PSYC2209 Spring Semester Syllabus | Learning & Memory - from Brain to Behavior (Markus) | Learning & Memory – from Brain to Behavior (Markus)

PSYC2209 Etan Markus, Learning & Memory: From Brain to Behavior

Objective: understanding how organisms collect and store knowledge regarding their environment, and the brain processes underlying this learning. We will examine learning in humans and other animals.

Student meeting hours: Tues/Thur @11:00-12:00 in Psychology Rm 100 or via WebEx https://uconn-cmr.webex.com/meet/ejm02005 or you are welcome to arrange an appointment

Required Texts/Materials:

Gluck, Mercado & Myer (2020), Learning and Memory: From Brain to Behavior (4^th ed), Worth Pub. NY
Additional readings will be distributed in class and/or on HuskyCT.
Response clickers (i>clicker) required

Grading: Daily quiz: correct=1, incorrect=0.5, no answer=0 points (10%) you can miss up to 5 quiz questions – for whatever reason

Two midterms and a final examination. The exams are worth (respectively) 20%, 35% and 35% of the final grade. The class lectures and assigned readings are complimentary; the exams will be based on both.