Spring 2000

SCHEDULE OF LECTURES, READINGS, AND ASSIGNMENTS (All reading assignments are to be completed before the associated lecture.)
	Date	Lecture Topic, Exams, Assignments	Text Chapters
1	Monday 2/7	Introduction and Logistics	Ch. 1
2	Wednesday 2/9	Behavioral Research Methods	Appendix 1
3	Monday 2/14	Biological Bases of Behavior	Ch. 2
4	Wednesday 2/16	Learning: Classical Conditioning	Ch. 4
5	Monday 2/21	Learning: Operant Conditioning	Ch. 4
6	Wednesday 2/23	EXAM 1
7	Monday 2/28	Motivation	Ch. 3
8	Wednesday 3/1	Sensation and perception	Ch. 5 (pp. 141-149) & 6
9	Monday 3/6	Social cognition	Ch. 11
10	Wednesday 3/8	Social Interaction - Film: Obedience	Ch. 12
11	Monday 3/13	Memory	Ch. 7
12	Wednesday 3/15	EXAM 2
Spring Break
13	Monday 3/27	Thought and Knowledge	Ch. 8
14	Wednesday 3/29	Language	Ch. 9
15	Monday 4/3	Intelligence	Ch. 15
16	Wednesday 4/5	Cognitive Development in early childhood	Ch. 13
Wednesday, April 5: Term Paper Due
17	Monday 4/10	Social Development - Guest Speaker: Dr.Gary Margolis	Ch. 14
18	Wednesday 4/12	EXAM 3
19	Monday 4/17	Theories of Personality	Ch. 17
20	Wednesday 4/19	Theories of Personality	Ch. 16
21	Monday 4/24	Psychopathology	Ch. 18
22	Wednesday 4/26	Psychopathology	Ch. 19
23	Monday 5/1	Putting it all together: addiction and the five models
24	Wednesday 5/3	EXAM 4

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