Perspectives: What It Means To Be a Human Being

Psychology and Scientific Thinking
Lilienfeld: Chapter 1

Perspectives Lecture

Powerpoint for Ch. 1

Lecture Powerpoint for Ch. 1

Wundt's Laboratory

David Foster Wallace: "This is Water"

A Quick Puzzle to Test Your Problem Solving

Men and Women Talking Together

Nail in the Head

TEST #1 REVIEW

Homework Assignment #1: Krech and Rosenzweig: The Enriched Environment Studies

Tuesday, May 15

Readings: Chapters 1 and 2

Quiz 1: Perspectives and Early History of Psychology

Psychology and Scientific Thinking
Lilienfeld: Chapter 1

Research Methods
Lilienfeld: Chapter 2

Powerpoint for Ch. 2

Lecture Powerpoint for Ch. 2

Ted Talk: "Why People Believe Weird Things"

Wednesday, May 16

Readings: Chapter 3

Biological Psychology
Lilienfeld: Chapter 3

Lecture PowerPoint for Ch. 3

Phineas Gage

Thursday, May 17

Readings: Chapter 4--selected pages

Quiz 2: Research Methods

Assignment 1 due

Biological Psychology
Lilienfeld: Chapter 3

Sensation and Perception
Lilienfeld: Chapter 4 (pgs. 124-128, 129-131, 151-153, 158-162)

Ted Talk: David Linden

The Insula

Powerpoint: Ch. 4

Lecture Powerpoint: Ch. 4

Friday, May 18

TEST #1: Perspectives and Chps. 1, 2, 3, 4

Last Day to Withdraw

TEST #1
Perspectives and Chps. 1 - 4

Instructions for completing answer sheets for Assignments 2 & 3

Homework Assignment #2
Classical Conditioning

Homework Assignment #3
Operant Conditioning

Monday, May 21

Readings: Chapters 5 and 6

First Draft of Assignment 2 & 3 due

Consciousness
Lilienfeld: Chapter 5

Powerpoint: Ch. 5

Lusk Powerpoint: Consciousness

Lecture Powerpoint: Ch. 5

Learning
Lilienfeld: Chapter 6

Lecture Powerpoint: Ch. 6

Learning Theory Resource Sheet link

YouTube link to classical conditioning
classical conditioning

Tuesday, May 22

Quiz #3: Learning

Readings: Chapters 7 and 9

Assignment 2 & 3 in final form due

Quiz 4: Memory

Memory
Lilienfeld: Chapter 7

Powerpoint: Ch. 7

Lecture Powerpoint: Ch. 7

Intelligence
Lilienfeld: Chapter 9

Powerpoint: Ch. 9

Lecture Powerpoint: Ch. 9

TEST 2 REVIEW

Wednesday, May 23

Readings: Chapter 14

TEST #2: Chps. 5, 6, 7, 9

Homework Assignment #4: Personality Paper

Personality Type Test

Personality Type Profiles--Go to this website:
http://www.personalitypage.com/high-level.htmlClick here to access your personality profile after you have determined your personality type.

Myers Briggs Criticism

Thursday, May 24

Readings: Chapter 15

Assignment 4 due

Psychological Disorders

Lilienfeld: Chapter 15

Lecture Powerpoint: Ch. 15

Friday, May 25

Readings: Chapter 16

Quiz 5: Personality & Disorders

Psychological Disorders
Lilienfeld: Chapter 15

Therapy
Lilienfeld: Chapter 16

Powerpoint: Ch. 16

Lecture Powerpoint: Ch. 16

Revised Lecture Powerpoint: brief version

FINAL EXAM REVIEW

Monday, May 28

Tuesday, May 29

FINAL EXAM: Comprehensive

FINAL EXAM: Comprehensive