Compressed outline of PSY100 orientation and
introductory lectures
Day: Thurs Sept 9 and Tues Sept 14
Eve: Wed Sept 15, 6-7
What is Psychology 100 about?
• Who are you? Who are we?
• Of what use is PSY100 to you?
• Where do we go from here?
• How to do well in PSY100?
Who are “we”?
Professor:
Instructors:
A. Martin (Marty) Wall
Ming Lee
Lena Paulo Kushnir
Administrative Assistant:
Technician:
Plus many others...
Dorothée Potter
(pronounced “Dortay”)
Kamran Bozorgmeher
How will you connect with PSY100 staff?
1. The PSY100 Instruction Centre
(SS4042)
(during office hours)
2. The PSY100 Web site:
www.psych.utoronto.ca/~psy100
Day and Evening Sections
Tuesday 11-12
Thursday 11-12
Wednesday 6-7
Wednesday 7-8
What are the “Rules of Conduct” in Con. Hall?
Please don’t ...
... bring in food or drink.
... place recording devices on stage.
... have your cell phone on.
Please do ...
… sit where view of screens is clear.

 ... show civility and consideration.
on time and leave only at end
 …ofcome
class.
What are the Course Readings?
1. Definitely required:
Gleitman et. al. Psychology (6th edition.)
(Note: 5th edition not suitable)
Wall et. al. PSY100 Handbook (online)
(contains the course outline, etc.)
2. Strongly recommended:
Study Guide that accompanies Gleitman et. al.
(especially Learning-Objectives questions)
What are the sources of material for
tests?
Texts
Lectures
What are the components of your final grade
in PSY100?
Term Test I
21%
Final Exam
34%
Term Test I
Term Test II
Term Test III
Experiment
Partcipation
3%
Experiment
Partcipation
Term Test III
21%
Term Test II
21%
Final Exam
What is Psychology as a discipline?
A science of behavior and mental processes.
Behavior :
Observable actions of an individual
person (or animal)
Mental Processes :
Sensations, perceptions, memories,
thoughts, and other subjective
experiences
What is the etymology of the word
“Psychology”?
Psych - ology
Psych(e)from Greek for soul, spirit, self, or life
-ology
a branch of knowledge
PSY100 Fall Term:
2004
The study of psychology
The brain and behaviour
Motivation
Learning
Perception
Mental Processes
Memory
Memory
Thinking
PSY100 Spring Term:
October 27
Term Test II
December 8
Language
Research Methods
2005
Social Factors
Term Test I
Development
Individual Differences
Term Test III
Intelligence
February 23
Psychopathology
Personality
Final Exam (including
everything) April-May
How will you manage your reading
schedule for PSY100?
1. About how many pages are there in the
Gleitman text?
750
2. How many weeks are there in the term?
26
3. What is the average number of pages
per week?
750
26
28.8, or about 30
What should one get out of pages 1-13 in
Chapter 1 in Gleitman?
• …To be able to describe the scope of
contemporary psychology and some
methods used to study psychological
phenomena.
• …To show how, according to Gleitman,
the various approaches to the study of
emotion help to demonstrate this scope.
Sample tree diagrams for Gleitman 6th ed.
Chapter 1 pp. 3-6 and 7-12
For such examples see link to
“Click here to see some sample tree diagrams”
imbedded in the section entitled
“Advice on Note-Taking, Reading and Studying”
in the online PSY100 Handbook.