| 1 | Introduction to Psychology and to 9.00. Psychology as Reverse-Engineering. Computation, Evolution, and Specialization as Themes | |
| 2 & 3 | Major Approaches. Dualism Versus Materialism. Two Early Approaches: Psychoanalysis (Freud); Behaviorism (Skinner). Components of the Modern Approach | Short Assignment Due in Section |
| 4 | Evolution and Genetics. Where Life and Mind Come From. How Genes Do and Don't Cause Behavior | |
| 5 | Ethics & Politics of Biology of Mind. Social Darwinism, Eugenics, Race, Sex, Social Change, Personal Responsibility | |
| 6 & 7 | The Brain. The Major Parts of the Brain and What They are For. Neurons, Neural Circuits, and Elementary Information Processing | Short Assignment (Paper Preview) Due in Section |
| 8 & 9 | Perception: Visual Scene Analysis, Object Recognition, Auditory Scene Analysis, Depth Perception, Stereo Vision, Stereograms | First Writing Assignment Due in Section |
| 10 | Cognitive Processes. Attention, Memory, Consciousness | |
| 11 | Concepts & Reasoning. Concepts, Categories, & Stereotypes. Deductive and Probabilistic Reasoning | Second Writing Assignment Due in Section |
| 12 | Language. Language as a Module; Language vs. Thought; Politically Correct Language; How Language Works | |
| 13 | Review for Mid-Term. Highly Recommended | |
| 14 | Mid-Term Exam | |
| 15 | Development. Maturation & Cognitive Development. Intuitive Physics, Psychology, Biology | |
| 16 & 17 | Emotions. Fear, Disgust, Gratitude, Anger, Guilt, Passion | |
| 18 | Kin & Socialization. Kin Selection, Parents & Offspring, Socialization and Personality Development | |
| 19 & 20 | Love and Sex. Sexual Selection, Attraction, Beauty, Commitment, Conflict, Sexual Politics | |
| 21 | Cooperation and Competition: Groups; Friendship; Aggression | |
| 22 | Cooperation and Competition (continued) | |
| 23 | The Self and Others. Self-Deception, Self-Presentation, Cognitive Dissonance | |
| 24 & 25 | Higher Callings. Art, Literature, Humor, Happiness, Religion | Third Writing Assignment Due in Section |
| 26 | Review, Questions, Controversies, Other Topics of Interest | |
