General
Psychology, PSY 1012, 3 credits
Course Description: This course provides a broad overview of the
field of psychology. The student will be introduced to basic
psychological information about motivation, emotion, learning, consciousness,
biological influences on behavior, research, development, therapy,
psychological health and psychological disorders.
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General
Psychology Syllabus
PSY 1012
Session 2, 2002
Textbook: Coon,
D. (2001), Introduction to Psychology: Gateways to Mind
and Behavior. California: Wadsworth. Class
Schedule Date
Topic
Chapter 8/21
Overview of the class
23, 28
Psychology: The Search for
Understanding
1
30, 9/4 From
Birth to Death: Life-Span
Development 5
6
Exam #1: Chapters 1 & 5
11, 13
Conditioning and
Learning
8
18, 20
Memory
10
25
Exam #2: Chapters 9 & 10
27, 10/2 The Brain,
Biology, and
Behavior
3
4,
9
States of
Consciousness
8
11
Exam #3: Chapters 3 & 8
16, 18
Motivation and
Emotion
13
23, 25
Personality
15
30
Exam #4: Chapters 13 & 15
11/1, 6 Health
Stress, and
Coping
16
8, 13, 15 Psychological
Disorders
17
20
Exam #5: Chapters 16 & 17
27, 29
Therapies
18
12/4, 6
Attitudes, Culture, and Human
Relations
20
11
Exam #6: Chapters 18, 19, & 20 @ 8:00 a.m.
Grades:
Six examinations will be administered during the
semester. Each exam will consist of multiple-choice
and short answer questions.
A = 90 -
100%
Exam scores: #1_______
B = 80 -
89%
#2_______
C = 70 -
79%
#3_______
D = 60 -
69%
#4_______
F = 0 -
59%
#5_______
#6_______
Extra-credit: _______
Course Average: _______
Extra-credit:
Students with excellent attendance, meaningful
class participation, and punctual arrival to the
may obtain up to twenty-five percent added to
their final exam score.
Make-up exams: All make-up examinations will be administered
at the final examination.
Attendance:
Six 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:
October 29, 2001 is the deadline for withdrawing
from the course without penalty.
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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