WELCOME TO PS101
DISCUSSION!
Name: Arcadia Ewell
Please call me Arcadia
Email: aewell1@bu.edu
MY
INFORMATION
Office Hours: T/Thu 2-3
Office: PS 108; Masks Required
WHO AM I?
 Ph.D. Student in the Developmental Science
Program
 Interested in the effects of early adversity on
neurocognitive development
 Graduate of the University of Maryland (go
terps!)
 What can I expect in this class:
WELCOME TO
PSYCHOLOGY
101!
 Study of human behavior
 Clinical Psychology – disorders and
diagnoses
 Personality Psychology
 Developmental Psychology
 Neuroscience and Cognition
 And more!
WHAT CAN I REALLY EXPECT FROM THIS CLASS?
YOU WILL NEED TO
ATTEND LECTURES!
YOU WILL NEED TO
STUDY FOR EXAMS!
SYLLABUS
REVIEW
EMAIL POLICIES
PLEASE STATE PS101 IN THE
SUBJECT LINE OF ALL EMAILS
ALLOW 24 HOURS FOR
RESPONSE
 Get to know your peers!
 In this unique semester it can be especially hard
to feel connected with your campus community.
 Exam reviews
 In class activities/practice questions
DO I HAVE TO
COME?
 Review Study guides for those who come to
discussion
 Higher grades
 Students who come to discussion score on
average 7 points higher on exams
 Best way to learn!
 Discussion participation and application of
concepts is the easiest way to learn psychology
COMMITMENT TO INCLUSIVITY
 Psychology as a field is working to become more inclusive
 If you have concerns about this course or suggestions about how I can
be a better and more inclusive teacher please reach out to me
FEEDBACK IS ALWAYS
WLCOME
 This space is for you!
 I welcome feedback on how we can structure
the discussion to be more suited to your needs
 Help me be a better teacher.
 This class will use exit tickets – please feel free
to add feedback to your exit tickets at any time
 We will do ANONYMOUS mid-semester
feedback and will make changes based on the
results
USING SONA SYSTEMS: BU.SONA-SYSTEMS.COM
USING SONA
SYSTEMS
•
Once you have typed in your
information, click the "Request
Account" button.
•
You should then receive an email with your account
password, granting you access.
USING SONA
SYSTEMS

Go to bu.sona-systems.com
and log in with your User ID
name and password.
USING SONA SYSTEMS
USING SONA SYSTEMS
USING SONA
SYSTEMS

After you click Sign Up, you
will see information displayed
confirming the time and
location of the study you plan
to participate in. You will
receive an email confirmation
as well
Each person should go around the group speaking (kindly) about their
first impressions of the others. Say something about each person…
FIRST
IMPRESSIONS
EXERCISE
i.e. you seem like you’re from _______
because of ______
Do not respond to any of the comments said about you
THOUGHTS?
HOW DO WE
MAKE FIRST
IMPRESSIONS
DISCUSSION
 What did you think of the film?
 What did you learn?
 How does what you learned relate to your own life?
 What questions do you still have about stress?