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Date Lecture Topic Chapter ReadingsCourse GradeResearch RequirementStudents with DisabilitiesIntroduction to PsychologyPSY 301 (unique# 41255)Spring 2005Instructor: Dr. Randy Diehl Teaching Assistants: Becca NorthOffice: SEA 4.222 Office: SEA 3.120AHours: MW 1:30-2:30 Hours: T, Th 9-10, F 10-11Phone: 475-7595 e-mail: [email protected]: [email protected] Guinn Sellers (record keeping)Date Lecture Topic Chapter ReadingsJan 19 Studying Psychology Chapter 1 (pp. 1-14)Jan 21 Scientific Method in Psychology Chapter 1 (pp. 15-36)Appendix AJan 24 Biology and Behavior Chapters 2, 3 Chapter 4 (recommended)Feb 14 Motivation, Stress, and Health Chapters 10, 11Feb 16 First ExamFeb 18 Conditioning and Learning Chapter 7Feb 28 Sensation and Perception Chapters 5, 6Mar 11 Second ExamMar 21 Cognition, Language, and Intelligence Chapters 8, 9Apr 1 Personality Chapter 12Apr 11 Third ExamApril 13 Psychological Disorders and Therapy Chapters 13, 14May 2 Social Psychology Chapter 15May 16 Final Exam (9 a.m.-noon)Course GradeThe course grade will be entirely determined by performance on four in-class multiple-choice exams (including the final). The first three exams have 40 questions each; the final has 80 questions, is comprehensive, and counts 40% of your course grade. On each exam, roughly half the questions will be drawn from the lectures and the other half will be drawn from the textbook.Textbook: David G. Myers Exploring Psychology (6th Edition)Research RequirementAs an important part of the educational experience of Introductory Psychology, you are required toparticipate in 5.5 hours of faculty-sponsored research or to write a 5-page research paper. This requirement is explained on the first day of class and at http://www.psy.utexas.edu/psy/undergrad/courses/info/301experiment.html.Students with DisabilitiesThe University of Texas at Austin provides upon request appropriate academic accommodations for qualified students with disabilities. For more information, contact the Office of the Dean of Students at 471-6259, 471-4641 TTY.Important Tips for Doing Well in This Course1. Attend every lecture. Fully half of the test items are drawn from the lectures. Although thereis considerable overlap between the lectures and the textbook, much of the lecture material is not discussed in the textbook and such material will be covered on exams. Missing a single lecture may well be the difference between an A and a B on an exam. Studying someone else’s class notes is a very poor substitute for getting the information first-hand.2. Stay attentive during the lectures and take detailed and comprehensive notes. A main reason for poor test performance is failure to pay full attention during class and the corresponding failure to take adequate notes.23. Review your class notes at regular intervals. The most effective strategy is to reread all the lecture notes since the beginning of the course (or at least since the previous exam) every 3-5 days. By the time you study for an exam, you will have already learned most of the lecture material3. Study the appropriate chapters of the textbook as we progress through the various topics of the course. About half of the test questions are drawn from textbook material and much of this material is not covered in the lectures. We will begin each topic at approximately the date listed next to that topic on this syllabus.4. Use the SQ3R study aids and other learning tips described on pages xx-xxi of the textbook preface and on pages 31-32 of Chapter 1. These aids have been proven to enhance learning and test performance significantly.


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