Page 1PSYCHOLOGY 10INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY, LEC 1Course ID # 328-056-110SYLLABUSINSTRUCTOR: Hank Schlinger, Ph.D. email address: [email protected] [email protected]: 2555 Franz HallOffice Hours: TBA and by appointmentTEACHING ASSISTANT: Robyn Kimemail address: [email protected] and telephone #: 7531 Franz Hall, 267-2141Office Hours: TBA and by appointmentTEXT: Introduction to Psychology (7th ed.) by Kalat.CLASS MEETINGS AND ACTIVITIES: Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays 11:30 until 12:50.Quizzes: At the beginning of each non-test day you will take a 10-point quiz (twenty 1/2-point multiple-choice questions). Questions will be taken from bold-faced learning objectives (see below) on the chapter or chapters for that day and, except for the first quiz, will include a few questions from the previous lectures for that unit. The purpose of the quizzes is to make sure that you have learned some basic factual material before we begin discussing it in class. The quizzes also prepare you to take the tests (see below). You can earn a total of 100 points from the quizzes (you will be able to drop your lowest quiz score). The first quiz (at the beginning of class on the second day) will also include information from the syllabus, so read it carefully. ALL QUIZZES AND TESTS WILL BE GIVEN AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS, SO DON’T BE LATE!Tests: There will be a 20-point (forty 1/2-point multiple-choice questions) test over each of the five learning units for a total of 100 points. Test questions can potentially come from any learning objective (see below). And some questions will always come from class lecture, so it is important that you not miss class. Because there are quizzes and a test over each unit there is no need for a mid-term or final exam and, therefore, none will be given. Immediately after each quiz and test, we will go over the answers in class so that you have immediate feedback on your performance and, more importantly, another opportunity to rehearse and learn the material. LEARNING OBJECTIVES: As in most college courses, you are responsible for reading and learning the material on your own. To help you, I provide learning objectives for each chapter or chapter part. The learning objectives specify what you should learn for the quizzes and tests. In some instances individual learning objectives may include the page and paragraph number where the material can be found. Also parts of many objectives are in quotation marks meaning that I am quoting the author and that you should look for those exact words in the text. As stated above (see Tests), most test questions come from the learning objectives. Ideally, you should come to each classalready having learned the material specified in the objectives, and you should be prepared to ask andanswer questions. Learning objectives generally consist of two types. The first covers the factual material for that unit, and the second covers higher-level, more abstract material which requires you to use the factualPage 2material in creative ways. As stated above (see Quizzes) quiz questions come from specific factual objectives that are in bold-face. RESEARCH REQUIREMENT: In addition to quizzes and tests, you are also required to participate in research or write abstracts (see Page 4). You must complete this by the last day of the session or you will receive an incomplete (see Research Requirements for Psychology 10). COURSE GRADE: You can earn a maximum of 100 points from the quizzes (10 x 10), and 100 points from the tests (5 x 20). Your grade will be based on a total possible of 200 points.Your final grade in the course will depend entirely on the total number of points you earn and accumulate during the semester as follows:A = 92% or 184 points or moreA- = 90% or 180-183 pointsB + = 86% or 172-179 pointsB = 82% or 164-171 pointsB- = 80% or 160-163 pointsC+ = 76% or 152-159 pointsC = 72% or 144-151 pointsC- = 70% or 140-143 pointsD+ = 66% or 132-139 pointsD = 62% or 124-131 pointsF = below 62% or fewer than 124 pointsQuizzes and tests are your only opportunity for points in this class. There will be no extra assignments or extra credit opportunities. GRADE PRINTOUT: After each test your points to date in the course will be posted on the courseweb page so you know exactly how many points you have earned at any given time. ATTENDANCE AND MAKE-UP TESTS: You are responsible for anything that occurs during class, including announcements, changes of schedule, additions to or deletions from the study objectives. This means that if you miss class you should find out from another student what you missed. Quizzes and tests are given at the beginning of class and displayed on the overhead projector, so don't be late, because a quiz or test page won't be re-displayed on the overhead projector. Because you may drop your lowest quiz score, you may miss one quiz, either by being absent or late. But do not miss more than one quiz because you receive a zero for each quiz missed! And remember that if you miss a class, you also risk missing questions on the next quiz. Do not miss a test. There are no makeups! CANCELED CLASSES: If a quiz or test cannot be given because classes are canceled for any reason, the scheduled quiz or test will be given the day we return in addition to any other scheduled quiz or test. ACADEMIC DISHONESTY: If I have good evidence that you have engaged in any form of cheating on a test, I will take the appropriate action as specified by UCLA policy. Remember, because you take many quizzes and tests, any one is much less important. So, DON'T CHEAT!Page 3COURSE OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this course is twofold: 1) to teach you to think critically and scientifically about psychology and human behavior, and 2) to expose you to some of the ways in which people who call themselves psychologists approach the study of (human) behavior.Thus, by the end of the course you will be able to 1) evaluate any information regarding human behavior according to its scientific and logical merit and, 2) identify, recognize, and talk about some of the different topics comprising psychology, including famous psychologists, experiments, theories, etc.GENERAL COURSE DESCRIPTION: Psychology 10 approaches psychology from a scientific orientation. Without such an orientation, you are given no means to evaluate non-scientific conceptions, no strategies for imposing order