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Lecture & recitation assignments: The lecture assignments (chapters and pages) refer to the Gleitman text. A "p" or page nos. after a chapter no. indicates the chapter reading being split across two or more 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. These readings are contained in the Norton Reader by Gary Marcus (indicated in the schedule by NR-author-px where x is the page no. of the first page of the article) and others that 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 |
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| Viewpoint: Humans as Behaving Biological Organisms: What do neurons know? | ||
| Aug 30 | Intro. p1-8, ch. 1. Dement reading |
Introduction to the course, Psychology and its methods& |
| Aug 31 | No lab due | Recitation |
| Sep. 1 | Ch.1, Ch.6 p220-239 (note change), Ch.15 pp605-615, NR-Stanovich-p27;
(optional) Interesting study on sleep and creativity! |
Sleeping & Dreaming |
| Sep. 6 | Ch.6 p239-end, NR-Freud-p12: Repression reading, Sleepwalking reading, and Rat Dreams reading |
Departmental experimental requirement; Dreaming & Methodology |
| Sep 7 |
Dream Lab Due, Dream Diary 1 Due |
Recitation |
| Sep 8 | Ch. 3 p84-103, | Brain Function & Evolution of Complexity |
| Sep 12 |
Film: "Awakenings" DH 2210 7:00-9:00 The film will be repeated on Tues. eve. in DH 2210 at 7. | |
| Sep 13 | Ch. 3 p103-118, Braitenberg reading |
Neurons & Reflexes: A Model |
| Sep 14 |
Quiz,Dream Diary 2
Due Brain Imaging Lab Due |
Recitation |
| Sep 15 | Ch. 3 p118-end; Ch. 12p, NR-Sacks-p70;NR-Damasio-p58; | Brain, Behavior & Thought |
| Sep 20 | Ch. 12p - end, EXAM I REVIEW: DH 2210 7:00-9:00 NR-Csik'halyi-p210 |
Motivation & Emotion |
| Sep 21 |
Sample Paper Topics
Due Ruler Lab Due, Alcohol Lab Due |
Review for Exam |
| Sep 22 |
Exam I |
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| Sep 27 | Ch. 7 | Learning |
| Sep 28 | Motivation Lab Due Paper Topic Due |
Recitation: Discuss Exams; |
| Sep 29 | Ch. 12, pp523-527; Film Showing & Discussion (in class): "Obedience"; | |
| Viewpoint: Humans as Thinkers: How do we extract meaning from chaos? | ||
| Oct. 4 | Ch. 4 beg.-p160; Pinker reading (p 1 -24) |
Sensory systems |
| Oct. 5 | Illusion Lab Due, Visual Perception Lab Due |
Recitation |
| Oct. 6 | Ch. 4 p160-end, Ch. 5p; Pinker reading (p 24 - end) |
The Visual System & Perception |
| Oct 11 | Ch. 5 Loftus reading |
Perception & Attention |
| Oct 12 | Two Paper References Due
Lateral Inhibition Lab Due |
Recitation |
| Oct 13 | Ch. 8p, NR-Schacter-p165; | Memory |
| Oct 18 | Ch. 8p; Stratton reading |
Memory Processes |
| Oct 19 | Short Term Memory Lab Due | Recitation |
| Oct 20 | Ch. 8p - end. : | Long-term Memory & Thinking |
| Oct 25 | Ch. 9p : | Thinking |
| Oct 26 | Earliest Memory Lab
Due Quiz, Paper Rough Draft Due |
Recitation: Discuss Earliest Memories |
| Oct 27 | Ch. 9p, NR-Pinker-p97; | Problem Solving & Expertise |
| Nov. 1 | Ch. 10 pp 413-415, 379-396; Pinker reading EXAM II REVIEW: DH 2315 7:00-9:00 |
Intro to Language |
| Nov. 2 | Word Superiority Effect Lab Due | Recitation: Review for exam |
| Nov. 3 |
Exam II | |
| Viewpoint: Humans as Developing and Social Beings: How do we become who we are? | ||
| Nov 8 | Ch 10, pp 396-end, Ch 14p, Schactel
reading. Film: Wild Child, PH 100 7:00-9:00 |
Development (Language & General) |
| Nov 9 | Developmental Lab Due | Recitation |
| Nov 10 | Ch. 14p | Cognitive Development |
| Nov 15 | Ch. 13p, NR-Ekman-p245; Film: A Beautiful Mind, DH 2210 7:00-9:00 |
Attitudes & Beliefs |
| Nov 16 | Paper Due Quiz |
Recitation |
| Nov 17 | Ch. 13p, NR-Nisbett-p330, Sherif reading |
Attitude Consistency Theories |
| Nov 22 | Ch. 13 p - end, Ch. 15 beg. - 622, Milgram reading |
Conformity & Obedience and Personality |
| Nov 23/24 No class - Thanksgiving
break |
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| Nov 29 | Ch. 12 pp; 473-478 Koestler reading EXAM III REVIEW: DH 2210 7:00-9:00 |
Nature, Nurture, Aggression and Psychopathology |
| Nov 30 |
IAT Lab Due,
Social Behavior Lab Due |
Recitation: Review for Exam |
| Dec 1 |
Exam III |
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| Dec. 6 | Ch. 15 p622-end, Ch. 16p, NR-Jamison-p349,
NR-Grandin-p358; Nasar reading. |
Personality and Abnormality |
| Dec 7 | Stress Lab Due | Recitation: Discuss Exam |
| Dec 8 | Ch. 17,Schizophrenia reading; | Treatment |
| Dec 15 | Final Exam Review Session, 8:30 - 10:30 p.m. DH 2210 | |
| Dec 16 | Final Exam, 5:30-8:30 p.m. DH 2210 (sections A,B,C,D,E,K,N) and DH 2315 (sections F,G,H,I,J,L,M) | |