pp. 97-108 132-133
	We	Sep 17	Sensation & Perception: Visual System II: Perceiving Forms, Patterns & Objects; Appreciating Art & Illusion	Ch. 4, pp. 108-119 128-131
	Fr	Sep 19	Sensation & Perception: Visual System II (continued)
5	Mo	Sep 22	Human Memory I: Encoding: Getting Information Into Memory; Storage: Maintaining Information in Memory; Retrieval: Getting Information Out of Memory	Ch. 7, pp. 205-216
	We	Sep 24	Human Memory II: Forgetting; In Search of the Memory Trace; Systems & Types of Memory. Understanding the Fallibility of Eyewitness Accounts	Ch. 7, pp. 216-226 230-231
	Fr	Sep 26	Human Memory III (continued)

Week	Day	Date	Topic & Assignment
6	Mo	Sep 29	Learning I: Classical Conditioning; Manipulating Emotions: Pavlov & Persuasion (revised date)	Ch. 6, pp. 169-177 200-201
	We	Oct 01	Test #1 (revised date)
	Fr	Oct 03	Learning II (continued)
7	Mo	Oct 06	Learning III: Operant Conditioning	Ch. 6, pp. 177-196
	We	Oct 08	Learning IV: Observational Learning
	Fr	Oct 10	Motivation & Emotion I: Motivational Theories & Concepts; Hunger & Eating; Sex Motivation & Behavior	Ch. 9, pp. 273-286
8	Mo	Oct 13	Long Weekend (no class)
	We	Oct 15	Motivation & Emotion II: Sex Motivation & Behavior (cont'd); Achievement	Ch. 9, pp. 286-288
	Fr	Oct 17	Motivation & Emotion III: The Elements of Emotional Experience; Theories of Emotion	Ch. 9, pp. 288-295
9	Mo	Oct 20	Life Span Human Development I: Progress Before Birth: Penatal Development; The Wonderous Years of Childhood (Motor Development, Attachment)	Ch. 10, pp. 305-312
	We	Oct 22	Life Span Human Development II: The Wonderous Years of Childhood (Personality; Cognitive & Moral Development); Are Fathers Essential to a Child's Well-Being?	Ch. 10, pp. 312-320 334-335
	Fr	Oct 24	Life Span Human Development III: Adolescence & Adulthood	Ch. 10, pp. 321-329
10	Mo	Oct 27	Personality I: The Nature of Personality; Psychodynamic Perspectives (Freud)	Ch. 11, pp. 339-352
	We	Oct 29	Personality II: Humanistic Perspectives; Biological Perspectives; Terror Management Theory; Culture & Psychology	Ch. 11, pp. 352-364
	Fr	Oct 31	Study for Test #2
11	Mo	Nov 03	Test #2

Week	Day	Date	Topic & Assignment
	Tu	Nov 04	Presidential Election Day: VOTE!!!
	We	Nov 05	Social Behavior I: Person Perception (Forming Impressions of Others); Attribution Processes (Explaining Behavior)	Ch. 15, pp. 467-474
	Fr	Nov 07	Social Behavior II: Interpersonal Attraction (Liking & Loving): Attitudes (Making Social Judgments	Ch. 15, pp. 475-485
12	Mo	Nov 10	Social Behavior III: Conformity & Obedience (Yielding to Others); Behavior in Groups (Joining with Others)	Ch. 15, pp. 485-493
	We	Nov 12	Social Behavior IV
	Fr	Nov 14	Variations in Consciousness I: Consciousness; Sleeping & Dreaming	Ch. 5, pp. 128-141
13	Mo	Nov 17	Variations in Consciousness II: Hypnosis & Meditation	Ch. 5, pp. 142-146
	We	Nov 19	Psychological Disorders I: Abnormal Behavior: Myths & Realities; Anxiety Disorders	Ch. 13, pp. 403-410
	Fr	Nov 21	Psychological Disorders II: Somatoform, Dissociative, & Mood Disorders Book Report due	Ch. 13, pp. 410-418
14	Mo	Nov 24	Psychological Disorders III: Schizophrenic Disorders; Understanding Eating Disorders	Ch. 13, pp. 418-426 427-429
	We	Nov 26	Thanksgiving Break • No Class
	Fr	Nov 28	Thanksgiving Break • No Class
15	Mo	Dec 01	Treatment of Psychological Disorders I: Elements of The Treatment Process; Insight & Behavior Therapies	Ch. 14, pp. 435-447
	We	Dec 03	Treatment of Psychological Disorders II: Biomedical Therapies; Current Trends & Issues; Institutional Treatment in Transition	Ch. 14, pp. 447-458
	Fr	Dec 05	Last Class: TBA Deadline for handing in Research Participation Requirement reports

Semester Examinations

Mon Dec 08

Tue Dec 09

Wed Dec 10 PSY 101-01 (1:30 PM Class) Exam => 12 Noon to 2:30 PM in GH 207

Thu Dec 11 PSY 101-02 (2:30 PM Class) Exam => 3:00 PM to 5:30 PM in GH 207

Fri Dec 12

Semester Examinations
Mon Dec 08
Tue Dec 09
Wed Dec 10	PSY 101-01 (1:30 PM Class) Exam => 12 Noon to 2:30 PM in GH 207
Thu Dec 11	PSY 101-02 (2:30 PM Class) Exam => 3:00 PM to 5:30 PM in GH 207
Fri Dec 12