MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
NORTHERN CYPRUS CAMPUS
PSYCHOLOGY PROGRAM
COURSE OUTLINE
COURSE NAME:
Experimental Psychology – I: Learning
COURSE NUMBER:
PSYC281 (3710281)
TEACHING PERIOD:
Fall 2012
CONTACT DETAILS
Name
Dr. Nic Hooper
Office
R-137
OFFICE HOURS
Wednesday
TEACHING SCHEDULE
Tuesday 8.40 – 10.30
Wednesday 8.40 – 10.30
Phone
E-mail
0392-6612918 Hooper@metu.edu
Internal: 2918 .tr
1.30 – 3.30
Room tz17
Room tz17
IMPORTANT: Please note that the instructor reserves the right to make any necessary
changes to this course outline as may be needed. The instructor reserves also the
right to change or modify course materials or deadlines in response unforeseeable
circumstances.
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SECTION A: GENERAL INFORMATION
UNIT WEIGHTING
4 Credits (4-0)
PRE-REQUISITES
NONE
CO-REQUISITES
NONE
ASSUMED KNOWLEDGE
PSYC101, particularly the topics of learning, cognition and
perception.
ACADEMIC RULES AND
REGULATIONS
Please familiarise yourself with the METU academic rules and
regulations. Read the documents on the following web pages:
http://www.ncc.metu.edu.tr/studaffairs/acadrules.php
http://ww.mc3.edu/gen/polpro/st_acad_code_of_ethics.html
ATTENDANCE
REQUIREMENTS
Attendance is compulsory. Failure to maintain a regular attendance
record and to participate in all class discussions may seriously
undermine a student’s ability to satisfactorily complete the unit as
some of the materials to be covered in exams will be available only
in lectures. Please also refer to the assessment details.
TEXTBOOK
Mazur, J.E. Learning and Behavior. (6th Ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ:
Pearson/Prentice Hall.
In order to improve the quality of teaching and learning your
feedback as a student for this unit is very much welcomed.
STUDENT FEEDBACK
SECTION B: COURSE DETAILS
Objectives
Outcomes
After completing this course you will be able to discuss and use the concepts,
principles, and processes derived from the experimental analysis of behavior
in your approach to your world. You will be able to relate these principles to
applied behavior analysis and its impact on the behavior of yourself and
others.
You will be able to explain and discuss the various principles involved in the
applied study of behavior change
You will be able to identify how applied behavior analytic techniques could
be used to solve socially significant problems
You will have conducted a behavior change project to improve behavior of
yourself or others
You will have collected, graphed, and visually analyzed data from said
project
You will have fluent understanding of terminology of applied behavior
analysis
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SECTION C: ASSESSMENT DETAILS
ATTENDANCE
&
PARTICIPATION
/INTERTEACH
BEHAVIOR
MANAGEMENT
PROJECT
FLASHCARD
TESTS
MID TERM
FINAL EXAM
REFERENCING
SUBMISSION OF
ASSESSMENT
TASKS
Attendance and active participation is expected in every lecture and when
assessing this component active participation will also be considered,
therefore mere physical presence is not the key to satisfactory completion
of this task. In order to facilitate active participation students will have to
teach each other during interteach lectures.
Weighing: 10%
Assessment: A behaviour modification project (1500 words max)
Due date: To be handed in January 3rd
Weighing: 25%
Assessment: 5 flash card tests
Dates: See below
Weighing: 25% (each quiz is worth 5% of the overall grade)
Coverage: topics covered between the latest and previous flashcard test
Format: Multiple choice and short answer
Date: Wednesday 31st October
Weighing: 20%
Coverage: all topics covered to this point
Format: Essay question
Date: TBA by METU-NCC
Weighing: 20%
Coverage: all topics covered to this point
The psychology referencing requirement is the American Psychological
Association (APA) style of referencing. See
http://www.lesley.edu/library/guides/citation/apa.html for some basic
information regarding APA style referencing.
A hard copy of assignments should be submitted on the due date, at the
beginning of the lecture. Please note that no email submissions are allowed.
If you are unable to submit your assignment on time please contact me as
soon as you can.
Important: Please think the environment and do not put your reports in
plastic sleeves.
RESUBMISSION
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No resubmission is possible. But you are entitled the right to object to your
grade If you believe that your exam paper or assignment has been marked in
error. In such cases, please contact me as soon as possible.
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SECTION C: ASSESSMENT DETAILS (CONTINUED)
GRADING SCALE
MAKE-UP EXAMS
.
PERCENTAGE
COURSE GRADE
COEFFICIENT
90-100
AA
4
85-89
BA
3.5
80-84
BB
3
75-79
CB
2.5
70-74
CC
2
65-69
DC
1.5
60-64
DD
1
50-59
FD
0.5
49 and
below
FF
0
Incomplete
I
N/A
Withdrawn
W
N/A
Make-up exams are only possible for those students who had compelling
reasons that prevented them from attending an examination and this should
be substantiated by a medical certificate. In such situations, please contact
the lecturer as soon as possible.
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ASSIGNMENT
COVER SHEET
PSYCHOLOGY PROGRAM
MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY – NORTHERN CYPRUS CAMPUS
STUDENT NAME
STUDENT NUMBER
UNIT NAME AND NUMBER
PSYC281 EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY – I: LEARNING
LECTURER
DR. Nic Hooper
TITLE OF ASSIGNMENT
LENGTH
(EXACT NO. OF WORDS)
DUE DATE
DATE SUBMITTED
CAMPUS OF ENROLMENT
METU NCC
DECLARATION
I hold a copy of this assignment that I can produce if the original is lost or damaged.
I hereby certify that no part of this assignment/product has been copied from any other
student’s work or from any other source except where due acknowledgement is made in
the assignment. No part of this assignment/product has been written/produced for me by
another person except where such collaboration has been authorised by the subject
lecturer/tutor concerned.
Signature:……………………………………………………………………….
Note: An examiner or lecturer has the right not to mark this assignment if the above
declaration has not been signed
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Week
Beginning
Block 1
Block 2
24 September
Introduction + ABCs of Applied Behavior
Analysis
Exercises
1 October
Methods in Applied Behavior Analysis
Flashcard test and exercises
8 October
Reinforcement
Interteach and exercises
15 October
Prompting and Fading
Flashcard test and exercises
22 October
Shaping and Chaining (Note: there will only
be the Tuesday class this week due to the
public holiday)
No second lecture
29 October
Exercises (shaping and chaining) and Review
Mid term exam
5 November
Extinction and Differential Reinforcement
Interteach and exercises
12 November
Punishment
Flashcard test and exercises
19 November
Discrimination Training
Interteach and exercises
26 November
Generalization Training
Flashcard test and exercises
3 December
Maintenance
Interteach and exercises
10 December
Counterconditioning
Flashcard test and exercises
17 December
Behavior management project
Behavior management project
24 December
Behavior management project
Behavior management project
31 December
National Holidays
Review/ Consultation week
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