Sping 2001 General Psychology (Psych 101)
Office Hours: Tuesdays 7.10-8 pm, Wed. 1-2.15 pm, and by arrangement.
Textbook: Psychology (1999), Henry Gleitman, Reisberg Fridlund, 5th edition, W W Norton
Course Objectives: This course will survey the major areas studied by psychologists -. Biological Bases of Behavior, Motivation, Learning, Cognition, Sensation and Perception, Memory, Language, Social Behavior, Development, Intelligence, and Personality. It will include historic and recent approaches to the field. It also will examine fundamental methods of scientific research.
Papers: You are responsible for completing one short paper. You must submit this by the end of the semester. The paper will be worth 15% of your grade.
Presentation: Groups will select one problem, will present their findings in fifteen minutes to the class, on the last day of class. (15% of your grade)
Quizzes: There will be four quizzes. (70% of your grade)
Extra Credit: Extra credit may be earned during every class period, and is strongly encouraged.
Grades: A = 95%, A- = 90%, B+ = 87%, B = 85%, B- 0 80%, etc.
Feb. 6, 8-- Chapter 1, 18 General Introduction, Psychopathology
Feb. 13, 15 18, 19 General Introduction, Psychopathology /Quiz 1
Feb. 20, 22 -- Chapter 2 Biological Bases
Feb. 27, Mar. 1 --- Chapter 4 - Learning/ Quiz 2
March 6, 8 - Chapter 5 -Sensation &Perception
March 13, 15 - Chapter 5, 6- Sensation, Perception Quiz 3
March 20, 22 -- Chapter 7, 8 - Memory, Thought
March 27, 29 -- Chapter 9 - Language/ Quiz 4
April 3, 5 -- Chapter 10, 11 - Social Behavior
April 10, 12 -- -- Chapter 11, 12 - Social Behavior
April 17, 19-- Chapter 13, 14- Development
April 24, 26 -- Chapter 14, 15 - Development, and Intelligence
May 1, 3 Chapter 16, 17 - Personality
May 8, 10 -- Chapter 10 - Methods, Presentations
May 15, 17 -- Presentations