Spring 2011 PSYC 390
AA Instructor Lecture Topics
and Reading
Assignments: Read all pages before
dates given below. Written assignments will be given in
class.
Note: This schedule is subject to change and may
not be regularly updated. Please check with the instructor for
current schedule. * Indicates an article
available on class website 1. 1/19
W First class;
Introduction to the Course; Go over Syllabus 2. 1/21
F Lecture -
Introduction to the
Psychology of Consciousness 3. 1/24
M Lecture –
The
Philosophical Foundations of Consciousness (pt. 1) 4. 1/26
W Lecture – The
Philosophical Foundations of Consciousness (pt. 2) 5. 1/28
F No Class 6. 1/31
M Lecture –
The Historical
Foundations of Consciousness 7. 2/2
W Lecture –
Contemporary
Theories of Consciousness (pt. 1) 8. 2/4
F Lecture – Contemporary
Theories of Consciousness (pt. 2) 9. 2/7
M Lecture –
Attention and Consciousness 10. 2/9
W Lecture –
Vision and Consciousness 11. 2/11
F Lecture –
Concepts of
Consciousness (pt. 1) 12. 2/14
M Lecture – Concepts of
Consciousness (pt. 2) 13. 2/16
W Lecture – Concepts of
Consciousness (pt. 3) 2/18
F HOLIDAY
2/21
M HOLIDAY 14. 2/23
W Lecture -
Characteristics of Consciousness (pt. 1) 15. 2/25
F Lecture –
Characteristics of Consciousness (pt. 2) 16. 2/28
M
Review 17. 3/2
W MID-TERM EXAM #1 18. 3/4
F Return and Review
Mid-Term 19. 3/7
M Lecture –
The Physiology of Consciousness (pt. 1) 20. 3/9
W Lecture – The Physiology
of Consciousness (pt. 2) 3/11
F Flex Day
21. 3/14
M Lecture –
Brain Anatomy 22. 3/16
W Lecture –
The Split Brain 23. 3/18
F Video: Secrets of the
Mind 24. 3/21
M Lecture –
The
Evolution and Function
of Consciousness 25. 3/23
W Video: Changing Your
Mind 26. 3/25
F Lecture –
Consciousness
in Animals 27. 3/28
M Lecture –
Meditation
(pt. 1) 28. 3/30
W Lecture – Meditation
(pt. 2) 29. 4/1
F Lecture – Meditation and Mystical
Experience
(pt. 3)
SPRING BREAK (4/4
– 4/8) 30. 4/11
M Lecture -
Sensory Reduction 31. 4/13
W
Review 32. 4/15
F MID-TERM EXAM #2
33. 4/18
M Return and Review
Mid-Term 34. 4/20
W Lecture -
Sleep (pt. 1) 35. 4/22
F Lecture – Sleep (pt. 2)
36. 4/25
M Lecture –
Dreams (pt. 1) 37. 4/27
W Lecture – Dreams (pt. 2)
38. 4/29
F Lecture –
Hypnosis (pt.
1) 39. 5/2
M Lecture – Hypnosis (pt.
2) 40. 5/4
W Lecture –
Self-Hypnosis
and Consensus Trance 41. 5/6
F Lecture –
Consciousness
Altering Drugs 42. 5/9
M Lecture –
The Major
Hallucinogens & LSD 43. 5/11
W Lecture –
Marijuana 44. 5/13
F Lecture –
Peyote
45. 5/16
M Lecture –
Parapsychology
46. 5/18
W Lecture – Parapsychology
(pt. 2) 47. 5/20
F 5/23
M FINAL EXAM
9:10 - 10:40
Psychology of Consciousness
Eric
Larson
Handouts: Syllabus; Topics &
Reading; Student Questionnaire
Small group discussion: "Beliefs About Consciousness"
Reading - C&B: Ch 1 -
Introduction;
Pinker: The Mystery of Consciousness
Reading - Blackmore: Introduction and Chapter 1
Reading - Blackmore: Chapter 2
Reading - Blackmore: Chapter 3
Reading - Blackmore: Chapter 5
Reading - Blackmore: Chapter 4
Reading - Blackmore: Chapter 6
Reading -
Farthing: The Concept of Consciousness
Reading -
Farthing: Characteristics of Consciousness
Reading - C&B: Chapter 2;
Blackmore: Chapter 16
Video: The Behaving Brain
Reading - Blackmore: Chapter 7;
Gazzaniga: The Split Brain Revisited
Reading - Blackmore: Chapter 18
Reading - Blackmore: Chapters 7, 10 & 11
Reading - Blackmore: Chapter 12
Reading - Blackmore: Chapter 26
Reading - C&B: Chapter 8
Reading – Blackmore: Chapter 23
Reading – LaBerge: Lucid
Dreaming
Reading – Tart: Hypnosis
Paper Topics Approval Deadline
Reading – Tart:
Consensus Trance
Reading – Blackmore: Chapters 22 & 24
Reading – Blackmore: Chapter 20
Extra-Credit Papers Due