Week
Date
9/29
9/30
10/1
10/2
Introduction to Social
Psychology
Introduction
Methods
Philosophy
Introspectionism
10/6
10/7
10/8
10/9
Freudian Theory and
Behaviorism
Freud 1
Freud 2
Behaviorism 1
Behaviorism 2
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
10/13
10/14
10/15
10/16
Cognitive Behaviorism
and Gestalt Psychology
Behaviorism 3
Tolman
Gestalt 1
TBA
Week 4
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
10/20
10/21
10/22
10/23
Lewin
Lewin 1
Lewin 2
Lewin 3
Lewin 4
Week 1
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Week 2
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Week 3
Week 5
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
10/27
10/28
10/29
10/30
Week 6
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
11/3
11/4
11/5
11/6
Week 7
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
11/10
11/11
11/12
11/13
Symbolic
Interactionism
Symbolic
Interactionism
The New Look in
Perception
Midterm Review
Midterm Review
continued
MIDTERM EXAM
Attitude Change 1
Attitude Change 2
Attitude Change 3
Attribution Theory
No School
Attribution 1
Attribution 2
Week 8
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
11/17
11/18
11/19
11/20
Interpersonal Attraction
Attribution 3
Attraction 1
Attraction 2
Attraction 3
Week 9
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
11/24
11/25
11/26
11/27
Social Comparison
Social Comparison 1
Social Comparison 2
TBA
Thanksgiving
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
12/1
12/2
12/3
12/4
Cognitive Dissonance
Theory
Dissonance 1
Dissonance 2
TBA
TBA
Week 11
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
12/8
12/9
12/10
Friday
12/12
Week 10
Freud’s Influence
Freud's Influence
TERM PAPER DUE
FINAL EXAM (8:30)
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