TEST DATEINTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGYPSY-140.81 Summer - 2008Monday and Wednesday 10:30 to 1:04pmRoom: HIL - 16Instructor: Michael F. Killian LPCPhone (517)437-3343 Email: [email protected] DESCRIPTION: An overview of the field of psychology including learning, development, perception, emotion, motivation, personality, abnormal behavior, and psychotherapy. (From JCC Catalog 2007-2008)ATTENDANCE & PARTICIPATION: This course is highly interactive. Sharing personalinsights and observations is part of the group learning process. Participation is essential in achieving your goal.TESTING: Tests are administered ever week. Tests are approximately 25 multiple-choicequestions. The first week’s test is for familiarity. The lowest two exams will be automatically dropped. The final exam will be comprehensive and may NOT be dropped.If you miss the final exam you WILL receive a 0.0 grade for the course.NO MAKE-UP EXAMS WILL BE ADMINISTERED.HOMEWORK: Weekly homework is due immediately before the test is administered.Grade Determination Grading ScaleTests 50% 4.090-100 1.565-69Homework 20% 3.585-89 1.060-64Participation 10% 3.080-84 0.555-59Final Exam 20% 2.575-79 0.00-542.070-74CONFIDENTIALITY: Sharing personal insights, frustrations or obstacles to success are encouraged. Therefore, What is shared in class stays in class! Violation of this policy may result in your dismissal from class.CLASSROOM ETIQUETTE: Please practice active listening skills while others are making a statement or asking a question. Please be courteous and turn off all cell phones or pagers before you enter class. If you believe there is a good reason for an exception, then discuss this matter with your instructor.REQUIRED TEXTS: Psychology by D.Myers 8th EditionCompanion study guide by R. StraubCOURSE CALENDARWEEK DATE TOPIC CHAPTER TEST DATE1 May 13 Course Introduction Prologue May 152 May 20 Thinking Critically withPsychological Sciences1 June 6May 26 Memorial Day 3 May 27 Neuroscience & BehaviorThe Nature & Nurture ofBehavior2 & 3 May 294 June 3 The Developing PersonStates of Consciousness4 & 7 June 55 June 10 Learning, Memory 8 & 9 June 126 June 17 Motivation & Work 12 June 197 June 24 EmotionStress & Health13 & 14 June 268 July 1 Personality & MBTI 15 July 3July 4 Independence Day9 June 8 Psychological Disorders 16 July 1010 July 15 Therapies 17 July 1711 July 22 Social Psychology 18 July 2412 July 29 Student Review for finalExam13 July 31 Final Exam All July 31**This syllabus is subject to revision as circumstances dictate.Important Dates:May 23Last day to drop without receiving a W for Spring semester coursesMay 23Last day to drop for 100% tuition refundJuly 4 Independence Day No classesJuly 18 Last day to withdraw for recordAug 18 Fall semester classes beginASSOCIATE DEGREE OUTCOMESKillian HIL-16 Tues. and Thur.10:30 to 1:04pmThe college faculty has designated certain transcendent skills that we believe should be acquired as a result of the student taking specific course work at JCC. Specifically, after taking Psychology 140 the student will be able to:1. Appropriately apply, analyze, evaluate the use of and comprehend relevant psychological terminology relating to psychological methodology, learning theory, physiological psychology and neuroscience, human development, personality, and psychopathology.2. Critically evaluate the results of psychological research as evidenced by identification of relevant causal variables and alternative extraneous variables.3. Distinguish between popular misconceptions regarding human behavior and the current empirical data concerning human behavior.4. Display understanding of the historical evolution of psychology and of the relationships between psychology and the other social sciences, physical sciences,and the other non-scientific disciplines.5. Differentiate between the major theoretical organizations in psychology by identifying data/arguments representative of the: behavioral, cognitive, biological/ethological/evolutionary, cross cultural and psychodynamic perspectives.Mastery of the five above-mentioned objectives operationally defines your current understanding of human behavior as evidenced by your performance on classroom tests, homework assignments and classroom discussions.Mastery of all of the five above-mentioned objectives also reflects the student’s ability to comprehend and use information in written and oral forms.Critical thinking and scientific reasoning are evidenced by the students’ mastery of objectives two, three and five.The student’s mastery of historical perspectives and his appreciation of our multiethnic and multicultural society are evidenced by his mastery of objectives four and five.Killian HIL-16 Tues. and Thur.10:30 to