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PSY2301.

001—Introduction to Psychology—Fall 2005


Green Hall, 4.208 Monday, Wednesday & Friday

INSTRUCTORS
Dr. James C. Bartlett Dr. Duane Buhrmester
GR 4.520 972-883-2079 GR 4.532 972-883-2352
jbartlet@utdallas.edu buhrmest@utdallas.edu
Office hours: Wed. 11 AM-12 PM Office hours: Mon. 11 AM -12 PM
Course Website : http://blackboard.utdallas.edu/

Goals and Learning Objectives: together 30%, and class attendance 10%.
This course introduces students to the phenomena, principles, Answer Forms: Exam System II, Form 229630
and theories of psychology. Psychologists study how biological, Policies:
cognitive, social, and cultural factors interact to determine how
Exams: DON'T MISS AN EXAM! Make-ups will be given only
we develop our amazing capacity for complex behavior,
if: (a) you were seriously ill and have documentation from a
emotions, and cognitions. Psychologists seek to understand
physician, or (b) you were detained the day and time of the
why and how risk factors lead some individuals to suffer from
exam, or (c) you made arrangements prior to the exam to attend
psychological disorders, whereas others are able to be resilient
an urgent family affair (e.g., funeral). In any of these cases, you
in the face of adversity. This course is equivalent to the regular
must notify the professor in advance of the scheduled time of
section of Introduction to Psychology taught at UTD. However,
the exam (call and leave a voice-mail message if you can do
as it is an honors (Collegium V) offering, it differs from the
nothing else). Otherwise, you will receive an F. It is the
standard version in four essential respects:
student's responsibility to make sure that an exam is made up
• Class sessions will involve relatively more active discussion within one week of the scheduled time. Beware, make-up
and demonstration and relatively less lecture on material exams are designed to be more comprehensive to compensate
available in the text. for having more study time.
• Supplementary readings will be chosen specifically to foster Faulty Exam Questions: Occasionally, we write faulty exam
creative and critical thinking about psychological concepts questions. If you encounter such a question, let us know
and phenomena, and relations among different concepts and immediately after the exam period. (You may talk to the
phenomena. instructor or leave a note with the secretary in the Associate
• The papers will be evaluated with less weight given to Dean’s Office, GR 4.528). We will consider your arguments
mastery of content, and more weight given to the quality and before grading the exams, and if necessary throw out the
originality of observation and argument. question for everyone.
Prerequisites: Admission to CV Honors Program Drop: Prior to 9/3 dropped courses will not show on the
Requirements: student’s transcript.
Text: Sternberg, R. J. Psychology: In Search of the Human Withdrawal: 9/4 to 9/22 withdrawing from courses earns
Mind, 4 th edition. 2003. “W”. 9/23 to 10/21 withdrawing earns WP or WF with
advisor and instructor signatures. No withdraws after 10/21
Supplemental Readings: A small number of additional without extreme hassle.
readings will be assigned during the course.
Incomplete: The grade of Incomplete will normally not be
Exams: We will have four non-cumulative exams based on the given. If a student is unable to attend a substantial portion of the
lectures and reading, which will include multiple choice, course, he or she should withdraw from the course.
matching, and short answer essay questions. In addition,
some exams will include short answer, fill-in or brief thought- Scholastic Dishonesty: Students who violate University
provoking essay questions that will be announced in class the rules on scholastic dishonesty are subject to disciplinary
week prior to the exam. Material from lectures, readings, and penalties, including the possibility of failure in the course and/or
discussion sessions will appear on the exams. dismissal from The University. Since such dishonesty harms
Papers: We will require 2 brief papers, both of which will arise the individual, all students and the integrity of The University,
out of activities in the discussion sessions. policies on scholastic dishonesty will be strictly enforced.
Class Presentation: Each student is required to make one Disabilities. UTD proudly supports a very diverse student
class presentation that is limited to roughly 10 minutes. Topics body. Among our students are those with learning, sensory,
and dates will be assigned in class. and physical disabilities that require special accommodations.
Please contact Kerrie Tate at *2098 for the documentation that
Attendance: Attendance records will be kept for both class and ins tructor need.
discussion sessions. At the time final grades are assigned,
your record of attendance will be reviewed. Classroom Civility. As a member of this class, your
Methods of Evaluation: behavior affects fellow students and the professor. Talking,
coming in late, leaving early, and being discourteous can
Grading is based on a set of a priori criteria: 90% correct for A’s, diminish the learning experience for everyone.
80% for B’s, 60% for C’s, and 50% for D’s. In case we find that
our tests were unusually difficult we may relax these criteria.
Grades will be based on the total number of points across the
course, with attendance taken into consideration when point
totals fall near grade cut points. The four exams will count 60%
of the grade, the two papers and class presentation taken
Date Topic Reading
Aug. 19 Lecture Hall: Introduction and Orientation
22 What is Psychology? Early and contemporary approaches Ch. 1; Psych Alive and Well Reading
24 Methods & critical thinking in psychology Ch. 2
26 How does intelligence grow? (Buhrmester begins) Ch. 10 (360-385)
29 Piagetian demonstration
31 Do parents shape who we are? Ch. 11 (407-416); Harris Read
Sep. 2 Do parents … continued Ch. 11 (394-407)
5 LABOR DAY vacation
7 What’s the best way to parent? Ch. 11 (416-426)
9 Could Freud be right? Ch. 15 (536-545); Dora Read
12 Name that Defense Mechanism
14 Are other approaches to personality more useful? Ch. 15 (546-563)
16 Catch up and review
19 Exam 1
21 Attitudes and their vicissitudes Ch. 13 (470-486)
23 Behaving in groups Ch. 14 (502-522)
26 Zimbardo Prison Film
28 Insanity and its classification; 1st Paper Assignment Ch. 16 (570-576) Insane Read.
30 Disorders of mind and behavior Ch. 16 (577-601)
Oct. 3 Return from madness (film)
5 Treating the mind Ch. 17 (608-634)
7 Changing behaviors Prozac Reading
10 Walden II Walden II Reading6
12 Catching up & Review; 1st Paper Due
14 Exam 2
17 The Stroop effect Stroop effect reading
19 Biological Foundations I: Organization of nervous system/brain Ch. 3
21 Biological Foundations II: Neurons and neural transmission; Ch. 3 (cont’d)
the endocrine system
24 Lecture Hall @ 10am: Statistics in psychology – The correlation A-1 through A-10
coefficient – 2nd paper assignment
26 Sensation & Perception I: General principles; vision Ch. 4
28 How we perceive faces . . . The Margaret Thatcher illusion
31 Sensation & Perception II: The auditory system and other senses Ch. 4 (cont’d)
Nov. 2 Consciousness: Attention and awareness Ch. 5 (p175-183)
4 Lecture Hall: Exam 3
7 Learning I: Classical conditioning Ch. 6
9 Learning II: Operant conditioning and social learning Ch. 6 (cont’d)
11 False memories False memory reading
14 Memory I: Measures and models of memory Ch. 7
16 Memory II: Extremes of memory; memory and brain Ch. 7 (cont’d)
18 Lecture Hall @ 10am: The nature of language / 2st paper due
21 Language & Thought I: Levels of language & how it is learned
23 Language & Thought II: Solving problems, making decisions,
reasoning, and being creative
25 Thanksgiving Holiday
28 Framing effects in language, thought, . . . and politics
Dec. 2 Lecture Hall: Exam 4 at 8 am
extra Intelligence I: Measuring intelligence; theories of intelligence Ch. 9
extra Intelligence II: Extremes of intelligence; Genes and intelligence Ch. 9 (cont’d)

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