Psyc 320 Schedule - Fall 2011
Dates for exams are absolute due dates, work may always be completed early. Further you should plan to do
approximately a lesson and sometimes two lessons per week in order to
meet the exam deadlines.
Due dates are considered "due by" not "do
on." I would highly recommend working with this in mind. If you
know that you will not be able to complete an assignment on that particular
date, then you should complete the assignment earlier than that due date.
This course is self-paced and students often work ahead and can finish the
course earlier if they are so motivated.
You will need to do the following to complete the
course:
1. 6 quizzes (best 5 count for grade)
2. 6 CT papers (best 5 count for grade)
3. 1 (of 5 possible) personal reaction papers
4. PHRP Training course completion (START
EARLY!!! It will take some time!)
5. 4 exams (best 3 count for grade)
*Some due dates will fall on a Friday, however you can
also upload assignments by the following Sunday without penalty (i.e. PR
due 9/16* or by 9/18). Note the due dates are on a
Friday, in order to not infringe upon anyone's religious
observances by making assignments due on Saturday or Sunday. However, non-Friday due dates will be enforced
strictly. In addition, the last exam MUST be done on Friday and no
extension is possible.
You can complete assignments, quizzes, and exams
any time prior to the deadlines. I strongly recommend staying two
days ahead of the deadlines, since I do not permit (or even respond
to) requests for make-up exams or make-up assignments for any
reason. However, because unavoidable problems (e.g., power outages, medical
emergencies) can happen, I will use only your best 3 exams, 5 quizzes, and 5
critical thinking assignments in computing your final grade. (Basically,
this is the deal: I let you miss 1 quiz, 1 exam, and 1 critical thinking
assignment before it starts to impact your grade, and in return you do not
ask me to re-open assignments for you.)
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Lesson 1 Introduction (Chapters 1 & 2) |
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8/22 |
1 Introduction to
the Field of Social Psychology
CT1 due 8/26* |
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Lesson 2 Research Methods (Chapter 1) |
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8/29 |
2.1
Understanding Correlations |
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2.2
Understanding Experimental Methods
quiz2 due 9/2* |
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Lesson 3 Self & Lesson 4 Self in Action
(Chapters 3 & 4) |
| 9/6 |
3.1 Nature
of the Self and Introspection |
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9/5 is a holiday |
3.2
Self-Perception Theory
CT3 due 9/9* |
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4.1
Justifying Decisions and Effort
quiz4 due 9/9* |
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Lesson 5 Health (Module B) |
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9/12 |
5.1 Health
Psychology
Personal Reaction Paper 1 on Health
due 9/16* (You only need to complete 1 of the 5 personal reaction
papers.) |
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Exam 1 |
| 9/16 |
Exam 1
(Covers Lessons 1-5, Chapters 1-4 and Module B)
exam1 due 9/16* AND
PHRP Training &
Certification Assignment due 9/16* |
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Lesson 6 Attitudes and Attitude Change (Chapters 7 & 8) |
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9/19 |
6.1 What is
an attitude and from where did it come? |
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6.2
Attitude Change |
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6.3
Resisting Attitude Change |
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6.4
Attitudes and Behavior
CT6 due 9/23* |
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Lesson 7 Conformity, Social Influence and
Persuasion (Chapters 5 & 8) |
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9/26 |
7.1 Informational Social Influence |
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7.2 Normative Social Influence |
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7.3 Compliance & Obedience
quiz7 due 9/30* |
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Lesson 8
Consumer Behavior (Module A) |
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10/3 |
8.1 Consumer
Behavior |
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Personal Reaction Paper 2 on Consumer
Behavior due 10/7* (You only need to complete 1 of the 5 personal reaction
papers.) |
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Exam 2 |
| 10/7 |
Exam 2
(Covers Lessons 6-8, Chapters 5, 7, 8, &
Module A)
exam2 due 10/7* |
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Lesson 9 Social Cognition (Chapter 5) |
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10/10 |
9.1
Low-Effort Thinking: Understanding Schemas |
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9.2 High
Effort Thinking |
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9.3
Nonverbal Behavior |
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9.4 Causal Attributions |
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CT9 due 10/14* |
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Lesson 10
Emotion and Affect (Chapter 6) |
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10/17 |
10.1 Emotion and Affect |
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quiz10 due 10/21* |
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Lesson 11 Prejudice (Chapter 13) |
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10/24 |
11.1 Prejudice
CT11 due 10/28* |
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Lesson 12 Group Processes (Chapter 14) |
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10/31 |
12.1 Groups Influence Individuals |
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12.2 Group Decision-Making |
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12.3 Conflict and Cooperation
quiz12 due 11/4* |
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Lesson 13 Social Psychology and the Law (Module D) |
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11/7 |
13.1 Social
Psychology and Law
Personal Reaction Paper on Law due 11/11*
(You only need to complete 1 of the 5 personal reaction papers.) |
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Exam 3 |
| 11/11 |
Exam 3
(Covers Lessons 9-13, Chapters 5, 6, 13, 14, &
Module D)
exam3 due 11/11* |
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Lesson 14 Prosocial Behavior
(Chapter 9) & Lesson 15 Environmental Psychology (Module E) |
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11/14 |
14.1 Helping
CT14 due 11/18* |
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15.1 Environmental
Psychology
Personal Reaction Paper on Environmental
Psychology due 11/18* (You only need to complete 1 of the 5 personal
reaction papers.) |
| Fall Break
11/21-11/25 |
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Lesson 16
Aggression (Chapter 10) |
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11/28 |
16.1 Aggression
quiz16 due 12/2* |
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Lesson 17 Interpersonal Attraction
(Chapters 11 & 12) &
Lesson 18 Industrial/Organizational Psychology (Module C) |
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12/5 |
17.1 Attraction |
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17.2 Close Relationships: What is Love? How does it work?
no assignment, dead week (see
special note about final below) |
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18.1 Industrial/Organizational
Psychology
Personal Reaction Paper on Industrial/Organizational
Psychology due 12/9* (You only need to complete 1 of the 5 personal
reaction papers.) |
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Exam 4 |
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12/16 |
Exam 4
(Covers Lessons 14-17, Chapters 9, 10, 11, 12,
Module C & Module E)
exam due 12/16<FRIDAY by 5pm!!! NO SUNDAY
EXTENSION POSSIBLE by University policy.> |
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