Readings
Note that the instructor will not be covering all topics from the assigned chapters during class time. Nonetheless, students are expected to be conversant in all assigned readings. Similarly, the instructor will cover some topics not addressed in the textbook. Students are expected to be familiar with all material covered in lecture and the text; exam questions may be drawn from any material in the textbook and/or lectures.
Required Text
- Chance, P. (2009). Learning & Behavior: Active Learning Edition (Sixth Edition). USA: Thompson Wadsworth.
Schedule
- Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4: 13 - 25 May
Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8: 27 May - 3 June
Chapters 9, 10, 11: 8 - 15 June
Note: Students are expected to come to class prepared, having read the assigned material for that day.
Because of the unexpected change in course instructors, no hard copy textbooks were ordered via the University Bookstore.
However, the textbook is available as an eTextbook from http://www.coursesmart.com/. Once on the website select the "for Students" option. In the "title" search field, type "The principles of learning and behavior". This will take you to the page for our course's eTextbook. You have the option of either purchasing an Online Version or a Downloadable Version. Click on the "Compare Online & Downloadable" to see some information on the similarities and differences between these options. You can also click on the "Buy" buttons for each of the options and read the additional information about the two choices without making a purchase. Decide for yourself which option best suits your needs and continue with the purchase process.
Alternatively, if you really want a hardcopy of the text there may be some 6th edition copies of this text floating about used. There appear to be about 10 copies available at Subtitles in SUB, but I am not sure if these are the 6th or older 5th editions.
If you have access to an older 5th edition of the textbook I'm not going to tell you that you can't use it. However, you do so at your own risk; there are changes between the 5th and 6th editions of the textbook. While the broad issues (e.g., habituation, classical conditioning, theory on the role of the discriminative stimulus in operant conditioning, etc.) will undoubtedly be comparable across editions with respect to getting the main ideas across, I can't speak to specifics.