Course Schedule • General Psychology • Website: www.rcgates.com 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: 17 January - Course Overview, Introduction: Psychology in Action 19 January - Chapter 1: The Science of Psychology 24 January - Chapter 2: The Biological Perspective 26 January - Chapter 2: The Biological Perspective continued. 31 January - Chapter 3: Sensation and Perception: Sensation 02 February - Chapter 3: Sensation and Perception: Perception 07 February - Chapter 4: Consciousness: Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis, and Drugs 09 February - Chapter 4: Consciousness: Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis, and Drugs continued. 14 February - Chapter 5: Learning 16 February - Chapter 5: Learning cont. Major Test 1! (On the 1st 5 Chapters) - Project 1st draft due! 21 February - Chapter 6: Memory 23 February - Chapter 6: Memory continued. 28 February - Chapter 7: Cognitive Psychology: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language 02 March - Chapter 7: Cognitive Psychology continued. 07 March - Chapter 8: Development across the Lifespan 09 March - Chapter 8: Development across the Lifespan continued. 14 March - Spring Break 16 March - Spring Break 21 March - Chapter 9: Motivation and Emotion 23 March - Chapter 9: Motivation and Emotion continued. 28 March - Chapter 10: Sexuality and Gender 30 March - Chapter 10: Sexuality and Gender continued. Major Test 2! - Project 2nd draft due! 04 April - NO Class Meeting! - Invitational CDE - Study Chapter 11: Stress and Health Chapter 11: Stress and Health 06 April - Chapter 11: Stress and Health continued. 11 April - Chapter 12: Social Psychology 13 April - Chapter 12: Social Psychology continued. 18 April - Chapter 13: Theories of Personality 20 April - Chapter 13: Theories of Personality continued. 25 April - NO Class Meeting! - Annual Ranch Day - Study Chapter 14: Psychological Disorders Chapter 14: Psychological Disorders 27 April - Chapter 14: Psychological Disorders continued. 02 May - Chapter 15: Psychological Therapies 04 May - Chapter 15: Psychological Therapies continued. - Class Project Due! Final: Date 11 May at 10:15 am