Course Schedule   • General Psychology • 
    
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  Ψ   This class will meet in Schaefer Hall room 10, Cisco campus; twice a week on Tuesdays & Thursdays 
from 9:35 to 11:00 am. Dates for lectures etc., tests & all project due dates are noted in the schedule.

Ψ  Recommended Study Regimen - Before the class meets:

1. Read the textbook chapter that will be covered. 
2. Access and review the Power Point presentation for the chapter. 
3. Watch the videos accessed from the Web page
4. Take the practice test for the covered chapter. 
5. Come to class. 
  
    Usually a lecture/multimedia presentation will be given for each scheduled chapter (Lectures are given 
with the assumption that the student has already read & studied the material scheduled to be covered on 
that day). 

   Ψ   On test days the last 30 minutes of the class period will be used for testing.

Course Schedule:

28 August - Course Overview, Introduction: Psychology in Action 
30 August - Chapter 1: The Science of Psychology 
  
04 September - Chapter 2: The Biological Perspective 
06 September - Chapter 2: The Biological Perspective continued. 
11 September - Chapter 3: Sensation and Perception: Sensation 
13 September - Chapter 3: Sensation and Perception: Perception 
18 September - Chapter 4: Consciousness: Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis, and Drugs 
20 September - Chapter 4: Consciousness: Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis, and Drugs continued. 
25 September - Chapter 5: Learning 
27 September - Chapter 5: Learning cont. Major Test 1! (On the 1st 5 Chapters) - Project 1st draft due!
  
02 October - Chapter 6: Memory 
04 October - Chapter 6: Memory continued. 
09 October - Chapter 7: Cognitive Psychology: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language 
11 October - Chapter 7: Cognitive Psychology continued. 
16 October - Chapter 8: Development across the Lifespan 
18 October - Chapter 8: Development across the Lifespan continued. 
23 October - Chapter 9: Motivation and Emotion 
25 October - Chapter 9: Motivation and Emotion continued. 
30 October - Chapter 10: Sexuality and Gender 
  
01 November - Chapter 10: Sexuality and Gender continued. Major Test 2! - Project 2nd draft due! 
06 November - Chapter 11: Stress and Health 
08 November - Chapter 11: Stress and Health continued. 
13 November - Chapter 12: Social Psychology  
15 November - Chapter 12: Social Psychology continued. 
20 November - Chapter 13: Theories of Personality 
22 November - Thanksgiving Holiday 
27 November - Chapter 13: Theories of Personality continued. 
29 November - Chapter 14: Psychological Disorders 
  
04 December - Chapter 14: Psychological Disorders continued. 
06 December - Chapter 15: Psychological Therapies - Class Project Due! 
 
 Final: 13 December at 10:15 am