1SyllabusWinter, 2015Contact informationOffice hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays 1:30PM–3:00PM in 1269 East Hall No appointment needed: First come, first servedEmail: [email protected]: 1343 East HallDescriptionPsychology is the study of the mind that is our common and unique inheritance as human beings. It is an ex-citing field, where our understanding of ourselves is constantly examined, challenged, and extended. The goals of this course are (1) to introduce you to scientific models of human thought, feeling, and behavior, and (2) to apply these models to understand better your own mind and behavior and those of others. Major topics in-clude the origins of mind, neurons and what they do, how we adapt to the world around us, how we remember (and why we sometimes misremember), how we think, why we have feelings, how we are influenced by others, how the mind can break down, and what how we can help ourselves. Assessment will take the form of written assignments, unannounced quizzes, and possibly public speaking. There are no exams in this class. Participation in the Psychology subject pool is required for course credit. Most students find this course challenging but interesting and informative.NoteThis syllabus is subject to change. Any changes will be announced via CTools. MaterialsThe following materials will support your learning in this course.• Lilienfeld, S. O.; Lynn, S. J.; Namy, L. L.; Woolf, N. J. (2011). Psychology: From Inquiry to Understanding. 3rd, a la carte edition. Boston: Pearson/Allyn Bacon. ISBN-10: 1269986899. This is one of the top three textbooks available for Introduction to Psychology courses. I think you will find it very readable and engaging. The bookstore has ordered a loose-leaf version of the text, which you will find much more convenient than a bound edition. This edition of the textbook comes with access to a custom website, which we will be using throughout the term.• Malley, B. (in progress). Selections from The human mind. Boston: Pearson. This is a textbook that I am writing. Drafts of the first few chapters will be made available on the class CTools site. If you have thoughts on my chapters—praise or criticism—please share them with me!• Lecture outlines. I do not post my slides. Outlines of my lectures are available on the class CTools site. I recommend that you print them up before lecture and bring them with you, to help you see the organiza-tion of what I am presenting.• Other materials will be made available, as needed, via CTools.RequirementsThe following sorts of work are required in this class:1. Quizzes (50 points). Six unannounced quizzes will be given in lecture. The purpose of quizzes is to assess your understanding of and ability to apply the psychological models covered in the class. Quizzes are less about memorization than your ability to understand the implications of what you have been studying and Natural ScienceDr. Brian MalleywithPsychologyas a2to apply your knowledge:• Attendance. Your overall quiz points are taken from your top five quiz scores. You must be present in class to turn in a quiz and receive points. Missed quizzes cannot be made up, regardless of the circum-stances causing your absence. You can miss one quiz without consequences (it will be the one that is dropped), but missing two quizzes will lower your final grade, regardless of the reason for your absence. If you take this class, you take the risk that adverse circumstances—illnesses, deaths of family and/or friends, legal troubles, or anything else—will cause you to miss two quizzes and will lower your final grade. If you cannot accept this risk and any consequences it may prove to have, drop the class now, while you can still get your money back.• If you will miss class owing to an official university-sponsored event, have your coach or another staff person traveling with you email me at least two business days prior to your departure, and I will ar-range for that person to administer any quizzes that might occur while you are on the road. If you have questions about how to proceed, ask in advance of missing class. Failure to follow this procedure will result in missed quizzes.• Use of notes. You may always use your printed or hand-written notes on quizzes. You are also wel-come to use printed copies of lecture notes or notes distributed in your discussion section. However, on most quizzes you will not be permitted to use electronic devices, so you will therefore not be able to access electronic notes. To be sure of having access to your notes on quizzes, print them up before class. (If the quiz covers material taught that same class period, you will be allowed to use your elec-tronic notes.)• Memorization. I very seldom test memorization directly, but in most cases you will not have time during quizzes to learn material you have not already studied. You will find quizzes very frustrating if you do not already know the material when you take them.• Single-sentence answers. Unless otherwise noted, quiz questions are to be answered in a single grammatical sentence. The ability to express an idea in a concise form is an excellent test of one’s understanding.• Help. If you find that you are not doing well on quizzes, I will be happy to help you revise your study or note-taking strategies to help you do better. Come see me during my office hours!2. MyPsychLab Chapter exams (50 points). You are assigned 10 online chapter exams through MyPsychLab. You may take each exam as many times as you like prior to 8:30 a.m. on the date it is due. Each online exam is worth 5 points, and is scored according to the following scale:• Scores of 24–25 will receive 5 points• Scores of 20–23 will receive 4 points• Scores of 15–19 will receive 3 points• Scores of 10–14 will receive 2 points• Scores of 1–9 will receive 1 points3. Exercises (50 points). You will be assigned a number of in-lecture and take-home exercises assigned in lecture. It is possible to make up a missed in-class assignment in office hours, provided that it is made up within five business days. Delayed make ups are of little or no educational value, so they will are worth few or no points.4. Section work (50 points). To be discussed by your GSI.5. Subject Pool (required for course credit). To be discussed by a representative from the Psychology Student Ac-ademic Affairs office. If you have questions