| Lec # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Brain: Between the Ears, Behind the Eyes | |
| 2 | Motivation and Emotion: "Reason Alone Cannot Move Us To Do Anything" | |
| 3 | Learning: The Power of Association | |
| 4 | Sensing: Gathering the Information | Paper 1 due |
| 5 | Attending: Limiting the Information | |
| 6 | Perceiving: Interpreting the Information | |
| 7 | Memory: What Do You Remember? | |
| 8 | Cognition: How Do You Think? | |
| 9 | Cognitive Development: How Do Children Think? | |
| 10 | Language: What Do You Say? | Paper 2 due |
| 11 | Language Development: What Do Children Say? | |
| Midterm Exam | ||
| 12 | Intelligence: How Do We Know You Are Smart? | |
| 13 | The Battle of the Sexes: Love and Evolution | |
| 14 | Social Exchange: Romantic Economics | |
| 15 | Attitudes and Behaviors: How Can We Be Controlled? | Paper 3 due |
| 16 | Who Are You? The Psychology of the Self | |
| 17 | From Dissociation To Repression | |
| 18 | Freud and Fairy Tales | |
| 19 | Sleep and Dreams | |
| 20 | Defining Mental Illness: Are Suicide Bombers Insane? | |
| 21 | Causing Mental Illness: What Can Make You "Lose" Your Mind? | Paper 4 due |
| 22 | Successful Disasters: Eating Disorders | |
| 23 | Successful Disasters: Date Rape | |
| Final Exam |