The Week Ahead: 9/8 - 9/12

Every Sunday night I will post the week's agenda. Any given day's agenda is subject to change! So please check back to confirm when in question. And of course e-mail me with any questions.

Monday (9/8)
1. Get textbooks
2. Stamp HW - (Descartes)
3. What is Psychology
-- Notes
4. Problem One: Mind Body Problem
-- Notes (with demonstration) and Video Clip: the Replicant
--Discuss Mind-Body debate
5. Problem Two: Free Will vs. Determinism
--Notes
HW: Respond to pages 23-24 in the Reader -- using a separate sheet of paper or tear the page out. Use pages 12-14 as a reference

Tuesday (9/9)
1. Problem Two (continued): Free Will vs. Determinism
--Notes
--Discuss HW
2. Problem Three: Nature vs. Nurture
--Notes
3. Case Study: Genie - Video

--Discussion - connect to the three philosophical questions
HW: Reading: read pages 25-28 in Reader and respond to questions on page 25

Wednesday (9/10)
1. Research Methods in Psychology
--Discuss HW
--Review primary methods and terms
--Group Activity: designing research (page 30 in Reader)
HW: Reading from textbook pages 37-40 AND 44-46 AND 53-58 in the TEXTBOOK!

Thursday (9/11)
1. Biological Perspective (start of the first perspective)
--Preview of topics and essay questions (pages 34-41 in Reader)
--History and Assumptions
---Notes
2. The Brain: mapping the brain and the concept of localization of function
HW: Continue work on your brain map (due: Monday: 9/15) AND Read pages 42-50 in Reader and take notes on terms and references to studies

Friday (9/12)
1. Biological Perspective
--Discuss HW
--Video clips on brain damage: Phineas Gage
--Continue work with the Brain Map (using pages 51-60 in Reader)
HW: Finish Brain Map