Tentative Course Plan and Schedule for Intro to Psychology

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You-Tube Presentation Order (1pm MWF class)
Date
2/3
Assigned Material
Chapter 2
Lower-Level Brain Structures and the Cerebral Cortex (pp. 71-82)
 Erika Jacobo (Hypothalamus, Hippocampus, or Amygdala)
 Keith Little (Central Nervous System)
 Olivia Walde (Synesthesia)
2/5
Hock: More Experience = Bigger Brain (p. 11-18) (For Credit)
2/8
No Class
Instructor Professional Day
(Take-home quiz over the following readings)
Chapter 4
Sensation and Perception (pp. 126-127; 143-146)
Chapter 5
Consciousness, Sleep and Dreams (pp. 169-185)
2/10
Chapter 3
Understanding Stress (pp. 94-101); Stress Management (pp. 115-119)
Chapter 11
Rotter’s Locus of Control (p. 433)
 Paul Bestick (Defense Mechanism)
 Alyssha McFadden (Emotion-Focused or Problem-Focused Coping)
2/12
Exam 1
2/15
Chapter 7
Models of Memory and Forgetting (pp. 247-264)
 Claudia Carrillo (Short or Long-term memory)
2/17
Chapter 8
Cognition, Problem-Solving, and Creativity (pp. 285-297)
 Lee Maxwell (Consciousness)
 Kenneth Chubbuck (Selective Attention)
 Joel Martin (REM sleep)
2/19
Hock: Life, Change, and Stress (pp. 175-183); [Assign Hock Article Teams]
2/22
Chapter 2
Chapter 11
2/24
Chapter 8
Nature, Measuring, and Controversy of Intelligence (pp. 304-319)
 Glenn Branch (Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences)
2/26
Hock: Are you a Natural? (p. 19-27)
3/1
Chapter 9
Cognitive and Moral Development (pp. 339-347; 352-355)
3/3
Chapter 9
Social and Emotional Development (pp. 347-352; 355-359)
3/5
Hock: Discovering Love (pp. 126-134)
3/8
Chapter 10
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Behavioral Genetics and Evolutionary Psychology (pp. 53-58)
Personality Development: Trait Theory (pp. 413-418)
Psychosocial/Biopsychosocial Theories of Motivation (pp. 379-380)
Motivation and Emotion (pp. 386-387; pp. 390-401)
Josh Hunn (Theories of Emotion)
3/10
Hock: I Can See It All Over Your Face! (p. 168-175)
3/12
Exam 2
3/15-3/19
No Classes
Spring Break
3/22
Chapter 6
Classical Conditioning: Ivan Pavlov and John Watson (pp. 207-211)
 Nate Miller (Extinction)
3/24
Chapter 6
B.F. Skinner and Operant Conditioning (pp. 214-218; pp. 220-225)
 Kelly Votroubek (Law of Effect)
 Justin Foote (Positive Reinforcement)
 Justin Molumby (Negative Reinforcement)
 Nicholas Roeder (Negative Punishment)
3/26
Hock: Little Emotional Albert (p. 72-78)
3/29
Chapter 6
Chapter 11
3/31
Hock: See Aggression…Do Aggression (pp. 85-92)
4/2
No Classes
4/5
Chapter 14
Our Thoughts and Feelings about Others (pp. 540-555)
 Dan Bernardi (Prejudice, Stereotype, or Discrimination)
4/7
Chapter 14
Our Actions about Others (pp. 556-566)
 Kathleen Neff (Norm)
 Abby Holtz (Conformity)
 Kristine Cannon (Obedience)
4/9
Hock: Thoughts out of Tune (pp. 183-190)
4/12
Exam 3
4/14
Chapter 12
Psychological Disorders—Studying and Classifying (pp. 455-464)
 Heather Keller (Abnormal Behavior Criteria)
4/16
Hock: Who’s Crazy Here, Anyway? (pp. 227-235)
4/19
Chapter 13
4/21
Chapter 12
Mood Disorders (pp. 470-475)
Chapter 13
Cognitive Therapy (pp. 506-509); Biomedical Therapies (p. 519-524)
 Victoria Althoff (Major Depressive disorder)
 Stephanie Agnew (Anti-Depressant Medications)
 Ciara Neal (Cognitive Therapy)
4/23
Hock: Learning to be Depressed (pp. 242-249)
4/26
Chapter 3
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (p.105-106)
Chapter 12
Anxiety Disorders and Phobias (pp. 465-470)
Chapter 13
Behavioral Therapies (pp. 514-519)
 Kollin Trevallion (Simple Phobia)
 Ashleigh O’Leary (Social Phobia)
 Janell Readnour (Panic Disorder)
 Brianna Volesky (OCD)
Cognitive and Observational Learning (pp. 226-229)
Bandura’s Social Learning/Cognitive theory (p. 432)
College Holiday
Therapy and Critical Thinking (pp. 525-533)
4/28
4/30
Chapter 10
Eating Disorders (pp. 384-385)
Chapter 12
Substance, Dissociative, and Personality Disorders (pp. 483-488)
 Amanda Clausan (Anorexia or Bulimia Nervosa)
 Tiffany Shelton (Borderline Personality Disorder)
Hock: Relaxing Your Fears Away (pp.264-271)
5/3
Exam 4
5/5
Final Exam Review
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