Melanie Maggard's PSYC 101

This course is a comprehensive overview of the field of psychology. The major psychological models will be introduced, such as cognitive, behavioral, biological, and cross-cultural perspectives. The emphasis of the course will be in exploring the psychological principles that foster a greater understanding of human behavior and mental processes. The importance of the scientific method and psychological research will be emphasized.

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Links

Plotnik, R. (2005). Introduction to Psychology (7^th ed.), (with PowerStudy 2.0). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth. ISBN: 0-534-58288-5

Student Guide Website for Book: http://www.wadsworth.com/psychology_d/ (Click on the link for Introductory Psychology under Select a Course on the left side of the page. Click on Student Book Companion Site under Rod Plotnik’s Book. You might want to bookmark this page for easier access.)

This companion website includes the following tools: Glossary, Learning Objectives, Pre-Test, Crossword Puzzle, Flashcards, Quiz – Essay Questions, Quiz - Multiple Choice, Quiz - True/False, Post-Test, Final Exam, InfoTrac College Edition/Research, Internet Exercises, Web Links, PsychStudy, Pronunciation Glossary, and vMentor.

I highly recommend you use this site to reinforce your learning of the material in this course.


PSYC 101: Introduction to Psychology Spring 2005
Course Overview This course is a comprehensive overview of the field of psychology. The major psychological models will be introduced, such as cognitive, behavioral, biological, and cross-cultural perspectives. The emphasis of the course will be in exploring the psychological principles that foster a greater understanding of human behavior and mental processes. The importance of the scientific method and psychological research will be emphasized.
Course Documents
All of the documents below are PDF files. (You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view these files. You may download this program for free at http://www.adobe.com/) Syllabus Section 1388 Section 1389 Section 1391 Course Objectives (All Sections) Paper/Project Requirements (All Sections)
Lecture Notes PDF Files (You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view these files. You may download this program for free at http://www.adobe.com/) Module 1: Discovering Psychology Module 2: Psychology & Science Module 3: Brain's Building Blocks Module 4: Incredible Nervous System Module 5: Sensation Module 6: Perception Module 7: Sleep & Dreams Module 9: Classical Conditioning Module 10: Operant & Cognitive Approaches Module 11: Types of Memory Module 12: Remembering & Forgetting Module 13: Intelligence Module 14: Thought & Language Module 15: Motivation Module 16: Emotion Module 19: Freudian & Humanistic Theories Module 20: Social Cognitive & Trait Theories Module 22: Assessment & Anxiety Disorders Module 23: Mood Disorders & Schizophrenia Module 24: Therapies Module 25: Social Psychology Word Files (You will need Microsoft Word to view these files.) - These files are text only files and do not include pictures from the slides presented in class. Some formatting may be needed to make these documents easier to use; however, they are much shorter in length and require less cost in paper and ink. Module 1: Discovering Psychology Module 2: Psychology & Science Module 3: Brain's Building Blocks Module 4: Incredible Nervous System Module 5: Sensation Module 6: Perception Module 7: Sleep & Dreams Module 9: Classical Conditioning Module 10: Operant & Cognitive Approaches Module 11: Types of Memory Module 12: Remembering & Forgetting Module 13: Intelligence Module 14: Thought & Language Module 15: Motivation Module 16: Emotion Module 19: Freudian & Humanistic Theories Module 20: Social Cognitive & Trait Theories Module 22: Assessment & Anxiety Disorders Module 23: Mood Disorders & Schizophrenia Module 24: Therapies Module 25: Social Psychology
Test Essay Questions: The following 2 essay questions will be on your test. Be prepared to write your response to these questions on your test. You are not allowed to bring notes or your responses already written to class. Final Exam: Describe how information is communicated throughout the nervous system through action potentials and neurotransmitters. Choose one of the following psychological perspectives (psychodynamic, humanistic, behavioral, cognitive, biological, or cross-cultural) to describe the study of psychology. Include the strengths and weaknesses of the approach in comparison to the other six perspectives. Also, be sure to include the perspective’s stance on various psychological issues (at least 3 required), such as motivation, intelligence, learning, personality, mental disorders and diagnoses, and therapy.
Links Plotnik, R. (2005). Introduction to Psychology (7^th ed.), (with PowerStudy 2.0). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth. ISBN: 0-534-58288-5 Student Guide Website for Book: http://www.wadsworth.com/psychology_d/ (Click on the link for Introductory Psychology under Select a Course on the left side of the page. Click on Student Book Companion Site under Rod Plotnik’s Book. You might want to bookmark this page for easier access.) This companion website includes the following tools: Glossary, Learning Objectives, Pre-Test, Crossword Puzzle, Flashcards, Quiz – Essay Questions, Quiz - Multiple Choice, Quiz - True/False, Post-Test, Final Exam, InfoTrac College Edition/Research, Internet Exercises, Web Links, PsychStudy, Pronunciation Glossary, and vMentor. I highly recommend you use this site to reinforce your learning of the material in this course. Relavent Websites and Resources: Introduction and Research Methods AMOEBAWEB: http://www.vanguard.edu/faculty/ddegelman/amoebaweb ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PSYCHOLOGY: http://www.psychology.org/links MARK LLOYD'S CAREERS IN PSYCHOLOGY PAGE: http://www.psywww.com/careers CSICOP ON-LINE: http://www.csicop.org/ PSYCHOLOGISTS EDUCATING STUDENTS TO THINK SKEPTICALLY (PESTS): http://www.sc.maricopa.edu/sbscience/pests/index.html BILL TROCHIM'S CENTER FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODS: http://trochim.human.cornell.edu/ HYPERSTAT ONLINE: http://davidmlane.com/hyperstat AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION: http://www.apa.org/ AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY: http://www.psychologicalscience.org/ Neuroscience and Behavior BASIC NEURAL PROCESSES TUTORIALS: http://psych.hanover.edu/Krantz/neurotut.html NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL CENTRAL: http://www.neuropsychologycentral.com/index.html NEUROSCIENCE FOR KIDS: http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html NEUROSCIENCES ON THE INTERNET: http://www.neuroguide.com/ THE BRAIN MODEL TUTORIAL: http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~Brainmd1/brain.html BRAIN POKE 3.0: http://psych.wlu.edu/bp/brainpk.html THE WHOLE BRAIN ATLAS: http://www.med.harvard.edu/AANLIB/home.html Sensation and Perception SEEING, HEARING, AND SMELLING THE WORLD: http://www.hhmi.org/senses SENSATION AND PERCEPTION TUTORIAL: http://psych.hanover.edu/Krantz/sen_tut.html SYNESTHESIA: http://www.macalester.edu/~psych/whathap/UBNRP/synesthesia/main.html COLOR AND COLOR VISION: http://www.yorku.ca/eye/color.htm THE MUNSELL COLOR VISION SCIENCE LABORATORY: COLOR VISION FAQ: http://www.cis.rit.edu/mcsl/faq/faq1.shtml NEITZ COLOR VISION LAB: http://www.mcw.edu/cellbio/colorvision/introduction.html THE EXPLORATORIUM'S ONLINE EXHIBITS: http://www.exploratorium.edu/exhibits/f_exhibits.html GALLERY OF ILLUSIONS: http://dragon.uml.edu/psych/illusion.html THE USE OF VISUAL INFORMATION IN ART: http://psych.hanover.edu/Krantz/art Consciousness and its Variations ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF DREAMS: http://www.asdreams.org/ SLEEPNET: http://www.sleepnet.com/ WORKING WITH DREAMS: http://www.rider.edu/users/suler/dreams.html AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CLINICAL HYPNOSIS: http://www.asch.net/ SOCIETY FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL HYPNOSIS: http://www.hypnosis-research.org/hypnosis/index.html THE HIGHER EDUCATION CENTER FOR ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PREVENTION: http://www.edc.org/hec NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE: http://www.nida.nih.gov/ PREVLINE: PREVENTION ONLINE: http://www.health.org/ THE VAULTS OF EROWID: http://www.erowid.org/index.shtml Learning ALBERT BANDURA'S PERSONALITY THEORY: http://www.ship.edu/~cgboeree/bandura.html ASSOCIATION FOR BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS: http://www.abainternational.org/ CLASSICAL CONDITIONING OVERVIEW: http://www.as.wvu.edu/~sbb/comm221/chapters/pavlov.htm CLICKER TRAINING: AN ANIMAL TRAINER'S INTRODUCTION TO OPERANT AND CLASSICAL CONDITIONING: http://www.wagntrain.com/OC OBSERVATIONAL LEARNING: http://chiron.valdosta.edu/whuitt/col/soccog/soclrn.html Memory EXPLORATORIUM ONLINE EXHIBIT: MEMORY: http://www.exploratorium.edu/memory THE MEMORY PAGE: http://www.thememorypage.net/ A NEW FOCUS FOR MEMORY IMPROVEMENT: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/m.leitch1/li/memory/ NEUROMOD: AN ONLINE MEMORY IMPROVEMENT COURSE: http://memory.uva.nl/ STUDY HALL: TIPS FOR IMPROVING YOUR MEMORY: http://www.studyhall.com/MEM/memory.html MEMORY LOSS AND THE BRAIN: http://www.memorylossonline.com/ THE FALSE MEMORY SYNDROME FOUNDATION: http://www.fmsfonline.org/ THE RECOVERED MEMORY PROJECT: http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Taubman_Center/Recovmem/Archive.html Thinking, Language, and Intelligence LANGUAGE AND COGNITION LINKS: http://www.tamiu.edu/coah/psy/langcog.htm THE PSYCHOLOGY OF LANGUAGE PAGE OF LINKS: http://www.psyc.memphis.edu/POL/POL.htm SOCIETY FOR JUDGMENT AND DECISION MAKING HOMEPAGE: http://www.sjdm.org/ THE ARC HOME PAGE: http://thearc.org/ HISTORY OF INTELLIGENCE TESTING: http://www.indiana.edu/~intell/ TWO LINKS FROM "STALKING THE WILD TABOO": http://www.lrainc.com/swtaboo/taboos/wsj_main.html ANIMAL COGNITION AND LEARNING: http://www.pigeon.psy.tufts.edu/psych26/default.htm E-BOOK ON ANIMAL COGNITION: http://grimpeur.tamu.edu/~colin/TheCognitiveAnimal/ TWO VIEWS OF KOKO THE GORILLA: http://www.koko.org/ Motivation and Emotion ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PSYCHOLOGY: MOTIVATION ENTRY: http://www.psychology.org/links/Environment_Behavior_Relationships/Motivation MOTIVATION REFERENCES: http://www.ping.be/jvwit/motivationwork.html AMERICAN OBESITY ASSOCIATION: http://www.obesity.org/ VIRTUAL OFFICE OF THE SURGEON GENERAL: http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/obesity CENTER FOR EATING DISORDERS: http://www.eating-disorders.com/ MIRROR MIRROR: http://www.mirror-mirror.org/eatdis.htm SOMETHING FISHY: http://www.something-fishy.org/ GENDER AND SEXUALITY LINKS: http://eserver.org/gender THE KINSEY INSTITUTE: http://www.indiana.edu/~kinsey SIECUS WEBSITE: http://www.siecus.org/ ASSOCIATION FOR GAY, LESBIAN, AND BISEXUAL ISSUES IN COUNSELING: http://www.aglbic.org/ ABRAHAM MASLOW BIOGRAPHY: http://www.ship.edu/~cgboeree/maslow.html ALCOHOL AND AGGRESSION: http://www.drugs.indiana.edu/publications/ncadi/alerts/html/alert38.html BASIC EMOTIONS: http://www.personalityresearch.org/basicemotions.html EMOTION IN ROBOTS: http://www.ai.mit.edu/projects/sociable/emotions.html FACIAL ANALYSIS: http://mambo.ucsc.edu/psl/fanl.html Personality THE C. G. JUNG PAGE: http://www.cgjungpage.org/ KAREN HORNEY SITE: http://www.karenhorneycenter.org/ NEW YORK PSYCHOANALYTIC INSTITUTE WEB SITE: http://psychoanalysis.org/ MIND GAMES: http://www.onlinepsych.com/public/Mind_Games/list.htm#P1 PERSONALITY TESTS: http://www.yorku.ca/psycentr/tests/per.html Social Psychology INFLUENCE AT WORK: http://www.influenceatwork.com/ THE SOLOMON ASCH CENTER: http://www.psych.upenn.edu/sacsec/about/solomon.htm THE STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT: http://www.prisonexp.org/ STANLEY MILGRAM: http://www.stanleymilgram.com/ Stress, Health, & Coping THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STRESS: http://www.stress.org/ FACT SHEET ON STRESS: http://www.nmha.org/infoctr/factsheets/41.cfm STRESS MANAGEMENT AND WELLNESS LINKS: http://www.imt.net/~randolfi/StressLinks.html STRESS AND WORK: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/stresswk.html Psychological Disorders NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION: http://www.nmha.org/ PANIC DISORDER: http://www.apa.org/pubinfo/panic.html OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER: http://www.ocfoundation.org/ DEPRESSION: http://www.depressionalliance.org/ BIPOLAR DISORDER PORTAL: http://www.pendulum.org/ DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS: http://www.religioustolerance.org/mpd_did.htm PERSONALITY DISORDERS: http://mentalhelp.net/poc/center_index.php?id=8 AUTISM: http://www.autism-society.org/ SCHIZOPHRENIA: http://www.schizophrenia.com/ Therapies THE THOMAS SZASZ CENTER: http://www.szasz.com/ AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION CONSUMER INFORMATION CENTER: http://helping.apa.org/ THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PSYCHOTHERAPY: http://www.apa.org/journals/seligman.html