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Module Learning Targets Recommended
Standard Block
1.6-6 Explain how we perceive color in the world M1.6b: Movement
around us.
Aftereffects
1.6-7 Describe the location and explain the function
of feature detectors.
1.6-8 Explain how the brain uses parallel processing
to construct visual perceptions.
1.6c Introduce the Module 2 1
M1.6c: Fact or
Falsehood?

1.6-9 Describe the characteristics of air pressure
waves that we hear as sound.
1.6-10 Explain how the ear transforms sound Worth Publishers.
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1.6-11 Discuss how we detect loudness,
discriminate pitch, and locate sounds.
Bedford, Freeman &
1.6d Introduce the Module Falsehood? 1 0.5
M1.6d: Fact or

1.6-12 Explain the four basic touch sensations, and
explain how we sense touch.
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1.6-13 Compare and contrast the biological,
psychological, and social-cultural influences that affect
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our experience of pain, and explain how placebos and
distraction help control pain.
1.6-14 Explain our senses of taste and smell. and Sugar
M1.6d: Tasting Salt

1.6-15 Explain how we sense our body’s position
and movement.
1.6-16 Explain how sensory interaction influences
our perceptions, and explain the concept of embodied
cognition.

Unit 1 Exam 1.5 1
Unit Days 21.5 10.5

Biological Bases of Behavior Unit 1 1-9

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