Learning Module 4 - States of Consciousness - Due by September 23 Course Competencies 1. Differentiatestatesofconscious,sleeping,and dreaming. 2. Describe sleep disorders. 3. Compare and contrastalteringconsciousness throughdrug use,meditation,and hypnosis. Learning Module 5 - Learning - Due by September 30 Course Competencies 1. Differentiateclassical conditioning,operantconditioning,and cognitivelearning. 2. Describe elementsofclassical conditioning. 3. Demonstrateclassical conditioningin human behavior. 4. Describe theelementsofoperantconditioning. 5. Differentiateprinciples ofreinforcementand punishment. 6. Demonstrateoperantconditioningin human behavior. 7. Identifythetypesofcognitivelearning and theirapplicationtohumans. Learning Module 6 - Memory - Due by October 7 Course Competencies 1. Describe theoriesofremembering and forgetting. 2. Compare sensory registers,short-termmemory,and long-termmemory. 3. Identifyand practicemethodsofimproving memory. Learning Module 7 - Thinking, Intelligence, and Language - Due by October 14 Course Competencies 1. Describe thebuilding blocks ofthought:language,images,and concepts. 2. Applyprinciples ofcognitiontostrategiesforproblem-solving and decision-making. 3. Identifythecomponentsoflanguage and thestagesoflanguage development. 4. Discuss theinfluencesofcultureon language and how humans think. 5. Defineintelligenceand describe how intelligenceis measured. 6. Identifygender differencesin cognitiveabilities. 7. Describe theinfluencesofheredityand environmenton intelligence. Learning Module 8 - Motivation and Emotion - Due by October 21 Course Competencies 1. Explainthebiological and psychological sources ofmotivation. 2. Contrastthetheoriesofemotion. 3. Identifythebasic emotionsand how theyare communicated. 4. Describe emotionalintelligenceand how tomanage emotions. Learning Module 9 - Lifespan Development - Due by October 28 Course Competencies 1. Identifystagesofprenataldevelopmentand threatstodevelopment. 2. Describe cognitive,physical,psychosocial and gender- and sex-role developmentin infancyand childhood. 3. Describe cognitive,physical,psychosocial and gender- and sex-role developmentin adolescence. 4. Describe cognitive,physical,psychosocial and gender- and sex-role developmentin adulthood. 5. Describe cognitive,physical,psychosocial and gender- and sex-role developmentin late adulthood. Learning Module 10 - Personality - Due by November 4 Course Competencies 1. Explain psychodynamic theoriesofpersonality. 2. Explainhumanistictheoriesofpersonality. 3. Explaintraittheories. 4. Explainsocial-cognitivetheoriesofpersonality. 5. Identifymethodsofpersonalityassessment. Learning Module 11 - Psychological Disorders and Treatment - Due by November 18 Course Competencies 1. Differentiatebetweenabnormal and normal behavior. 2. Discuss psychological disorders and models ofabnormal behavior. 3. Examinethetypes,causes and treatmentofanxietydisorders.