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NEW YORK CITY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
The City University of New York
Division of Liberal Arts
Department of Social Science
PSY 1101-D864-89018: Introduction to Psychology (3 class hours, 3 credits)
Prerequisite: Certification in CUNY English and Writing
Fall 2013
Instructor: Nancy Jeudy, M.A.
Office Address: Namm, Room 600
Mailbox: Namm Room 611
email: [email protected]
Office Phone: (718) 260-5080
Office hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 1:00 – 1:30pm. (or by appointment)
Required Materials
Text: Wood, Samuel E., Wood, Ellen Green, and Boyd, Denise G. Mastering the World of
Psychology,5th Edition, Pearson. ISBN: 13-978-0-205-96808-4.
Course Information
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course is designed to provide a broad overview of methodology, history and theories of psychology,
brain and behavior, neuropsychology, socialization, motivation, emotion, perception, learning, thinking,
intelligence, personality and the adjustment processes, and social psychology.
CONTENT-RELATED LEARNING OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Demonstrate an understanding of classic and
contemporary theories of psychology.
ASSESSMENT
Short written assignment/or quiz, class discussion,
and in-class exam.
Demonstrate an understanding of the different
research methods that psychologists use to study
overt and covert behaviors.
Demonstrate an understanding of the different
areas within psychology, along with their terms and
concepts.
Demonstrate an ability to apply psychological
concepts to real world situations.
Research Project assignment which is due on
Thursday, December 5, 2013.
Short written assignment/or test, class discussion,
and approximately ¼ of in-class exam dedicated to
material found in this chapter.
Short written assignment/or quiz, group discussions,
and in-class exam.
GENERAL EDUCATION LEARNING OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT:
LEARNING OUTCOMES
KNOWLEDGE: Develop an introductory
knowledge of psychology methodology and
concepts
SKILLS: Develop and use the tools needed for
communication, analysis and productive work
INTEGRATION: Work productively within and
across disciplines
VALUES, ETHICS, AND RELATIONSHIPS:
Understand and apply values, ethics, and diverse
perspectives in personal, civic, and cultural/global
domains
ASSESSMENT
Exam items, assignments, in-class discussion, inclass activities, Discussion Board
Exam items, assignments, in-class discussion, inclass activities, Discussion Board
Exam items, assignments, in-class discussion, inclass activities, Discussion Board
Exam items, assignments, in-class discussion, inclass activities, Discussion Board
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COURSE POLICIES
Exams and Make-up Policy: There will be 4 exams.
Two exams, a midterm, and a cumulative final will be given this semester. All of your grades will be
computed and averaged out. The lowest grade will not be dropped. Therefore it is in your best interest to
do well in all of your exams. Each exam will cover the assigned readings, lectures, and demonstrations
covered in class. No make-up exams will be given, unless your reason to miss the exam is due to a dire
circumstance, such as a grave illness or a loss. Please note that you must take the mid-term and final
exams. Late students will not be admitted to the class-room once an exam is in progress, so please
be on time.
In-class Group Discussions:
You will be assigned to a group of 5 or 6 students per group. You will debate one of the following leading
psychologists’ ideas: Mary Ainsworth, Bandura, Bowlby, Erickson, Freud, Galton, Gardner, James,
Kolhberg, Pavlov, Rogers, Wundt, Watson, Skinner, Vygotsky, and/or any other theorists discussed in
class. You may feel free to discuss one of the psychological disorders and their treatment discussed in class.
You will be able to analyze data that you learn in the course and also from your own research. You will
provide a working idea of how Psychologists develop their theories and submit a research document
according to your findings.
RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT – Due on December 5, 2013
The research mentioned above will be 4 pages in length and must be typewritten, and don’t forget to
include your sources. Please try to stay away from Wikipedia, about.com and other sources that are not
credible. In addition, the paper must be submitted on time or on the day of your scheduled discussions.
Failure to complete this assignment on time will result in a reduction of your final grade.
Class Participation:
Students are expected to participate in class discussions. Class participation means coming to class
prepared, listening to others, respecting differing viewpoints, keeping an open mind, and taking chances.
The nature of the course and subject matter require a great deal of conversation so you are strongly
encouraged not only to ask questions, but to add your own experiences and views to the class. Students
must be present and active in order to maximize the value of the course.
In addition, if you are absent or have an emergency on your paper’s due date, your paper should be sent
via email to: [email protected] before midnight of the due date. No papers will be accepted
after midnight of the paper’s due date.
GRADING:
Your performance in the course will be evaluated in the following manner: The Midterm exam will
count as 25% of your grade, the Final exam will count as 25%, Research Paper will count as 15% and
20% for 2 other exams, in class or take home short written assignments and participation 15%.
Final grades will be based on the following scale:
NUMERICAL
GRADE
RANGES
93-100
A
90-92.9
A87-89.9
B+
83-86.9
B
80-82.9
B1 time/week
77-79.0
C+
70-76.9
C
60-69.9
D
59.9 and below
F
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Incomplete policy:
An “Incomplete grade” will only be given at the discretion of the instructor to a student who has not
completed all course work but has taken the final, is in good standings, and is passing the course. **
Please note, failure to complete this assignment will result in a reduction of your final grade. In
addition, points will be taken off late papers. Also, an “Incomplete grade” will only be given at my own
discretion.
COLLEGE POLICY ON ATTENDANCE/LATENESS
Students are expected to attend all classes and are responsible for all class materials, class assignments,
and any announcements made in class. In case of absence, students should notify me as soon as possible.
Excessive absences of 3 or more will result in the reduction of your final grade and 2 latenesses will
count for an absence. A student may be absent without penalty for 10% of the number of scheduled class
meetings during the semester as follows:
Class Meets Allowable Absence
1 time/week 2 classes
2 times/week 3 classes
3 times/week 4 classes
REVISED CUNY ACADEMIC INTEGRITY POLICY
Students and all others who work with information, ideas, texts, images, music, inventions, and other
intellectual property owe their audience and sources accuracy and honesty in using, crediting, and citing
sources. As a community of intellectual and professional workers, the College recognizes its
responsibility for providing instruction in information literacy and academic integrity, offering models of
good practice, and responding vigilantly and appropriately to infractions of academic integrity.
Accordingly, academic dishonesty is prohibited in The City University of New York and at New York
City College of Technology and is punishable by penalties, including failing grades, suspension, and
expulsion.
Please note that CUNY’s revised policy on Academic Integrity went into effect on July 1 2011.
1. As required by the Policy, the College will implement the full use of an electronic plagiarism
detection device.
2. There are additional due process protections for students in some circumstances.
3. The procedure now requires faculty to report, using the official form, any incident of
academic dishonesty that is serious enough to affect a student’s final grade.
4. In cases where there is a “substantial” violation, the College Academic Integrity Officer
is directed to seek disciplinary sanctions, as well as academic sanctions. Students
enrolled in programs leading to professional licensure should be aware that ANY
violation on their part may be considered a substantial violation.
(by Dr. Bonne August, Provost) The complete policy is posted on the website at
htt=://www.citytech.cuny.edu/aboutus/docs/policies/CUNY_ACADEMIC_INTEGRITY_6-2=11.pdf
Audio-Visual Materials:
Videos and other course related media may be selected as they have a definite instructional value and are
expected to generate class discussions.
Electronic Devices: Electronic devices: cellular phones, Ipods, and Iphones, Galaxies must be turned
off during class, unless it is a case of an emergency. If you are expecting an important call, please put
your device on vibrate, and excuse yourself from the class and go answer your call outside of the room
for a brief moment. Texting while in class will definitely affect your final grade at the end of the
semester.
COURSE OUTLINE AND SCHEDULE:
Week One: Introduction To The History of Psychology
Thurs., August 29, 2013 &
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1. Psychology defined as a biosocial behavioral science
Tues., Sept. 3, 2013
2. Modern scientific psychology's history briefly outlined. Leading psychologists (Galton, Wundt,
James, Freud, Watson, Skinner, Piaget, Wertheimer, Watson)
3. Systems and movements: (Structuralism, Functionalism, Associationism, Behaviorism, Gestalt,
Psychodynamics, Psychobiology, Psychophysics, Cognitive)
4. Major theories: (Psychoanalytic, Social and Cognitive Learning Theories, Learning, Cognitive,
Humanist, Sociocultural, Evolutionary, Neuroscience.)
The student should be able to define psychology and demonstrate an understanding of what is the field of
study in each of the major sub-areas of psychology.
Week Two: Psychological Research and Research Methods
Tues., Sept. 10, 2013 &
1. Methods of gathering data
Thurs., Sept. 12, 2013
2. Observational techniques
3. Correlational studies
4. Experimental approaches
5. Analyzing data
6. Sampling, probability and statistical inference.
7. Measures of central tendency and dispersion
8. Interpreting statistics and the null hypothesis
The student should be able to acknowledge scientific method and the various research methods and
models used by psychologists. The student should be able to demonstrate knowledge of the methods
listed below by obtaining passing grades in objective or essay exams.
1. The scientific method including (a) observation of phenomena
(b) Formulating an hypothesis and (c) collecting data for or against what the hypothesis proposes.
2. The research methods of psychology including naturalistic observation, surveys, case studies,
sampling procedures, correlational research, longitudinal vs. cross-sectional approaches, and
experiments.
3. Ethical issues and principles involved in contemporary psychological research.
Descriptive Research Methods
Correlational Research Methods
Experimental Research Methods
The students should be able to explain and properly apply the use of the research methods: The students
should understand and properly apply ethical principles in the creation of research and understand the use
and difference between longitudinal and cross-sectional designs.
Week Three: Fields of Specialization in Psychology
1. Clinical, counseling, and community
Tues., Sept. 17, 2013 &
2. Personality and Social
Thurs., Sept. 19, 2013
3. Educational and school
4. Experimental and physiological
5. Developmental
6. Industrial and organizational
The student should demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the field of specialization their roles in
society and helpful they are to mankind.
Week Four: Behavioral Neuroscience
Tues., Sept. 24, 2013 &
1. Stimulus and Response
Thurs., Sept. 26, 2013 1st exam
2. The interactive effects of hereditary and environmental factors in determining behavior
3. Hereditary Factors a) Evolution b) Genetics c) Ethology d) Growth, Maturation and Development
4. The Neurons,
5. The Brain
6. The Nervous System
7. The endocrine System
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The student should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the structure and function of each of the
following on essay or objective tests.
1. The brain
2. The central nervous system
3. The peripheral nervous system
4. The neurons
5. The eyes
6. The ear
7. The nose
8. Emotions
9. Psychophysics
10. Getstalt principles
Week Five: Foundations of Behavior
Tues., Oct 1, 2013 &
Learning and Cognition
Thurs., Oct. 3, 2013
Definition of learning
Types of learning
1. Classical condition reflexes, US CS, UR, CR acquisition and extinction of CRs spontaneous
recovery higher order conditioning
2. Operant Conditioning
3. The Law of Effect Trial & Error Learning Behaviorism Reinforcement and Punishment Shaping
Schedules of Reinforcement
4. Social Learning Observation and Imitation of Models Vicarious Punishment Vicarious
Reinforcement
The student should learn the definition of the terminologies listed above and will be able to apply them
on a research study.
Week Six: General Principles of Learning and Memory
Tues., Oct. 8, 2013 &
1. Stimulus generalization
Thurs., Oct. 10, 2013
2. Stimulus discrimination
3. Extinction
4. Spontaneous Recovery
5. Theories of forgetting
6. Short vs. long-term memory factors
7. Proactive and retroactive interference
8. Metamemory
9. Forgetting
The Student should demonstrate knowledge of the principles of learning. The capacity of memory, shortterm memory and long-term, proactive and retroactive interference, memory techniques, and
metamemory and forgetting.
Week Seven: Thinking and Problem Solving
Tues., Oct. 15, 2013 (Mon. Schedule)
1. Divergent and convergent thinking
Thurs., Oct. 17, 2013
2. Problem-solving strategies
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3. Impediments to problem-solving
4. Computer models of thinking
The student should be able to demonstrate, on objective or essay tests, knowledge of how behavior is a
function of hereditary and environmental factors. Included in this area is knowledge of genetics,
evolution and ethology.
Week Eight: Human Development
Tues., Oct. 22, 2013 &
Thurs., Oct. 24, 2013 (2nd Exam)
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1. Prenatal and Neonatal Development 2a) brain development b) sensory and perceptual abilities c)
the beginnings of cognition and memory
2. Cognitive Development
3. Human sexuality
4. Adolescence
The student should be able to demonstrate through passing objective and/or essay tests an understanding
of the major concepts, theories, and research findings in the following areas.
1. The concept of development as a combination of growth, maturation and learning
2. The stages of prenatal development
3. The reflexes, sensory abilities and temperamental and social interaction of the neonate.
4. Cognitive development, including Piaget’s and Vygotsky’s theories of the cognitive processes of
infancy, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood.
5. Basic features and theories of human language development.
The student should be able to demonstrate, on objective or essay tests, knowledge of how behavior is a
function of hereditary and environmental factors. Included in this area is knowledge of genetics,
evolution and ethology.
1. Psychoanalytic
2. Behavioral and Social Learning Theory
3. Cognitive Theories
4. Biological Theories
5. System Theories
Week Nine: Personality and Its Measurement
Tues., Oct. 29, 2013 &
1. Psychoanalytic Theories of Personality
Thurs., Oct. 31, 2013
2. Behavioristic, Humanistic and Trait Theories of personality
3. Psychological Assessment
4. Stress and adjustment to Stress
The student should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the following:
Theories of personality including those of Freud, Erikson and the Neo-Freudians, the behaviorists, trait
theorists, and humanistic theorists including personality assessment including projective tests and
objective inventories.
Week Ten: Intelligence
Tues., Nov. 5, 2013 &
Intelligence Tests
Thurs., Nov 7, 2013
The Standford-Binet
The Wechsler Scales
Group Aptitude Tests
Are Intelligence Tests Accurate? Or Biased?
The Nature of Intelligence
Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligence
Sternberg Triarchic Theory
Giftedness
Mental Retardation
Autism or Autistic Spectrum Disorders
The student will be able to demonstrate knowledge of Intelligence, how human can have more than one
intelligence. Develop understanding of Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligence and Sternberg’s
Triarchic Theory of Intelligence. Movie on Multiple Intelligence will be viewed and discussed in class.
Week Eleven: Psychological Disorders and Treatments
1. Theories of Abnormality
2. Disorders and Their Treatment
Major classifications of mental disorders.
Anxiety Disorders
OCD
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Tues., Nov. 12, 2013 &
Thurs., Nov. 14, 2013
Somatoform Disorders
Dissociative Disorders
Mood Disorders
Schizophrenic Disorders
Personality Disorders
Movies on OCD and Multiple Personality disorders will be viewed and discussed in class.
Case studies on psychological disorders will be assigned as discussion topics and homework.
The student should know the definitions and theories of abnormality including both psychogenic and
somatogenic approaches, and also demonstrate knowledge and description of major psychological and
mental disorders.
Week Twelve: Psychological Treatment
Tues., Nov. 19, 2013 &
Psychological Therapies
Thurs., Nov. 21, 2013 Midterm.
Psychoanalytic Therapies
Behavioral Therapies
Cognitive Therapies
Does Psychotherapy Work?
Medical Intervention
Drug Therapies
Perspectives on Drug Therapy
The Student should demonstrate knowledge of the terminologies related to Psychological treatment and
disorders. What are the best psychological therapies and why? Approaches to treatment including
psychotherapies, drugs and other physical approaches and relaxation techniques, and Group presentations
Week Thirteen: Motivation
Tues., Nov. 26, 2013 &
What Motivates us?
Thurs., Nov. 28, 2013 (Holiday)
General Theories of Motivation
The Pyramid of Human Motivation
Hunger and Eating
Sexual Motivation
Social Motives
Belongingness and Esteem Motives
Motivating People at Work
The student should demonstrate knowledge of the following emotional and motivational concepts and
theories by passing essay and/or objective tests:
The student should demonstrate knowledge of the following emotional and motivational concepts and
theories by passing essay and/or objective tests: need, drive, drive reduction, incentives, Maslow's
Hierarchy of Needs, motives, and need Achievement.
Week Fourteen: Emotion
Tues, Dec. 3, 2013 &
The Physiological Component of Emotion
Thurs., Dec. 5, 2013
Brain Centers of Emotion
Generalized Autonomic Arousal
Specific Patterns of Arousal
The Expressive Component
Nonverbal Communication
The student should demonstrate knowledge of the following emotional and motivational concepts and
theories by passing essay and/or objective tests: Consciousness, the James-Lange Theory, the CannonBard Theory, homeostasis
Week Fifteen: Social Psychology
Tues., Dec. 10, 2013 &
Thurs., Dec. 12, 2013
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Attitudes and Attitude Change b) Person Perception and Interpersonal Attraction c) Social Influence and
Social Groups d) Conflict and Cooperation
The student should demonstrate knowledge of the following of the following topics.
1. Attitudes, their nature and openness to influence.
2. Interpersonal and intergroup attitudes and behaviors
3. Social influence, social conformity and obedience to authority
4. Prosocial and antisocial behaviors.
5. Environmental psychology.
The student should be able to demonstrate knowledge of group behavior, attitudes, diffusion of
responsibility, obedience, group influence, cognitive dissonance and the power of persuasion.
Group Presentations and Review for final exam
Tues., Dec. 17, 2013
FINAL EXAM
Thurs., 19, 2013 Final
GOOD LUCK FOR THE FALL 2013 SEMESTER!!!
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