Course Calendar

Ch. 1 Introduction: Themes in Memory

Th Jan. 11

Class Overview, Issues in Memory

Ch. 2 Early memory research

T Jan. 16

History of memory, How do we test memory?

Ch 6. Working Memory

Th Jan. 18

The two-store model of memory

T Jan. 23

**No class**

Th. Jan. 25

The components of working memory

Ch 4. Memory for Facts

T Jan 30

Episodic Memory, Learning Facts

Th  Feb 1

Forgetting curves, Causes of forgetting

T. Feb 6

Semantic Memory and representations

Th. Feb 8

Schemas and Text Comprehension

Ch 5. Memory for Skills

T Feb 13

Implicit Memory

Th. Feb 15

Priming

T Feb 20

Review

Th. Feb 22

Exam 1

T. Feb 27

Skilled performance

Th. Mar.1

Expert Memory

Ch 7. Models of Memory

T Mar. 6

SAM/Neural Networks/ACT

***Note: Last day to drop with a "W" is March 7th***

Ch 8.  Development of Memory across the Life span

Th. Mar. 8

Infancy

T. Mar. 13

Childhood

Th. Mar. 15

Memory in Older Adults

Ch 9  Autobiographical Experiences

T. Mar. 20

Autobiographical memory/Emotional Memory

Th. Mar. 22

Eyewitness memory/False memory/

T. Mar 27

Spring break    

Th. Mar. 29

Spring break   

T. Apr. 3

Exam 2

Ch 12. Memory Improvement

Th. Apr. 5

Mnemonic Techniques

T. Apr. 10

External aids

Ch 3. Memory and the Brain

Th. Apr. 12

***No Class****

T. Apr. 17

Biological foundations/STM & LTM

Th. Apr. 19

Consolidation Theory

Ch 10 Memory Impairments

T. Apr. 24

Memory Disorders

Th. Apr. 26

Organic Disorders

T. May 1

Memory Assessment

Th. May 3

Exam 3