Course Schedule Week Topic Reading Overview of recent findings in 1 Psychology Anwar, Y. (2017). Feeling bad about feeling bad can make 2 The The “white bear effect:” you feel worse. power of meditation, mindfulness, and acceptance in dealing with unwanted thoughts Wegner et al. (1987). The paradoxical effects of thought and unwanted emotions. suppression. Winerman (2011). Suppressing the 'white bears' 3 How is knowledge about Chapter 3. Psychological Science Psychology generated (The experimental method and correlational studies) Reflection #1 due 4 The biological perspective 1: Chapter 4. Brains, Bodies, and Behaviour functions of different areas in the brain
Course Schedule Week Topic Reading 1 Overview of recent findings in Psychology 2 The “white bear effect:” The power of meditation, mindfulness, and acceptance in dealing with unwanted thoughts and unwanted emotions. Anwar, Y. (2017). Feeling bad about feeling bad can make you feel worse. Wegner et al. (1987). The paradoxical effects of thought suppression. Winerman (2011). Suppressing the 'white bears' 3 How is knowledge about Psychology generated (The experimental method and correlational studies) Reflection #1 due Chapter 3. Psychological Science 4 The biological perspective 1: functions of different areas in the brain Chapter 4. Brains, Bodies, and Behaviour