Introduction to Psychology PSY 301 unique 41255 Spring 2005 Instructor Dr Randy Diehl Office Hours Phone e mail SEA 4 222 MW 1 30 2 30 475 7595 diehl psy utexas edu Teaching Assistants Becca North Office SEA 3 120A Hours T Th 9 10 F 10 11 e mail rebeccajnorth yahoo com Jennifer Guinn Sellers record keeping Date Lecture Topic Chapter Readings Jan 19 Studying Psychology Chapter 1 pp 1 14 Jan 21 Scientific Method in Psychology Chapter 1 pp 15 36 Appendix A Jan 24 Biology and Behavior Chapters 2 3 Chapter 4 recommended Feb 14 Motivation Stress and Health Chapters 10 11 Feb 16 First Exam Feb 18 Conditioning and Learning Chapter 7 Feb 28 Sensation and Perception Chapters 5 6 Mar 11 Second Exam Mar 21 Cognition Language and Intelligence Chapters 8 9 Apr 1 Personality Chapter 12 Apr 11 Third Exam 2 April 13 Psychological Disorders and Therapy Chapters 13 14 May 2 Social Psychology Chapter 15 May 16 Final Exam 9 a m noon Course Grade The 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 Requirement As an important part of the educational experience of Introductory Psychology you are required to participate 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 Disabilities The 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 Course 1 Attend every lecture Fully half of the test items are drawn from the lectures Although there is 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 3 3 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 material 3 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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