INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY 1010 6.0H
Strike Remediation FALL 2008/ WINTER 2009
LECTURES: Tuesday 11:30-2:30 in CLH-I
COURSE WEBSITE: www.psych.yorku.ca/mongrain/teaching
COURSE DIRECTOR: Dr. Myriam Mongrain
Office Hours: By appointment in 225 BSB
Phone Messages: 736-5115 Ext. 66193
Email: mongrain@yorku.ca
TEACHING ASSISTANTS: Phone Messages: 736-2100 Ext. 70580.
Or call 736-5115 and press 2 to leave message with a TA.
Tracy Anselmo 022 BSB tanselmo@yorku.ca
Andrea Martin 104 Bethune amartin@yorku.ca
Jacqueline McKinnon 409E BSB jmckinn3@yorku.ca
Susan Sergeant 022 BSB ssergea@yorku.ca
Leah Shapira 022 BSB lshapira@yorku.ca
TEXT: Weiten & McCann (2007). Psychology: Themes and Variations, 1st Canadian
Edition ISBN: 017646302X (“Human Sexuality” and online study guide included)
COURSE FORMAT:
What makes you tick? This course is devoted to understanding both normal and
abnormal thoughts, feelings, and behaviour. There is a special emphasis on how
psychology can be applied to your own life.
EVALUATION (Revised):
You will have 4 non-cumulative exams. There have been modifications to the
amount of material on the 2nd midterm. (Please see lecture schedule on last page.) Students
will also have the option of making the 2nd midterm worth 10% (rather than 20%) and the
final worth 41% (rather than 31%) of their overall grade. Participation in research is worth
4% for 3 hours (not 6 hours, as originally required). The test format will stay the same,
with 80% multiple choice and 20% of the grade involving short answers. The test items
will be taken from the textbook, and the lecture material.
Test 1: October 14th (20%)
Test 2: February 17th (10% or 20%)
Test 3: April 14th (25%)
Final: Final examination period (May 22- June 2) (31% or 41%)
Note: The 2 weighting options (assigned to Test 2 and Final) will be determined for
each student, and the option leading to the highest final mark will be used.
Research points: 4% (3 hours)
Note: The last day to drop the course without receiving a grade is April 3rd, 2009.
Research Points: 4% (register at www.psych.yorku.ca/urpp) 4% of your final
grade will be based on 3 hours of research participation in either the Fall or Winter terms.
If you participate in 3 hours of research, you will receive an additional 1% bonus for a
total of 4%. Any research participation beyond 3 hours is welcomed, but will not count
toward your research participation grade.
MISSED TESTS:
1. If you cannot write an exam, you must contact my secretary Barbara Thurston at
bthurst@yorku.ca within 48 hours of the test (or call Ext. 66253). Be sure to include the
course number “1010H” in the subject line of your email, otherwise it will be
considered trash mail. If you are unable to call or email during this 48-hour period,
subsequent documentation accounting for the delay must be provided.
2. Appropriate documentation verifying the circumstances for the missed test must be
provided at the time of the make-up exam. Failure to provide appropriate documentation
will result in a grade of F on the missed test.
A. Tests missed on the grounds of medical circumstances must be supported by
an Attending Physician's Statement or a Statement by a Psychologist or Counsellor.
The Physician's Statement must include (i) the full name, mailing address and
telephone number of the physician, (ii) state the nature of the illness and its duration
(i.e. specific dates covered), and (iii) an indication of whether the illness and/or
medication prescribed would have SERIOUSLY affected your ability to study and
perform over the period in question.
B. Tests or examinations missed on the grounds of non-medical circumstances must
be supported by appropriate documentation, i.e., death certificates, obituary notice,
automobile accident reports, airline/train/bus tickets/receipt for emergency travel (with
date of booking on ticket), etc.
3. A make-up opportunity will be provided, within approximately one week of the missed
test. It is your responsibility to check with a teaching assistant as to the date/time of the
make-up. A conflict in another course during the time of the make-up is not an acceptable
reason for missing the make-up (unless there is an examination in the other course at that
time). Missed make-ups must be supported by appropriate documentation (see point A and
B above).
** Note: All examinations must be written. Grades will not be pro-rated.
ADMISSION IN OTHER PSYCH. COURSES:
Students must obtain a minimum grade of C (60%) in this course in order to be permitted
to continue as a Major or Minor in Psychology, as well as to take any further Psychology
courses.
York’s Policy on Academic Honesty
http://www.yorku.ca/academicintegrity/students/index.htm
These are taken from York’s senate policies (see website) and will be applied for the tests
administered in class and for the final exam.
Serious Offences against the Standards of Academic Honesty:
Examples of cheating include:
(i) cheating on examination or test, or providing unauthorized assistance to another
(ii) obtaining test or examination questions in advance
(iii) unauthorized collaboration on tests or assignments
Examples of plagiarism include:
(i)
submission of another's work as own, in part or whole
(ii) paraphrasing/reproducing another's work on an exam
(iii) using unauthorized documents (e.g. notes) during an exam
Range of penalties:
(i) reprimand to student
(ii) grade on test reduced (may be down to "0")
(iii) final grade in course lowered
(iv) transcript notation
There is heavy surveillance during the exams which are held in class. Students suspected
of cheating have their exam confiscated. An inquiry is then conducted to confirm
unauthorized aid (cheating) on the exam and the student’s grade typically is lowered
(maybe down to “0”). Depending on the seriousness of the offence, a complaint against
the student may be communicated to the Officer of Student Affairs.
Post-strike LECTURE TOPICS AND REQUIRED READINGS
PSYC 1010 6.0H
FALL SEMESTER 2008
Date
Topic
Chapter in Text
September 9th
Introduction
Ch. 1
September 16th
Domain of Psychology
Research Methods
Ch. 1 & 2
September 23rd
Biological Basis of Behaviour Ch. 3
September 30th
No Class (Rosh Hashanah Jewish Holiday)
October 7th
Perception
Ch. 4 (except pgs. 139-142)
October 14th
Test #1
Chapters 1-4
(except pgs. 139-142)
October 21st
Dreams
Ch. 5
October 28th
Hypnosis and Drugs
Ch. 5
November 4th
Learning
Ch. 6
November 11th
XX strike
Ch. 7
November 18th
XX strike
Ch. 8 (except pgs. 311-325)
November 25th
XX strike
Ch. 9 (except pgs. 349-355)
December 2nd
XX strike
Chapters 5-9
(except pgs. 311-325, 349-355)
*** HAPPY HOLIDAYS! ***
Post-strike INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY (PSYC 1010 6.0H)
WINTER SEMESTER 2009
February 3rd
Memory
February 10th
Thinking
Ch. 8
(except pgs. 311-325, 329-334, 344-345)
Intelligence
Ch. 9
(except pgs. 349-355, 375-387)
Ch. 7
February 17th
Test #2
Chapters 5-9
(except pgs. 311-325, 329-334, 344-345, 349-355, 375-387)
March 10th
Motivation and Emotion
Ch. 10
March 17th
Child Development
Ch. 11 (add pgs. 311-325)
March 24th
Adolescence and Adulthood
March 31st
Personality
Ch. 12
April 7th
Stress & Health
Ch. 13
April 14th
Test #3
Chapters 10-13
(add pages 311-325)
April 21st
Psychological Disorders
Ch. 14
April 28th
Psychological Disorders
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May 5th
Treatment of Psychological
Disorders
Ch. 15
May 12th
Social Influences
On Behaviour
Ch. 16
May 19th
Social Interaction
Ch. 16
May 22-June 2
Final
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Chapters 14-16
Final Exam:
Non cumulative; 80 multiple choice and 6 short answers (Ch. 14-16)