Be sure to complete the relevant materials before the day on which they are to be discussed. Additional assignments may be made where appropriate, so do not fall behind in your readings. It may not be too difficult to keep up in this course, but it will be hard to catch up. As a point of caution, although much of the material may seem intuitively obvious to you, do not be led into a false sense of comprehension. The concepts are difficult, and the terminology is troublesome.
Full understanding can come only from diligent study.
The first three are scheduled during class on September 20, October 11, and November 8. They will cover the material from the text, the reader, and class, and they will be mutually exclusive. The fourth examination will be scheduled during Exam Week. The fourth exam, in other words, will be an objective, comprehensive, cumulative final exam. Any phenomenon can be selected as long as you can discuss it social psychologically, giving evidence that you have been a serious student in class.