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Syllabus
General DescriptionPSYCO 105 is the second half of the Department's introductory psychology course sequence. We will cover topics on the study of human individuality and individual differences, language and communication, lifespan development, social psychological processes, personality, abnormality, and psychological assessment and treatment. Important goals of the course are to inspire an interest in psychology and to help students acquire critical thinking skills so that they can clearly and objectively describe and explain psychological phenomena.This section is a special "technology-enhanced" class that will involve extensive use of the Internet to explore topics in individual and social behaviour. The goals of this section are to (a) enhance your experience in PSYCO 105 using the World Wide Web; (b) allow you to explore topics a bit more flexibly and independently than is possible in a standard lecture course; and (c) help you develop important critical thinking and writing skills using the interactive capabilities of the World Wide Web. We will cover one topic each week. We will have a keynote lecture on the topic each Wednesday. You will then explore the topic in more detail using the Web. This can be done any time during the week. As you work through the Web activities, you will discuss your work with fellow students in small computer conferencing groups. Each group will submit a summary of its discussion by the following Wednesday. Two brief midterm examinations will also be administered in the classroom on February 3 and March 10. The final exam, also administered in the classroom will be held on April 26. Text and ReadingsGray, P. (1999). Psychology, 3rd Edition. New York: NY, Worth.Kenrick, D.T., Keefe, R.C., Gabrielidis, C., and Cornelius, J.S. (1996). Adolescents' age preferences for dating partners: Support for an evolutionary model of life-history strategies. Child Development, 67, 1499-1511. Eich, E., Macaulay, D., Loewenstein, & Dihle, P.H. (1997). Memory,
amnesia, and dissociative identity disorder. Psychological Science,
8, 417-422.
Evaluation and GradingMidterms, 30%Assignments, 30% Final 30% Research Participation 10% Midterms. There will be two short, in-class midterms, each with 30 multiple choice questions and worth 15% of your final mark. The midterms will cover material from the text, the lecture, and the Web activities. If you miss an exam because of a serious illness (appropriate documentation must be obtained from the University Health Services within two days of the exam) or other approved absence (appropriate documentation must be obtained from the Office of the Registrar), the weight of the excused exam will be added to the final. Assignments. There will be 10 weekly Web assignments. As a group, you will submit a brief (1/2 to 1 page) summary of your discussion of each of the posted activities for the week. Summaries will receive a mark of 0 (not submitted), 1 (inadequate), 2 (minimally adequate), 3 (adequate), 4 (very good), or 5 (superior) points; each member in the group will receive the same mark. Disputes over participation in the discussion will be handled by assessing substantive contributions to the on-line discussion group by all members of the group. Final. The final exam will consist of 60 multiple choice questions worth 30% of your final mark. Thirty questions will be from the last 1/3 of the course and 30 will be cumulative, covering the entire course. The questions will cover material from the text, the lecture, and the Web activities. If you miss the final exam, you must apply to the Office of the Registrar for a deferred final exam. Research Participation. Research participation will consist of participating in two credit-hours of experiments and answering 10 multiple choice questions at the time of the final exam, or writing an optional paper, for 10% of your final mark. You will receive two credit-hours if you participate in the on-going evaluation of this course. You are also free to participate in any additional experiments should the "bonus system" be instituted. Final Grades. Final grades will tentatively be based on the University's normative expectations as to the frequency of each grade:
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