Psychology 1001.250R FRND CRAV 3:30-4:45Pm TTH

GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY SPRING 2016

Psychology 1001.250R FRND CRAV 3:30-4:45pm TTH

Instructor: Dr. Brett King Office: E228 Muenzinger Office Hours: Wednesdays 1:00-3:00 and by appointment Phone: 303.492.4753 e-mail: Please enter PSYC1001.250R in the subject line of your email message. [email protected]

Required Text: Myers, D., & DeWall, C. N. (2015). Psychology (eleventh edition). New York: Worth. ISBN: 9781464140815

Welcome to General Psychology! Each year more than two million students take an introductory course in human behavior. Psychology 1001 is a freshman level survey course designed to introduce you to a variety of concepts, theories and experiments about behavior and cognitive processes. We’ll cover a variety of subjects including dreams, memory, stress, persuasion, emotion, phobias, the brain, personality characteristics, schizophrenia, and child and adult development.

Course Requirements:

Exams: Your final course grade will be based on your performance on a series of four exams. The examination questions will be adopted from both lectures and reading materials. All exams will be of a multiple-choice format and each exam will be worth 100 points. The exam scores will be used to calculate your grade. The final exam will not be cumulative. Due to the large volume of student requests for notes in this course, I will no longer be able to provide lecture notes or powerpoint slides for students who miss class.

Course Grades: You can earn a total of 300 points maximum from the first three exams in addition to 100 points maximum from your final exam score. Thus, for the entire course, you can earn 400 total points. With possible minor modifications, course grades will be assigned on the following scale:

Course Points Percent Course Points Percent Letter Grade Letter Grade A 376-400 94-100% C 292 307 73-76% A- 360-375 90-93% C- 280-291 70-72% B+ 348-359 87-89% D+ 268-279 67-69% B 332-347 83-86% D 252-267 63-66% B- 320-331 80-82% D- 240-251 60-62% C+ 308-319 77-79% F <240 0-59% Accommodation For Disabilities If you qualify for accommodations because of a disability, please submit to your professor a letter from Disability Services in a timely manner (for exam accommodations provide your letter at least one week prior to the exam) so that your needs can be addressed. Disability Services determines accommodations based on documented disabilities. Contact Disability Services at 303-492-8671 or by e-mail at [email protected]. If you have a temporary medical condition or injury, see Temporary Injuries guidelines under the Quick Links at the Disability Services website and discuss your needs with your professor.

Religious Holidays Campus policy regarding religious observances requires that faculty make every effort to deal reasonably and fairly with all students who, because of religious obligations, have conflicts with scheduled exams, assignments or required attendance. In this class, please notify the graduate teaching assistant at a minimum of one week in advance of an exam if the exam in question conflicts with a religious holiday.

Classroom Behavior Students and faculty each have responsibility for maintaining an appropriate learning environment. Those who fail to adhere to such behavioral standards may be subject to discipline. Professional courtesy and sensitivity are especially important with respect to individuals and topics dealing with differences of race, color, culture, religion, creed, politics, veteran’s status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and gender expression, age, disability, and nationalities. Class rosters are provided to the instructor with the student's legal name. I will gladly honor your request to address you by an alternate name or gender pronoun. Please advise me of this preference early in the semester so that I may make appropriate changes to my records. For more information, see the policies on classroom behavior and the student code.

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Honor Code All students of the University of Colorado at Boulder are responsible for knowing and adhering to the academic integrity policy of this institution. Violations of this policy may include: cheating, plagiarism, aid of academic dishonesty, fabrication, lying, bribery, and threatening behavior. All incidents of academic misconduct shall be reported to the Honor Code Council ([email protected]; 303-735-2273). Students who are found to be in violation of the academic integrity policy will be subject to both academic sanctions from the faculty member and non-academic sanctions (including but not limited to university probation, suspension, or expulsion). Additional information regarding the Honor Code policy can be found online and at the Honor Code Office. GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY COURSE OUTLINE Spring 2016

DATE TOPIC CHAPTER

Jan. 12 Introduction and Course Overview Jan. 12-14 Subject Areas in Psychology Chapter 1 Jan. 14 Research Methods and Issues Chapter 1 Jan. 19-26 Neuroscience Chapter 2 Jan. 28-Feb. 2 Sensation and Perception Chapter 6

Thursday, Exam I Chapters 1, 2, 6 and February 4 relevant lectures

Feb. 9-18 States of Consciousness Chapter 3 Feb. 18-23 Learning Chapter 7 Feb. 23-25 Memory Chapter 8 Feb. 25-Mar. 1 Cognition Chapter 9

Thursday, Exam II Chapters 3, 7, 8, 9 and March 3 relevant lectures

Mar. 8-15 Psychopathology Chapter 15 Mar. 15-17 Personality Chapter 14 Mar. 21-25 No Class - Spring Break Mar. 29-31 Therapy and Treatment Chapter 16

Tuesday, Exam III Chapters 14, 15, 16 and April 5 relevant lectures

Apr. 7-12 Developmental Psychology Chapter 5 Apr. 14-26 Social Psychology Chapter 13 Apr. 28 Emotion and Motivation Chapter 12

Thursday, Final Exam Chapters 5, 12, 13 and May 5 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm in FRND CRAV relevant lectures

CU Final Examination Policy When students have three or more final examinations on the same day, they are entitled to arrange an alternative examination time for the last exam or exams scheduled on that day. When students have two final exams scheduled to meet at the same time, they are entitled to arrange an alternative examination time for the later course offered that day or week. Such arrangements must be made by the deadline to drop a course without dean and instructor's permission in the tenth week of the semester (March 18, 2016). Students should make arrangements with the instructor of the affected course and are expected to provide evidence of these situations to qualify for exceptions.