General Psychology I

GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I PSYC 1100 sec 20-29 & 50-59, Spring 2017 Lecture: LH 102 sec 20 MW 3:35-4:25, sec 50 MW 4:40-5:30 Lab: as scheduled (see reverse) in Whetten Graduate Center (WGC) 300-B or C

Instructor: Eric Lundquist Office: BOUS 136 Phone: 486-4084 (during office hours) Office Hours: Mon Wed 5:30-6:30 and by appointment

E-mail: [email protected]

Web Page: http://web9.uits.uconn.edu/lundquis/psyc1100.html

REQUIRED TEXT (PREFERRED): Gleitman, H., Reisberg, D., and Gross, J. (2007). Psychology (7th ed.). New York: W.W. Norton. (ISBN13: 978-0-393-97768-4) OR ALTERNATE: Gleitman, H., Gross, J., and Reisberg, D. (2011). Psychology (8th ed.). New York: W.W. Norton. (ISBN13: 978-0-393-93250-8)

GRADING: Exam 1: FRIDAY 3/3/17 in seventh week of class 50 points Exam 2: FRIDAY 4/7/17 in eleventh week of class 50 points (cumulative) Exam 3 (Final): TBA AS SCHEDULED BY THE REGISTRAR 50 points (cumulative) Lab: see reverse side 50 points Experiment Participation: see reverse side 5 credits required; 7 extra credits allowed TOTAL: 200 points

COURSE OUTLINE: Topics & readings in Gleitman SEVENTH Edition INTRODUCTION The Science of Psychology (no text reading): History, Philosophy, and Definitions of Psychology BIOLOGY Neural Bases of Behavior (Ch. 3 pp. 100-111, 79-82, 86-97, 113-117; Ch. 2 pp. 46-49, 56-57, figure 2.1 p. 48 [ANS, hypothalamus]; Ch. 8 p. 302-308 [frontal lobe and memory; consciousness] A) neural basis: reflex, nerve impulse, action potential, communication by neurotransmitters B) brain basis: nervous system structure, localization of function, disorders, lateralization BEHAVIOR Learning: The Changing Organism's Adaptation to the Changing World (Ch. 6 pp.195-225, 228-230); natural selection (ch. 2 pp. 41-43, 44-46) A) classical and operant conditioning: concepts, procedures, and experimental phenomena B) biological constraints: belongingness C) cognitive learning: contingency in classical conditioning, learned helplessness, latent learning MIND Memory: Preserving the Past (Ch. 7 pp. 233-268); Generic and Semantic Memory (Ch. 8 pp. 278-280) A) types of memory: short-term/long-term, episodic/generic, explicit/implicit, declarative/procedural B) encoding and retrieval Sensory Processes: Experiencing the World (Ch. 4 pp. 119-124, 127-129, 136-153); note figures 4.4 & 4.5 on (sound) waves; 4.12 & 4.13 on the eye; 4.20 on lateral inhibition; 4.21 on the visible spectrum; 4.24 on cone types; 4.28 on opponent processes in color vision A) light and sensory mechanisms in the eye B) psychophysics Perception: Knowing the World (Ch. 5 pp. 155-179, 187-191) A) empiricist approach to depth perception: Helmholtz B) nativist approach to form perception: Gestalt Psychology C) ecological approach: Gibson LECTURE is in LH 102, MW 3:35-4:25 (sec 20-29) and MW 4:40-5:30 (sec 50-59). You'd have to be crazy to miss lecture; for details take PSYC 1103.

LAB: ATTENDANCE AT LAB SECTIONS IS MANDATORY FOR EVERY PSYC 1100 STUDENT. PSYC 1100 is a 3 credit class, corresponding to 3 meeting hours per week; two of those hours are lecture and the third is lab. LAB GRADES COUNT FOR 25% OF THE COURSE GRADE. This means that if you skip the lab you could score perfectly on all three exams and still only receive 150 out of 200 points for the course. Laboratory meetings for PSYC 1100 sections 20-29 & 50-59 are in Whetten Graduate Center (WGC) Room 300-B or 300-C at the times stated in the course schedule. All students should know their lab section number, meeting time, and teaching assistant's name. LABS BEGIN MON 1/23/17.

SEC DAY TIME ROOM T.A. (email @uconn.edu) SEC DAY TIME ROOM T.A. (email @uconn.edu) 20 Mo 9:05AM - 9:55AM 300C Christina.Carlone 50 Mo 9:05AM - 9:55AM 300B Sarah.Berger 21 Mo 1:25PM - 2:15PM 300C Abed.Ghanbari 51 Mo 12:20PM - 1:10PM 300B Sarah.Berger 22 Mo 6:50PM - 7:40PM 300C Christina.Carlone 52 Tu 8:00AM - 8:50AM 300B Ragan.Decker 23 Tu 9:00AM - 9:50AM 300C Taylor.Barr 53 Tu 11:00AM - 11:50AM 300B Shireena.McGee 24 Tu 12:00PM - 12:50PM 300B Ragan.Decker 54 Tu 3:00PM - 3:50PM 300B Ryan.Troha 25 Tu 6:00PM - 6:50PM 300C Hannah.Morrow 55 We 11:15AM - 12:05PM 300B Maurici.Lopez_Felip 26 We 10:10AM - 11:00AM 300B Maurici.Lopez_Felip 56 We 2:30PM - 3:20PM 300B Hannah.Morrow 27 Th 11:00AM - 11:50AM 300C Shang.Lee 57 Th 10:00AM - 10:50AM 300B Shireena.McGee 28 Th 4:00PM - 4:50PM 300C Jaime.Blackmon 58 Th 3:00PM - 3:50PM 300B Jaime.Blackmon 29 Fr 10:10AM - 11:00AM 300B Lisa.Tecoulesco 59 Fr 9:05AM - 9:55AM 300B Ryan.Troha

EXPERIMENT PARTICIPANT POOL: There is a large amount of ongoing psychological research in the department which depends mainly upon General Psychology students as participants. Researchers include faculty, graduate students, and other undergraduate students. The traditional mechanism that has been in place for several decades nationwide is to allow introductory psychology students to earn part of their course credit through participation in experiments. Benefits to the science of Psychology are obvious; benefits to the student include exposure to research in specific areas of Psychology, insight into the general nature of psychological research, and opportunity to earn extra credit in this course (see details below). Information about experiments (time, place, duration, description, experimenter's name, etc.) is posted on the Participant Pool experiment sign-up page, https://uconnpsych.sona-systems.com/, which is also where you make appointments to participate in the studies you choose; there are instructions on the page for how to log in. Refer to http://participantpool.psych.uconn.edu for details of participation procedures. Experiments this semester run from Monday January 30th through Wednesday April 26th. All experiment participation must be completed during that time, and any credit accounting errors must be detected and corrected absolutely no later than Friday April 28th. Credit totals will be posted on the Participant Pool web page on Monday May 1st. Specific policies for PSYC 1100 sec 20-29 & 50-59 are as follows:

Each 1/2 hour of experiment participation counts for 1 experiment participation credit. All experiments are at least 1 credit; some are only 1 but some may be more depending on the amount of time required to participate. 5 experimental credits (2.5 hours) are REQUIRED of each student to maintain the grade they earn for the course. These credits count ONLY as points to be LOST from the final point total for the course, if they are not completed. For example, a student who earns 40 points on exam 1, 40 points on exam 2, 40 points on exam 3, and 40 points in lab has a total of 160 points; with 5 experimental credits the student maintains that score, but without the 5 credits the total score would drop to 155. All 5 credits must be earned; if only 4 credits are earned, the 5 points are still lost. Up to 7 additional experimental credits (3.5 hours) may be earned as EXTRA CREDIT, once the required 5 credits have been completed; this is the only form of extra credit offered in this course. These extra credits count ONLY as points to be ADDED to the final point total for the course. For example, a student who earns 40 points on exam 1, 40 points on exam 2, 40 points on exam 3, and 40 points in lab and has completed the required 5 experimental credits has a total of 160 points; with 1 extra credit the total becomes 161, and with the maximum of 7 it becomes 167. Note that the difference between 160 points and 167 points out of 200 could be the difference between, say, a B and a B+ as a course grade. (Actual course letter grade cutoffs will be determined before adding any extra credits, so that no one is penalized for not earning extra credit.) Participation in experiments is strictly voluntary. For students not wishing to participate in experiments an alternative assignment may be arranged early in the semester, requiring about the same amount of time as the 5 experimental credits and playing the same role in grade calculation as described above for the 5 credit requirement. However, no extra credits may be earned until 5 experimental credits are completed. Once you make an experiment appointment you MUST keep it, or cancel with at least 24 hours notice; the web page allows cancellations only until the 24-hour point is reached! If you miss TWO appointments with less than 24 hours notice, the system will automatically disqualify you from further participation in experiments: it won't allow you to sign up for any more experiments, and you won't earn any more extra credits. (But really, keeping appointments is a fairly basic responsibility that you can probably manage okay!)

All questions about experiment participation procedures and issues should be addressed to [email protected] or in person at the Undergraduate Studies Window in the Skip Lowe Atrium of the Bousfield Psychology Building. Be sure to first consult the web page http://participantpool.psych.uconn.edu where you'll find most questions have already been answered! OLD VERSION: Once you make an experiment appointment you MUST keep it, or cancel with at least 24 hours notice; the web page allows cancellations only until the 24-hour point is reached! If you miss TWO appointments with less than 24 hours notice, the system will automatically disqualify you from further participation in experiments: it won't allow you to sign up for any more experiments; you won't earn any more extra credits; and if you are lacking your five required credits you will have to complete the alternative assignment described above to avoid losing the associated points. (But really, keeping appointments is a fairly basic responsibility that you can probably manage okay!)