INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY II (PSY 102B SECTION 05)
WINTER 2012
CLASS TIME: TUESDAYS. 19:00-22:00
CLASS LOCATION: H304
Instructor : Dr. Lisa Mask
Email :
lmask@ubishops.ca
Office Hours: Wednesdays from 4:30pm-6:00pm
(or by appointment)
Office : MacKinnon, 125D
Mailbox :23
Phone :(819) 822-9600 x 2194
COURS DESCRIPTION
This course is an introductory course to the scientific study of human behavior and mental
processes. The course will survey psychological research in many areas within psychology with a
particular focus on human interactions. Topics will include: Approaches and methods of
psychology, development across the lifespan, motivation & emotion, social & personality, and
clinical psychology. This course is a prerequisite for all advanced psychology courses.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Throughout the course, you will be introduced to many psychological concepts, theoretical
models, scientific studies, and major sub-fields in psychology. You will gradually gain an
understanding of the complexity of human behavior and how the latter is shaped by factors both
within (e.g., motivation, emotion, personality) and outside (e.g., social psychology) the individual.
In doing so, you will develop critical thinking that will render you a more informed consumer of
psychological information and recognize the role of psychology in everyday life.
COURSE MATERIAL
The required text for this course is Myers, D. G. (2007). Psychology: First Canadian Edition Worth
Publishers: New York, NY and is available at the Bishop’s University Bookstore. A copy of this
textbook is also available at the circulation desk of the John Bassett Memorial Library for a 2
hour loan.
Other course materials such as lecture slides, readings/articles, links to websites and occasional
class announcements will be available on Moodle. It is your responsibility to access Moodle
regularly. The lectures and class discussions will cover AND supplement the material in the
textbook.
The lecture slides will normally be available the same day of the lecture prior to class. In the
event that technical or other issues arise, they will be made available as soon as possible after
class. Keep in mind that the lecture slides are incomplete. They provide an overview of the
concepts that will be covered in the lecture. As a courtesy to students, the lecture slides serve as
a guideline to facilitate active listening and note taking in class.
COURSE EVALUATION
Course evaluations will consist of 3 exams: two mid-terms and a final exam. The exams will be
based on (1) the material covered in class which includes the lectures and other potential
activities, demonstrations, discussions and videos and (2) the corresponding textbook chapters.
The exams will consist of multiple-choice questions and short answer questions.
 Exam 1 (Prologue, Chapters 1, 3, & 4) given on February 7 and worth 25%
 Exam 2 (Chapters 12, 13, 14) given on March 13 and worth 25%
 Exam 3 (**Cummulative**) given sometime between April 14-April 27 and worth 50%
COURSE OUTLINE
The proposed course content and dates are tentative and thus subject to minor changes.
I will do my best to respect the proposed outline but we may spend more time on certain topics
due to class activities & discussions.
CONTENT
Psychology: History, systems, and methods
An overview of history and systems of psychology (Prologue)
Methods of psychology (chapter 1)
TENTATIVE DATES
January 10
January 17
Developmental Psychology
Nature-Nurture debate in psychology (chapter 3)
Lifespan development (chapter 4)
January 24
January 31
EXAM 1 (25%)
February 7
Motivation and Emotion
Motivation (chapter 12)
Emotion (chapter 13)
Stress and health (chapter 14)
February 7 & 14
February 14 & 21
February 21 & 28
READING WEEK (NO CLASSES)
March 5 & 7
EXAM 2 (25%)
March 13
Social and Personality Psychology
Social Psychology (chapter 18)
Personality (chapter 15)
February 28 & March 13
March 20
Clinical Psychology
Psychological disorders (chapter 16)
Therapy (chapter 17)
March 27
April 3
EXAM 3 **Cumulative***(50%)
April 14-April 27
COURSE POLICIES
(1) ATTENDANCE
As stated in the Bishop’s 2011-2012 University Calendar, class attendance is mandatory. When
in class, be in class. Please turn off your cell phones and avoid engaging in behaviors that
distract you and others from listening and learning (e.g., texting, chatting, playing computer
games, visiting websites that are irrelevant to the course material). These distracting behaviors
will not be tolerated. If you are unable to attend a lecture, it is your responsibility to make
arrangements with a classmate to obtain the lecture notes.
(2) MISSED EXAMS
If you are unable to write the exams on the specified dates due to exceptional circumstances you
must notify me within 48 hours of the scheduled exam to make alternate arrangements. Failure
to do so will result in a grade of 0 for the missed exam. Reasons such as illness, serious accidents
or a death in the family will be accepted while reasons such as travel, work and errors made
while reading the schedule will not be accepted. In order to write the missed exam, you must
provide me with a supporting document justifying your absence (e.g., medical certificate, death
certificate, etc…) within 1 week of the missed exam. Again, failure to do so will result in a grade
of 0 for the missed exam.
(3) ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
From the Bishop’s 2011-2012 University Calendar: “The University takes a serious view of any
form of academic dishonesty, such as plagiarism; submission of work for which credit has
already been received; cheating; impersonating another student; falsification or fabrication of
data; acquisition of confidential materials, e.g. examination papers; misrepresentation of facts;
altering transcripts or other official documents”. In the case of Plagiarism, it is defined as an
“academic dishonesty in which an individual uses the work of another without appropriate
acknowledgement. Plagiarism includes but is not limited to the following practices:
• Using another’s work without acknowledgement
• Copying material without quotation marks
• Paraphrasing too closely the exact words of the originating author
• Submitting as one’s own work written in whole or in part by another individual.
• Helping another student plagiarize
• Submitting in whole or in part work for which the student has received credit in another
course, unless the permission of the instructor has been obtained
• Submitting any statement of fact known to be false or providing a fabricated reference to a
source.