General
Psychology, PSY 1012, 3 credits
Course Description: Life-oriented course in psychology, designed
to give the student factual information in the techniques and
vocabulary of psychology and a general understanding of human behavior.
Survey, research and application of psychology in the areas of
learning, intelligence, motivation, emotion, personality, behavior
disorders, mental health, and therapy.
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General
Psychology
PSY 1012 - CRN 21944
1:25-2:40 p.m., MW
Spring Term, 2004
Textbook: Coon,
D. (2001), Introduction to Psychology: Gateways to Mind
and Behavior. California: Wadsworth. Class
Schedule
| Date |
Topic |
Text |
| 1/12 |
Overview of the
class
|
|
| 14,
21 |
Psychology: The
Search for Understanding
|
1
|
| 26,
28 |
From Birth to
Death: Life-Span Development
|
3 |
| 2/2 |
Exam
#1: Chapters 1 & 3 |
|
| 4,
9 |
Conditioning and
Learning
|
8
|
| 11, 16 |
Memory
|
9 |
| 18 |
Exam #2: Chapters
8 & 9 |
|
| 23, 25 |
The Brain, Biology,
and Behavior
|
3
|
| 3/1, 3 |
States of
Consciousness
|
7
|
| 8 |
Exam
#3: Chapters 3 & 7
|
|
| 10, 22 |
Motivation and
Emotion
|
12
|
| 24, 29 |
Personality
|
14 |
| 31 |
Exam #4: Chapters
12 & 14 |
|
| 4/5, 7 |
Health
Stress, and Coping
|
15 |
| 12, 14 |
Psychological
Disorders
|
16 |
| 19
|
Exam #5: Chapters
15 & 16 |
|
| 21 |
Therapies
|
17 |
| 26, 28 |
Attitudes, Culture,
and Human Relations
|
18 & 19 |
| 5/3 |
Exam
#6: Chapters 17, 18, & 19 @ 11:30 a.m. |
|
| Grades |
Examinations:
Six examinations will be administered during the
semester. Each exam may consist of multiple-choice
questions.
Papers: Each student will
write two application papers this semester. The purpose of
each paper will be to evaluate your ability to apply
psychological principles to the assignment (grammar, spelling
and formatting will be graded). The paper will be 1 1/2 to 2
pages in length, double-spaced, with twelve point font.
Students will receive a maximum of fifty points for each
paper. The cumulative score for the papers will equal to one
examination score.
Extra-credit: A student may
earn up to thirty-five points for excellent attendance,
participation, and punctuality. These behaviors demonstrate how
serious you are about the class.
|
A = 90 -
100%
|
Exam #1 = |
|
B = 80 -
89%
|
Exam #2 = |
|
C = 70 -
79%
|
Exam #3 = |
|
D = 60 -
69%
|
Exam #4 = |
|
F = 0 -
59%
|
Exam #5 = |
| |
Exam #6 = |
| Papers |
0 - 100 |
| Extra-credit |
0 - 100 |
| Total |
|
|
| Extra-credit |
Students with excellent attendance, meaningful
class participation, and punctual arrival to the
may earn up to one-half a letter grade added to
their final exam score.
|
|
Make-up exams |
All make-up examinations will be administered
at the Testing Center, Building 7, Room 219. Exams may be taken on
April 28, 2004.
|
| Attendance |
Seven absences
will result in a letter grade reduction in your final grade or a
"withdrawal" (W) from the course (professor's decision).
|
|
Academic honesty
|
Expected of all students on all class work.
|
| Withdrawal
|
March 26,
2004 is the deadline for withdrawing
from the course without penalty.
|
Students with disabilities who qualify for academic accommodations
must provide a letter from the Office for Students with Disabilities
(OSD) and discuss specific needs with the professor, preferably
during the first two weeks of class. The Office for Students with Disabilities
determines accommodations based on appropriate documentation of
disabilities (West Campus SSB 102,ext. 1523).
The Valencia faculty have defined four interrelated competencies
(Value, Think, Communicate, and Act) that prepare students to
succeed in the world community. These competencies are outlined in
the College Catalog. In this course, through classroom lecture and
discussion, group work, and other learning activities, you will
further develop your mastery of these core competencies.
THIS SYLLABUS IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
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