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[Psychology Images]PSY 101 Introductory Psychology

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

  • Section 03 MWF  1:00-1:50 pm

2025 Fall

      

Schedule of Modules, Classes, & Assignments

All page assignments in boldface are from the Weiten (11th edition/2022) textbook.

Page assignments in regular type and parentheses beginning with 10e: are from the Weiten (10th edition/2017) textbook
Week
Day
 Date Modules: Topics & Assignments  








Module 1: Introduction to Psychology
1 Mo Aug 25
 Introduction to PSY 101 First day of class
Ch. 1. pp. 24-27
  We Aug 27
 Introduction to PSY 101 II & Psychology in General • The Evolution of Psychology
 		Ch. 1. pp. 5-17
  Fr Aug 29
 Psychology in General II • The Evolution of Psychology
 Ch. 1. pp. 17-24



Module 2: How Do We Normally Develop Over Our Lifetime?
2 Mo Sep 01
 Human Development I: Progress Before Birth: Prenatal Development; Motor, Social, and Language
[This is Labor Day, but Le Moyne is holding classes today]
 Ch. 10, pp. 343-353

We Sep 03
 Human Development II: Personality & Cognitive Development in Childhood Ch. 10, pp. 354-360

Fr Sep 05
 Human Development III: The Transition of Adolescence; The Expanse of Adulthood. Reflecting on the Chapter's Themes Ch. 10, pp. 362-374
3
 Mo Sep 08
 Human Development IV: Complete chapter



Module 3: Human Memory

We Sep 10
 Human Memory I: Encoding: Getting Information Into Memory; Storage: Maintaining Information in Memory; Retrieval: Getting Information Out of Memory Ch. 7, pp. 229-242

Fr Sep 12
 Human Memory II: Forgetting; In  Search of the Memory Trace; Different Types of Memory Systems. Reflecting on the Chapter's Themes. Personal Application: Improving Everyday Memory. Critical Thinking Application: Understanding the Fallibility of Eyewitness Testimony Ch. 7, 242-261
4
 		Mo
 Sep 15
 Human Memory III (continued)

We Sep 17 Test #1 on Modules 1-2-3








Module 4: How Do We Learn to Cope with the World?

Fr Sep 19
 Learning I: Classical Conditioning; Recognizing Contrast Effects: Manipulating Emotions
Ch. 6, pp. 189-198; 224-225
5 Mo Sep 22
 		Learning II: Operant Conditioning & Changing Directions in the Study of Conditioning Ch. 6, 199-215

We Sep 24
 		Learning III: Observational Learning; Reflecting on Chapter's Themes Ch. 6, 215-220, 220-221



Module 5: What Are the Biological Bases for Our Behaviors?

Fr Sep 26
 		Biological Bases of Behavior I: Communication in the Nervous System Ch. 3, pp. 67-76
6 Mo Sep 29
 		Biological Bases of Behavior II:  Organization of the NS; Brain & Behavior; Brain & Behavior; Right Brain/Left Brain: Cerebral Specialization; The Endocrine System: Another Way to Communicate Ch. 3, pp. 76-92

We Oct 01
 Biological Bases of Behavior III: Heredity & Behavior: Is it all in the genes?; Evolutionary Bases of Behavior Ch. 3, pp. 92-100

Fr Oct 03 TBA



Module 6: How Does Psychology Know What It Knows?
The Methods of Research
7
 Mo Oct 06
 		Research in Psychology I: Looking for Laws: The Scientific Approach to Behavior; Looking for Causes: Experimental Research Ch. 2, pp. 33-43
(10e: 31-41)

We Oct 08 Research in Psychology II: Looking for Links: Descriptive/Correlational Research, Looking for Flaws: Evaluating Research, Ethics Ch. 2, pp. 43-59

Fr Oct 10

 		Complete Research in Psychology
8 Mo Oct 13 Fall Break • No Class

We
 Oct 15
 		Test #2 on Modules 4-5-6

Week
Day
 Date Topic & Assignment  



Module 7: Our Feelings, Desires, Drives, & Goals: Motivation & Emotion
  Fr Oct 17
 Motivation & Emotion I: Motivational Theories & Concepts; The Motivation of Hunger and Eating
 Ch. 9, pp. 305-314
9 Mo Oct 20
 		Motivation & Emotion II: Sex Motivation & Behavior; The Achievement Motivation
 Ch. 9, pp. 314-323

We Oct 22
 Motivation & Emotion III: The Elements of Emotional Experience; Theories of Emotion Ch. 9, pp. 323-332

Fr Oct 24
 		Motivation & Emotion IV: Theories of Emotion (cont'd); Personal Application: Exploring the Ingredients of Happiness; Reflecting on Chapter's Themes

 Ch. 9, pp. 334-337
10 Mo Oct 27
Motivation & Emotion V: complete chapter



Module 8: Why Are We The Way We Are? Personality & Intelligence

We Oct 29
 Personality I: The Nature of Personality; Psychodynamic Perspectives (Freud, etc.) Ch. 11, pp. 383-395

Fr
 Oct 31
 Personality II: Humanistic & Other Selected Approaches to Personality Ch. 11, pp. 395-405
11
 		Mo Nov 03
 Personality III: Contemporary Empirical Approaches: Narcissism; Culture & Personality; Personality Assessment [Note: Overview of Theories on pp. 408-409] Ch. 11, pp. 406-413 408-413

We Nov 05
 Intelligence: Some Notes on Measuring IQ • Heredity & Environmental Factors
 Ch. 8, pp. 281-297
will serve as the basis of class



Module 9: How Do We Behave Around Other People? Social Psychology

Fr Nov 071
 Social Behavior I: Person Perception (Forming Impressions of Others); Attribution Processes (Explaining Behavior) Ch. 12, pp. 423-430
12 Mo Nov 10
 Test #3 on Modules 7 & 8

We Nov 12
 Social Behavior II: Interpersonal Attraction (Liking & Loving): Attitudes (Making Social Judgments) Ch. 12, pp. 430-445

Fr
 		Nov 14
 Social Behavior III: Conformity & Obedience (Yielding to Others); Behavior in Groups (Joining with Others) Ch. 12, pp. 445-453
13 Mo Nov 17
 Social Behavior IV Understanding Prejudice; The Just World Phenomenon

 Ch. 12, pp. 454-457



Module 10: Awake, Asleep, Hypnotized, Dreaming:
The Different Levels of Consciousness

We Nov 19 Variations in Consciousness I: On the Nature of Consciousness; The Sleep & Waking Cycle Ch. 5, pp. 151-166

Fr
 Nov 21 Variations in Consciousness II: The World of Dreams; Hypnosis: Altered Consciousness or Role Playing? Addressing Practical Questions about Sleep & Dreams Ch. 5, pp. 166-172; 181-183



Module 11: A (Very) Short Look at Clinical Psychology
14 Mo Nov 24 Psychological Disorders I: General Concepts; Anxiety Disorders, OCD, and PTSD Ch. 14, pp. 499-508

We Nov 26
Thanksgiving Break:  No classes

Fr Nov 28
15 Mo
 		Dec 01
 Psychological Disorders II: Depressive and Bipolar Disorders; Suicide
[Note: Summary chart on pp. 524-525 (10e: 516-517) for Anxiety, Mood-related, and SCZ Disorders]
 Ch. 14, pp. 511-516

We
 Dec 03
 Psychological Disorders III: Schizophrenic (SCZ) & Psychotic Disorders
 Ch. 14, pp. 517-522

Fr
 Dec 05
Last Class: Treatment of Psychological D/Os
(Note: Chart Illustrating 5 Major Approaches to Treatment on pp. 574-575		 Ch. 15, pp. 542-561








Test #4 on Modules 9-10-11 • Dec. 11 (Thursday) at 12 noon

The last 50-minute test covers only the three modules listed above and is given during "Finals Week" because faculty are not supposed to give any test during the last two weeks of class. This is not a "final" test. There is NO cumulative or summary test in this class.