Learning	Fall 2009 | Course Outline | Updated: 2009-08-23
	Instructor--Edward Kardas Office--Peace-109 Campus Telephone--4231 Office Hours--MWF 2-4;TR10-11 & by appointment Web Page--http://peace.saumag.edu/faculty/kardas/default.html Electronic mail-- epkardas@saumag.edu
Text--LeFrancois, G. R. (2006). Theories of Human Learning: What the Old Woman Said. (5th ed.) Thomson Wadsworth: Belmont, CA.	Psychology Resources on the World Wide Web (password required)

Week of:	Chapter and Text:	Topic:
8/24	1	Human Learning: Science and Theory
8/31	2	Early Behaviorism: Pavlov, Watson, & Guthrie
9/7	2	Early Behaviorism: Pavlov, Watson, & Guthrie / Test 1 HINTS
9/14	3	The Effects of Behavior: Thorndike & Hull
9/21	3	The Effects of Behavior: Thorndike & Hull
9/28	4	Operant Conditioning: Skinner's Radical Behaviorism / Test 2 HINTS
10/5	5	Evolutionary Psychology: Learning, Biology, & the Brain
10/12	6	A Transition to Modern Cognitivism: Hebb, Tolman, & the Gestaltists / Test 3 HINTS
10/19	Lecture	Language
10/26	7	Three Cognitive Theories: Bruner, Piaget, & Vygotsky
Drop Day is 11/4 11/2	7	Three Cognitive Theories: Bruner, Piaget, & Vygotsky / Test 4 IN-CLASS HINTS CHAPTER 7 HINTS
11/9	9	Learning and Remembering
11/16		Learning and Remembering
11/23	9	Thanksgiving Holiday
11/30	Lecture	Thinking IN-CLASS HINTS CHAPTER 9 HINTS
12/7	Final Exams	FINAL

Learning is the heart of psychology, and has been so for many years. Here, we will explore learning's many facets in detail. That exploration will be both historical and modern. Today's data make little intuitive sense to those who do not understand the development of the field. Modern issues in learning, memory, thinking, and cognitive science, will also be explored. Classes will be in lecture format, primarily. Regular attendance is expected. Tests will be about half objective and half short answer essay. Each test counts equally toward the final grade. Make up exams will be given for good cause and when students notify me in advance.

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