INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY
SPRING 2012 CLASS SCHEDULE
INSTRUCTOR: DR. STUART FADER
TEXT: PSYCHOLOGY: MODULES FOR ACTIVE LEARNING 12TH EDITION
BY: DENNIS COON AND JOHN O. MITTERER
MA223 Monday 6:00 – 9:05 PM PC 101 Section: 522 CRN 22924
DATE TEXT CHAPTER TOPIC
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1/23 1 COURSE OVERVIEW
PSYCHOLOGY AS A SCIENCE
GOALS AND RESEARCH METHODS
1/30 1 PSYCHOLOGY AS A SCIENCE
GOALS AND RESEARCH METHODS
RESEARCH ETHICS
MAJOR THEORETICAL APPROACHES
BIOLOGICAL
PSYCHODYNAMIC
BEHAVIORAL
COGNITIVE
HUMANISTIC
2/6 ****** QUIZ IA CHAPTER 1 ******************************** 2 BIOLOGICAL BASIS OF BEHAVIOR
2/13 FIRST PAPER DUE TODAY
2 BIOLOGICAL BASIS OF BEHAVIOR
FILM - "THE BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR"
2/20 ***** NO CLASS ****** PRESIDENTS DAY **********************************
2/27 ****** QUIZ IB CHAPTER 2 ******************************** 5 LEARNING
3/5 5 LEARNING
6 MEMORY
3/12 6 MEMORY
DATE TEXT CHAPTER TOPIC
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3/19 ****** QUIZ II CHAPTERS 5 & 6 **************
9 MOTIVATION & EMOTION
3/26 9 MOTIVATION & EMOTION
8 INTELLIGENCE
THEORIES
ASSESSMENT
MENTAL RETARDATION
GENIUS
4/2 ***************** SPRING RECESS – NO CLASSES *********************** 9 MOTIVATION & EMOTION
8 INTELLIGENCE
THEORIES
ASSESSMENT
MENTAL RETARDATION
GENIUS
4/9 ******* QUIZ III CHAPTERS 9 & 8 ****************************
12 PERSONALITY
THEORIES:
TRAIT
PSYCHODYNAMIC
BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL COGNITIVE
HUMANISTIC
PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT
4/16 12 PERSONALITY
11 HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY: STRESS, COPING
AND WELL-BEING
4/23 SECOND PAPER DUE TODAY
11 HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY: STRESS, COPING
AND WELL-BEING
4/30 ******* QUIZ IV CHAPTERS 12 & 11 *************
14 PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS
5/7 14 PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS
15 PSYCHOTHERAPY
FILM - PSYCHOTROPIC MEDS. & SCHIZOPHRENIA
5/14 ****** QUIZ V CHAPTERS 14 & 15 **********************