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Psychology 101: Introduction to Biological and Cognitive Psychology The University of British Columbia, Winter Term I (Fall 2016) Section 901: Wednesday 5:00-7:50pm, Buchanan A103 Instructor: Kyle Danielson, PhD [email protected] Office: Kenny 2037 Office Hours: By appointment Dr. Kyle Danielson is a Lecturer in the Department of Psychology, where he teaches undergraduate courses and researches infant language development. Kyle completed his Bachelor’s degree at Duke University, his MSc at the University of Alberta, and his PhD here at UBC. TA: Kyle Gooderham [email protected] Office: Kenny 3407 Office Hours: By appointment. Set office hours will be posted on Connect for the week before and after exams. Kyle Gooderham is a first-year Master’s student in the Department of Psychology, where he researches the relationship between physical activity and cognition with an emphasis on learning and memory. Kyle completed his BA in Psychology here at UBC. Contacting the instructor and TAs: A very important note: Yes, your instructor and TA have the same first name! Please make sure that you address emails to Dr. Kyle Danielson at [email protected], and emails to Kyle Gooderham, your TA, at [email protected]. We are each very happy to hear from you by email whenever you have a question or concern, or to set up an in-person appointment. When writing to us, please put “PSYC 101.901” in the subject line of the email to help us get to it faster. We will respond to all emails within two business days (not counting weekends and statutory holidays). Please address emails to your section’s TA when enquiring about textbook material, quiz preparation, project questions, grades, or to review quizzes after they are marked. Please address emails to your instructor for clarification on anything that he presents during lecture, or if you are unable to address your concern with your TA. Course Description: In this course, we will explore the biological and cognitive aspects of psychology. We will begin with an introduction to the history of and research methods utilized by the field of psychological science. We will continue with an overview of a number of topics, including neuroscience, sensation and perception, learning and memory, language, consciousness, and thinking. Upon successfully completing this course, you will have acquired a basic understanding of the themes and methods of psychological science, and will be prepared to use this knowledge base to further your learning in other psychological and non- psychological domains.
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Psychology101:IntroductiontoBiologicalandCognitivePsychologyTheUniversityofBritishColumbia,WinterTermI(Fall2016)
Section901:Wednesday5:00-7:50pm,BuchananA103
Instructor:KyleDanielson,[email protected]:Kenny2037OfficeHours:Byappointment
Dr.KyleDanielsonisaLecturerintheDepartmentofPsychology,whereheteachesundergraduatecoursesandresearchesinfantlanguagedevelopment.KylecompletedhisBachelor’sdegreeatDukeUniversity,hisMScattheUniversityofAlberta,andhisPhDhereatUBC.
TA:[email protected]:Kenny3407OfficeHours:Byappointment.SetofficehourswillbepostedonConnectfortheweekbeforeandafterexams.
KyleGooderhamisafirst-yearMaster’sstudentintheDepartmentofPsychology,whereheresearchestherelationshipbetweenphysicalactivityandcognitionwithanemphasisonlearningandmemory.KylecompletedhisBAinPsychologyhereatUBC.
ContactingtheinstructorandTAs:Averyimportantnote:Yes,yourinstructorandTAhavethesamefirstname!PleasemakesurethatyouaddressemailstoDr.KyleDanielsonatkdanielson@psych.ubc.ca,andemailstoKyleGooderham,yourTA,atkyle@psych.ubc.ca.Weareeachveryhappytohearfromyoubyemailwheneveryouhaveaquestionorconcern,ortosetupanin-personappointment.Whenwritingtous,pleaseput“PSYC101.901”inthesubjectlineoftheemailtohelpusgettoitfaster.Wewillrespondtoallemailswithintwobusinessdays(notcountingweekendsandstatutoryholidays).Pleaseaddressemailstoyoursection’sTAwhenenquiringabouttextbookmaterial,quizpreparation,projectquestions,grades,ortoreviewquizzesaftertheyaremarked.Pleaseaddressemailstoyourinstructorforclarificationonanythingthathepresentsduringlecture,orifyouareunabletoaddressyourconcernwithyourTA.CourseDescription:Inthiscourse,wewillexplorethebiologicalandcognitiveaspectsofpsychology.Wewillbeginwithanintroductiontothehistoryofandresearchmethodsutilizedbythefieldofpsychologicalscience.Wewillcontinuewithanoverviewofanumberoftopics,includingneuroscience,sensationandperception,learningandmemory,language,consciousness,andthinking.Uponsuccessfullycompletingthiscourse,youwillhaveacquiredabasicunderstandingofthethemesandmethodsofpsychologicalscience,andwillbepreparedtousethisknowledgebasetofurtheryourlearninginotherpsychologicalandnon-psychologicaldomains.
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CourseMaterials:RequiredTextbook:Schacter,D.L.,Gilbert,D.T.,Wegner,D.M.,Nock,M.K.,&Johnsrude,I.(2014).Psychology(3rdCanadianEdition).Animportantnoteaboutthetextbook:Thisisatwo-year-oldCanadianeditionofthetextbook(blackcoverwithoneballerinaonit).PreviousversionsofthetextbookwerefromtheU.S.(blackcoverwithtwodancersonit).YouareencouragedtopurchasetheCanadiantextbook,eitherneworused,becauseitcontainsthemostup-to-dateinformationanditwillbethebookusedforcreatingexams.YouarefreetopurchasetheU.S.version,butnotethattheremaybesomediscrepanciesbetweenthetwoversions,andthatincaseofanydiscrepancy,theCanadianversionwillbeauthoritativeforthepurposesofthiscourseanditsquizzes.
Connect:YoucanaccessthecoursewebsitethroughUBCConnectatconnect.ubc.causingyourCWL.Pleasecheckthecoursewebsitefrequently(e.g.,atleasttwiceaweek,beforeclasses)sothatyoudon’tmissimportantupdatesaboutthecourse.Thisiswhereyouwillfindthecoursesyllabus(thisdocument),viewyourgrades,seeimportantannouncements,andturninpapers.Lectureslideswillalsobepostedonthiswebsiteaftereachlecture.Anoteaboutpostinglectureslidesonline:Weareawarethatsomestudentsprefertotakenotesonprintedlectureslidesasthelectureprogresses,butwehavemadethedeterminationthatpostingslidesafterlecturecreatesamorecollaborativelearningenvironmentduringclass.However,tohelpstudentstakenotes,therewillbeablanknote-takingtemplateavailableonConnect,whichweencourageyoutouseonyourlaptoporonpaper.PagenumberswillbeprominentonlectureslidesbothduringclassandwhenpostedonConnect,toprovideyouwiththeopportunitytotakenotesonindividualslidesbynumber.Launchpad:Yourtextbookcomeswithanelectroniclearningmodulethatwewilluseinthiscourse.Asyouwillberequiredtocompletecertainactivitiesonlineforyourgrade,youmustacquireaccesstoLaunchpadinoneofthethreefollowingways:
1) IfyoupurchasedyourtextbooknewfromtheUBCbookstoreanditcamewithaLaunchpadaccesscode,youcanusethatcode.
2) IfyoupurchasedyourtextbooknewfromtheUBCbookstoreanditdidnotcomewithaLaunchpadaccesscode,pleaseseeourpublisherrepresentative,Chhaya,whenshecomestothefirstdayofclass.ShewillgetyouaccesstoLaunchpad.
3) Ifyoupurchasedyourtextbookelsewhere(neworused)anddonothaveaLaunchpadaccesscode,youwillneedtobuyoneonlineusingthelinkbelow.
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YoucanaccessourclassLaunchpadat:http://www.macmillanhighered.com/launchpad/schacter3ecanadian/3701045
IfyouhavetechnicalissuesusingLaunchpad,acustomerservicerepresentativeisavailabletohelpyoubetween6:00amandmidnight,7daysaweek,bycalling(800)936-6899.PleasenotethatyourinstructorandTAsarenotequippedtohelpwithLaunchpadtechnicalissues.
Classattendance:Itisessentialthatyouattendeachclass.Althoughwewillnottakeattendance,thereisnoguaranteethatyouwillbeabletosucceedonexamsandotherassignmentswithoutbeingpresentinclass.LectureslidesthatarepostedonConnectwillserveasanoutlineofwhatiscoveredineachclass,butmaynotbecomplete.Notethatyouareresponsibleforpointsthatarecoveredverballyinclass,eveniftheyarenotinthetextbookoronthelectureslides(butrestassuredthattheinstructorwillmakethesepointsveryclearwhentheyaremadeverbally!).Thisclasswillincludelotsofstudentparticipationandconversation,hopefullyprovidingagreatlearningenvironmentforusall.CourseRequirementsandGrading:YourmarkforPSYC101willconsistofthefollowingassignments:
• 3non-cumulativeexams(twomidtermsandonefinal,worth25%each)
• Launchpadexercises(worth10%)• Mythbusterpaper(worth13%)• ResearchExperienceComponent(worth2%)
1. Exams(25%each):Theexamswillconsistofmultiplechoicequestions
whichwillbecompletedonscantronforms.Thismeansyouwillneedtobringapencilandanerasertoeveryexamperiodtocompletethescantron.YouwillalsoneedtobringyourstudentIDoranotheracceptableformofgovernment-issuedphotoID.Theexamsarenotcumulativeandwillconsistonlyofmultiplechoicequestions.Anymaterialcoveredinlecture,thetextbookorrequiredLaunchpadexercisesmayappearontheexam.Pleasenotethatmaterialcoveredverballyinlecturebutnotlistedonthelectureslidesisexaminable.Itisthusrecommendedthatyouattendeveryclassandtakecomprehensive,detailednotes.
Allexamswillconsistof60multiple-choicequestionsandwillbe80minuteslong.Thefirsttwoexamsinthecoursewillbeheldduringnormalclasstimeonthedateslistedinthecalendarbelow.Pleasenotethat,becausethisisa
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three-hourclass,examswillonlytakeuponehalfoftheclassperiod.Theotherhalfoftheperiodwillbedevotedtolectureandactivitiesasusual.Onexamdays,wewillexploreSpecialTopicsinPsychology.Youwillhavetheopportunitytosuggestandvoteontopics!Thethirdexamwillbeheldduringthefinalexamperiod.ThedateandlocationwillbedeterminedbytheRegistrar’sOfficeandannouncedinmid-October.
BecausethedateandtimeofthefinalexamisnotannouncedbyUBCStudentServicesuntilmid-semester,youmustnotmaketravelarrangementsuntilyouknowthedateofthefinalexam.Youwillnotbeexcusedfromthefinalexambecauseofpre-existingtravelarrangements.
Multiple-choicequestionsontheexamswillbeansweredonascantron.Ifyouhavenottakenanexamusingascantronbefore,pleasemakesurethatyouseeyourTAforinstructionsonusebeforethedayofthefirstexam.Becausescantronsaremarkedbymachine,notbyhand,mistakesmadeinfillingthemoutcouldreduceyourmark!
Testsareoftenasourceofstressforstudents,andyourinstructionalteamwouldliketolessenthisstressasmuchaspossible.WeencourageyoutovisityourTAthroughoutthetimeleadinguptoexams(notjusttheweekbefore!)toensurethatyoufeelcomfortablegoingintotheexam.Despiteourdesiretobeflexibleandtoensurethesuccessofeachstudent,becauseofthelargenumberofstudentsinthiscourse,someguidelinesmustbeobservedregardingexams.Pleasenotethattheseguidelinesarenotflexibleandwillnotbemodifiedonanindividualbasisforanyreason:
• Latearrivaltoexams:Ifyouarrivelessthan30minuteslatetoanexam,youwillbepermittedtowritetheexam,butwillnotbeallotedextratimetodoso.Forexample,ifyouarriveat5:15pmforanexamthatstartedat5:00pm,youwillstillonlyhaveuntil6:20pmtofinishtheexam,alongwiththerestoftheclass.Ifyouarrivemorethan30minuteslatetoanexam,youwillnotbepermittedtowritetheexam.
• Leavingduringanexam:Ifyouhaveamedicalconditionthatmayrequireyoutoleaveanexamandreturntotheroomtocontinuewritingtheexam,youmustprovidethisinformationtotheinstructoratthestartofclassesinSeptemberorattheearliestpossibledatepriortothefirstexaminwhichthemedicalconditionisapplicable.Otherwise,nostudentwillbepermittedtoleavetheroomduringanexamforanyreason(including
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bathroombreaks).Ifyouchoosetoleavetheroomduringtheexam,youmustfirstturninyourexam,andyouwillnotbepermittedtocontinuewritingtheexamafterthatpoint.
• Examsecurity:UBCtakesthesecurityofitsexaminationproceduresseriously.PleaseseetheendofthisdocumentforadditionalinformationontheUniversity’sproceduresregardingbreachesinexamsecurityand/orplagiarism.Notethatitisrequiredthatyouremaincompletelysilentduringexams,includingwhenturningyourexamin,untilallexamshavebeencollected.Notremainingsilent,usingunauthorizedmaterialsduringtheexam,andlookingatanotherstudent’sexaminationmaterialsmaybegroundsfora0ontheexam.Pleasenotethattheinstructionalteamreservestherighttoaskanindividualstudenttochangeseatsduringaexamforanyreason.
• Missedexams:Weunderstandthatcircumstancesmayarisethatcauseastudenttomissanexam.IfyouplantomissanexambecauseofareligiousobligationorbecauseofofficialtravelaspartofaUBC-sanctionedextracurricularactivity,youmustpresentthisinformationtotheinstructoratthebeginningofclassesinSeptembersothatarrangementscanbemade.Ifyoumissanexambecauseofanunexpectedillnessorevent:
• ImmediatelyapplyforanacademicconcessionfromyourFaculty(e.g.,Arts,Science,etc.).
o Youmustdosoatyourearliestpossibleconvenience,andatamaximumof48hoursafterthemissedexam(unlessmedicallyincapacitated).YoucanfindyourFaculty’sacademicadvisingoffice’scontactinformationbysearchingonline.Youwillberequiredtosendthemdocumentationoftheeventthatcausedyoutomisstheexam.Theywillprocessyourrequestandwillcontacttheinstructorwiththeirdecisionregardingyourconcession.
o IFyourfacultyaskstheinstructortograntyouanacademicconcessionandtheinstructoragrees,yourmarkforthecoursewillbeadjustedsothatyourtworemainingexamscountfor37.5%eachinsteadoffor25%each.Therearenomakeupexamsinthiscourse.
o PleasenotethatthereisnoguaranteethatyourFacultywilladvocateforanacademicconcessiononyourbehalf,orthattheinstructorwillagreetoprovideaconcession.Whileconcessionsareusuallygrantedformedicalemergencieswithamedicalprofessional’swrittenanddatednote,theyare
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typicallynotgrantedforothertypesofevent(e.g.,sleepingin,academicorprofessionalworkload,etc.).
2. Launchpadexercises(10%):Launchpadexerciseslistedinthecourse
calendarbelowarerequired.Eachweek,youwillbeassignedoneWeeklyExerciseandoneSummativeQuiz.ThesearebothdueeachFridayeveningat11:59pmPacifictime,exceptwhereindicateddifferentlyonthecourseschedule.WeeklyExerciseswillcountfor40%ofyourLaunchpadmark(4%ofyourtotalgrade)andSummativeQuizzeswillcountfor60%ofyourLaunchpadmark(6%ofyourtotalgrade).
3. Mythbusters(13%):Thisisatwo-partassignment.Thefirstpart,yourproposal,isdueonFriday,September23by11:59pmonConnect.Thisproposalshouldbeapproximately250wordsinlength(12-point,TimesNewRomanfont,double-spaced).Inyourproposal,youshouldidentifyacommonlyheldbeliefaboutpsychologyandgivesomebackgroundaboutthatbelief.Thereisnoneedtoreferencesourcesforthispartoftheassignment.Failuretocompleteaproposalbythedeadlinewillresultinanautomatic15%deductionfromyourMythbustersmark.
Thesecondpartoftheassignment,thepaper,isdueonFriday,November25by11:59pmonConnect.Thispapershouldbeapproximately1000wordsinlength(12-point,TimesNewRomanfont,double-spaced).Inthispaper,youshouldinvestigatethetopicthatyouproposedinSeptember,nowrelyingoninformationthatyoulearnedinlecture,fromthetextbook,andfromscholarlysources.Forthispaper,youarerequiredtociteatleastfourscholarlysources,ofwhichonecanbethecoursetextbook.APAformattingmustbeusedthroughoutthepaper.Additionaldetailsregardingthisassignment,aswellasarubric,willbemadeavailableonConnectinearlySeptember.
4. ResearchExperienceComponent:AllPSYC101studentsatUBCarerequiredtocompletetwo(2)creditsofresearchexperience,whichwillearnyou2%ofyourfinalmarkinthecourse.Therearetwooptionstoearnyourresearchexperience:1)throughparticipatinginrealpsychologyexperimentsviatheHumanSubjectsPool,and2)throughwritingareportbasedonapsychologicalresearcharticle.Thesetwooptionsareexplainedindepthbelow.
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• Researchexperimentparticipation
o Thisisthemorecommonwayofearningextracredit,anditallowsyoutoobservefirst-handthewaythatpsychologistscollectdata.YoumustfirstsignupforaHumanSubjectsPool(HSP)accountathttps://ubc-psych.sona-systems.com/.Pleasenotethatwhensigningupforanaccount,youmustuseyourfulllegalnameexactlyasitislistedintheStudentServiceCentre.Pleasedonotuseanicknameforthisaccount,orthesystemmaynotbeabletomatchyourcreditswithyourname.Forexample,asyouallnoticedwhenyousignedupforthiscourse,yourinstructor’srealnameisDonald,buthegoesbyKyle.Hewouldcreateanaccountusingthename“DonaldDanielson”tomakesurethathegetshiscreditsforhishardwork!ThissystemismaintainedbytheDepartmentofPsychology,andnotbyyourinstructororTA.Ifyouhavetechnicalissues,pleaseusethewebsitetoaddressyourconcernstotheDepartment.
o Afteryousignupforyouraccount,youwillbeaskedtotakeabriefintroductorysurveythatwillhelpresearchersmatchyoutostudiesforwhichyouareeligible.Youwillreceiveyourfirst½creditjustbycompletingthisonlinesurvey.
o Onceyouhavecompletedthesurvey,youmaysearchforstudiesandtimeslotstoparticipate.
• Alternativelibraryassignmento Ifyoudonotwishtoparticipateinstudies,youmay
completeanalternativewritingassignmenttoearnyourcredits(onecreditpercompletedassignment).ThisprojectconsistsofreadinganarticlefromthejournalPsychologicalScienceandthensummarizingtheresearchquestion,themethods,andtheresults.
o YoumusthaveanHSPaccount(seeabove)tocompletethisproject,evenifyoudonotintendtoparticipateinresearchstudies.
o Yourassignmentmustconformtothefollowingguidelines.Again,thissystemismaintainedbytheDepartmentofPsychologyandyourpaperswillnotbeseenbyyourinstructororTA.Pleaseconformtotheseguidelinessothatyourpaperisaccepted!
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§ ThearticlethatyoureviewmusthavebeenpublishedinthejournalentitledPsychologicalScience(availablethroughtheUBClibrary)
§ Thearticlemusthaveapublicationdatefromtheyear2000topresent(e.g.,articlesfromtheyear2000areacceptable;articlesfrom1999arenot).
§ Thearticlemustbearesearcharticle.Itcannotbe,forexample,areviewarticle,anewsarticle,anotice,oralettertotheeditor.
§ Yoursummaryshouldbeapproximately500wordsinlength.
§ Youmustincludeyourname,studentnumber,coursenumber,sectionnumber,instructor’sname,andyouremailaddressoneachsummary.
§ YouwillsubmityourassignmentthroughTurnitin.com.IfyoudonothaveaTurnitinaccountfromapreviouscourse,youmustregisterforonetoturninyourassignment.ThecourseIDforthislibraryassignmentis13369088andthecoursenameisPsychologyHSP(2016-2017).Thepasswordisresearch.
Note:TheresearchparticipationsystemclosesonthelastdayofclassesonDecember2,notonthelastdayofexams,sopleasegiveyourselfplentyoftimetocompleteyourextracreditbeforethen.Libraryassignmentpapersaredueoneweekbeforeclassesend.Veryoften,bothresearchersandstudentsbecomequitebusyneartheendofNovember,andtheremaynotbesufficientparticipationslotsavailable.Wethereforeencourageyoutodoyourresearchcreditsearly!
5. Extracredit:Youmayearnuptothreeextracreditpercentagepointsby
earninguptothreeadditionalresearchexperiencecredits(foratotalof5credits).Ofthese5,notethat2creditsarerequiredforyourgrade,andtheadditional3creditsareextracredit.
Gradedisputesandchanges:Ifyoubelievethatyourquizorpaperwasmarkedinerror,pleasecontacttheTAthatmarkedtheassignment.TypicallyanyissueswithmismarkedassignmentscanberectifiedbetweenthestudentandtheTA.IfthestudentandTAareunabletocometoanagreement,theTAwillcontacttheinstructorforguidance.PleasenotethatemailstothecourseinstructororTAsaskingformarkchangesattheendofthetermcannotbehonoured.EthicalandResponsibleConduct:Alwaystreatyourself,yourclassmates,andyourinstructionalteamwithrespectbothinandoutsideofclass.Thisincludesbeingontimetoclass,andbeingawareofyourwordsandactions.Bemindfulofotherstudentsduringclass.Pleaseturnoffallmobilephones,mp3players,etc.
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beforecomingtoclass.Ifyouchoosetotakenotesonalaptop,pleasequit/minimizeanyprogramsthatmaydistractothers(internet,IM,facebook,games,etc),orsitinthebackoftheroom.Cheatingofanytypeisnottolerated.Justdon’tdoit—itisnotworthyoureducation,yourreputation,oryourfuture.Anycheatingwillresultinfailingtheassignmentorexam,andmayleadtoanautomaticfailforthecourseand/orexpulsionfromtheuniversity.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsabouttheproperwayofcitingandusingsourcesinyourassignments,pleaseseeyourInstructororTAbeforetheassignmentisdue.DepartmentofPsychology’sPositiononAcademicMisconduct:Cheating,plagiarism,andotherformsofacademicmisconductareveryseriousconcernsoftheUniversity,andtheDepartmentofPsychologyhastakenstepstoalleviatethem.TheDepartmenthasimplementedsoftwarethatcanreliablydetectcheatingonmultiple-choiceexamsbyanalyzingthepatternsofstudents’responses.
InallcasesofsuspectedacademicmisconductthepartiesinvolvedwillbepursuedtothefullestextentdictatedbytheguidelinesoftheUniversity.Strongevidenceofcheatingorplagiarismmayresultinazerocreditfortheworkinquestion.AccordingtotheUniversityAct(section61),thePresidentofUBChastherighttoimposeharsherpenaltiesincluding(butnotlimitedto)afailinggradeforthecourse,suspensionfromtheUniversity,cancellationofscholarships,oranotationaddedtoastudent’stranscript.Allgradedworkinthiscourse,unlessotherwisespecified,istobeoriginalworkdoneindependentlybyindividuals.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsastowhetherornotwhatyouaredoingisevenaborderlinecaseofacademicmisconduct,pleaseconsultyourinstructor.FordetailsonpertinentUniversitypoliciesandprocedures,pleaseseeChapter5intheUBCCalendar(http://students.ubc.ca/calendar)andreadtheUniversity’sPolicy69(availableathttp:/www.universitycounsel.ubc.ca/policies/policy69.html).DepartmentofPsychology’sPositiononGradeDistributionandScaling:Inordertoreducegradeinflationandmaintainequityacrossmultiplecoursesections,allpsychologycoursesarerequiredtocomplywithdepartmentalnormsregardinggradedistributions.Accordingtodepartmentalnorms,theaveragegradefor100-and200-levelclassesis63-68,withastandarddeviationof14.Scalingmaybeusedinordertocomplywiththesenorms;gradesmaybescaledupordownasnecessarybytheinstructorordepartment.EachstudentwillearnapercentgradeforthiscourseandwillbeautomaticallyassignedacorrespondinglettergradebytheRegistrar.
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AdditionalResourcesAvailabletoYou:UBCAcademicRegulations:Informationonacademicregulations,includingcoursewithdrawaldatesandcredits,canbefoundintheUBCCalendarathttp://students.ubc.ca/calendar UBCLearningCommons:http://learningcommons.ubc.caoffersavarietyoflearningandresearchsourcesforstudents.Thewebsiteincludestutoring,workshops,studygroups,manyotheronlinetools,andlinkstomostoftheacademicresourcesofferedatUBC. UBCWritingCentre:www.writingcentre.ubc.caofferstutoringservices,onlineworkshops,andlinkstootherusefulwritingcentres.UBCCounselingServices:http://www.students.ubc.ca/livewelllearnwell/book-an-appointment/counselling-services/or604-822-3811VancouverCrisisLine:http://www.crisiscentre.bc.ca/about-us/contact-us/ SkillsforTimeManagement:http://learningcommons.ubc.ca/time-management/StudentEngagement@UBCPsychology:FindeventsandopportunitiesforUBCPsychologystudents!http://engage.psych.ubc.ca/
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CourseCalendar
Requiredtextbookreadingsarelistedbelowforeachclass.PleasereadtheseassignmentsBEFOREclassonthedayonwhichtheyarelisted.Remembertocheck
Connecteachweekforanychanges!
ClassDate Topic(s) Readings/Assignmentsdue
September7 Welcome,History,Syllabus Ch.1(pp.1-26)(tobereadanytimebeforenextweek)
NoLaunchpadassignment
thisweekSeptember14 ResearchMethodsandStatistics Ch.2
Launchpadquizandassignmentdueat11:59pmonFriday
September21 Neuroscience&Behaviour Ch.3
Mythbustersproposaldueat11:59pmonFridayon
Connect
Launchpadquizandassignmentdueat11:59pmonFriday
September28 Sensation&Perception Ch.4
Launchpadquizandassignmentdueat11:59pmonFriday
October5 SpecialTopic(TBA) ReadingtobeassignedonConnect
MidtermExam1inclassonWednesdayfrom6:30to7:50pm,covering
Chapter1(pp.1-26only)andChapters2,3,&4.
NoLaunchpadassignments
thisweekOctober12 Consciousness Ch.5
Launchpadquizandassignmentdueat11:59pmonFriday
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October19 Memory Ch.6
Launchpadquizandassignmentdueat11:59pmonFriday
October26 Learning Ch.7
Launchpadquizandassignmentdueat11:59pmonFriday
November2 SpecialTopic(TBA) ReadingtobeassignedonConnect
MidtermExam2inclassonWednesdayfrom6:30to7:50pm,covering
Chapters5,6,&7,andtheSpecialTopicfromOctober
5.
NoLaunchpadassignmentthisweek
November9 Emotion Ch.8
Launchpadquizandassignmentdueat
11:59pmonMONDAY,NOVEMBER14(becauseofRemembranceDay)
November16 Language&Thought Ch.9
Launchpadquizandassignmentdueat11:59pmonFriday
November23 Intelligence Ch.10
Launchpadquizandassignmentdueat11:59pmonFriday
November30 FutureDirectionsinPsychologyandFinalSpecialTopic(TBA)
Ch.1(pp.27-35)AdditionalreadingtobeassignedonConnect
NoLaunchpadassignment
thisweek
FinalexamdateandtimewillbeannouncedbyUBCinOctober.ThefinalexamwillcoverChapters8,9,and10,aswellasthespecialtopicfromNovember30.DonotmaketravelarrangementsforDecemberuntilyouknowthedateofthefinalexam!
