Psychology 130 Schedule & Readings
Distance Section D.03
Dr. R .G. Tonks
Winter 2026

Week 1  Jan 5     - Introduction to D2L & Course  Chapter 1

Week 2  Jan 12  - The story of Psychology - Chapter 2 (browse through Chapter 3)

Week 3  Jan 19 - Intelligence - Chapter 9

Week 4  Jan 26 - Development - How do we become the people we are? -  Chapt 14  

Week 5  Feb 2 - Personality  - What makes us who we are?  - Chapt 16

Week 6  Feb 9 -  Social Psychology - Our psychosocial being and processes - Chapt 13 & 15

Week 7  Feb 16   Reading Break - Review Week and Catch-up

Week 8 Feb 23 - Midterm Exam (available Feb 28 )

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

Week 10 Mar 9  - Emotions  - Why do we feel like we do? - Chapt 11 (1st part )

Week 11  Mar 16 - Health - How can our minds & relations make us healthy or ill ? - Chapt 12 

Week 12  Mar 23 - Disorders - What is a  psychological disorder? -  Chapt 17

Week 13 Mar 30 - Therapies  - How to help people with psychological problems? - Chapt  18

Week 14 Apr 6   Review  

Exam Period    Final Exam Apr 15