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General Psychology Psychology 105-001

Summer 1 2006

M-TH 8-10:05 am in SB 104 Instructor: Bryan Myers, Ph.D Hours: 10:05-10:35 M-TH Office: 110G SB Phone: 962-3636 Email: myersb@uncw.edu Webpage: http://people.uncw.edu/myersb/ Textbook: Psychology, 7th edition (2003). Carole Wade and Carol Tavris. Attendance Policy: Attendance is mandatory. I will take attendance regularly and will use attendance as a criterion for deciding how many bonus points each student is assigned. Students with perfect attendance (i.e., attend all classes and show up on time) will receive 10 extra points toward their final grade. Students within 80% of perfect attendance will receive 5 bonus points. Missed exams require prior approval or a medical excuse (note from physician). Makeups for missed exams will be taken during the final exam period immediately following the final exam. Powerpoints – I do not give out powerpoints to students who miss class. If you miss class, it is your responsibility to get class notes from a classmate. Academic Misconduct: Cheating in any form may result in an F in the course and other academic sanctions. Please read the student handbook carefully for policies on academic misconduct. See me if you are having trouble with the course. Exams: There will be four exams and all will be multiple choice and 50 questions per exam. Bring scantron sheets (form # 882-E) and pencils to the exam. Exam dates and other important events May 23 – last day to drop without a grade May 29 – Memorial Day Holiday May 30 – exam 1 (ch 1-5) June 1 – last day to withdraw with a W June 6 – exam 2 (ch. 6-9) June 13 – exam 3 (ch. 10-13) June 19 – last day of classes June 20 – final exam (ch. 14-17) 8am in SB 104.

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Out of Class Requirements: All students are required to earn 3 experimental points as part of the course requirements. All credits are due on the last day of class. Credits can be earned by participating in 3 hours of experiments conducted by the psychology department or by writing 3 psychology journal article summaries. Summaries must be typed and submitted in hardcopy form; handwritten and/or emailed summaries will not be accepted.

Grading Your final grade for the course will be based on four exams, each worth 50 points. Your final grade will be based on the following scale: A = 186-200 A- = 180-185 B+= 174-179 B = 166-173 B- = 160-165 C+ = 154-159 C =146-153 C- = 140-145 D+=134-139 D = 126-133 D- =120-125 F = 0-119