Fall 2012
Dr. Jonathan Golding
111A Kastle Hall (mailbox)
257-4395 (Dr. Golding's office)
257-9640 (Psychology Department Office—do NOT call this phone number to find out about research credits)
email: golding@uky.edu
W 12:00-12:50 PM or by appointment
Course Webpage
The course webpage includes links to the syllabus, the Teaching Assistants (including the Subject Pool TA), exam grades, and final grades.
http://www.uky.edu/~golding/PSY100MWFhomepage.htm
Course Facebook Group
The course has a Facebook group that should help with various aspects of the class. First, as you all know Facebook has bulletin boards, instant messaging, email, and the ability to post videos and pictures. Thus, we can all communicate about class in a seamless manner. Second, Facebook will allow you to connect with other students in the class, which is an important aspect of student education. For example, you can use Facebook to contact classmates about questions regarding class assignments, class notes, or help one another prepare for exams.
The course Facebook group is:
Golding: MWF PSY 100 Fall 2012
(University of Kentucky)
IMPORTANT: You have 2 weeks to add yourself as a “friend” to the Facebook group.
Teaching Assistants (all have mailboxes around the corner from 111A Kastle Hall)
SECTIONS 27, 34,
38, 39 SECTIONS 28, 29,
33, 42 SECTIONS 30, 31,
32
Rachel Steffens Shuang Bi Laura Smart
SECTION 35 SECTIONS 36, 37, 40, 41 Section 43
Stephanie Richman Ramey Monem Michael Lee
The Course
1) You should finish this course with a better understanding of psychological approaches to studying behavior and mental processes, problems in psychology, historical antecedents, theories, and research findings, concepts, and methodologies (including ethical issues).
2) The course should stimulate your intellectual curiosity about behavior and mental processes, impress upon you the importance of the scientific method and the possibility of biases in research, and stress the importance of having a critical attitude toward all generalizations.
3) Demonstrate an ability to identify and use
appropriate information resources to substantiate evidence-based claims.
4) Demonstrate knowledge of how
a social science discipline influences society.
5) Demonstrate an ability to
identify a well-formulated question pertinent to a social science discipline
and to employ the discipline’s conceptual and methodological approaches in
identifying reasonable research strategies that could speak to the question.
6) The knowledge you gain from this course should increase your tolerance of the behavior and mental processes of others. It should also give you a better understanding of the forces that limit your behavior and mental processes, stimulate your curiosity to explain why people behave as they do, and allow you be more critical of the "truth" often expressed by "experts." In sum, you should be made more aware of the psychology of everyday life.
Golding, J. M., Wasarhaley, N., Simcic,
T., Godlaski, A. J., Hodell, E. C., & Yozwiak, J. A. (2010). Experiencing psychological science: Student edition.
Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky. YOU
MUST PURCHASE THE 2010 LAB
MANUAL, BECAUSE SOME OF THE LAB ACTIVITIES ARE DIFFERENT THAN PREVIOUS YEARS.
IMPORTANT--please
note the following:
1) You must have access to the Internet. It does NOT matter if you
access the Internet from home or a UK computer.
2) You must have a UK email account.
3) My overheads, Power Point presentations, and
handouts are protected by state common law and federal copyright law. They are
my own original expression. Whereas you are authorized to take notes in class
based on my overheads, Power Point presentations, and handouts, this
authorization extends only to making one set of notes for your own personal
use, sharing one copy of those notes with another student who is enrolled in
this class for his/her own studies, and no other use. You are not authorized to
make any commercial use of my overheads, Power Point presentations, and
handouts without express prior written permission from me.
4) NO computers in the balcony
of Memorial Hall.
5) NO food or drinks are allowed in Memorial Hall.
6) NO sitting in the balcony of Memorial
Hall, unless all of the seats on the floor are occupied.
7) All cell phones must be on silent ring in Memorial Hall and in
laboratory.
8) NO text messaging on electronic devices while in Memorial Hall or in
laboratory.
9) NO “surfing” the Web in lecture or laboratory.
The penalty for NOT
following any of the above rules may be a “0” on the current or next
in-class/out-of class activity, general lab quiz, lab reading assignment quiz,
or exam.
WEEK OF TOPIC(S) Chapter
(read by start of
week)
August 22 The Science of Psychology 1
August 27 Research Methods 1
September 3 Biology and Behavior 2
September 10 Sensation and Perception 3
September 17 Perception 3
EXAM 1 (Wednesday, Sept. 19
Chapters 1, 2, 3, Labs 1, 2)
September 24 Learning 4
October 1 Memory 5
October 8 Intelligence 6
October 15 EXAM 2 (Monday, Oct. 15
Chapters 4, 5, 6, Labs 4, 5)
Development 7
October 22 Motivation 4
October 29 Personality 8
November 5 Personality/Abnormality 8, 10
November 12 EXAM 3 (Monday, Nov. 12
Chapters 7, 4, 8, Labs 6, 7, 8)
Abnormal Behavior 10
November 19 Therapy 10
November 26 Therapy 10
December 3 Social Psychology 9
Gen Ed paper Part 1 due in lecture on M,
Dec. 3
Gen Ed paper Part 2 due in lecture on W, Dec. 5
Finals Week EXAM 4 (Wednesday, Dec. 12
10:30-11:20
AM
Chapters 10, 9, Labs 9, 10)
Laboratory
Schedule
August 22 NO LAB!!! ------
August 27 The Science of Psychology 1
September 3 NO LAB!!! ------
September 10 Research Methods 2
September 17 Brain and Behavior 3
September 24 Conditioning 4
October 1 Memory 5
October 8 NO LAB!!! ------
October 15 Developmental Psychology 6
October 22 Motivation 7
October 29 Personality 8
November 5 NO LAB!!! ------
November 12 Psychopathology 9 (Gen Ed paper handout)
November 19 NO LAB!!! ------
November 26 Social Behavior 10
December 3 NO
LAB!!! Gen Ed paper Part 1 due in lecture on M,
Dec. 3
Gen Ed paper Part 2 due in lecture on W, Dec. 5
Finals Week NO LAB!!! ------
Your final
grade point total in this course is from 0-100 points.
Exams
70% of your grade will be based on exams that cover material from the MWF lectures, the textbooks, and the laboratories for this course. There will be four exams, each comprised of multiple-choice items. Your three highest scores on exams will each count 20% toward your final grade, and your lowest score on exams will count 10% toward your final grade. Each exam is graded from 0-100.
Exam Dates and Times (subject to change)
Day Date Time (includes Chapters Labs
distribution and
collection of each
exam)
EXAM 1 Wednesday September 19 11:00-11:50 AM 1, 2, 3 1, 2
EXAM 2 Monday October 15 11:00-11:50 AM 4, 5, 6 4, 5
EXAM 3 Monday November 12 11:00-11:50 AM 7, 4, 8 6, 7, 8
EXAM 4 Wednesday December 12 10:30-11:20 AM 10, 9 9, 10
15% of your grade will be based on your performance on quizzes in the lab for this course (5% for 6 reading assignment quizzes and 10% for 11 general lab quizzes). Each lab will involve a demonstration and/or experiment concerning a topic in psychology, typically from your laboratory manual. Some labs also include reading assignments. Unless you are told otherwise by Dr. Golding or your TA you should bring your laboratory manual to lab each week. On weeks that you have a reading assignment you should also bring the reading. Each reading assignment quiz and “general lab” quiz will include one or more questions. The question(s) will be given prior to a specific lab, the day of a particular lab, or the next week in lab. The answers to the question(s) for a particular lab will be graded from 0-100. All quizzes are due at the time they are collected. No late quizzes will be accepted (and each will be given a score of 0) unless you have an excuse that has been approved by your TA or Dr. Golding.
Note that your last “general lab” quiz is called the “Gen Ed paper” and partially fulfills the General Education requirement for this course. The Gen Ed paper does not correspond to a particular lab. The Gen Ed paper will be a 2-3 typed paper. In addition, your paper will be typed in 12-font, double-spaced, and have a 1-inch margin on all sides. The specific topic of the paper and other important aspects of the paper will be presented in lab at a later date. It is important to note that a hardcopy of this paper will be turned in during lecture in two parts. Part 1 will be turned in at the start of lecture on Monday, December 3 and Part 2 will be turned in at the start of lecture on Wednesday, December 5. You MUST be in lecture on both of these days to turn in both parts of the paper. If you do not turn in either part of the paper, or you do not come to lecture to turn in both parts of the paper (i.e., you give it to someone else to turn in), or you turn in either part of the paper late (i.e., after each is collected), your final letter grade for the course will be dropped 2 letter grades. That is, if you had a final grade of “A” in the course, you will be dropped to a final grade of “C” in the course. In addition to turning in a hardcopy of the two parts of the paper, you may have to turn in the two parts of the Gen Ed paper via Blackboard.
5% of your grade will be based on
your oral participation in the lab for this course. Participation is defined as
any meaningful spoken contribution to the entire class (comment or question)
that pertains to a particular lab. (Note:
Even if you give an incorrect answer, your effort still will typically earn you
credit.) Each time you participate in lab you will turn in a card (with your
name, seat number, and date) that day (i.e., no late cards will be accepted) to
your TA. You are required to bring these cards to class. You must participate at least 5 times in
lab. That is, across the 10 labs you must have a meaningful contribution to
the entire class at least 5 times (in 1 or more labs). If you do not fulfill this requirement
your final letter grade for the course will be dropped 2 letter grades. That
is, if you had a final grade of “A” in the course, you will be dropped to a
final grade of “C” in the course.
In-class
Activities
5% of your grade will be based on your performance in numerous writing activities that will be completed during lecture. These may include giving your opinion about how you think the results of an experiment might turn out, discussing a particular reading, doing library research, using the Internet, answering a survey about class, etc. These activities are graded from 0-100 based on meaningful participation. You must have a score above "0" on at least 80% of all in-class writing activities. If you do not fulfill this requirement your final letter grade for the course will be dropped 2 letter grades. That is, if you had a final grade of “A” in the course, you will be dropped to a final grade of “C” in the course. There will be MINIMUM of 10 of these writing activities. That is, if there are 10 writing activities and you miss 3 or more writing activities without having an excused absence for each writing activity you miss, 20 points will be deducted from your point total for the entire course regardless of your other class grades. To be clear about this grading policy, the in-class writing activity grade is based on the total number of these activities. Although you may miss one or more writing activities due to an unexcused absence and still pass the course, you will receive a 0 for each writing activity missed due to an unexcused absence when the in-class writing activity grade is calculated. All in-class activities are due at the time they are collected. No late in-class activities will be accepted (and each will be given a score of 0) unless you have an excuse that has been approved by Dr. Golding.
Research
Participation
5% of your grade will be based on the successful completion of a research participation requirement. You will be required to complete 6 credit hours of research as a research participant. (Note: Completing more than 6 credit hours does NOT earn you extra points.) Each 25 minutes of research participation will be worth 1/2 credit hour. It is worthwhile to get this requirement completed as soon as possible. This requirement will be discussed more fully in lecture and in lab. Please note that you will be given another handout about this requirement that is considered part of the course syllabus.
Extra Credit
The possibility of extra credit will be discussed during the course of the semester.
80-89.99 B
70-79.99 C
60-69.99 D
Below 60 E
Attendance must be discussed with regard to lecture, exams, and laboratory. First, attendance at lectures is not a course requirement. However, you are strongly encouraged to be present for lectures. Moreover, whether you are present or not, you will be responsible for material covered, in-class activities, and/or relevant announcements. It is most unlikely that you will be able to do well in this course without regular lecture attendance.
Second, attendance at exams is a course requirement. Make-up exams will only be offered in the case of an "excused" absence. The UK Bulletin defines excused absences; you should consult the Bulletin for this definition. An excused absence from an exam must be verified by presenting documentation to me. If you know before the excused absence is to occur that you will be absent, then present documentation to me ahead of time. Unexcused absences are any cases of absence that do not meet the University's definition. An unexcused absence from a lecture exam will result in a grade of 0 for that particular exam.
Third, attendance at labs AND completing (i.e., having a score above “0”) the corresponding general lab quiz for all labs are specific course requirements. A make-up for a lab and general lab quiz will only be offered in the case of an "excused" absence. (See the UK Bulletin for the definition of an “excused” absence.) If you know before the excused absence is to occur that you will be absent, then present documentation to your TA ahead of time. There are 10 labs--attendance will be taken and records made of whether you complete each general lab quiz for all labs. You must attend at least 9 labs and complete the corresponding 9 general lab quizzes to pass the course. That is, if you do not meet these requirements you will automatically fail the course regardless of your other class grades. An unexcused absence from a lab or not completing a corresponding general lab quiz (and reading assignment quiz if applicable) will result in a grade of zero (0) for that particular general lab quiz (and reading assignment quiz if applicable). To be clear about the lab grading policy: your lab grade is based on 10 grades. That is, although you may miss one lab due and corresponding general lab quiz (and reading assignment quiz if applicable) due to an unexcused absence and still pass the course, you will receive 0 points for that general lab quiz (and reading assignment quiz if applicable) when your lab grade is calculated. Please note that arriving to lab 15 or more minutes late or leaving 15 or more minutes early without an excuse accepted by your TA will be considered an absence from lab, and you will receive a grade of zero (0) for that particular general lab quiz (and reading assignment quiz if applicable).
Fourth, the Gen Ed paper will be turned in as a hardcopy in lecture in two parts. Part 1 will be turned in by the start of lecture on Monday, December 3 and Part 2 will be turned in by the start of lecture on Wednesday, December 5. You MUST be in lecture on both of these days to turn in both parts of the paper. If you do not turn in either part of the paper, or you do not come to lecture to turn in both parts of the paper (i.e., you give it to someone else to turn in), or you turn in either part of the paper late, your final letter grade for the course will be dropped 2 letter grades. That is, if you had a final grade of “A” in the course, you will be dropped to a final grade of “C” in the course.
In the event of an excused absence from a lecture exam, lab, lab quiz (general or reading assignment), Gen Ed paper, or in-class activity you have the right to make up the work. The following conditions apply to making up the work due to an excused absence:
1) For a missed lecture exam, you must present documentation of the absence to Dr. Golding by the time you return to
lecture or lab and be prepared to take the make-up exam within 5 school days.
2) For a missed lab or lab quiz (general or reading assignment), you must present documentation of the absence to your TA by the time you return to lecture or lab and a make-up activity will be provided for you within 5 school days of your return.
3) If you miss turning in either part of the Gen Ed paper (hardcopy and/or Blackboard copy) you must present
documentation of the absence to Dr. Golding by the time you return to lecture and turn in the part of the paper you missed at that time.
4) For a missed in-class/out-of-class activity, you must present documentation of the absence to Dr. Golding by the time you return to lecture or lab and a make-up activity will be provided for you within 2 school days of your return.
Failure to make up an excused lecture exam, lab, lab quiz (general or reading assignment), Gen Ed paper, or in-class activity by following the conditions specified above will result in a grade of zero (0).
Grade Sheet
Exam 2 (Raw Score x 2) = ______ Reading 1 _______ Lab 1 _______
Exam 3 (Raw Score x 2) = ______ Reading 2 _______ Lab 2 _______
Exam 4 (Raw Score x 2) = ______ Reading 3 _______ Lab 3 _______
Reading 4 _______ Lab 4 _______
High 1 score = ______ x .20 = ______ Reading 5 _______ Lab 5 _______
High 2 score = ______ x .20 = ______ Reading 6 _______ Lab 6 _______
High 3 score = ______ x .20 = ______ TOTAL (_______ / 6) Lab 7 _______
Low 1 score = ______ x .10 = ______ x .05 = _______ Lab 8 _______
Lab 9 _______
TOTAL ______ Lab 10 _______
Gen Ed _______
TOTAL (_______ / 11) x .10 = _______
Activity 1 _______ Participation
1 _______
Activity 2 _______ Participation
2 _______
Activity 3 _______ Participation
3 _______
Activity 4 _______ Participation 4 _______
Activity 6 _______ TOTAL _______
Activity 7 _______
Activity 9 _______ Research Participation (each ½ credit = 50 points)
Activity 9 _______ Credit ½ _______
Activity 10 _______ Credit 1 _______
Activity 11 _______ Credit 1½ _______
Activity 12 _______ Credit 2 _______
Activity 13 _______ Credit 2½ _______
Activity 14 _______ Credit 3 _______
Activity 15 _______ Credit 3½ _______
Activity 16 _______ Credit 4 _______
Activity 17 _______ Credit 4½ _______
Activity 18 _______ Credit 5 _______
Activity 19 _______ Credit 5½ _______
TOTAL _______/ (# of activities) x .05 = _______ Credit 6 _______
TOTAL _______/6 x .05 = _______
Extra Credit: ______, _______, _______
POINT TOTAL Maximum Points You Can Earn Your Point Total
Exam High Grade 1 20 _______
Exam High Grade 2 20 _______
Exam High Grade 3 20 _______
Exam Low Grade 10 _______
Lab Reading Assignment Quizzes 5 _______
General Lab Quizzes 10 _______
In-Class Lab Participation 5 _______
In-Class activities 5 _______
Research Participation 5 _______
Extra Credit _______
FINAL POINT TOTAL 100 _______
If you did not meet the
in-class lab participation requirement, the Gen Ed paper requirement, or the
in-class activities requirement your final letter grade for the course will be
dropped 2 letter grades. If you did not meet the in-class lab attendance
requirement, you fail the course regardless of your other class grades.