Course Calendar

Date

Topic Covered/Reading Assignment

Due

Tue 1/9

Course introduction and overview

 

Thur 1/11

 Themes in the Study of Motivation and Emotion Ch 1

Tue 1/16

 Components of Motivation Ch 2

HW 1-Book choice and deadline selection (1/19)
Thur 1/18 Components of Motivation HW 2-Becoming Aware of Biological Processes (1/23)

Tues 1/23

 Video: Castaway Ch 3

Thur 1/25

 Video: Castaway HW 3-Some Rules for Dieting

Tues 1/29

 Hunger and Eating HW 4-Castaway Analysis

Thur 2/1

Video: American Beauty

 Ch 4

HW 5-Consummate Love

Tues 2/6

 Video: American Beauty  

Thur 2/8

 Passion, Love, and Sexual Behavior HW 6-American Beauty Analysis

Tues 2/13

 Video: Pushing Tin HW 7-Mastery

Ch 5

Thurs 2/15

 Video: Pushing Tin  

Tues 2/20

 Arousal, Attention, and Peak Performance

HW 8 -Pushing Tin Analysis

Thurs 2/22

Wakefulness, Alertness, Sleep and Dreams

 Ch 6

 HW 9-Lucid Dreaming

Tue 2/27

 Quiz 1

 

Thurs 3/1

 Video: Rush Ch 7

HW 10-Factors that Influence Drug Use

Tues 3/6

 Video: Rush  
Thurs 3/8
 Drug Use and Drug Addiction HW 11-Rush Analysis

Tues 3/13

 SPRING BREAK  

Thurs 3/15

 SPRING BREAK

 

Tues 3/20

 Video: The Deer Hunter HW 12-Anger Management

Ch 8

Thurs 3/22

 Video: The Deer Hunter  

Tues 3/27

 Aggression, Coercive Action, and Anger HW 13 -Deer Hunter Analysis

Thurs 3/29

 Emotions, Stress and Health Ch 9

HW 14 Dealing with Stress

Tues 4/3

 Goal-Incongruent Behavior/Goal-Congruent Behavior Ch 10 & Ch 11

HW 15 Depression/Optimism

Thurs 4/5

 From Curiosity to Creativity Ch 12

HW 16 Sensation Seeking

Tues 4/10

Video: Wallstreet Ch 13

HW17 -Achievement Motivation
Thurs 4/12 Video: Wallstreet  

Tues 4/17

 The Need for Control and Competence HW18-Wallstreet Analysis

Thurs 4/19

 Video: Sliding Doors Ch 14

HW19 Possible Selves

Tues 4/24

 The Self-Concept and Self-Esteem HW20-Sliding Doors Analysis

Thurs 4/26

 Quiz 2

 

Thurs 5/3

 10-11:50 a.m. Thursday, May 3 HW 21-Course Reflection