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Lecture & recitation assignments: The lecture assignments (chapters and pages) refer to the Gleitman text. Some chapters span multiple lectures. You may click on a highlighted lecture date for a brief topic outline or questions to think about for that day's material, and on the weekly "Lab Due" for the lab assignment due that week. In addition to Gleitman, there are readings, that will often be used as a basis for discussion in recitation. They are indicated simply by highlighted author name that can be found by clicking on the reading to get the pdf file. These pdf files can be read using Adobe Acrobat reader which you can find at Adobe's website.
| Dates | Assignments | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| Viewpoint: Humans as Behaving Biological Organisms: What do neurons know? | ||
| Aug 28 | Introduction: pg. 1-8; Chapter 1 Dement reading |
Introduction to the course, Psychology and its methods |
| Aug 29 |
No lab due | Recitation |
| Aug 30 | Chapter 1; Chapter 6, pg. 220-239; Chapter15 pg.
605-615 (optional) Interesting study on sleep and creativity! |
Sleeping & Dreaming |
| Sep 4 | Chapter 6, pg. 239-end Repression reading, Sleepwalking reading, and Rat Dreams reading |
Departmental experimental requirement; Dreaming & Methodology |
| Sep 5 |
Lab 1 Due: Dream Diary | Recitation |
| Sep 6 |
Chapter 3, pg. 84-103 | Brain Function & Evolution of Complexity |
| Sep 11 | Chapter 3, pg. 103-114 Braitenberg reading Film: "Awakenings" DH 2210 7:00-9:00 |
Neurons & Reflexes: A Model |
| Sep 12 |
Lab 2 Due: Brain Imaging | Recitation |
| Sep 13 | Chapter 3, pg. 118-end; Chapter 12 Pinker reading (pg. 1-24) |
Brain, Behavior & Thought |
| Sep 18 |
Film Showing & Discussion
(in
class): "Obedience" |
Motivation & Emotion |
| Sep 19 |
Lab 3 Due: Nervous
System Sample Paper Topics Due Quiz I |
Review for Exam |
| Sep 20 |
Chapter 12 Pinker reading (pg. 24-end) |
Motivation & Emotion |
| Sep 25 | Chapter 7, beginning - pg. 278 | Learning: Classical & Operant Conditioning |
| Sep 26 | Lab 4 Due: Motivation Paper Topic Due |
Recitation |
| Sep 27 | Chapter 4, beginning - pg. 160 |
Sensory Systems |
| Viewpoint: Humans as Thinkers: How do we extract meaning from chaos? | ||
| Oct 2 | Chapter 4, pg. 160 - end; Chapter 5 EXAM I REVIEW: DH 2210 7:00-9:00 |
The Visual System & Perception |
| Oct 3 | Lab 5 Due: Illusions |
Recitation |
| Oct 4 | EXAM I |
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| Oct 9 | Chapter 5 Loftus reading |
Perception & Attention |
| Oct 10 | Lab 6 Due: Lateral Inhibition
Two Paper References Due |
Recitation |
| Oct 11 | Chapter 8 |
Memory |
| Oct 16 | Chapter 8 Stratton reading |
Memory Processes |
| Oct 17 | Lab 7 Due: Short Term Memory | Recitation |
| Oct 18 | Chapter 8 |
Long-term Memory & Thinking |
| Oct 23 | Chapter 9 |
Thinking |
| Oct 24 | Lab 8 Due: Earliest
Memory Paper Rough Draft Due |
Recitation: Discuss Earliest Memories |
| Oct 25 | Chapter 9 |
Problem Solving & Expertise |
| Oct 30 | Chapter 10, pg 379-396, 413-415 Pinker reading Film: Wild Child, PH 100 7:00-9:00 |
Intro to Language |
| Oct 31 | Lab 9 Due: Word
Superiority
Effect Quiz II |
Recitation |
| Nov 1 |
Chapter 10, pg. 396-end; Chapter 14 Schactel reading |
Development (Language & General) |
| Viewpoint: Humans as Developing and Social Beings: How do we become who we are? | ||
| Nov 6 | Chapter 14 EXAM II REVIEW: DH 2315 7:00-9:00 |
Cognitive Development |
| Nov 7 | Lab 10 Due: Development | Recitation |
| Nov 8 | EXAM II |
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| Nov 13 | Chapter 13 Film: A Beautiful Mind, DH 2210 7:00-9:00 |
Attitudes & Beliefs |
| Nov 14 | Paper Due |
Recitation |
| Nov 15 | Chapter 13 Sherif reading |
Attitude Consistency Theories |
| Nov 20 | Chapter 13; Chapter 15, beginning - 622 Milgram reading |
Conformity & Obedience and Personality |
| Nov 21/22 No class - Thanksgiving
break |
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| Nov 27 | Chapter 2; Chapter 12, pg 473-478 Koestler reading |
Nature, Nurture, and Aggression |
| Nov 28 |
Lab 11 Due: Social Behavior | Recitation |
| Nov 29 | Chapter 15 |
Aggression/Personality |
| Dec 4 | Chapter 16 Nasar reading. |
Personality and Psychopathology |
| Dec 5 | Lab 12 Due: Stress Quiz III |
Recitation |
| Dec 6 | Chapter 17,Schizophrenia reading; | Treatment |
| Dec 15 |
Final Exam Review Session, Sat. 11:00 am to 1:00 pm DH 2210 | |
| Dec 17 |
Final Exam, 8:30-11:30 a.m. DH 2210 (sections A,B,C,D,L,M,N) and DH 2315 (sections E,F,G,H,I,J,K) | |