What is Psychology 100 about? Who are you? Who are we? Of what use is PSY100 to you? Where do we go...
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What is Psychology 100 about? • Who are you? Who are we? • Of what use is PSY100 to you? • Where do we go from here? • How to do well in PSY100? Compressed outline of PSY100 orientation and introductory lectures Day: Thurs Sept 9 and Tues Sept 14 Eve: Wed Sept 15, 6-7
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What is Psychology 100 about?
• Who are you? Who are we?
• Of what use is PSY100 to you?
• Where do we go from here?
• How to do well in PSY100?
Compressed outline of PSY100 orientation and introductory lectures
Day: Thurs Sept 9 and Tues Sept 14Eve: Wed Sept 15, 6-7
Who are “we”?
Professor: A. Martin (Marty) Wall
Instructors: Ming Lee
Lena Paulo Kushnir
Administrative Assistant: Dorothée Potter
Technician: Kamran Bozorgmeher
Plus many others...
(pronounced “Dortay”)
How will you connect with PSY100 staff?1. The PSY100 Instruction Centre
(SS4042) (during office hours)
2. The PSY100 Web site:
www.psych.utoronto.ca/~psy100
Day and Evening Sections
Tuesday 11-12 Thursday 11-12
Wednesday 6-7
Wednesday 7-8
What are the “Rules of Conduct” in Con. Hall?Please don’t ...
... bring in food or drink.
... place recording devices on stage.
... have your cell phone on.
Please do ...… sit where view of screens is clear.... show civility and consideration.
… come on time and leave only at end of class.
What are the Course Readings?
1. Definitely required:
2. Strongly recommended:Study Guide that accompanies Gleitman et. al.
(especially Learning-Objectives questions)
Wall et. al. PSY100 Handbook (online)(contains the course outline, etc.)
Gleitman et. al. Psychology (6th edition.)(Note: 5th edition not suitable)
Lectures
What are the sources of material for tests?
Texts
What are the components of your final grade in PSY100?
Term Test I21%
Term Test II21%
Term Test III21%
Experiment Partcipation
3%
Final Exam34% Term Test I
Term Test II
Term Test III
ExperimentPartcipation
Final Exam
Sensations, perceptions, memories, thoughts, and other subjective experiences
Mental Processes :
Observable actions of an individual person (or animal)
Behavior :
What is Psychology as a discipline?
A science of behavior and mental processes.
What is the etymology of the word “Psychology”?
Psych - ology
Psych(e)-from Greek for soul, spirit, self, or life
a branch of knowledge
-ology
PSY100 Spring Term:2005
Motivation
The brain and behaviour
Learning
The study of psychology
Social Factors Development
Individual Differences
Thinking
Perception
Mental Processes
Psychopathology
Intelligence
LanguageMemory
PSY100 Fall Term:2004
Research Methods
Personality
Term Test II December 8
Term Test IIIFebruary 23
Term Test I October 27
Thinking
Perception
Mental Processes
Language
Memory
Social Factors Development
Research Methods
Individual Differences
Psychopathology
Intelligence Personality
Final Exam (including everything) April-May
1. About how many pages are there in the Gleitman text?
750
2. How many weeks are there in the term?26
3. What is the average number of pages per week?
75026
28.8, or about 30
How will you manage your reading schedule for PSY100?
What should one get out of pages 1-13 in Chapter 1 in Gleitman?
• …To be able to describe the scope of contemporary psychology and some methods used to study psychological phenomena.
• …To show how, according to Gleitman, the various approaches to the study of emotion help to demonstrate this scope.
Sample tree diagrams for Gleitman 6th ed. Chapter 1 pp. 3-6 and 7-12
For such examples see link to “Click here to see some sample tree diagrams” imbedded in the section entitled
“Advice on Note-Taking, Reading and Studying” in the online PSY100 Handbook.
