Psychology 130 Schedule & Readings
Distance Section D.05
Dr. R .G. Tonks
Fall 2025

Week 1  Sept 3    - Introduction to D2L & Course  Chapter 1

Week 2  Sept 10   - The story of Psychology - Chapter 2 (browse through Chapter 3)

Week 3  Sept 17  - Intelligence - Chapter 9  

Week 4  Sept 24  - Development - How do we become the people we are? -  Chapt 14  

Week 5  Oct 1 - Personality  - What makes us who we are?  - Chapt 16

Week 6  Oct 8 -  Social Psychology - Our psychosocial being and processes - Chapt 13 & 15

Week 7  Oct 15  - Review Week and Catch-up

Week 8 Oct 22 - Midterm Exam (available Oct 23-24)

Week 9  Oct 29- Motivation - What makes us do what we do?  - Chapt 11 (2nd part )

Week 10 Nov 5- Emotions  - Why do we feel like we do? - Chapt 11 (1st part )

Week 11  Nov 12  - Health - How can our minds & relations make us healthy or ill ? - Chapt 12   

Week 12  Nov 19 - Disorders - What is a  psychological disorder? -  Chapt 17

Week 13 Nov 26   - Therapies  - How to help people with psychological problems? - Chapt  18

Week 14 Dec 3  Review  

Exam Period    Final Exam Dec 11 -12