ExperimentsIntroduction to Psychology Fall 2011 (43605) Instructor: Marc Lewis, PhD. Office (Hours): SEA 3.252 (make appointment before class) Email: [email protected] Telephone: 512-796-9314 (home) Specialty: situations not otherwise covered, problems TAs: Any TA can help you with general problems, or can consult with you about studying, grades, and so on. For specific problems (experiments, etc.), consult the TA with the appropriate specialty. T.A.: Sarah McKenney Office (Hours) SEA 2.122; M 10 – 11:30, F 1 – 2:30 Email: [email protected] Telephone: 475-7882 Specialty: Lead Computer, troubleshooter TA T.A.: Jason Rarick Office (Hours) SEAY 2.122, W 4-5; Th 2-4 Email: [email protected] Telephone: 323-533-5330 Specialty: Lead Test / classroom TA T.A.: Jacqueline Evans Office (Hours) SEAY 3.426E, T 11:15-12:15, W 3 - 4 Email: [email protected] Telephone: 471-6852 Specialty: Lead Experiment/outside class TA Required Text: Exploring Psychology (8th ed) MyersExams There will be four exams with 30-40 multiple choice questions each. Exam dates are: Feb 10 Test 1: Chapters 1, 2, 6 Mar 10 Test 2: Chapters 3, 7, 8, 9 (thinking only) Apr 12 Test 3: Chapters 9 (language, intelligence), 13 May 3 Test 4: Chapters 14, 15 Make up tests are given in cases of emergency. Make ups for tests 1 – 3 will all be given at the same time near the end of the semester (instead of the Apr 21st class). There will be no class on that day for other students. Make-ups for test 4 will be given during finals week -- see the Lead Experiment TA (Jacqueline) for permission. We test your ability to apply psychology to the real world rather than your ability to memorize the definitions of psychological concepts – that is, we ask whether you can use what you have learned. The good side of this philosophy is that you do not need to try to determine what is important to study for a test– we’ll post an online study sheet that will tell you what you need to learn. You are responsible for text material whether or not it is covered in class and for lecture material whether or not it is covered in the text. Grades We use both curved and absolute cutoffs and the new plus/minus system to figure grades depending on what is best for you. We have this friendly cutoff system in order to discourage students from arguing individual questions for points. If, however, you feel morally bound to argue an individual question on a test you must see a TA within one week from the time that the grades for that test were posted. Grades will be based on your total score for the four exams. If you have a question about cutoffs or how we calculate grades see the Lead Test TA. Please note that we do not drop your lowest test grade. Extra Credit: One or two extra credit points can be earned by participating in classroom demonstrations. If you earn an extra credit point, be sure to notify the lead classroom TA (Jason). Extra credit points are kept in a separate category on Blackboard and they do not count towards any particular exam grade. Extra credit cannot be earned byoutside papers or projects or by participating in more than the required number of experiments. Borderline Grades Stay Borderline: We use plus/minus grading which creates only minor differences in GPA in adjacent categories. Please don’t argue to raise a borderline grade. Lectures Note on Fair Use of Copyright Material in this Course Some course material (especially lecture slides) is copyrighted elsewhere. That material is presented here in either unmodified, or modified form as meeting the fair use test in that it is factual, that the intended use is educational and that only small amounts of are taken from any one source (for details see http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/copypol2.htm#test ). Course material is intended solely for your use in this class to further your education. Do not distribute or otherwise use class material outside of the class. Experiments Important experiment facts: Read about the experiment requirement at: http://www.psy.utexas.edu/psy/undergrad/courses/info/301experiment.html In particular, note that: 1. You must complete 5 hours of experiments. 2. Not showing up for an experiment costs you an extra hour. 3. The prescreen survey counts 1 hour (there is a deadline for finishing this survey). If you don’t finish the prescreening in one session you can resume from the first page after the login page (look bottom-left). 4. In addition to prescreening you can participate in only one online survey for credit 5. Deadlines for finishing the prescreen survey and for finishing the experimental requirement. are located at http://www.psy.utexas.edu/psy/undergrad/courses/info/dates.html The research coordinator (Abby Black) will send you an update at the end of the semester about your status with regard to the experiment requirement. If you are retaking the class, email Abby at [email protected] to be excused from the research requirement.Important experiment links: Sign up for experiments at http://www.psy.utexas.edu/psy/undergrad/courses/info/301.html (click on experiment registration and login using your UTEID & password) The FAQ webpage is (http://www.psy.utexas.edu/psy/psy301FAQs.html). Experiment Questions or Problems? Contact the experiment TA, or the experiment coordinator (Abby Black, at [email protected] or stop in and see her at Seay 2.216 --telephone 471-4410). If you do the paper instead of experiments, look for guidelines at
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