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Welcome to Psychology 101 - A

Even though this class is fairly large, I want to encourage an atmosphere where you will ask questions and express your ideas. I will perform demonstrations and expect a good deal of class participation. When either myself or your fellow students have the floor, please be attentive. When you talk or whisper to the person next to you, it may seem quiet to you, but the noise adds up fast.

I would like to do everything I can to help you learn the material presented in this course and to appreciate psychological science in general. Please do not hesitate to continue a discussion after lecture or to see me, or your teaching assistant, during office hours.

Lectures will include: computer presentations, video presentations, films, class demonstrations and discussions. Many of the research findings and psychological concepts presented in this course are thought provoking. I encourage you to take the time to think about how psychological knowledge is obtained and used. It is my hope that you will find the material engaging and that you will learn much more than I am able to measure.

Exam advice: A one or two page “Study Guide” will be handed out for each of the 4 sections of the course. These “Study Guides” are also available on the class website. These are your best guide as to what will be on the exams. If you can (without using your notes or the book) explain the meaning of each of the terms and answer any questions derived from this study guide (i.e., meaningfully talk about each term and/or question for a few minutes) to your kid brother or sister you will probably do well on the tests. Also, always read and think about the questions that appear along the right hand margin of your textbook. These questions guide you toward the important material presented in the text which is likely to appear on exams.

You should both read the book and attend lectures. Be sure to test yourself using the study guide without relying on notes or the book. Look up information on the terms that you have trouble with. Finally, retest yourself on the terms in the one page study guide. Research has shown that students usually overestimate their knowledge of material because they fail to test themselves when the material is no longer in front of them. Note that there are practice test questions for the first exam on the website. The generic notes that are on the website are also useful study aids, because they hit many (although not all) of the important points covered in lecture.

Come to office hours or make an appointment to talk about concepts you don’t fully understand or to find out more about areas that may interest you. Don’t wait to interact with myself, with your teaching assistant, or your peer tutor.

Please don’t wait until the end of the quarter to seek help

Required Text: Psychology: The Science of Mind and Behavior (4nd Edition)

Authors: Michael W. Passer and Ronald E. Smith

WEB site:

Class related e-mails can be sent to Adrianne Stevens at deamare@u.washington.edu

Teaching assistant: Adrianne Stevens

Location: Guthrie Hall, basement room 10B.

Monday 2:30 am to 3:30 pm and Tuesday 1:30 – 2:30

Also by appointment (E-mail Adrianne or see her before or after class to make an appointment)

Peer Tutor: Sarah Ko: sarah22@u.washington.edu

Dr. Leonesio’s office hours will be in Guthrie 224

Office hours Wednesday 11:00 to 1:00 and by arrangement (do not hesitate to arrange a time to meet with me).

Section 1 (Epistemology of psychology, How the brain works)

Day Date Topic Required Readings

Mon. 6/23 History and Perspectives Chapter 1, all

Tue. 6/24 Perspectives, Epistemology. Chapter 2, all

Wed. 6/25 Epistemology cont.: Prediction

Thurs. 6/26 Epistemology cont.: Causation

Fri. 6/27 How the Brain Works: Neurotransmission Chapter 4, all

Mon. 6/30 How the Brain Works: Neurotranmitters

Tue. 7/1 How the Brain Works: Neuroanatomy

Wed. 7/2 How the Brain Works: Split Brain

Thurs. 7/3 How the Brain Works: Sensation Chapter 5, all

Fri. 7/4 Holiday (Independence Day)

Mon. 7/7 How the Brain Works: Perception

Section 2 (How the Mind Works)

Tue. 7/8 Exam 1

Wed. 7/9 How the Mind Works: Conditioning Chapter 7, all

Thurs. 7/10 How the Mind Works: Conditioning cont.

Fri 7/11 How the Mind Works: Short-Term Memory Chapter 8, all

Mon.. 7/14 How the Mind Works: Long-Term Memory

Day Date Topic Required Readings

Tue. 7/15 How the Mind Works: Constructed Memory

Wed. 7/16 How the Mind Works: Schema

Thurs. 7/17 How the Mind Works: Heuristics Chapter 9, 313 - 325

Fri. 7/18 How the Social Mind Works: Obedience Chapter 17, all

Mon. 7/21 How the Social Mind Works: Attribution

Tue. 7/22 How the Social Mind Works: Social Influence

Wed. 7/23 Exam 2

Section 3 (Development, Personality, and Consciousness)

Thurs. 7/24 Development: prenatal Chapter 12, all

Fri. 7/25 Development: cognitive

Mon. 7/28 Development: cognitive cont.

Tue. 7/29 Development: Moral & Parenting

Wed. 7/30 Love, attachment, security

Thurs. 7/31 Sexuality Chapter 11, 375 – 381

Fri. 8/1 Freud Chapter 13, 453 - 488

Mon. 8/4 Freud & Personality cont.

Tue. 8/5 States of Consciousness: Rhythms & Sleep Chapter 6, all

Wed. 8/6 States of Consciousness: Sleep

Thurs. 8/7 States continued: Dreams & Drugs

Fri. 8/8 States continued: Drugs & Harm Reduction Chapter 14, 535 – 537

Section 4 (Mental Illness, Treatment and Prevention)

Mon. 8/11 Exam 3

Tue. 8/12 DSM Diagnosis, Anxiety Disorders Chapter 15, all

Wed. 8/13 Mood Disorders

Thurs. 8/14 Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders

Fri. 8/15 Schizophrenia

Mon. 8/18 Personality Disorders, Psychotherapy Chapter 16, all

Tue. 8/19 Psychotherapy

Wed. 8/20 Psychotherapy (anorexia) Chapter 11, 363 - 375

Thurs 8/21 Stress, Health, Social Support Chapter 14, 498 - 534

Fri. 8/22 Exam 4 (Final exam)

Course description: Human behavior and experience are surveyed from a scientific perspective. Research methods and findings relevant to perception, learning, cognition, individual differences, personality, attitudes, social behavior, social influence, development, states of awareness, and psychological disorders are reviewed.

Course objectives: Students will learn (1) how the knowledge base of academic psychology is acquired, (2) many of the field's fundamental concepts, and (3) some of psychology's most recent research findings. Students will develop an appreciation of the under-application of psychological knowledge, and consider how aspects of this knowledge might apply to real-world individual and social problems.

Final grades will be based on all 4 of the exams, according to the following formula. Your best 2 exams will count for 66.67% of your grade (33.335% each) and your worst 2 exams will count for 33.33% of your grade (16.665% each). This will help lesson the impact a low score on one exam might have on your final grade. Remember to bring a computer test form to each exam (8 1/2 by 11). Computer test forms (mark-sense forms) can be purchased at the U.W. bookstore, at the Student Union Building (HUB), and at the ‘By George’ candy store in the basement of the undergraduate library. We do NOT provide these forms in class.

Makeup exams will only be arranged by prior notice. Makeup exams will be essay exams.

Incompletes: Only students with special circumstances beyond their control who have obtained advanced permission from Dr. Leonesio are eligible for a grade of Incomplete.

Extra Credit. Extra credit points can be earned by serving as a research subject in projects approved by the Department of Psychology for that purpose. More information about this program is available at: . Psychology experiments are advertised on the bulletin board in the basement waiting area in Guthrie Hall.

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Approximate Grade Scale

Percent Grade Percent Grade Percent Grade Percent Grade Percent Grade

100 4 90 3.6 80 2.6 70 1.8 60 1.3

99 4 89 3.5 79 2.5 69 1.8 59 1.3

98 4 88 3.4 78 2.4 68 1.7 58 1.2

97 4 87 3.3 77 2.3 67 1.7 57 1.2

96 4 86 3.2 76 2.2 66 1.6 56 1.1

95 4 85 3.1 75 2.1 65 1.6 55 1.1

94 4 84 3 74 2 64 1.5 54 .9

93 3.9 83 2.9 73 2 63 1.5 53 .9

92 3.8 82 2.8 72 1.9 62 1.4 52 .8

91 3.7 81 2.7 71 1.9 61 1.4 51 .7

Note: .7 is the lowest passing grade used at the U. W (i.e., grades of .1 through .6 do not exist at the U.W.)

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