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September 27, 2026
 PSY 101 Introductory Psychology[psychology images]

Instructor: Vincent W. Hevern, S.J., Ph.D.

  • Section 05 MWF 10:00-10:50 am GH 203
  • Section 02 MWF  1:00-1:50 pm GH 207
  • Section 03 MWF  3:30-4:20 pm GH 207

Lecture Notes (FALL 2026)   

Below you will find two different kinds of materials

  • NOTES (or POWERPOINT HANDOUTS) are the complete set of materials that I use for each individual class lecture. You should consider downloading these and printing them out.
  • [OUTLINES] or [POWERPOINTS] are the visual (and sometimes sound) materials for a class that I will use on my computer screen and which I will talk about in each lecture. If we were holding class face-to-face, the OUTLINES or POWERPOINTS would be the material I'd be projecting on a screen in the front of the classroom. There is no need for your to download these.




Module 1: Introduction to Psychology
Mon  Aug 24
 Class 01  Introduction to PSY 101 •  NOTES FOR THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS
Wed  Aug 26
 		Class 02  Psychology in General (The Evolution of Psychology) • NOTES  [OUTLINE]
Fri, Aug 28
Class 03  Psychology in General II (The Evolution of Psychology)  (complete)

Module 2: How Do We Normally Develop Over Our Lifetime?
Mon Aug 31
Class 04  Human Development I: Progress Before Birth.... •  NOTES [Outline]
Wed Sep 02
 Class 05  Human Development Ii: Personality & Cognitive Development in Childhood • NOTES [Outline]
Fri Sep 04
 		Class 06  Human Development III: Adolescence, Adulthood •  NOTES [Outline]
Mon Sep 07
 		Class 07  Human Development IV: Complete materials on development

Module 3: Human Memory
Wed Sep 09 Class 08: Human Memory I:  Encoding, Storage, & Retrieval • NOTES [Outline]
--> Quiz #1 on Modules 1 & 2
Fri Sep 11
 		Class 09: Human Memory II: Forgetting & The Physiology of Memory (Patient H.M.) •  NOTES [Outline]
Mon Sep 14
 		Class 10: (cancelled; instructor illness)
Wed Sep 16
 		Class 11: Human Memory III Human Memory III: The Physiology of Memory II & Systems/Types of Memory • NOTES [Outline]
Fri Sep 18 Class 12 Test #1 Review
Mon Sep 21
 		Class 13: Test #1 on Modules 1, 2, & 3 (Classes 01 to 11)

Module 4: How Do We Learn to Cope with the World?
Wed Sep 23
 		Class 14: Learning I: Classical Conditioning: Recognizing Contrast Effects: Manipulating Emotions
Fri Sep 25
 		Class 15: Learning II: Operant Conditioning & Changing Directions in the Study of Conditioning
Mon Sep 28
 		Class 16: Learning III: Observational Learning; Reflecting on Chapter Themes • Notes [Outline]

Module 5: What are the Biological Bases of Our Behavior
Wed Sep 30
 Class 17: Biological Bases of Behavior I: Communication in the Nervous System • Notes [Outline]
Fri Oct 02 Class 18: Biological Bases of Behavior II:  Organization of the NS; Brain & Behavior; Right Brain/Left Brain: Cerebral Specialization • Notes [Outline]
Mon Oct 05
 		Class 19: Biological Bases of Behavior III: Heredity & Behavior: Is it all in the genes?; Evolutionary Bases of Behavior • Notes [Outline]

Module 6: How Does Psychology Know What It Knows? The Methods of Research
Wed Oct 07 Class 20: Research in Psychology I: Looking for Laws: The Scientific Approach to Behavior; Looking for Causes: Experimental Research • Notes [Outline]
--> Quiz #2 on Modules 4 & 5
Fri Oct 09
 Class 21: Research in Psychology II: Looking for Links: Descriptive/Correlational Research, Looking for Flaws: Evaluating Research, Ethics • Notes [Outline]
Mon Oct 12
 		Wellness Break • No Class
Wed Oct 14 Class 22: Test #2 on Modules 4-5-6 (Classes 12 to 19)

Module 7: Our Feelings, Desires, Drives, & Goals: Motivation & Emotion
Fri Oct 16 Class 23: Motivation & Emotion I: Motivational Theories & Concepts; The Motivation of Hunger & Eating • NOTES [Outlne]
Mon Oct 19 Class 24: Motivation & Emotion II: Sex Motivation & Behavior  • NOTES [Outline]
Wed Oct 21 Class 25: Motivation & Emotion III: The Elements of Emotional Experience; Theories of Emotion  • NOTES [Outline]
Fri Oct 23 Class 26: Motivation & Emotion IV: Theories of Emotion; Happiness (cont'd)

Module 8: Why Are We The Way We Are? Personality & Intelligence
Mon, Oct 26
 Class 27: Personality I: The Nature of Personality; Psychodynamic Perspectives (Freud, etc.) • NOTES [Outline]
--> Quiz #3 Today on Module 7
Wed, Oct 28 Class 28: Personality II: Humanistic & Other Selected Approaches to Personality • NOTES [Outline]
Fri, Oct 30 Class 29: Personality III: Narcissism • NOTES [Outline]
Mon, Nov 02
 Class 30: Personality IV: Intelligence: Measuring IQ, Heredity & Environmental Factors • NOTES [Outline]
Wed, Nov 04
 Class 31: Intelligence (complete)

Module 9: How Do We Behave Around Other People? Social Psychology
Fri, Nov 06
 Class 32: Social Behavior I: Person Perception (Forming Impressions of Others); Attribution Processes (Explaining Behavior) • NOTES [Outline]
Mon, Nov 09
 Class 33: Test #3 on Modules 7 and 8 (Classes 21 to 29)
Wed, Nov 11
 Class 34: Social Behavior II: Interpersonal Attraction (Liking & Loving): Attitudes (Making Social Judgments) • NOTES [Outline]
Fri, Nov 13
 Class 35: Social Behavior III: Conformity & Obedience (Yielding to Others)(; Behavior in Groups (Joining with Others) • NOTES [Outline]
Mon, Nov 16
 Class 36: Social Behavior IV: Understanding Prejudice; The Just World Phenomenon • NOTES [Outline]

Module 10: Awake, Asleep, Hypnotized, Dreaming: The Different Levels of Consciousness
Wed, Nov 18 Class 37: Variations in Consciousness I: On the Nature of Consciousness; The Sleep & Waking Cycle • NOTES [Outline]
Fri, Nov 20 Class 38: Variations in Consciousness II: The World of Dreams; Hypnosis: Altered Consciousness or Role Playing?  • NOTES [Outline]
  • 10 point quiz on materials we covered in Module 9 (Classes 30 to 34)

Module 11: A (Very) Short Look at Clinical Psychology
Mon, Nov 23
 Class 39: Psychological Disorders I: General Concepts; Anxiety Disorders, OCD, and PTSD • NOTES [Outline]
--> Quiz #4 on Modules 9 & 10

Thanksgiving Break • No Class (Wed, Nov. 25 through Sun, Nov. 29)
Mon, Nov 30
 Class 40: Psychological Disorders II: Depressive and Bipolar Disorders; Suicide • NOTES [Outline]
Wed, Dec 02 Class 41: Psychological Disorders III: Schizophrenic (SCZ) & Psychotic Disorders • NOTES [Outline]
Fri, Dec 04 Class 42: Treatment of Psychological D/Os (Last Class) • NOTES [Outline]




Test #4 on Modules 9-10-11
  • PSY 101-05 (10:00 am Class): Test on Wednesday, Dec. 9, at 9:00 am in Grewen 203
  • PSY 101-02 ( 1:00 pm Class): Test on Thursday, Dec. 10 at 12 Noon in Grewen 207
  • PSY 101-03 (3:30 pm Class): Test on Wednesday, Dec. 9 at 3:00 pm in Grewen 207
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 full-class test during the last two weeks of the semester.

This is not a "final" test. There is NO cumulative or summary test in this class