PSY 1010 -GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY

Offered on Mondays/Wednesdays/Fridays from 9:30 to 10:20am in BUS 215 Name Jennifer Grewe Bistra Bogoev (TA) Jennelle Clark (SI leader) Email jenngrewe@gmail.com bistra.bogoev@aggiemail.usu.edu jenn.nelle@gmail.com Office 491 EDUC 491 EDUC WIDTSOE 007 Office Hours M & W 8:30 to 9A and by appointment TBA TBA

Course Description General Psychology is a one-semester course designed to expose and familiarize students with the basic concepts and principles of psychology and psychological investigation. Psychology is a vast field that investigates every aspect of behavior. Students pay a $10 fee to enroll in this course. The fee is used to purchase scantron forms for in-class exams (which are provided) as well as equipment, materials, and software to support the General Psychology lab experience. Course Learning Objectives There are six broad learning objectives for this course. All class activities (e.g. readings, lectures, labs, exams, quizzes, etc.) are designed to help students meet, and/or assess their progress on, these objectives. While there are content specic learning objectives available on Blackboard (see the Course Goals and Objectives and the exam study-guides), the course-level objectives are included here. By the end of the course, successful students will: Demonstrate familiarity with the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical ndings, and historical trends in the eld of psychology. Understand and apply basic research methods in psychology. Respect and use critical and creative thinking, skeptical inquiry, and, when possible, the scientic approach to solve problems related to behavior and mental processes. Understand and apply psychological principles to personal, social, and organizational issues. Value empirical evidence, tolerate ambiguity, act ethically, and reect other values that are the underpinnings of psychology as a science. Develop insight into their own and others behavior and mental processes and apply effective strategies for selfmanagement and self-improvement.

Textbook/Readings Required text: Gregory Feist & Erika Rosenberg. Psychology: Making Connections (2nd edition) Reading assignments are included here. Students will not be able to achieve the goals of the course from a superficial reading of the chapters; a thorough understanding of the material in the textbook is essential for a high grade in this course. Two copies of the text are available on reserve at the Merrill-Cazier Library (with a maximum 3 hour checkout). An eBook version of this text is available for $94.50 at http://www.coursesmart.com/0077422112. Blackboard This course will make use of Blackboard (https://online.usu.edu/). Exam study guides, lecture slides, and information about the labs will be available exclusively via Blackboard. Additionally, all lab assignments must be submitted via blackboard. Academic Honesty Plagiarizing, cheating, or violating other reasonable standards of academic behavior will not be tolerated. Any student who engages in academically dishonest behavior will receive an F for the course grade. All incidents of cheating will be reported for university-level disciplinary proceedings the results of which can include probation, suspension, expulsion, the assignment of HV (honors violation) to the students permanent transcript, etc (see section VI-1 of the Code of Policies and Procedures for Students at Utah State University). While complete denitions are available in the course catalogue (p. 21) the following are particularly relevant to this course: Plagiarism: representing, by paraphrase or direct quotation, the published or unpublished work of another person as ones own in any academic exercise or activity without full and clear acknowledgment. Plagiarism also includes using materials prepared by another person or by an agency engaged in the sale of term papers or other academic materials. Cheating: (a) depending on the aid of sources beyond those authorized by the instructor in writing papers...or carrying out other assignments; (b) substituting for another student, or permitting another student to substitute for oneself, in taking an examination or preparing academic work; (c) submitting substantially the same work for credit in more than one class, except with prior approval from the instructor (recycling).

Also note that it is the responsibility of the student to ensure that submitted work is in a readable format. Work that is submitted via a le that is empty, unreadable, corrupted, or otherwise not grade-able prior to the deadline will not be graded and will be scored as 0. Course Activities & Evaluation There are ample opportunities to earn pointsno extra-credit opportunities will be offered. Grades will be assigned as follows: A: 930 - 1,000, A-: 900 - 929, B+: 870 - 899, B: 830 - 869, B-: 800 -829, C+: 770 -799, C: 730 -769, C-: 700 -729, D+: 670 -699, D: 600 669, F: 0 - 599.

Unit Exam 1 Exam 2 Exam 3 Exam 4 Labs Learning Modules 2/1 3/2 4/2 4/30

Dates

Reading Assignment Chapters 1-3 Chapters 5-8 Chapters 11-13 Chapters 14-16 Various

Points Possible 180 180 180 180 180 100

% of Grade 18.0% 18.0% 18.0% 18.0% 18.0% 10.0%

2/10, 3/21, 4/16 See Course Schedule

In this course, there are three types of evaluations: Exams. There will be four non-cumulative exams (2/1, 3/2, 4/2, and 4/30). Each will contain approximately 50 multiple choice questions and (potentially) one or more short-answer essay questions. Each exam will be worth 180 points; cumulatively, exams will account for 72% of students overall grade. While questions will be drawn from the readings as well as the lectures, material that is covered in both readings and lectures will be emphasized. Study-guides for all exams are posted on Blackboard. The non-cumulative nal exam will be held Monday (4/30) during finals week, in the regular classroom, at 9:30 to 11:20am. Labs. The lab system will be described in detail during the first week of the semester; students should attend the section that they are registered for during the first week of class. Briefly, students are to select 10 lab assignments, each worth 18 points, to complete during the semester. Performance on lab assignments will account for 18% of students overall grade. A variety of lab opportunities will be available. Labs will be submitted for grading on or before three occasions: three labs each on 2/10 and 3/21, and four labs on 4/16. Late labs will not be accepted. Online Learning Modules. Prior to each lecture, students will complete an online learning module through McGrawHill's Connect learning system (which can be accessed via Blackboard). To access this system students must first register using the Connect registration code (provided in your textbook if you purchased the loose-leaf edition from the bookstore, or via the system itself if you purchased a used text). A few additional details: Students will complete modules prior to the presentation of the content in lecture. Students will have approximately one week prior to the first lecture the material to complete each Connect module (there is one module for each chapter). Each module successfully completed prior to the deadline is worth 10 points. Incomplete or missed modules will be scored as a 0 and make-ups will not be offered (for exceptions, see "Extensions & Make-Ups," in the syllabus). Cumulatively, these modules are worth 100 points (10% of course grade). Additional details will be provided in class and during the open-week lab-session. Extensions & Make-ups In the event of a University-approved absence or a significant medical problem, please see me to discuss making up a missed exam or assignment; in general, advance notice and/or appropriate documentation (e.g., written notification from a treatment provider) will be required to schedule a make-up exam. Neither family vacations (even with a note from your parents), nor friends weddings, nor accidentally sleeping in justify a make-up exam. Classroom Behavior Principles of civility dictate that students do not talk when the instructor, or another student, is talking. Also, please turn off cell phones. Please show up promptly (the size of the classroom prohibits subtle late-entrances) and stay until the class period is over (the size of the classroom prohibits subtle early-exits). Note that every faculty member has the right to remove any student from the classroom whenever a student has compromised the instructors ability to teach, and/or other students rights to learn. For more information see the Universitys Classroom Civility Policy which can be found on the web at: usu.edu/provost/faculty/student_conduct/classroom_civility.cfm

Help! From your Professor: I hold drop-in office hours every week: Monday and Wednesdays, 8:30-9am. If these times are inconvenient, please contact me to set up an individual appointment. I check my email several times a day and typically respond to email within 24 hours of receipt. Besides talking to me directly before or after class, email is by far the best way for you to communicate with me or the GTAs. The telephone is the least effective way to reach me or the GTAs. Additional Resources A variety of additional sources of assistance are available to all students at Utah State University. Three that we have found particularly useful to students are described below. Feel free to talk to you instructor about the following services or seek them as follows: Academic Resource Center. Students qualify for services through the Academic Resource Center. The mission of the Academic Resource Center is to provide and promote services to enhance the learning skills, study strategies, and personal attitudes that influence students' academic success. For more information, call the Academic Resource Center at 797-1128 or visit TSC305. Disability Resource Center. Students with physical, sensory, emotional or medical impairments may be eligible for reasonable accommodations. All accommodations are coordinated through the Disability Resource Center (DRC) in Room 101 of the University Inn, 797-2444 voice, 797-0740 TTY, or toll free at (800) 259-2966. Alternate format materials (Braille, large print or digital) are available with advance notice. University Counseling Center. Students qualify for services through the University Counseling Center (UCC), which exists to aid USU students in their personal, social, and academic adjustment and development during their university experience. For more information, call the UCC at 797-1012 or visit the TSC306. Early Alert Program. Recently USU has developed an Early Alert Program for new students who are having difficulty in their classes. This is an excellent program that is designed to assist students in being successful this semester. I have agreed to participate in this program and will submit the names and A#s of all students who score less than 70 percent on the first exam. Day M W F M W F M W F M W F M W F M W F M W F M W F M W F M W F M W F M W Date Jan 9 Jan 11 Jan 13 Jan 16 Jan 18 Jan 20 Jan 23 Jan 25 Jan 27 Jan 30 Feb 1 Feb 3 Feb 6 Feb 8 Feb 10 Feb 13 Feb 15 Feb 17 Feb 20 Feb 22 Feb 24 Feb 27 Feb 29 March 2 March 5 March 7 March 9 March 12 March 14 March 16 March 19 March 21 March 23 March 26 March 28 Class Session Introduction to the course Introduction to Psychology Introduction to Psychology No Class- Holiday Conducting Research in Psychology Conducting Research in Psychology Conducting Research in Psychology The Biology of Behavior The Biology of Behavior The Biology of Behavior Exam 1 Memory Memory Memory Learning Learning Learning Human Development No Class- Holiday Human Development Human Development Consciousness Consciousness Exam 2 Personality Personality Personality No Class-Spring Break No Class-Spring Break No Class-Spring Break Stress and Health Stress and Health Stress and Health Motivation and Emotion Motivation and Emotion Reading Assignment Chapter 1 Due

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

(Chapters 1 3) Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Labs 1-3

Chapter 5

Chapter 6 (Chapters 5 8) Chapter 13

Chapter 12 Labs 4 - 6 Chapter 11

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March 30 Apr 2 Apr 4 Apr 6 Apr 9 Apr 11 Apr 13 Apr 16 Apr 18 Apr 20 Apr 23 Apr 25 Apr 27 Apr 30

Motivation and Emotion Exam 3 Social Behavior Social Behavior Social Behavior Psychological Disorders Psychological Disorders Psychological Disorders Treatment Treatment Treatment TBD by class decree TBD by class decree Final Exam (9:30 to 11:20AM)

(Chapters 11-13) Chapter 14

Chapter 15 Labs 7 -10 Chapter 16

(Chapter 14-16)

*The course Instructor reserves the right to modify any portion of this syllabus in any way and at any time. Any changes will be announced promptly through Blackboard Announcements.