COURSE SCHEDULE

Psychology 1A–Fall 2005

Section 6345—Tuesday 1900-2100

Instructor: Jack Newins

Text: Weiten, L. Psychology: Themes and Variations, Briefer Edition, 6/e.

DATE TEXT TOPIC/ACTIVITY

Aug 16 Introduction and Overview; Course success

Aug 23 Ch 1; App. A History of Psychology; Statistics

Aug 30 Ch 2 Psychological Research

Sep 6 Ch 3 Biology and behavior: Brain and Nervous System

Sep 13 Exam 1: Chs 1, 2, 3; Statistics Quiz

Sep 20 Ch 4 Sensation and Perception; ESP; Subliminal Perception

Sep 27 Ch 5 Consciousness: Sleep, dreams, hypnosis, drugs

Oct 4 Ch 6 Learning

Oct 11 Exam 2: Chs 4, 5, 6; Extra credit quiz, Ch 9 (Motivation & Emotion)

Oct 18 Ch 7 Memory

Oct 25 Ch 8 Cognition and Intelligence

Nov 1 Ch 15* Social Psychology (*out of sequence)

Nov 8 Exam 3: Chs 7, 8, 15; Extra credit quiz, Ch 10 (Development)

Nov 15 Ch 11 Personality Theories

Nov 22 Ch 13 Psychological Disorders

Nov 29 Ch 14 Treatment of Disorders

Dec 8 Exam 4: Chs 11, 13, 14; Extra Credit quiz, Ch 12 (Stress and Health)

Dec 13 Make up exams (1-3) and Comprehensive Final

Other important dates:

Sep 11 Last chance to drop with no entry on transcript

Sep 19 Credit/No Credit option ends

Nov 20 Last chance to drop with a W (Instructors must give letter grades after this date.)