Download HILLSDALE FWB COLLEGE Spring 2008 SEMESTER PSY 1123

HILLSDALE FWB COLLEGE
Spring 2008 SEMESTER
PSY 1123, GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
INSTRUCTOR: Mrs. Carla Krueger
Office Location: Barber Conference Center
Office Hours: Mon. & Wed.
Tuesday
1:00-:300 Study Sessions LRC 104
1:00-2:30
Friday
Appointments available
*office hours are subject to change after study sessions are scheduled. Please check my posted
hours on office door.
Office Phone #: 912-9483
DESCRIPTION; This course will provide the student with a basic understanding of psychology.
Theories and research relating to emotions and stress, abnormal behaviors, motivation,
learning, personality, methods of therapy, biology and behaviors, and developmental
psychology will be discussed.
TEXTBOOK;
Rathus, S.A. (2004). Psychology; Concepts and Connections,. (Seventh Edition) Fort
Worth, TX: Harcourt Brace College Publishers. ISBN # 0-534-61236-9.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Students will be able to
1. define psychology and be aware of the various subfields within the field of
psychology.
2. define various theories of psychology as they relate to human development.
3. understand the relationship between biology and behavior.
4. understand the theory of classical conditioning and how it differs from operant
conditioning.
5. understand stress and the theories that relate to identifying and dealing with stress.
6. understand the difference between psychoanalysis, humanistic psychology, Gestalt
psychology, behavior therapy, and family therapy.
7. define abnormality and understand the causes of psychological dysfunctions
within individuals.
8, understand motivation and how it relates to emotion and behavior.
9. understand the concept of social influence as it relates to attitudes and behaviors.
10. examine and understand the 3 types of memory and how they effect our ability to
learn.
OUTLINE OF COURSE CONTENT;
I. Introduction to Psychology
A. Definition of Psychology
B. Why study psychology?
C. Major schools of psychological thought
D. Disciplines related to the field of psychology
E. Major professionals in the field of psychology
II. Biological Perspective
A. Neural physiology
B. Behavior
C. Heredity
III.
Sensation and Perception
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VIII
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A. Vision
B. Hearing
C. Smell
D. Taste
E. Skin Senses
Learning
A. Classical Conditioning
B. Operatnt Conditioning
Memory
A. Types of Memory
B. Processing
C. Forgetting
Abnormal Behavior
A. What is Abnormal Behavior?
B. Types of Disorders
C. Method of Therapy
Language, Thoughts, and Intelligence
A. Theories of language
B. Problem Solving
C. Theories of Intelligence
D. Measurements and Determinants of Intelligence
Developmental Psychology
E. Physical
F. Cognitive
G. Moral.
Motivation and Emotion/Social Psychology
H. Motives, Need, Drives and Incentives
I. Types of Motives
J. Emotion Theorie
. Research Methods of Psychology
LEARNING ACTIVITIES:
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Lectures will be used to bring out important information not covered in the textbook.
Classroom discussion will be used to generate interest in a particular subject area.
Exams will be given to see if students have mastered the objectives for the course.
A Term paper will be required to enhance research skills.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
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Read Textbook thoroughly and do any questions assigned.
Class Attendance: Two Percentage points will be deducted from final grade for each absence above 4
(four). Students with 4 or less absences will get 3 percentage points added to their final grade.
*Credit for this course will not be given to students who miss over 25% of the class meetings (This is 13
absences). You will receive an “X” or a “W’. If a medical emergency occurs during the course of the
semester then Independent study status may become an options but the student will have to pay the
Independent Study Fee.
3. Exams- There will be 5 (100 point) exams during the semester. NO MAKE UP EXAMS will be given.
If you miss an exam throughout the semester then your final exam will replace that score. If you miss
two exams, then you will receive a “0” on one of the exams. If you take every exam and you have an
“A” in the class at the end of the semester then you do not have to take the final exam. Your final
exam will replace your lowest test score.
4. TERM PAPER – Requirements (100 points)
• 7-10 pages
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Typed
Must be over a topic discussed in class or in textbook
Have an outline
Title page
Work cited – 5 sources
No downloading term papers off of the Internet
Do not turn in somebody else’s paper.
You may revise a paper YOU have done in the past!
5.
FINAL EXAM:
• Worth 100 points
• It will cover the 40 theorist that are typed on the following page.
GRADING SCALE: 93-100 =A
83-92 =B
73-82 =C
63-72 =D
00-62 =F
POINT DISTRIBUTION:
100 POINTS=FIRST EXAM
100 POINTS=SECOND EXAM
100 POINTS=THIRD EXAM
100 POINTS=FOURTH EXAM
100 POINTS=FIFTH EXAM
100 POINTS=RESESARCH PAPER
600 POINTS=TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE
*FINAL EXAM REPLACES LOWEST TEST SCORE!!!!!!!!!!!
SUPPORT SERVICES: Tutors available through Mrs. Krueger’s office. Study sessions available.
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY: Cheating will not be tolerated! Refer to college catalog for more specific details.
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: Any student with a disability that may prevent him/her from meeting their
potential, needs to see Mrs. Krueger as soon as possible.
HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES: Class Cancellations: In caser of inclement weather or natural disasters,
Hillsdale follows the decision of Moore Public Schools for class cancellations.
MODELING RESPECT AND RESPONSIBILITY:
The instructor will model respect by:
1. Being Prepared for class.
2. Following the syllabus for due dates and not accepting late work without a grade reduction.
3. Being courteous to students
4. Honoring the test policies of the syllabi
The students will model respect and responsibility by:
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Being courteous to instructor and fellow classmates
Turning work in –ON TIME!
Not missing test days without scheduling exams in advance.
Being honest
Being in class on time and taking the course seriously.
Names to know
1. Aristotle2. Socrates3. Plato4. Democritus5. Gustav Fechner6. Wilhelm Wundt7. Edward Bradford Techner8. G. Stanley Hall9. William James10. John Dewey11. Charles Darwin12. John Watson13. Mary Cover Jones14. Ivan Pavlov15. B. F. Skinner16. Max Wertheimer17. Kurt Koffka18. Wolfgang Kohler19. Jean Piaget20. Sigmund Freud21. David Weschler22. Alfred Bandura23. Edward Thorndike24. Albert Bandura25. Julian Rotter-
26. Walter Mischel27. Christine Ladd-Franklin28. Margaret Floy Washburn29. Mary Whiton Calkin30. Kenneth Clark31. Jorge Sanchez32. Elizabeth Kubler Ross33. Victor Frankl34. Charles Spearman35. Robert Sternberg36. Abraham Maslow37. Erik Erikson38. Harry Harlow39. Marth Graham40. Rollo May-
THEORISTS FOR FINAL EXAM:
5. Aristotle
6. Socrates
7. Plato
8. Democritus
9. Gustav Fechner
10. Wilhelm Wundt
11. Edward Bradford Techner
12. G. Stanley Hall
13. William James
14. John Dewey
15. Charles Darwin
16. John Watson
17. Mary Cover Jones
18. Ivan Pavlov
19. B.F. Skinner
20. Max Wertheier
21. Kurt Kofka
22. Wolfgang Kohler
23. Jean Piaget
24. Sigmund Freud
25. David Weschler
26. Alfred Binet
27. Edward Thorndike
28. Albert Bandura
29. Julian Rotter
30. Walter Mischel
31. Christine Ladd-Franklin
32. Margarette Floy Washburn
33. Carl Rogers
34. Kenneth Clark
35. Jorge Sanchez
36. Elizabeth Kubler Ross
37. Victor Frankl
38. Charles Spearman
39. Robert Sternberg
40. Abraham Maslow
41. Erik Erikson
42. Harry Harlow
43. Martha Graham
44. Rollo May
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