psy100 @ haverford college

This course is designed as an overview of the discipline of psychology. Topics including biological psychology, evolutionary approaches, cognition, social psychology, personality and individual differences, and psychopathology and health will be covered. In addition to these specific topic areas, overarching themes and theoretical issues within the field of psychology will be emphasized throughout the course, with particular attention given to empirical approaches.

Instructor Information

Benjamin Le
Assistant Professor of Psychology
e-mail: ble@haverford.edu
Office: Sharpless 411b
Office Hours: Mondays 4:15-5:15pm; MWF 11:30am-noon; and by appointment

Course Documents & Links

Paper assignment (PDF)
Journal articles to select from for the paper assignment:
(note: the login and password to access these papers is the same as for other course readings)

Topics, Schedule, and Readings

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SCHEDULE BELOW IS OUT OF DATE.
>>Click here for the revised schedule.

	Date	Topic	Readings etc. (click to access; login & password provided in the syllabus)
	Introduction to Psychology
Week 1	1/18	No Class - MLK Day
	1/20	Course Introduction
Week 2	1/25	The Science of Psychology	Tavris (2003) Shaffer (2003)
	1/27	No class - SPSP Conference
Week 3	2/1	The History of Psychological Science	Gray (2002) ch. 1
	Biological & Evolutionary Approaches
	2/3	Evolution and Human Universals	Gray (2002) ch. 3 Johnston (1999) ch. 2 (pp. 21-37) Johnston (1999) ch. 5 Ohman & Mineka (2003)
Week 4	2/8	Neuroanatomy & Neurophysiology	Gray (2002) ch. 5 McEwen (1994) ch. 9
	2/10	Neural Activity & Communication	LeDoux (2002) ch. 3
Week 5	2/15	EXAM 1
	Cognition
	2/17	Introduction to Cognitive Psychology	Gray (2002) ch. 9
Week 6	2/22	Perception	Gray (2002) ch. 8 (pp. 297-321)
	2/24	Attention	Smith & Chamberlin (1992) Manhart (2004)
Week 7	3/1	Memory	Loftus (1997) Schacter (1999) Perfect & Askew (1994)
	Social Psychology
	3/3	Introduction to Social Psychology; Conformity	Baron et al. (1998) Aronson (2004) ch. 2
Week 8	3/8	No class - Spring Break
	3/10	No class - Spring Break
Week 9	3/15	Social Cognition	Walton & Dweck (2009) Krull & Erickson (1995) Fiske & Taylor (1999)
	3/17	Attitudes & Persuasion	Petty et al. (1983)
Week 10	3/22	Self-Justification	Aronson (2004) ch. 5
	3/24	Stereotyping, Prejudice, & Aggression	Allport (1954) Steele (1999) Bushman & Anderson (2001)
Week 11	3/29	EXAM 2
	Personality & Individual Differences
	3/31	Introduction to Personality Psychology; Traits	Gray (2002) ch. 15 Roberts et al. (2005) Furnham & Bradley (1997)
Week 12	4/5	Traits & Behavioral Genetics	Paulhus et al. (1999) Bouchard (1994) PAPER DUE
	4/7	Social Cognitive Approaches to Personality	Bushman & Anderson (2002)
Week 13	4/12	Psychodynamic & Humanistic Approaches to Personality	Adler et al. (2006) Kalb (2006) Rogers (1947)
	Mental & Physical Health
	4/14	Biological Approaches to Depression	Kosslyn & Rosenberg (2001)
Week 14	4/19	Social and Cognitive Approaches to Depression	Solomon (2001) Lyubomirksy et al. (1998)
	4/21	Health Psychology	Cohen & Pressman (2006) Sapolsky (2000)
Week 15	4/26	Health Psychology
	4/28	EXAM 3
Week 16		Finals week

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