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Lecture and Reading Guidelines-Lectures may change without notice but exam dates wont.

Week Date Topic Readings


1 January 6 Course Info
January 7 Introduction to Psychology & Methods Chapter 1
January 8 Critical Thinking & Psychological Inference
January 9 Brain Basics Chapter 2 (26-45)
January 10 The Psychology of Studying & Learning Prologue, (22-23)

2 January 13 The Brain: Consciousness & Volition Chapter 2 (46-50)
January 14 The Brain: Modeling the Mind-Methods
January 15 Q-day http://web.psych.washington.edu/questionnaireday/
January 16 Media 1A Neuroscience and the Law
January 17 Media 1B Neuroscience and the Law
Quiz 1: Due Today

3 January 20 HOLIDAY!!
January 21 Sleep and Dreaming Chapter 2 (50-59)
January 22 Sensation and Perception Part 1 Chapter 5
January 23 Sensation and Perception Part 2 Chapter 5
January 24 Midterm 1 Review Session

4 January 27 Midterm 1
January 28 Child Development Chapter 3
January 29 Child Development Part 2 Chapter 3
January 30 Nature vs. Nurture/Gender & Sex Chapter 4 (100-112)
January 31 Media 2: Nature vs. Nurture
Quiz 2: Due Today

5 February 3 Reward Based Learning Chapter 6 (154-172)
February 4 Decomposing Memory Chapter 7
February 5 Long Term Memory & Memory Disorders Chapter 7
February 6 Language & Thought Chapter 8 (212-216)
February 7 Media 3A: Memory & Memory Disorders
Quiz 3: Due Today
6 February 10 Reasoning & Intelligence Chapter 8 (204-212; 219-235)
February 11 Animal Intelligence and Communication Chapter 8 (216-219)
February 12 Midterm 2 Review Session
February 13 Midterm 2
February 14 Media 3B: Memory & Memory Disorders

7 February 17 HOLIDAY!!
February 18 Social Influence Chapter 14 (376-396)
February 19 Social Relations Chapter 14 (397-407)
February 20 Emotions & Happiness Chapter 9 (252-271)
February 21 Media 4: Happiness
Quiz 4: Due Today

8 February 24 Motivation Chapter 9 (236-252)
February 25 Stress & Health Chapter 10
February 26 Personality Chapter 11
February 27 Psychological Disorders I Chapter 12
February 28 Media 5A: Psychological Disorders

9 March 3 Psychological Disorders II Chapter 12
March 4 Therapies Chapter 13 (350-360)
March 5 Evaluating Therapies and Trends Chapter 13 (361-375)
March 6 Course Summary
March 7 Media 5B: Psychological Disorders
Quiz 5: Due Today

10 March 10 Midterm 3 Review
March 11 Midterm 3
March 12 Media 6: Social Relations
March 13 Final Review
March 14 Final Exam

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