| DATES | TOPICS | READINGS | ASSIGNMENTS |
| Sept 10 |
Introduction
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| Sept 12 | Methods of Science | Ch.
1 (M); Essay |
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| Sept 14 | Scientific Ways of Knowing |
Article:
If the television
program... |
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| Sept 17 | Methods of Science |
Article: New directions in... (Honors only)
Assignment 2 (Section 4) |
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| Sept 19 | Scientific Ways of Knowing |
Article: Does drinking promote... |
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| Sept 21 | Methods of Science |
Article: Imperceptibly off-center... |
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| Sept 24 | Scientific Ways of Knowing |
Article: Buying behavior as... |
Paper
1 due
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| Sept 26 |
Methods
of Science
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Article: Unit bias... Article:
Raeding
Wrods... (Honors only) |
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| Sept 28 |
EXAM
1
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| Oct 1 | Neuroscience and Behavior |
Ch. 2 (M) Article: Rough-and-tumble play... (Honors only) |
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| Oct 3 | Neuroscience and Behavior |
Ch. 6 (M) Article:
Sleep
facilitates... |
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| Oct 5 | Nature and Nurture |
Ch. 3 (M) Article: Is television traumatic... |
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| Oct 8 | Nature and Nurture |
Ch. 4 (M) Article: What causes specific... |
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| Oct 10 | Sensation and Perception |
Article: The neural bases... |
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| Oct 12 | Sensation and Perception |
Article: Try it, you'll... |
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| Oct 15 |
EXAM
2
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| Oct 17 | Learning | Ch.
7 (M) |
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| Oct 19 | Learning |
Article: Are pets a healthy... |
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| Oct 22 | Memory |
Ch. 8 (M) Assignment 12 (Honors) Assignment
12 (Section 4) |
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| Oct 24 | Memory |
Article: On making the right... |
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| Oct 26 | Memory | Article:
Remembering
can cause... (honors only) |
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| Oct 29 | Memory |
Ch. 9 (M) Article: Believing is seeing... |
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| Oct 31 |
EXAM
3
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| Nov 2 | Personality | Ch.
12 (M) |
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| Nov 5 | Personality | Article: Belief about essences... (honors only) |
Paper
3 due
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| Nov 7 | Psychological Disorders |
Article: First impressions... |
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| Nov 9 | Psychological Disorders |
Ch. 13 (M) Article: Do narcissists dislike... |
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| Nov 12 |
Psychological
Disorders
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Article: Positive affect and... Article: The effectiveness of... Article:
Facilitation
of extinction... |
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| Nov 14 | Therapy |
Ch. 14 (M) |
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| Nov 16 | Therapy |
Paper
4 due
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Nov 19 (Section 4)
Nov 21 (Section H1) |
EXAM
4
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3:30-5:30pm
7:30-9:30am
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