Monday
Aug. 1

Introduction. Who am I? Who are You?

Discuss the Syllabus
E-Reserve Tutorial

Tour ICR

Mini Assignment 1 is Due: "July Letter" Assignment

Receive Mini-Assignment 2: Media Diary

E-Res Article
(Sparks Chapter 1)

E-Res Article
(Sparks Chapter 2)

E-Res Article
(Reeves & Nass, pp. 3-17)

How We Know Things
What Science Is

Types of Research in Media Psychology
Introduction to Experimental Research
Independent & Dependent Variables

Mini Assignment 2 is Due: Media Diary

Tours of WTIU/WFIU & WIUX

Harris Chapter 2

E-Res Article
(Reeves & Nass, pp. 219-246)

E-Res Article (Potter & Bolls, Ch 1)

Media Theories 101

EndNote & Library Database Tutorial

Receive Mini-Assignment 3: Bibliography Construction

Mandatory 2-Hour Office Hours for Attention Group

Attention as a Concept
Measuring Attention
Safety in the Research Lab

Mini-Assignment 3 Due

Receive Article Review Assignment

Attention Group Meets with Dr. Potter

E-Res (Potter & Bolls, Ch 4)

Class meets today in the ICR

Physiological Recording of Heart Rate
STRT demo in the ICR

Emotion Group's Article Review Assignment Due

Attention Groups Run Experiments

Mandatory 2-Hour Office Hours for Attention Group

Attention Groups Presents Results

Catch Up & Exam Review

Exam 1

E-Res Article
(Reeves & Nass, pp. 111-139)

Harris Chapter 9

E-Res Article Weaver et al. (2011)

Theories of Emotion

Violence in the Media

Midterm Break

Mandatory 2-Hour Office Hours for Emotion Group

Return Exams and Discuss

Measuring Emotion
Motivational Systems

Emotion Group Meets with Dr. Potter

E-Res (Potter & Bolls, Ch 5)

Class meets today in the ICR

Physiological Recording of Facial EMG & EDA
CRM demo in the ICR

Attention Group's Article Review Assignment Due

Emotion Group Runs Experiment

Mandatory 2-Hour Office Hours for Emotion Group

Emotion Groups Present Results

Sexual Content in Media

Tour of The Kinsey Institute

Harris p. 171-178

E-Res (Levitin Chapter 9)

The Psychological Effect of Music

In-Class Film Part 1

Tours of Lilly Library

Receive Mini Assignment 4:
Informed Media Diary Assignment

Media Portrayals of Groups

In-Class Film Part 2

Startle Demonstration

Course Evaluations & Exam Review

Mini Assignment 4 Due: Informed Media Diary

Exam 2

Present to Dr. Thomassen's class