Learning	| Summer 2008 | Course Outline | Updated: 2008-05-20
	Instructor--Edward Kardas Office--Peace-109 Campus Telephone--4231 Office Hours--after class Home Telephone--234-9089 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:
5/27	1	Human Learning: Science and Theory
	2	Early Behaviorism: Pavlov, Watson, & Guthrie / Test 1 HINTS Class MEETS on 5/30!
6/02	3	The Effects of Behavior: Thorndike & Hull
	4	Operant Conditioning: Skinner's Radical Behaviorism / Test 2 HINTS
6/09	5	Evolutionary Psychology: Learning, Biology, & the Brain
	6	A Transition to Modern Cognitivism: Hebb, Tolman, & the Gestaltists / Test 3 HINTS
6/16	Lecture	Language
	7	Three Cognitive Theories: Bruner, Piaget, & Vygotsky / Test 4 IN-CLASS HINTS CHAPTER 7 HINTS
6/23	9	Learning and Remembering
	Lecture	Thinking IN-CLASS HINTS CHAPTER 9 HINTS
	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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