Summer 2 2023 – Intro to Psychology “Bootcamp”

Module	Module Closes, ASSIGNMENTS DUE, at 11:59pm	Reading	Due
1: Psychology is a SCIENCE!	Sunday, October 15	Chapter 1 1.1 What is Psychology? 1. 2 History of Psychology 1.3 Contemporary Psychology Chapter 2 2.1 Why is Research Important 2.2 Approaches to Research 2.3 Analyzing Findings 2.4 Ethics	Quiz 1 Discussion 1
2: Biological Bases of Human Behavior – Neuroscience + Consciousness	Sunday, October 22	Chapter 3 3.1 Human Genetics 3.2 Cells of the Nervous System 3.3 Parts of the Nervous System 3.4 The Brain and the Spinal Cord 3.5 The Endocrine System Chapter 4 4.1 What is Consciousness?	Quiz 2 Discussion 2
3: Cognition, and Memory, and Sensation/Perception (Oh My!)	Sunday, October 29	Chapter 7 7.1 What is Cognition 7.2 Language 7.3 Problem Solving Chapter 5 5.1 Sensation vs. Perception 5.3 Vision 5.4 Hearing Chapter 8 8.1 How Memory Functions 8.2 Parts of the Brain Involved with Memory 8.3 Problems with Memory 8.4 Ways to Enhance Memory	Quiz 3 Discussion 3
4: Social Psych, Personality, and Emotion	Sunday, November 5	Chapter 11 11.1 What is Personality 11.2 Freud and the Psychodynamic Perspective 11.3 Neo-Freudians: Adler, Erikson, Jung, and Horney 11.8 Cultural Understandings of Personality 11.9 Personality Assessment Chapter 12 12.1 What is Social Psychology 12.2 Self-presentation 12.3 Attitudes and Persuasion 12.4 Conformity, Compliance, and Obedience 12.5 Prejudice and Discrimination 12.6 Aggression 12.7 Prosocial Behavior Chapter 10 10.1 Motivation 10.4 Emotion	Quiz 4 Discussion 4
5: Learning & Lifespan Development	Sunday, November 12	Chapter 6 6.1 What is Learning 6.2 Classical Conditioning 6.3 Operant Conditioning 6.4 Observational Learning Chapter 9 9.1 What is Lifespan Development? 9.2 Lifespan Theories 9.3 Stages of Development 9.4 Death and Dying	Quiz 5
6: Mental Health MATTERS.	Monday, November 27	Chapter 14 14.1 What is Stress? 14.2 Stressors 14.3 Stress and Illness 14.4 Regulations of Stress 12.5 The Pursuit of Happiness Chapter 15 15.1 What are Psychological Disorders? 15.2 Diagnosing and Classifying Psychological Disorders 15.4 Anxiety Disorders 15.7 Mood Disorders 15.9 Dissociative Disorders 15.11 Personality Disorders Chapter 16 16.1 Mental Health Treatment: Past and Present 16.2 Types of Treatment	Quiz 6 Psychology in the News Assignment