Instructor: Dr. R. Jacob Leonesio
Gowen (GWN) 201, 5:20 - 8:00
Summer 09, June. 22 to August. 19
University of Washington
Welcome to Psychology 101 - B
Even though this class is fairly large, I want to encourage an atmosphere where you will ask
questions and express your ideas. I will perform demonstrations and expect a good deal of
class participation. When either myself or your fellow students have the floor, please be
attentive. When you talk or whisper to the person next to you, it may seem quiet to you, but
the noise adds up fast.
I would like to do everything I can to help you learn the material presented in this course
and to appreciate psychological science in general. Please do not hesitate to continue a
discussion after lecture or to see me, or your teaching assistant, during office hours.
Lectures will include: computer presentations, video presentations, films, class demonstrations
and discussions. Many of the research findings and psychological concepts presented in this
course are thought provoking. I encourage you to take the time to think about how
psychological knowledge is obtained and used. It is my hope that you will find the material
engaging and that you will learn much more than I am able to measure.
Exam advice: A one or two page “Study Guide” will be handed out for each of the 4 sections of
the course. These “Study Guides” are also available on the class website. These are your best
guide as to what will be on the exams. If you can (without using your notes or the book)
explain the meaning of each of the terms and answer any questions derived from this study
guide (i.e., meaningfully talk about each term and/or question for a few minutes) to your kid
brother or sister you will probably do well on the tests. Also, always read and think about the
questions that appear along the right hand margin of your textbook. These questions guide
you toward the important material presented in the text which is likely to appear on exams.
You should both read the book and attend lectures. Be sure to test yourself using the study
guide without relying on notes or the book. Look up information on the terms that you have
trouble with. Finally, retest yourself on the terms in the one page study guide. Research has
shown that students usually overestimate their knowledge of material because they fail to test
themselves when the material is no longer in front of them. Note that there are practice test
questions for the first exam on the website. The generic notes that are on the website are also
useful study aids, because they hit many (although not all) of the important points covered in
lecture.
Come to office hours or make an appointment to talk about concepts you don’t fully
understand or to find out more about areas that may interest you. Don’t wait to interact with
myself or with your teaching assistant.
Please don’t wait until the end of the quarter to seek help
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Instructor: Dr. R. Jacob Leonesio
Gowen (GWN) 201, 5:20 - 8:00
Summer 09, June. 22 to August. 19
University of Washington
Required Text: Psychology: The Science of Mind and Behavior (4nd Edition)
Authors: Michael W. Passer and Ronald E. Smith
WEB site: http://courses.washington.edu/p101eve
Class related e-mails can be sent to Kelly Koo at p101eve@u.washington.edu
Teaching assistant: Kelly Koo
Location: Guthrie Annex #3 Room 103.
Wednesday 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
Also by appointment (E-mail Kelly or see her before or after class to make an appointment)
Dr. Leonesio’s office is in Guthrie 232.
I am available most anytime during the day on Mondays and Wednesdays, do not hesitate to
arrange a time to meet with me.
Section 1 (Epistemology of psychology, How the brain works)
Day
Date
Topic
Required Readings
Mon.
6/22 History and Perspectives
Perspectives, Epistemology.
Wed.
6/24 Epistemology cont.: Prediction
Epistemology cont.: Causation
Mon.
6/29 How the Brain Works: Neurotransmission
Chapter 4, all
How the Brain Works: Neuroanatomy / split brain
Wed.
7/1
How the Brain Works: Sensation and Perception
Chapter 1, all
Chapter 2, all
Chapter 5, all
Section 2 (How the Mind Works)
Mon.
7/6
Exam 1, Conditioning
Chapter 7, all
Wed.
7/8
How the Mind Works: Conditioning Cont., STM Chapter 8, all
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Instructor: Dr. R. Jacob Leonesio
Gowen (GWN) 201, 5:20 - 8:00
Summer 09, June. 22 to August. 19
University of Washington
Day
Date Topic
Mon..
7/13 How the Mind Works: LTM Memory
Wed.
7/15 How the Mind Works: Memory and Schema
How the Mind Works: Heuristics, Attribution
Chapter 9, 313 - 325
7/20 How the Social Mind Works: Social Influnece
Chapter 17, all
Mon.
Required Readings
Section 3 (Development, Personality, and Consciousness)
Wed.
7/22 Exam 2, Development prenatal
Chapter 12, all
Mon.
7/27 Development: cognitive
Wed.
7/29 Moral Development and Parenting
Love , attachment, security
Mon.
8/3
Sexuality
Freud
Chapter 11, 375 – 381
Chapter 13, 453 - 488
Wed.
8/5
States of Consciousness: Sleep & Dreams
States continued: Drugs & Harm Reduction
Chapter 6, all
Chapter 14, 535 – 537)
Section 4 (Mental Illness, Treatment and Prevention)
Mon.
8/10 Exam 3, DSM Diagnosis, Anxiety Disorders
Wed.
8/12 Mood Disorders
Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders
Schizophrenia
Mon.
8/17 Personality Disorders, Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy (anorexia)
Stress, Health, Social Support
Wed.
Chapter 15, all
Chapter 16, all
Chapter 11, 363 - 375
Chapter 14, 498 - 534
8/19 Exam 4 (Final exam)
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Instructor: Dr. R. Jacob Leonesio
Gowen (GWN) 201, 5:20 - 8:00
Summer 09, June. 22 to August. 19
University of Washington
Course description: Human behavior and experience are surveyed from a scientific
perspective. Research methods and findings relevant to perception, learning, cognition,
individual differences, personality, attitudes, social behavior, social influence, development,
states of awareness, and psychological disorders are reviewed.
Course objectives: Students will learn (1) how the knowledge base of academic psychology is
acquired, (2) many of the field's fundamental concepts, and (3) some of psychology's most
recent research findings. Students will develop an appreciation of the under-application of
psychological knowledge, and consider how aspects of this knowledge might apply to realworld individual and social problems.
Final grades will be based on all 4 of the exams, according to the following formula. Your best
2 exams will count for 66.67% of your grade (33.335% each) and your worst 2 exams will count
for 33.33% of your grade (16.665% each). This will help lesson the impact a low score on one
exam might have on your final grade. Remember to bring a computer test form to each exam
(8 1/2 by 11). Computer test forms (mark-sense forms) can be purchased at the U.W.
bookstore, at the Student Union Building (HUB), and at the ‘By George’ candy store in the
basement of the undergraduate library. We do NOT provide these forms in class.
Makeup exams will only be arranged by prior notice. Makeup exams will be essay exams.
Incompletes: Only students with special circumstances beyond their control who have
obtained advanced permission from Dr. Leonesio are eligible for a grade of Incomplete.
Extra Credit. Extra credit points can be earned by serving as a research subject in projects
approved by the Department of Psychology for that purpose. More information about this
program is available at: http://web.psych.washington.edu/subjectpool/. Psychology
experiments are advertised on the bulletin board in the basement waiting area in Guthrie Hall.
Percent Grade
Approximate Grade Scale
Percent Grade Percent Grade Percent Grade
Percent Grade
100
4
90
3.6
80
2.6
70
1.8
60
1.3
99
4
89
3.5
79
2.5
69
1.8
59
1.3
98
4
88
3.4
78
2.4
68
1.7
58
1.2
97
4
87
3.3
77
2.3
67
1.7
57
1.2
96
4
86
3.2
76
2.2
66
1.6
56
1.1
95
4
85
3.1
75
2.1
65
1.6
55
1.1
94
4
84
3
74
2
64
1.5
54
.9
93
3.9
83
2.9
73
2
63
1.5
53
.9
92
3.8
82
2.8
72
1.9
62
1.4
52
.8
91
3.7
81
2.7
71
1.9
61
1.4
51
.7
Note: .7 is the lowest passing grade used at the U. W (i.e., grades of .1 through .6 do not exist at the U.W.)
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Instructor: Dr. R. Jacob Leonesio
Gowen (GWN) 201, 5:20 - 8:00
Summer 09, June. 22 to August. 19
University of Washington
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