PSYCHOLOGY 325 - SOCIAL BEHAVIOR



|Psychology 101 – Introductory Psychology (CRN1338) |Dr. Dwight Hennessy |

|Fall 2017 |Office Hours: 12:30 – 1:00 MW |

|Buffalo State College |11:00 – 11:50 F |

|10:00 – 10:50 M W F |C310 Classroom Building |

|Bulger S2 |878-5532 |

| |hennesda@buffalostate.edu |

TEXT & “CONNECT” CODE:

Feldman, R. Essentials of Understanding Psychology (12th Edition) with Connect Plus access.

• NOTE: This is a PACKAGE that contains the BOOK and “CONNECT” CODE

Package ISBN: 9781260029079

What is a CONNECT CODE?

• A “CONNECT” CODE IS NEEDED FOR MANDATORY QUIZZES

• You will need to set up an account with McGraw Hill (see “McGraw Hill Connect” handout)

• You MUST register/access this through BLACKBOARD rather than McGraw Hill’s web page

➢ You can purchase this package from the bookstore or from McGraw-Hill directly online. When you purchase the textbook (either in paper or electronically) you MUST also get a Connect code for this text.

➢ You can also purchase an eBook/Connect Code combination through the Connect registration process. There is also a trial period for Connect (two weeks from the start of the course). See the “McGraw Hill Connect” handout or the “How to Register for Connect” option in Blackboard for all the details on registering.

LearnSmart:

LearnSmart is an adaptive learning system designed to help you with understanding the book material in a way that promotes long term memory (particularly the adaptive practice quizzes). It is provided FREE as part of your Connect activation. If you truly want to succeed in this class – READ THE BOOK FIRST, DO THE PRACTICE QUIZZES IN LEARNSMART NEXT, THEN FINISH WITH THE MANDATORY QUIZZES……FOR EVERY CHAPTER! Click the “McGraw Hill LearnSmart Information” option on Blackboard for instructions/tips/information.

Course Purpose:

The intent of this course is to provide students an overview of the major areas of psychology, including what they do, how they do it, and how it applies to society as a whole.

Course Learning Objectives:

These learning objectives are standard across all sections of PSY101 and are the underlying principles in the development of all materials and distribution of grades.

• Students will understand how psychology functions as a scientific discipline.

• Students will understand the empirical, theoretical, and methodological issues pertaining to major areas of modern Psychology.

• Students will be able to apply information to advanced Psychology courses and to other disciplines such as Sociology, Anthropology, and Biology.

• Students will demonstrate the ability to describe accurately the critical social environments, behaviors, and social issues in the context of Psychology.

• Students will demonstrate an understanding of the basic concepts and terminology of Psychology and the ability to apply them.

• Students will demonstrate a basic knowledge of methods of gathering evidence in Psychology and an understanding of what constitutes acceptable and appropriate evidence.

• Students will demonstrate an ability to evaluate the implications of social diversity.

Course Format:

Students are responsible for reading all chapters assigned. The purpose of class time is not just to repeat the text material, but will attempt to clarify and apply as much as possible. Due to the amount of information in the text, however, not all areas in the book will be covered in class (but you are still responsible for reading and knowing it for the tests). Also, I will supplement the text material with further “extra” details, research, and demonstrations in class which may also be included on the tests.

Attendance:

While attendance is not mandatory for this class, it will impact on your grade. You will understand this material best if you actually attend the classes (borrowing notes helps but you miss the “feel” and context of the material). If you absolutely cannot make it to class, get notes from others. As a rule, I will not summarize the missed classes or give out my notes and tape recording of lectures in not permitted (unless under special circumstances and arranged with me in advance). Trust me – if you skip multiple classes, you will struggle with this class!

Examinations:

There will be a total of four (4) non-cumulative exams. Each will consist of multiple choice items that require you to recognize definitions and theories as well as apply concepts from the text and class. Application requires you to go beyond memorization and use the information you’ve learned. During the classes I will demonstrate application of theories, facts, and research. Each exam will constitute 20% of your final grade.

I will post the grades on Blackboard following each test. It will show you your scores for each test (as well as each quiz that you’ve completed at that point) and your overall letter grade at that time (i.e. you don’t get 4 different letter grades, but rather one total letter grade based on all your tests and quizzes to date).

Mastery Quizzes:

The remaining 20% of your grade will be based on MANDATORY online quizzes for each chapter linked through the Blackboard site. NOTE – you MUST register with McGraw-Hill using your “Connect” code that you purchased (see the Connect handout for more details). There will be one quiz for each chapter. Each quiz will consist of 20 multiple choice questions that are RANDOMLY GENERATED for each student. If you get a question wrong, Connect will give you the correct answer before moving to the next questions. After you complete the quiz you can view your grade. You may attempt the quiz for each chapter as many times as you wish (each new quiz will represent a new set of random questions though) until the posted deadline, and it will use your best grade for that chapter. So…… if you don’t like the grade you received for a chapter….STUDY SOME MORE…… THEN DO THE QUIZ AGAIN. Note there is a 1 hour time limit from the time you start each quiz though. If you do not finish within 1 hour, the quiz will close and you will have to start again. So once again – STUDY before starting the quizzes.

You can also do the quizzes for each section whenever you want up until the posted deadline – you do NOT have to follow the order or lectures schedule dates. But keep in mind there is a final deadline for each section of quizzes. The window for quizzing closes at 11:59PM the day before the scheduled classroom examination for chapters in each section, and at 11:59PM the day before CEP week for Test #4 (i.e. 11:59PM on Sunday December 10). YOU MUST BE FINISHED THE QUIZ BEFORE THE DEADLINE OR THE GRADE WILL NOT BE RECORDED. So for example, the class test for the first section (chapters 1, 2, & 3) is September 27th, thus the deadline for completing the quizzes for chapters 1, 2, & 3 will be 11:59 PM on September 26th. At 12 midnight of September 27th, quizzes 1, 2 & 3 are CLOSED permanently. SEE THE CLASS SCHEDULE IN THIS PACKAGE FOR ALL DEADLINES.

WARNING: you have several weeks to finish the quizzes for each section so if you put them off until the last minute and miss the deadline, that’s on you. Once the quizzing for a section is closed….IT IS CLOSED! Also, if you choose to not do the quizzes, then you will have to live with the zero on that quiz. You’re a grown up and these decisions are yours to make but you have to deal with the consequences. The only legitimate reasons I will accept for missing quiz deadlines is if you have a medical/legal document SPECIFICALLY identifying how you were unable to do any work for an extended period of time (i.e. a note that says you were in their office one day with a cold won’t suffice – even if that illness was the day or two preceding the deadline. My response will be “but you had two weeks before that to do the quizzes”). Again, you have several weeks to do these quizzes and putting them off until the last minute is your choice and thus you must live with those consequences. SO READ THE CHAPTERS, AND DO THE QUIZZES EARLY IN EACH SECTION!

NOTE: THE ADAPTIVE QUIZZES FOUND IN LEARNSMART ARE NOT …. I REPEAT NOT ….. THE MANDATORY QUIZZES YOU ARE BEING GRADED ON. They are for studying and practice before tackling the mandatory quizzes and doing the tests.

Each quiz will be equally weighted and the scores on each quiz will accumulate over the semester. Your final grade for the quizzes will be based on your average for all the quizzes (to represent 20% of the final course grade). Grades for quizzes will be available for you to view in Blackboard’s Grade Book.

Final Grades:

Your final letter grade will be based on your cumulative scores on the four examinations and the online quizzes. They will each count 20 points towards your final grade.

NOTE: As a general rule I DO NOT “curve across the board”. All this does is increases all the grades by the same amount so your relative standing compared to others doesn’t change: the top student is still the top student and the bottom student is still the bottom student. Also, I DO NOT give out grade points so don’t send me an email asking to give you some points. All that does it inflates grades (grades should be earned!) and waters down your degree. There are plenty of opportunities for extra credit and you can do the quizzes as many times as you want to get whatever grade you want. THAT is how you get the extra points you’re looking for.…..not to mention that studying improves test grades.

A = 85% +

A- = 80 – 84%

B = 70- 79%

C = 60 – 69%

D = 50 – 59 %

E = Below 50%

Course Policies:

1. Absolutely no cheating (which I shouldn’t really have to say right?). I will deal with cheaters very harshly, including failure of the course and charges with the Dean. It is not worth it folks.

2. I do not give make-up tests – except for tests missed for legitimate documented reasons. You have advanced warning of tests dates and you should NOT be waiting until the last minute to study (by studying I don’t mean reading/skimming your text once – studying requires more time to re-read and understand key concepts). If you miss a test due to medical or legal reasons, contact me immediately (you have my email and telephone numbers). Arrangements will be made for an alternate test ONLY for legitimate reasons. And ALL makeup tests will be scheduled for the last day of classes (time & room TBD).

3. No disruptive behavior will be tolerated. I will deal with such action harshly.

4. TURN OFF YOUR PHONE! Talk and text on your own time.

5. Arrive on time. You know when the class starts. If you have trouble waking up, set your clock earlier. It is disruptive to others when you come late.

6. No talking or whispering – there are too many students in the class and it becomes very disruptive.

7. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE ask questions when you have them. If you don’t understand something, chances are several others don’t either. It’s not a sign of ignorance—it’s a sign of maturity!

EXTRA CREDIT

I. RESEARCH PARTICIPATION

How Extra Credit is Given

1. Extra credit will be given for experimental participation. You will receive one percentage point for each half hour of participation. A maximum of four percentage points of extra credit can be earned. Therefore, extra credit will be given for up to two hours of subject participation. You may participate in additional experiments beyond the two-hour limit, but you will not receive extra credit for additional participation. The maximum of two hours participation may be done all at once (in an experiment which takes two hours) or it may be accumulated (for example, in four experiments, each of which takes one-half hour).

2. You are not required to volunteer for any research. However, once you have signed up, you should go to the experiment and listen to the description of the experimental procedure. If after the experiment is described, you decide that you do not wish to participate, you may decline to participate and leave the experiment at that time, without penalty. In this case, you will receive one-half percent extra credit for having kept your appointment.

3. If for any reason during the experiment, you decide you do not want to continue, you are free to leave at any time without penalty. The amount of extra credit you receive will be based on the amount of time spent prior to deciding to leave.

Ways in Which Participation May be Arranged

1. Experimenters may circulate sign-up sheets in your class or may email you.

2. Experiments will be posted outside of Room C303 in the Classroom Building. On the board there you will find materials describing experiments and stating when and where these experiments will take place. At any time during the semester, you may sign up, to participate in an experiment of your own choosing. When you sign up, take any reminders or write down the date/time/room etc. It is important that you appear at the time for which you have volunteered. Students who make an appointment to participate in an experiment and fail to appear without notifying the experimenter in advance will be denied any further opportunity for obtaining experimental extra credit. It is your responsibility to obtain the experimental extra credit; do not put it off until too late in the semester, since there may not be enough experiments or time to accommodate everyone.

Your Rights as a Participant

1. You are not required to volunteer for any experiment.

2. Once you have signed up for an experiment, you must attend the experiment and listen to the description; however, you may decline to participate at this time.

3. You are entitled to be informed of the nature of the experiment prior to participating in it.

4. If you agree to participate in an experiment, you will be asked to sign a consent form before beginning the experiment. By signing the consent form, you are indicating that you have been told and understand the nature of the experiment and that you are aware of your rights as a subject.

5. At any time during the course of the experiment, you are free to leave the experiment, without penalty or pressure of any kind.

6. After an experiment is completed, you are entitled to all information regarding the outcome of the experiment, if you wish. You should make arrangements with the experimenter in order to receive such information at a later date.

II. SHORT RESEARCH PAPER

You may choose to write a short paper as a substitute for research participation. This will be MAXIMUM 2 page paper (double spaced, 12 point Times New Roman font, 1 inch margins – in order to keep it constant) based on any topic that we’ve covered in this course (either from class or the book). You are expected to read an academic article to get your information – NO TEXTBOOKS AND NO INTERNET SOURCES LIKE WIKIPEDIA! Find an academic article on the topic you choose, read it, summarize it, and interpret what you think it really means.

The idea is that you will spend the equivalent amount of time researching and writing this paper as you would spend participating in research to get 4% extra credit – AROUND 2 HOURS (so ask yourself what is the quality of a paper written in 10 minutes). This means that you can’t just put a bunch a crap on paper and expect full extra credit. It will be graded from 0 – 4%. Also, if you plagiarize (see below) or try to give me work that is not originally yours you will receive a grade of zero in the course and I will submit your case to the dean for academic discipline – it’s simply not worth it.

Plagiarism:

Plagiarism is using any work, idea, thought, etc. of someone else (from books, articles, television, conversations, the internet etc.) and present it as your own. In essence this represents cheating. I realize that you will be reading other people’s work to write your paper – but if they are someone else’s ideas, you give them credit by providing a citation (see below). By citing them, you are saying that the idea is theirs and not yours. Your ideas can flow around theirs, but you must give credit where it is due. The most common form of plagiarism at the undergraduate level is REWORDING. This is academic dishonesty because you didn’t do any work (cognitive or otherwise) in rewording.

Note that quotes are sometimes used where the wording of the original source is reported verbatim. For the purpose of this assignment I don’t want you to use quotes. I would rather you tell in your words what you think the author meant – then give them a citation. Don’t be confused, however, into thinking that if you aren’t using a direct quote that the idea is yours. If you paraphrase or summarize the ideas of someone else, it is still their idea and you must give them a proper citation.

Examples of Citations:

Individuals who describe driving as highly stressful have been found to report a higher incidence of speeding violations (Matthews, Dorn, & Glendon, 1991) and minor traffic accidents (Gulian, Glendon, Matthews, Davies, & Debney, 1990; Selzer & Vinoker, 1974).

According to Matthews et al. (1991), there is a strong correlation between ….. Further, Selzer and Vinokur (1974) believe that traffic accidents …….

Simulated driving tasks have been shown to …… (Evans, 1991; Evans & Kohn, 1989; Matthews et al., 1991). In this respect …….

THIS IS DUE BY THE START OF OUR LAST CLASS IN THE SEMSTER (I.E. NOT THE EXAM, THE LAST DAY OF LECTURES). I WILL NOT ACCEPT LATE SUBMISSIONS – ANYTHING AFTER THE START OF OUR LAST CLASS PERIOD OF THIS SEMSTER RECEIVES NO CREDIT. YOU HAVE 3 MONTHS TO DO THIS!

III. COMBINATION

You may obtain extra credit through a combination of credits obtained through research participation and credits obtained through preparation of a research paper. However, the total amount of extra credit cannot exceed four percent.

Lecture Schedule:

|Topic |Start Date |Chapter |

|Introduction |August 28 |1 |

|History |September 1 |1 |

|Research in Psychology |September 6 |1 |

|Neuroscience & The Brain |September 11 |2 |

|Sensation & Perception |September 18 |3 |

|DEADLINE – QUIZZES FOR CHAPTERS 1, 2, 3 |SEPTEMBER 26 @ 11:59 |CHPTS 1, 2, 3 |

|TEST #1 |SEPTEMBER 27 |CHPTS 1, 2, 3 |

|Consciousness |September 29 |4 |

|Learning |October 4 |5 |

|Memory |October 13 |6 |

|Language & Intelligence |October 18 |7 |

|DEADLINE – QUIZZES FOR CHAPTERS 4, 5, 6, 7 |OCTOBER 22 @ 11:59 |CHPTS 4, 5, 6, 7 |

|TEST #2 |OCTOBER 23 |CHPTS 4, 5, 6, 7 |

|Motivation & Emotion |October 25 |8 |

|Developmental |October 30 |9 |

|Health & Stress |November 6 |11 |

|DEADLINE – QUIZZES FOR CHAPTERS 8, 9, 11 |NOVEMBER 9 @ 11:59 |CHPTS 8, 9, 11 |

|TEST #3 |NOVEMBER 10 |CHPTS 8, 9, 11 |

|Social Psychology |November 13 |14 |

|Personality |November 20 |10 |

|Disorders |November 29 |12 |

|Treatment & Therapy |December 6 |13 |

|DEADLINE – QUIZZES FOR CHAPTERS 10, 12, 13, 14 |DECEMBER 10 @ 11:59 | |

|TEST 4 |TBD – during CEP week |CHPTS 10, 12, 13, 14 |

EMERGENCY CEP (if test is cancelled because of weather or other emergency) is scheduled for Friday December 14 in our classroom. NOTE: This is NOT a makeup test. It is the date for Test 4 in the case of some college-wide emergency (e.g. snowstorm, flood) where our regularly scheduled Test #4 is CANCELLED.

McGraw Hill Connect

GETTING STARTED

1. Log in to Blackboard and choose this course… PSY101 - Introduction to Psychology (Hennessy - CRN 1338 - Fall 2017)

2. Select the folder on the left side “Mandatory Quizzes” and then choose Chapter 1 Quiz (don’t worry you aren’t doing the quiz yet).

3. You will be prompted now to register with “Connect”. Note you only need to register the first time.

4. Locate your Connect Access Code or have a credit card handy to buy online (or use the “Start Free Trial” option to receive temporary access – however, this is only good for the first 2 weeks from the start of the course).

5. Follow the steps to register (or sign in if you already have a McGraw-Hill Connect account). You’ll create a username and password. We recommend you use your school/institution email address. You’ll only need to register once.

6. Once you are finished, you can quickly return to your Blackboard course by clicking on the “return to Blackboard” link.

NOTE: DO NOT try to register for Connect any other way than through the Blackboard system. It’s the only way your quiz outcomes will be linked to the Blackboard grade book.

TIP: Free Trial

• If using the free trial, be sure to get full access to Connect before the trial period expires to avoid delays in completing your coursework. If your trial period does expire, your work will be saved. You’ll simply need to login with your Connect username and password and choose to “purchase full Connect access here.”

TIP: “Score This Question” button

• After answering questions you have to hit the “score this question” button to move on to the next question

TIP: “save & exit” vs. “submit” button

• If you are unable to complete your assignment in one sitting, use the “save & exit” button to save your work and complete it at a later time. Once you have completed your assignment, use the “submit” button to send the assignment to your instructor and have it graded.

TIP: CONNECT RESOURCES Blackboard course.

• If you purchased Connect Plus, you will see an “eBook” link. This link can also be accessed from the section information widget of the Home tab (by clicking on the textbook title/cover) or from the Library tab.

TIP: Getting HELP

• Be aware that contextual help is available by clicking the “help” link in the top-right corner within Connect.

• Browse our support materials including tutorial videos and our searchable Connect knowledge base. If you cannot find an answer to your question, click “Contact Us” to send an email.

CONTACT MCGRAW HILL ONLINE:

• Browse our support materials including tutorial videos and our searchable Connect knowledge base. If you cannot find an answer to your question, click “Contact Us” to send an email to Connect Support.

NOTE: I AM NOT the technical support – call or email Connect directly for technical issues.

Technical Help Phone Number (subject to change beyond my control):

Phone: (800) 331-5094

Hours of Operation:

Sunday: 12:00 PM to 12:00 AM EST

Monday-Thursday: 24 hrs

Friday: 12:00 AM to 9:00 PM EST 

Saturday: 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM EST

McGraw Hill LearnSmart

LearnSmart is an adaptive learning system that provides learning research (particularly the adaptive quizzes) to understand and promote long term memory. If you truly want to succeed in this class – READ THE BOOK FIRST, USE LEARNSMART NEXT, THEN FINISH WITH THE MANDATORY QUIZZES.

There are 3 ways to get to LearnSmart: 1) Click the link on Blackboard

2) log into Connect and on the main page, click on the “LearnSmart” link

3) download an app (iTunes or Android market) – Personally I think this option SUCKS!

Once you’re in, you can choose any of the chapters from our course.

LearnSmart will then ask you a series of questions based on the chapters (Note: these will be basically useless if you haven’t read the chapters yet), and also your level of confidence in knowing the answer. Be aware that there are several different types of questions (e.g. fill in the blank, choose from a list, choose all that apply).

You will be given immediate feedback. Click “OK” to move to the next question.

If you end up getting several questions in a row wrong, or a certain section wrong consistently (e.g. confusing structuralism and functionalism) LearnSmart will direct you to the place in the text where you might brush up on that material. There will be an audio message telling you that you need to read some more and if you have purchased the eBook, there will be an icon on the bottom left corner that will bring you to the places that you need to read.

When you’re finished a quiz, LearnSmart will ask if you want to “recharge” (i.e. do more questions) or go back.

You can view several reports in your LearnSmart homepage to see how you’ve done (Current Learning Status) as well as give you an idea of the areas you are strongest/weakest (Missed Questions, Most Challenging Learning Objectives) and how your level of confidence fits with how well you did (Self Assessment).

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By clicking on the icon in the top left corner you can return to the section home.

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The ONLY acceptable reasons for missing an examination are legitimate documented medical/legal reasons or emergencies. If you miss a test you MUST contact me ASAP and produce such documentation. Otherwise, a missed test will result in a grade of zero. ALL TESTS MISSED FOR LEGITIMATE REASONS WILL BE MADE UP ON DECEMBER 8 which is the last day of classes.

IMPRTANT NOTE: If you are more than 15 minutes late to a test or if you arrive after the first person has left the test, I will not let you write the test and you will be considered absent.

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