PSY 100. Survey of Psychology
Fall 2007
MWF 8:30a-9:20a
Lecturer: Andrew D. Dewald Office: Gartley 7 (Chronicle Lab)
Email: Phone: 717-821-0633 (Cell)
Office hours: TBA
Required Text:
Nevid, J. S. Essentials of Psychology: Concepts and Applications (2006).
Course description:
Psychology 100, Survey of Psychology, is designed to give students an understanding and appreciation of the scientific approach to human behavior, thought and action, and to provide the basic conceptual framework for studying the cognitive, emotional, and social aspects of human activity. Psy 100 is a lecture course available for General Education credit, and is required of all Psychology majors.
This course surveys all of the major areas of psychology including biological, learning, sensation and perception, social, personality, clinical, and developmental psychology. The major emphases are on the objective and scientific approaches used in the study of human behavior.
This course will also demonstrate that psychology is not just a boring lab based practice which can’t be applied to everyday life. On the contrary, psychology comes in many shapes and forms and enters into play in nearly every aspect of our daily lives. From sports to relationships to deciding which brand of chips to buy, psychology offers insight into how these processes work.
Educational objectives:
Upon completion of this class, students will have an understanding of the key concepts and theoretical issues of modern psychology as well as the contemporary research issues and methods applicable to the study of human behavior.
Course requirements:
Attendance will not be taken every day, but there will be 4 attendance quizzes designed to account for your attendance. You must be in class on the day of the quiz and you may NOT make up the quiz. The quiz will cover simple questions from the previous day’s lecture. These questions will be very straight forward and simple, and are designed to reward you for being in class that day and the day before.
Exams:
A warm-up exam, midterm and a final exam will make-up the majority of your grade. The warm-up exam will come early in the semester and account for 50 points of your grade. The midterm and final will both be worth 100 points (200 points total).The Exams will cover both text and lecture topics. The final exam is not cumulative. The final cannot be taken earlier than the scheduled time nor can it be made up after everyone else has taken it on the day of the final according to university policy. Reviews for the exam will be in class before the day of the scheduled exam.
Extra Credit:
Any extra credit opportunities will be announced in class as they become available throughout the semester. Extra credit is available to everyone, but it is on a first-come-first-serve basis for as long as spaces are available. Therefore, it is highly recommended that students complete the extra credit as soon as possible after it is announced. Each extra credit will take between 30 minutes to 1 hour to complete for 2 points (2% of your grade) to be added to your final class grade.
Make-ups:
If only the final is missing, the student may request to receive an “Incomplete” for the class. Otherwise, an F will be assigned. The incomplete can be replaced by a grade if the student takes the exam the following semester. Should the student fail to do so in time, a grade of F will replace the incomplete after a semester. A missed midterm can be made up with a valid excuse (doctor, death, etc.). Extra credits cannot be made up.
Points:
Warm-Up 50 points
Midterm 100 points
Final 100 points
Attendance 40 points
Participation 10 points
Total 200 Points
Other:
Always write “Psy 100” in the subject line of an email to the professor as unidentified, blank, or ambiguous emails will be filtered into junk mail unread. In addition, it serves to identify which class you are emailing in regards to.
Policies:
Academic dishonesty of any type will not be tolerated. Please see the University catalogue for descriptions of academic dishonesty and its consequences. Any occurrence of cheating on the exams or plagiarism will be immediately reported to the Office of the Dean of Student Services. In short: DON”T CHEAT!
Disabilities:
If you have a disability and have not voluntarily disclosed the nature of your disability
and the support you need, you are invited to contact the KOKUA Program, 956-7511
(V/TTY), Queen Lili‘uokalani Center for Student Services, for assistance.
The syllabus is subject to change at the instructor’s discretion.
Week / Date /Topic
/ Chapter1 / M 8/20 /
Syllabus and “Who is Professor Dewald?”
W 8/22 / Introduction to Psychology and Methods of Research / 1F 8/24
2 / M 5/27
W 8/29 / Biological Foundations of Behavior / 2
F 8/31
3 / M 9/3 / Labor Day….Go to the beach!
W 9/5 / Sensation and Perception / 3
F9/7 / Review and catch up!
4 / M 9/10 / Warm Up Exam 1
W 9/12 / Consciousness / 4
F 9/14 /
5 / M 9/17
W 9/19 / Learning / 5
F 9/21
6 / M 9/24 /
W 9/26 / Memory / 6
F 9/28
7 / M 10/1
W 10/3 / Intelligence / 7
F 10/5
8 / M 10/8 / 10
W 10/10 / Review and catch up
F 10/12 / Review
9 / M 10/15 / MIDTERM
W 10/17 / Language / 8
F 10/19
10 / M 10/22 /
W 10/24 /
Emotion
/ 9F 10/26 /
11 / M 10/29
W 10/31 / Human Development / 10
F 11/2
12 / M 11/5
W 11/7 / Personality / 11
F 11/9
13 / M 11/12 / Veteran’s Day…Go hug a Vet!
W 11/14 /
Psychological Disorders
/ 12F 11/16
14 / M 11/19
W 11/21 / Therapy Methods / 13
F 11/23 /
15 / M 11/26
W 11/28 / Gobble Gobble…no class
F 11/30 / Gobble Gobble…no class
16 / M 12/3 / Social Psychology / 15
W 12/5 / Review
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