MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Location: file:///C:/5409C636/Gen_Syl_Spring_2006.htm Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY

General Psychology  (Spring, 2006)

Dr. Travis Langley  (870)230-5222 office  langlet@hsu.edu<= /p>

 

OVERVIEW:

Psy = 1013. General Psychology. Introductio= n to the science of behavior, examining overt actions and covert mental processe= s. Discusses social, developmental, and biological influences. Topics may incl= ude personality, motivation, emotions, learning, memory, sensation, perception, mental illness, therapy, and social behavior.

 

REQUIRED TEXTBOOK:  Psychology in Modules, by David Myers. <= /p>

Each "module" in the textbook is a short mini-chapter. About three to = four modules equal a full chapter.

Module numbers listed below are for the seventh edition of the book.

 

SCHEDULE

 

Module numbers refer to those in the 7th edition of the textbook. If you use a different edition, you are responsible for making sure you read the correct material. Refer to the textbook website for current table of contents.

 

UNIT 1 Test: Tuesday, February 7

= TO= PICS

= MO= DULES

= Discovering Psychology V= IDEOS

= Introduction

= 1-2

01 Intro, 02 Research

= Psychobiology

= 3-5

= 03 Brain, 25 Cognitive Neuroscience=

= Sensation

= 11, 12, 14

= 07 Sensation & Perception

= Perception

= 15, 16

= (di= tto)

 

UNIT 2 Test: Tuesday, March 7<= /p>

= TO= PICS

= MO= DULES

= Discovering Psychology V= IDEOS

= Consciousness

= 17, 19

= 13 Mind Awake & Asleep, 14 Mind Hidden &am= p; Divided

= Learning

= 20-22

= 08 Learning

= Memory

= 23-27

= 09 Memory

 

UNIT 3 Test: Tuesday, April 4<= /p>

= TO= PICS

= MO= DULES

= Discovering Psychology V= IDEOS

= Early Development

= 6-8

= 05 Child

= Later Development

= 9-10

= 17 Sex & Gender, 18 Maturing & Aging

= Language

= 29

= 06 Language Development

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UNIT 4 Test: Thursday, April 27

= TO= PICS

= MO= DULES

= Discovering Psychology V= IDEOS

= Personality

= 41-43

= 15 The Self

= Mental Illness

= 46-49, 34

= 21 Psychopathology

= Therapy

= 50, 52

= 22 Psychotherapy

 

COMPREHENSIVE FINAL EXAM: See spring schedule.  = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;   

= TO= PICS

= MO= DULES

= Discovering Psychology V= IDEOS

= everything covered previously plus:=

= see above

= plus:

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= Social Thinking

= 28, 53

= 11 Judgment & Decision Making

= Social Interaction

= 54-55

= 19 Power of Situation, 20 Social Reality

 

The Disc= overing Psychology series hosted by Dr. Phil Zimbardo was first recorded in 1989 and updated in 2001. We will not watch all the listed videos in = class. If you wish to watch any on your own to supplement your understanding of the material, they are available for free viewing online at http://www.learner= .org/resources/series138.html.

 

 

EXAM= S

 

Test questions range in difficulty to get an acc= urate idea of exactly how much you know and understand about the course material. They provide a very accurate indication of how much each person d= oes and does not know compared to everybody else in the class. I do not feel it= is right to establish a curve based on the highest grade in the class, in which case only one score would determine everyone's grade. The scale on the 40&#= 8209;point tests (although bonus credit makes them worth more than 40) is simply this:=

 

  &nbs= p;         A 35.1 ‑‑>         B 30.1 ‑ 35.0         C 25.1 ‑ 30.0        =   D 20.1 ‑ 25.0        =   F <‑‑ 20.0

 

The professor also reserves the right to subtrac= t any number of points from the grade of someone who disrupts class, or to assign= a course grade of F to someone caught cheating. Anyone caught cheating will a= lso be referred for University disciplinary measures.

 

There will be NO makeup tests, so don't even ask= . As long as you do not miss any tests, your lowest test will be dropped. If you= do miss a test but have an excused absence, the missing test will be the one t= hat gets dropped. The final weighs the same as any other test in figuring your grade.

 

Writ= ing Across the Curriculum: At least= one question on every test will require a written answer. The last question on every test will be, "What else did you learn from the current course material that was not otherwise covered by this test?" For that questi= on, you will need to explain concepts, making certain that you are not simply copying the wording as it appears in the book. Convince me you understand. = There can be other essay questions to assess your understanding of material.=