Psychology Course introduction syll

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PSY 2012

General Psychology

Syllabus, Fall, 2006

Samuel R. Mathews, Ph.D.ssoc!ate Pro"essor o" Psychology

#he $n!%ers!ty o" &est Flor!'a

Instructor (Samuel R. Mathews, Ph.D. )smathews*uw".e'u+

Teaching Assistant:

Mel!ssa Stromol!s )mes2-*stu'ents.uw".e'u+

Phone( Office:/02033 )Mathews4 5""!ce+ l'g 1, 5""!ce 20

Office Hours )Mathews+

Mon'ay #ues'ay &e'nes'ay7 Fr!'ay777777777777777

11:00-12:00 2:15-4:00 11:00-12:00 11:00-12:00

1:00-2:00 1:00-2:00

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:!mbar'o, P. G., ;ohnson, R. ects o" !ntense stu'y. &e w!ll aroach to!cs somet!mes encountere' !n casual '!scuss!on at art!es

"rom a sc!ent!"!c an' log!cal ersect!%e. ?n a''!t!on, you w!ll ha%e the oortun!ty to e8lore two to!cso" !nterest through two wr!t!ng ass!gnments o%er the course o" the semester. F!nally, we w!ll ro%!'e

oortun!t!es "or you to e8er!ence se%eral henomena stu'!e' by scholars !n sychology "!rst han'

through 'emonstrat!ons !n class, '!scuss!ons, an' out o" class '!scuss!ons an' act!%!t!es.

#he "aculty members o" #he Deartment o" Psychology at the $n!%ers!ty o" &est Flor!'a ha%e !'ent!"!e'se%eral common 'oma!ns o" @nowle'ge an' s@!lls we th!n@ are !mortant "or all gra'uates "rom our rogram. &h!le not all o" the stu'ents !n General Psychology are !ntereste' !n becom!ng sychology

ma>ors, many o" you w!ll. 5thers w!ll ta@e other sychology courses an' o" those some w!ll ta@e a

sychology m!nor. ? ha%e !nclu'e' the webs!te on wh!ch you can see our Deartment4s stu'ent learn!ng

outcomes )htt(AAuw".e'uAcutlAnewerAPSYBC.'oc+.

My hoe !s that by the en' o" the semester, stu'ents who success"ully comlete General Psychology, PSY

2012, w!ll ach!e%e the "ollow!ng student learning outcomes(

• Demonstrate @nowle'ge o" the h!stor!cal an' contemorary aroaches an' 'oma!ns o"

sychology

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Evaluation( 8am!nat!ons

• Demonstrate un'erstan'!ng o" the 'oma!ns o" stu'y an' wor@ !n the "!el' o" sychology.

o Evaluation( 8am!nat!ons

• Demonstrate un'erstan'!ng an' recogn!t!on o" ma>or aroaches to sycholog!cal research

metho's.

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o Evaluation( 8am!nat!ons = &r!t!ng ss!gnment

• Demonstrate un'erstan'!ng o" the eth!cal r!nc!les !n sycholog!cal research w!th human

sub>ects.

o Evaluation( 8am!nat!ons

• Demonstrate mastery o" course content through the recogn!t!on an' al!cat!on o" the sec!al!Ee'

term!nology, concets, an' theor!es that character!Ee the research an' @nowle'ge base "or the

b!olog!cal, !n'!%!'ual sycholog!cal, an' soc!al "orces !n human beha%!or, thought, an' "eel!ngs.

o Evaluation( 8am!nat!ons, &r!t!ng ss!gnments, = Blass Part!c!at!on

• Demonstrate cr!t!cal th!n@!ng through cr!t!cally e%aluat!ng an' !ntegrat!ng sycholog!cal r!nc!les

an' aly!ng those r!nc!les to themes chosen by the stu'ents.

o Evaluation: &r!t!ng ass!gnments

• Demonstrate e""ect!%e commun!cat!on through the use o" clear language aror!ate "or the

aca'em!c commun!ty !n oral '!scuss!ons an' wr!tten wor@.

o Evaluation( &r!t!ng ss!gnments = Blass Part!c!at!on

Examinations( #he e8am!nat!ons w!ll be mult!le cho!ce "ormat. ? ty!cally use 3 tyes o" !tems. 5ne tye

o" !tem re9u!res you to @now bas!c !n"ormat!on. secon' tye o" !tem re9u!res you to ma@e !n"erences

base' on the !n"ormat!on "rom the te8t or lectures. #he th!r' re9u!res you to aly your @nowle'ge byrea'!ng a scenar!o an' answer!ng !tems "rom %ar!ous ersect!%es.

Writing Assignment( #he wr!t!ng ass!gnment !s 'ue on or be"ore o%ember 10 )Fr!'ay+. Bre'!t w!ll be

g!%en only "or those aers subm!tte' on or be"ore the 'ue 'ate. Paers must be subm!tte' at the beg!nn!ngo" class on the 'ue 'ate. #he aers are !nten'e' to g!%e you an oortun!ty to e8lore how a to!c we

co%er !n class m!ght relate to your own e8er!ences or to some theme o" !nterest to you. #he aers are to

be a m!n!mum o" 3 ages an' a ma8!mum o" ages o" te8t. ?n these aers, you are to select a to!c "rom

our rea'!ngs, class lectures, or 'emonstrat!ons. 5nce you select a theme, you ha%e se%eral ot!ons.• You m!ght choose to 'o a''!t!onal rea'!ng "rom aca'em!c sources )you can ema!l or see e!ther the

#each!ng ss!stant or me "or ass!stance+ an' summar!Ee what you '!sco%er about the chosen

theme.

• You m!ght see someth!ng !n a news source that relates an' use the !n"ormat!on "rom the te8t,

lecture, or '!scuss!on to elaborate on the e%ent you '!sco%ere'.

• You m!ght also re"lect on your own l!"e, your "am!ly, or "r!en's an' '!sco%er some rele%ant e%ent

or e8er!ence that relates to the rea'!ngs. ?n th!s case, you coul' 'escr!be the e%ent or e8er!ence

an' use !n"ormat!on "rom the te8t or other source to elaborate on the theme.Grading Standards or the !a"ers(

• Blar!ty !n e8ress!ng the theme "rom the rea'!ngs, news source, or ersonal e8er!ence

o 2 o!ntsclear an' unamb!guous e8ress!on

o 1 o!ntsome amb!guous or unclear language

o 0 o!ntstheme not clearly state' or largely unstate'

• Blar!ty !n e8ress!ng the relate' !n"ormat!on "rom the rea'!ngs or other aca'em!c wor@.

o 2 o!nts!n"ormat!on clearly state' an' e8l!c!tly relate' to the theme

o 1 o!nt!n"ormat!on amb!guously state' an' m!n!mal rele%ance to the theme

o 0 o!nts!n"ormat!on m!ss!ng or amb!guous an' !rrele%ant to the theme.

• Blear summary o" your !nterretat!ons, conclus!ons, or a rat!onale "or an a''!t!onal 9uest!on.


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o 2 o!ntsthe "!nal aragrah re"lects a h!gh le%el summary that ma@es some o!nt or

oses a 9uest!on base' on your !nterretat!ons an' un'erstan'!ng o" the theme an'

!n"ormat!on "rom the rea'!ngs an' other sources.

o 1 o!ntthe "!nal aragrah re"lects ?#CR a h!gh le%el summary 5R some o!nt or

9uest!on base' on the theme an' !n"ormat!on but not both.

o 0 o!ntsthe "!nal aragrah conta!ns ?#CR a clear summary 5R a "!nal 9uest!on

or o!nt base' on the theme an' !n"ormat!on• Grammar, sell!ng, re"erences "or wor@s use' an' aror!ate use o" language aror!ate "or an

aca'em!c commun!ty

o 2 o!ntsthe aer !s "ree "rom mechan!cal errors !n sell!ng, grammar, unctuat!on, an'

c!tat!on om!ss!ons.

o 1 o!ntthe aer has w!th!n !t a ma8!mum o" one mechan!cal error !n sell!ng,

grammar, unctuat!on or c!tat!on er age.o 0 o!ntsthe aer conta!ns greater than one mechan!cal error !n sell!ng, grammar,

unctuat!on or c!tat!on er age.

• #ou ma$ su%mit a drat o $our "a"er to &elissa Strom"olis u" to Octo%er '0 (&onda$) or

eed%ac*+ ,o "a"er ill %e acce"ted or revie ater Octo%er '0+

!S# 2012

!ro.ected Schedule or General !s$cholog$ /o"ics and Examinations+August 2Se"tem%er 20

Sur%!%!ng General Psychology

Bhater 1( M!n', eha%!or, an' Psycholog!cal Sc!enceSe"tem%er 4 A3O A#6ASSES S7S!E,E

Bhater 2( !osychology an' the Foun'at!ons o" eurosc!enceBhater 3( States o" Bonsc!ousnessSe"tem%er 22 E8A&9,A/9O, 1

Se"tem%er 25Octo%er 1

Bhater /( Sensat!on an' Percet!on

Bhater 6(


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Grading Scale:

-3I100, -0I-2

J I -, 3I6, 0I2BJ I-, B 3I6, B 0I2

DJ 6I6-, D 60I66 F K 60

7niversit$ !olic$ on Academic 6onduct(

ca'em!c honesty an' !ntegr!ty are ma>or comonents o" e'ucat!on here at $&F. 5ur %alues 'o not

con'one any beha%!or that ta@es away "rom that aca'em!c honesty an' !ntegr!ty. s we comlete our

e'ucat!onal e8er!ences, we ne!ther engage !n nor tolerate cheat!ng on e8am!nat!ons or ass!gnments or lag!ar!E!ng the wor@ o" others. See $&F Stu'ent Can'boo@ ol!cy an' !n"ormat!on on ca'em!c

Bon'uct.

ca'em!c honesty an' !ntegr!ty are ser!ous an' %!olat!ons w!ll be 'ealt w!th !mme'!ately an' to the "ulleste8tent o" $&F ol!cy. #he $&F Stu'ent Can'boo@ conta!ns !n"ormat!on about roce'ures an' ol!c!es "or

han'l!ng cases o" aca'em!c m!scon'uct.

Assistance or Students ith S"ecial ,eeds(

Stu'ents w!th sec!al nee's or who re9u!re sec!al accommo'at!ons "or e8am!nat!ons or other ass!gnmentsshoul' contact the D!rector o" D!sable' Stu'ent Ser%!ces )DSS+. #h!s o""!ce w!ll ro%!'e a letter "or the

!nstructor sec!"y!ng recommen'e' accommo'at!ons.

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