GEORGIA HIGHLANDS COLLEGE COURSE SCHEDULE

Psychology 2140 CRN 80256

Fall 2006           

Instructor: Donna Mantooth

August 21, 2006                                                                         October 18, 2006

Class Introductions/Class Expectations                                           Quiz 14 and class review of text materials    

Course/Syllabus Discussion                                                            Homework:   Prepare for Unit 2 Exam

Homework: Lesson One - Introduction                                       

August 23, 2006                                                                         October 23, 2006        

Class discussion of material from text                                             Unit 2 Exam     

Homework: Lesson Two - Definitions of Everyday Behavior         Homework: Lesson Sixteen - Stimulus Discrimination

August 28, 2006                                                                         October 25, 2006                                                                     

Quiz 1 and class discussion of text materials                                   Quiz 15 and class discussion of test material 

Homework: Lesson Three - Methods for Observation                   Homework: Lesson Seventeen - Generalization Training

August 30, 2006                                                                          October 30, 2006                                                                          

Quiz 2 and class discussion of text materials                                   Quiz 16 and class discussion of text materials

Homework: Lesson  Four -Reliability and Validity                        Homework: Lesson Eighteen - Programming and Fading                               

September 06, 2006                                                                    November 01, 2006

Quiz 3 and class discussion of text materials                                   Quiz 17 and class discussions of text materials 

Homework: Lesson Five - Experimental Designs                           Homework: Lesson Nineteen - Imitation and Instructions

September 11, 2006                                                                    November 06, 2006 

Quiz 4 and class discussions of text materials                                  Quiz 18 and class discussions of text materials

Homework: Lesson Six - Visual Analysis                                      Homework: Lesson Twenty - Conditioned Reinforcers

September 13, 2006                                                                    November 08, 2006

Quiz 5 and class discussion on text materials                                  Quiz 19 and class discussions of text materials

Homework: Lesson Seven - Review of Behavioral Methods          Homework: Lesson Twenty-one - Review of Stimulus Control

September 18, 2006                                                                    November 13, 2006

Quiz 6 and class review of text materials                                         Quiz 20 and class review of text materials

Homework: Prepare for Unit  1 Exam                                           Homework: Prepare for Unit 3 Exam 

September 20, 2006                                                                    November 15, 2006

Unit One Exam                                                                              Unit Three Exam

Homework: Lesson Eight - Reinforcement of Everyday                 Homework: Lesson Twenty-two - Punishment/Stimulation

Behaviors

September 25, 2006                                                                    November 20, 2006

Quiz 7 and class discussion of text materials                                   Quiz 21 and class discussion of text materials

Homework: Lesson Nine - Extinction of Everyday Behaviors        Homework: Lesson Twenty-three - Punishment/Withdrawal

September 27, 2006                                                                     November 27, 2006

Quiz 8 and class discussion of text materials                                    Quiz 22 and class discussion of text materials

Homework: Lesson Ten - Differential Reinforcement                      Homework: Lesson Twenty-four - Escape and avoidance

October 02, 2006                                                                         November 29, 2006

Quiz 9 and class discussion of text materials                                    Quiz 23 and class discussion of text materials 

Homework: Lesson Eleven - Shaping Everyday Behaviors             Homework: Lesson Twenty-five -Aversive Controls

October 04, 2006                                                                         December 04, 2006

Quiz 10 and class discussion of text materials                                   Quiz 24 and class discussion of text materials

Homework: Lesson Twelve - Reinforcer Effectiveness                   Homework: Prepare for Unit Exam Four

October 09, 2006                                                                          December 06, 2006

Quiz 11 and class discussion of text materials                                    Quiz 25 and review of text materials    

Homework: Lesson Thirteen - Ratio Schedules                              Homework: Prepare for Unit 4 Exam

October 11, 2006                                                                        December 11, 2006

Quiz 12 and class discussion of text materials                                 Unit Four Exam

Homework: Lesson Fourteen - Interval Schedules

October 16, 2006

Quiz 13 and class discussion of text materials

Homework: Lesson Fifteen - Review of Reinforcement

NOTE: THIS SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE