Course Schedule
PSY 100: The Science of Behavior

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DATES TOPICS READINGS ASSIGNMENTS




Sept 10
Introduction

 
Sept 12 Methods of Science Ch. 1 (M); Essay

 

Sept 14 Scientific Ways of Knowing

Assignment 1

Article: If the television program...

 





Sept 17 Methods of Science

Article: New directions in... (Honors only)

Assignment 2 (Section 4)


Sept 19 Scientific Ways of Knowing

Article: Does drinking promote...

 

Sept 21 Methods of Science

Article: Imperceptibly off-center...

 




Sept 24 Scientific Ways of Knowing

Article: Buying behavior as...


Paper 1 due
Sept 26
Methods of Science

Article: Unit bias...

Article: Raeding Wrods... (Honors only)

 
Sept 28
EXAM 1
 

 




 

Oct 1 Neuroscience and Behavior

Ch. 2 (M)

Article: Rough-and-tumble play... (Honors only)

Assignment 7

 

Oct 3 Neuroscience and Behavior

Ch. 6 (M)

Article: Sleep facilitates...

 

Oct 5 Nature and Nurture

Ch. 3 (M)

Article: Is television traumatic...






Oct 8 Nature and Nurture

Ch. 4 (M)

Article: What causes specific...

Assignment 9


Oct 10 Sensation and Perception


Ch. 5 (M)

Article: The neural bases...

 


Paper 2 due

Oct 12 Sensation and Perception

Article: Try it, you'll...






Oct 15
EXAM 2
 
Oct 17 Learning Ch. 7 (M)

 

Oct 19 Learning

Article: Are pets a healthy...






Oct 22 Memory

Ch. 8 (M)

Assignment 12 (Honors)

Assignment 12 (Section 4)

 

Oct 24 Memory

Article: On making the right...

 

Oct 26 Memory Article: Remembering can cause... (honors only)
 




Oct 29 Memory

Ch. 9 (M)

Article: Believing is seeing...


Oct 31
EXAM 3


Nov 2 Personality Ch. 12 (M)






Nov 5 Personality Article: Belief about essences... (honors only)
Paper 3 due
Nov 7 Psychological Disorders

Article: First impressions...


Nov 9 Psychological Disorders

Ch. 13 (M)

Article: Do narcissists dislike...

Assignment 16






Nov 12
Psychological Disorders

Article: Positive affect and...

Article: The effectiveness of...

Article: Facilitation of extinction...

 

Nov 14 Therapy

Ch. 14 (M)

Dolphin-assisted therapy

Assignment 18

 

Nov 16 Therapy  
Paper 4 due




Nov 19 (Section 4)

 

Nov 21 (Section H1)

EXAM 4

 

3:30-5:30pm

 

7:30-9:30am



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