Course Schedule

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WEEK DATE TOPIC ASSIGNMENTS

Part I – Philosophical and Historical Background:  Pre-Renaissance Psychological Thought
1 01-15-13 Syllabus + Introduction (Philosophy of Science)
  01-17-13 Introduction: Evaluating theories (the good life) Blog Post #1 due 1/20 — Blog comments due 1/21
2 01-22-13 The Greek Philosophers: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle Quiz #1 Ch. 1,2,3
  01-24-13 The Roman & Patristic Periods: Jesus, Augustine
3 01-29-13 The Middle East philosophers: Ibn Rushd, Maimonides
  01-31-13 The Middle Ages: Aquinas & the Scholastics Quiz #2 Ch. 4,5,6,7 Blog Post #2 due 1/31 — Blog comments due 2/1

Part II – Philosophical and Historical Background:  The Renaissance & the Beginning of the Modern Period
4 02-05-13 Humanism: Montaigne, Galileo…  ESSAY #1 due
  02-07-13 Rationalism: Descartes, Kant…
5 02-12-13 Rationalism (Continued), Empiricism
  02-14-13 Empiricism: Locke, Hume

Part III – The Beginning of Scientific Psychology:  Biological Influences & Early Cognitive Theories
6 02-19-13 Romanticism, Existentialism Quiz #3 Ch. 8,10,19
  02-21-13 Physiology, experimental psychology, evolution
7 02-26-13 Psychobiology ESSAY #2 due
  02-28-13 Biological Influences (Continued)
8 03-05-13 Biological Influences (Continued)  Blog Post #3 due 3/05 — Blog comments due 3/06
  03-07-13 Structuralism, the beginning of Psychology Quiz #4 Ch. 9,11,14,20
9 03-12-13 SPRING BREAK (no class)
  03-14-13 SPRING BREAK (no class)  
10 03-19-13 U.S. Psychology, James, Hall, Thorndike…  

Part IV – The Era of the Major Schools of Psychology
  03-21-13 Gestalt Psychology ESSAY #3 due
11 03-26-13 Behaviorism Quiz #5 Ch. 12,13
  03-28-13 Behaviorism
12 04-02-13 Behaviorism Blog Post #4 due 4/02 — Blog comments due 4/03
  04-04-13 Psychoanalysis Quiz #6 Ch. 16,17
13 04-09-13 Psychoanalysis
  04-11-13 Psychodynamic Psychology Blog Post #5 due 4/11 — Blog comments due 4/12
14 04-16-13 Humanistic theories Quiz #7 Ch. 18
  04-18-13 Humanistic & Existential theories ESSAY #4 due
15 04-23-13 Humanistic & Existential theories Blog Post #6 due 4/23 — Blog comments due 4/24

Part IV – Contemporary Issues/presentations
  04-25-13 Contemporary topics
16 04-30-13 Contemporary topics Movie Paper Due
  05-02-13 Contemporary topics
__________________________________________________________________________         May 10, 2013                         FINAL                                      Friday 8:00-9:45 am