Individuals and Societies 101 Section 23, John J.B. Allen Spring, 2007
Tentative Schedule of Topics & Readings
Lecture Podcast!
Printable Checklist and Schedule (pdf)
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Date
Topic
Assigned Chapter Reading (Online Quiz available for those choosing that option)
Week 1
1/10/07
Introduction and Administrative Overview
None
1/15/07
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
Psychology, the Discipline at the interface of Biology and Society
1/17/07
Survey
Myer’s Prologue (Quiz)
Week 2
1/22/07
Introduction to Course
Myer’s Ch. 1 (Quiz)
1/24/07
Research Methods
Myer’s Ch. 1
The Stuff of Which We're Made: Biological Constraints are not Destiny, but they are Constraints
Week 3
1/29/07
Biological Basis of Psychology
Myer’s Ch. 2 (Quiz)
1/31/07
Myer’s Ch. 2
Week 4
2/5/07
Myer’s Ch. 3 (Quiz)
2/7/07
EXAM #1
Rooted in Biology and Shaped by Experience
Week 5
2/12/07
Imaging, Lateralization
Myer’s Ch. 2 (pp 69, 84-91)
2/14/07
States of Consciousness
Myer’s Ch. 7 (Quiz)
Paper #1 Due
Week 6
2/19/07
Myer’s Ch. 7
2/21/07
Sensation and Perception
Myer’s Ch. 5 (Quiz)
Week 7
2/26/07
Myer’s Ch. 6 (Quiz)
2/28/07
EXAM #2
Week 8
3/5/07
Pain Motivation
Myers Ch 5 (pp. 224-234) Myer’s Ch. 12 (Quiz)
Paper #1 Feedback
3/7/07
Emotion
Myer’s Ch. 13 (Quiz)
Spring Break March 10-18
Week 9
3/19/07
Emotion (note podcast recovered!)
Myer’s Ch. 13
3/21/07
Learning and Conditioning
Myer’s Ch. 8 (pp 313-326) (Quiz)
Week 10
3/26/07
Myer’s Ch. 8 (pp 313-326)
3/28/07
EXAM #3
Paper #2 Due
Week 11
4/2/07
Learning and Conditioning Memory
Myer’s Ch. 8 (pp 326-347) Schacter Gilbert Wegner Ch. 5
4/4/07
Memory
Schacter Gilbert Wegner Ch. 5
Individuals And Their Interactions With The Social World, Both Normal And Abnormal
Week 12
4/09/07
4/11/07
Myer’s Ch. 11 (Quiz)
Week 13
4/16/07
Mental Abilities Developmental Psychology
4/18/07
EXAM #4
4/20/07
Paper #2 Feedback
Week 14
4/23/07
Social Psychology Personality
Schacter Gilbert Wegner Ch. 16 Myer’s Ch. 15 (Quiz)
4/25/07
Mental Disorders
Myer’s Ch. 16 (Quiz)
Week 15
4/30/07
Myer’s Ch. 14 (Quiz)
Last Class Session
5/2/07
Treatment
Myer’s Ch. 17 (Quiz)
5/4/07
Final Day to Complete Quizzes if you wish to use the Quiz Replacement Option (Link to see which quizzes you must complete)
5/9/07
Final Exam 5-7 p.m. Wednesday
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