CLASS SCHEDULE
DATE	TOPIC	CHAPTER
UNIT 1
WEEK 1	August 28 – September 2
Begin	Thinking Critically with Psychological Science	Chapter 1
1	Introduction – 9 Nouns	Chapter 1
2	Types of studies	Chapter 1
3	Statistical Reasoning	Chapter 1
WEEK 2	September 3 – September 9
Labor Day – Sept. 4 (NO SCHOOL)
Begin	Neuroscience & Behavior	Chapter 2
4	Neurons / Neuron Communication	Chapter 2
5	Nervous & Endocrine Systems	Chapter 2
WEEK 3	September 10 -16
6	The Brain	Chapter 2
Begin	Nature, Nurture & Diversity	Chapter 3
7	Behavior Genetics	Chapter 3
8	Parent & Peer Influence	Chapter 3
WEEK 4	September 17 - 23
9	Cultural Influence Gender Development	Chapter 3
Begin	Life Span Development	Chapter 4
10	Prenatal, Infancy	Chapter 4
11	Childhood Adolescence	Chapter 4
WEEK 5	September 24 - 30
12	Adulthood 2 Major Developmental Issues	Chapter 4
September 26	QUIZ 1 DUE	CHAPTERS 1 - 4
UNIT 2
Begin	Sensation, Perception	Chapter 5
13	The Senses	Chapter 5
14	The Senses (cont.)	Chapter 5
WEEK 6	October 1 - 7
Begin	Perception	Chapter 6
15	Perception	Chapter 6
Begin	States of Consciousness	Chapter 7
16	Sleep / Dreams	Chapter 7
17	Hypnosis Near Death Experiences	Chapter 7
WEEK 7	October 8 - 14
18	Drugs	Chapter 7
Begin	Learning	Chapter 8
19	Classic Conditioning/ Learning by Observation	Chapter 8
20	Operant Conditioning	Chapter 8
WEEK 8	October 15 - 21
Begin	Memory, Thinking & Language	Chapter 9
21	Memory Encoding & Storage	Chapter 9
22	Retrieval of Memory	Chapter 9
October 22	QUIZ 2 DUE	CHAPTERS 5 - 9
UNIT 3
Begin	Thinking	Chapter 10
23	Thinking	Chapter 10
WEEK 9	October 22 - 28
24	Language	Chapter 10
Begin	Intelligence Motivation & Work	Chapter 11
25	Intelligence & Assessment	Chapter 11
26	Dynamics of Intelligence Genetics & Environmental Influences	Chapter 11
WEEK 10	October 29 – November 4
Begin	Motivation and Drives, Need to Belong	Chapter 12
27	Motivation and Drives, Need to Belong	Chapter 12
28	Hunger, Sex, Work (types of drives)	Chapter 12
Begin	Emotion	Chapter 13
29	Theories of Emotion Embodied Emotion	Chapter 13
WEEK 11	November 5 - 11
30	Expressed & Experienced Emotion	Chapter 13
Begin	Stress & Health	Chapter 14
31	Stress & Illness	Chapter 14
32	Promoting Health	Chapter 14
WEEK 12	November 12 - 18
33	(Evaluating Self Care)	Chapter 14
November 13	QUIZ 3 DUE	CHAPTERS 10 -14
UNIT 4
WEEK 12 (continued)	November 12 – 18 (continued)
Begin	Personality	Chapter 15
34	Psychoanalytic & Humanistic	Chapter 15
35	Trait (MBTI)	Chapter 15
WEEK 13	November 19 - 21
36	Social & cognitive, self esteem	Chapter 15
THANKSGIVING BREAK – NOVEMBER 22 - 26
WEEK 14	November 27 – December 2
Begin	Psychological Disorders	Chapter 16
37	DSMIV, Rates of Disorders	Chapter 16
38	Anxiety, Depression	Chapter 16
39	Schizophrenia, Personality Disorders	Chapter 16
WEEK 15	December 3 - 9
Begin	Therapy	Chapter 17
40	Psychoanalytic & Humanistic	Chapter 17
41	Cognitive & Behavioral	Chapter 17
42	Family & Group Therapy	Chapter 17
WEEK 16	December 10 - 16
43	Evaluating Therapy
	Social Psychology	Chapter 18
44	Social Behavior & Influences
45	Social Relations
December 16	QUIZ 4 DUE	CHAPTERS 15 - 18
Tuesday, Dec. 19	EVALUATIONS DUE!

Class schedule is subject to change. Students will be notified of changes through classroom email. Check it regularly!
If you have questions, please ask!
Work must be completed by the end of the unit – late work is not accepted.
Some assignments may have specific dates for completion to facilitate group work.

There are 4 units in this course. Each unit is worth 50 points for completion of work assigned in the lesson, group discussions and other activities.
Points will be deducted if quality of the work is less than standard. See rubric for expectations of work completion.
Each unit has a quiz. Each quiz is worth an additional 50 points. Therefore, each unit is worth 100 points.

Total Points for course: 400 points