Honors Psychology 110-H

Fall Semester, 1996
Dr. William Zachry

SCHEDULE OF READINGS AND EXAMINATIONS

August 20-27 Aug. 29-Sept. 17
  • Text: Ch. 11--Developmental Psychology
  • Text: Ch.12--Personality (pp. 444-448)
  • Text: Ch. 10--Motivation and Emotion (pp. 366-370)
  • Text: Ch. 8--Thinking and Language (pp. 309-320)
  • TS: Issue 1: Is there evidence that homosexuality is biologically determined?
  • TS: Issue 6: Are children of divorced parents at greater risk? September 19 ----- Examination No. 1

    Sept. 24-Oct. 3

    October 10-12 October 29 ----- Examination No. 2

    Oct. 31-Nov. 7

    November 12-21 Nov. 26 ----- Examination No. 3

    Dec. 3-5 ----- Oral reports on research projects (Written papers due Dec. 6)
    < BR> December 12 ----- Final Examination (Thursday, 10:00 a.m.)
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    TEXT: Rathus, Psychology (6E). The textbook is required . Study guides to accompany the text are on sale at the Bookstore. Purchase of study guide is optional.
    TS: Slife, Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversi al Psychological Issues (9E) . This book is required.

    EXAMINATIONS: The three class examinations will each count 15 per cent of the grade. The final exam, which is comprehensive, will count 20 per cen t. The research project will count 20 per cent. Internet and Taking Sides exercises will count 15 per cent. Exams are composed of multiple-choice and essay items. Make-ups are given only for excellent reasons, and the student must arrange for a make-up before or on the test day. All make-ups are given at the end of the semester on Friday, December 6.

    RESEARCH PROJECT: Every student will participate in designing, conducting, writing up, and orally reporting o n a research activity. Most students will work on the project in groups of two or three, although in some cases a person may work alone. The pro ject will involve choosing a topic from the semester's syllabus, reading previous research on the topic, des igning an empirical study, collecting data, writing a report, and giving a brief oral report to the class. The instructor will help in choosing a t opic, finding background materials, setting up equipment if needed, and designing the study. A format for writing the report will be provided. Further information will be given in class.

    GRADING SCALE: A = 90-100, B = 80-89, C = 70-79, D = 60-69, F = 0-59.

    ATTENDANCE POLI CY: Attendance is required. A maximum of two unexcused absences will be allowed. Excess absenses may result in a lowering of the course grade or loss of test privileges.

    OFFICE HOURS: My office is Humanitie s 325-F, inside the main Psychology Department office. Hours are 11:00-11:45 every day. Other hours are available by appointment. Please come in if you want to discuss the material further or get additional help. Af ter each test you may come to the o ffice and look over the test to see what you missed. This will help you to learn and also to prepare for the Final Examination.

    ELECTRONIC MAIL:You may wish to use e-mail to communicate with me personally about the course. Potential uses of E-Mail include asking questions about course materi al or assignments, and discussing further some interesting point in the course material. My computer address is: zachry@utm.edu.

    WORLD WIDE WEB: This course has its own homepage on the World Wide Web. (The URL is http://www.utm.edu/~zachry/honpsy.html/honpsych.html.) You will access the Psychology 110-H homepage in order to complete a variety of assigned exercises. In addit ion, the UTM Psychology homepage on the World Wide Web contains links to a variety of interesting and useful sources of information about psychology, being a psychology student, and preparing for graduate school. You may access it from UTM's homepage (t he URL is http://www.utm.edu:/departments/artsci/ppr/psych/psy.htm).


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