Course Schedule   • General Psychology •  psyc 2301.51 
    
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    This class will meet once a week on Monday & Wednesdays from 2:20 to 3:45 pm. Dates for lectures etc., 
tests and all presentation dates are noted in the schedule. 

Ψ  Recommended Study Regimen              Ψ  Before the class meets: 

•  Read the textbook modules that will be covered. 
 •  Read the module outline provided on the Web Site at www.rcgates.com. 
  •  Do the Self Tests provided on the Web Site at www.rcgates.com.
 
   Usually a mini lecture followed by an interactive topic test will be given for each scheduled module. (Lectures 
are given with the assumption that the student has already read & studied the material scheduled to be covered 
on that day). On test days the last 30 minutes of the class period will be used for testing. 
 
Schedule:  

25 August - Overview, Pretest 
30 August - Module 1. Discovering Psychology 
  
01 Septembert - Module 2. Psychology and Science 
06 September - Holiday 
08 September - Module 3. Brain's Building Blocks 
13 September - Module 4. Nervous System - Major Test 1! 
15 September - Module 5. Sensation 
20 September - Module 6. Perception 
22 September - Module 7. Consciousness, Sleep & Dreams 
27 September - Module 8. Hypnosis & Drugs - Major Test 2! 
29 September - Module 9. Classical Conditioning 
  
04 October - Module 10. Operant & Cognitive Approaches 
06 October - Module 11. Types of Memory 
11 October - Module 12 . Remembering & Forgetting - Major Test 3! 
13 October - Module 13. Intelligence 
18 October - Module 14. Thought & Language 
20 October - Module 15. Motivation 
25 October - Module 16. Emotion - Major Test 4! 
27 October - Module 17. Infancy & Childhood 
  
01 November - Module 18. Adolescence & Adulthood 
03 November - Module 19. Freudian & Humanistic Theories 
08 November - Module 20. Social Cognitive & Trait Theories. - Major Test 5! 
10 November - Module 21. Health, Stress, & Coping 
15 November - Module 22. Assessment & Anxiety 
17 November - Module 23. Mood Disorder & Schizophrenia 
22 November - Module 24. Therapies - Major Test 6! 
24 November - Holiday 
29 November - Module 25. Social Psychology (tested on part 2 of the final), 
  
01 December - Projects Due - Review   

Finals : Week of 6th December - Day: 6th December - Test starts at 1:00 pm.