Intro to Psychology as a Behavioural Science Syllabus 2021 PDF

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In this document, you will find all the information you need in completing the PSYC 1150 course...

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PSYC 1150: Introduction to Psychology as a Behavioural Science Fall 2021

Department of Psychology This course is asynchronous. Recorded lectures will be posted by Monday morning, each week. Classroom Meeting Time(s):

Mentorship meetings are synchronous. They will take place in the Blackboard Virtual classroom on Tuesdays or Thursdays from 10:30-11:20. Online in the Blackboard Virtual Classroom blackboard.uwindsor.ca

Classroom Location:

Instructor and GA/TA Instructor Information Name

Email

Telephone

Office Hours

Office Location

Kendall Soucie, Ph.D. Pronouns: she/her/hers Primary course email: [email protected] Personal email: [email protected] 519-253-3000 x2222 (I will check this voicemail once per week). Tuesdays/Thursdays, from 1010:30 and Wednesdays, from 10-11:30 am or by appointment in the Blackboard Virtual Classroom. Blackboard Virtual Classroom https://blackboard.uwindsor.ca/

GA/TA Contact Information Name Email Office Hours Marissa Rakus [email protected] (admin) Cassidy Kost [email protected] (admin) Meredith [email protected] TBD Awery Rachel [email protected] TBD Katzman Taffy Chan [email protected] Stephanie [email protected] N/A Nardone Lenox Mou [email protected] N/A Alissa [email protected] TBD Cosgrove Bianca Hutton [email protected] TBD GA/TA Office Location: Blackboard Virtual Classroom *If you have questions about mentorship, please reach out to Marissa Rakus at [email protected]. Please note that all GA/TA office hours will be set by the second week of classes.

Territory Acknowledgement

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I wish to acknowledge that the The University of Windsor sits on the traditional territory of the Three Fires Confederacy of First Nations, comprised of the Ojibway, the Odawa, and the Potawatomie.

Email and Communication Guidance To streamline communications, each student will have their own GA. If you can, please attend the virtual office hours of your assigned GA. If your last name is between: Your Last name Ab-Cle Col-Hum Hur-Mca Mcc-Sau Sav-Zou

GA/TA assigned to you Meredith Awery Rachel Katzman Taffy Chan Alissa Cosgrove Bianca Hutton

GA/TA Email [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

With that in mind: This Course Outline should be your go-to document for when you have questions. Before emailing me with a question, please carefully and thoroughly review this Course Outline. Most of the process questions you have are already answered here. • For the up-to-date announcements, check the Blackboard Announcements page often. This is where I will post additional information about assignments, exams, reminders, mentorship, and FAQs in an effort to keep everyone on the same page. Be sure to look there if you have not received an individual response email. • If you would like a more immediate response, I highly recommend attending my live Virtual Office Hours. These are dedicated times that I have reserved for you, so you

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do not feel alone or cast adrift. If you feel even a little anxious while waiting for an email response, please visit me during my Virtual Office Hours. Talking is faster than typing, and I look forward to “seeing” you! For course-related inquiries: Please use [email protected] for all general course related inquiries or email your GA for any questions that you have about the course, content, assignments, etc. [email protected] is ONLY for students enrolled in PSYC-1150 Section 1 and will reach myself and our administrative GAs. The GAs and I manage this email account very frequently. In your emails, please do the following: Refer to me as Dr. Soucie, and your GAs by their first name, and close the email with your full name, student ID#, and the course and section in which you are enrolled (1150-01). However, if you would like to contact the GA that is assigned to you specifically, please email them directly with your questions. • If you have any questions about mentorship, please email Marissa Rakus, [email protected] • For sensitive matters that you do not wish to share with the GAs, please use my faculty email [email protected] Unless you explicitly request that I not share an email with the GAs (e.g., due to a conflict of interest), I may redirect your inquiry to the course email account. • Please be patient. It is impossible for us to check and respond to student emails during every hour of every day. I and your GAs will respond to your emails as quickly as we can. If you do not hear back within 48 hours, and your inquiry has not been addressed on the Blackboard Announcements or in this Course Outline, please resend your email. A problem may have occurred. Even better, attend our live Virtual Office Hours. • Your GAs handle all grading and accounting. For immediate help with these issues, attend their listed Virtual Office Hours. Second best is to contact them using either the course email or their specific email. • Do not wait to email a question about the exam, an assignment, or class just before these things occur. If you do, due to high email volume around these times, your question could go unanswered until it is too late! • Always be courteous, undemanding, and respectful in all your email correspondence. It is far easier to catch flies with honey. • Practice good writing. In your emails, try to avoid text messaging ‘shorts’ and slang, bad grammar, and avoidable spelling mistakes. No need to be too obsessive about this with me, but it’s a good general guideline. • Only use your UWindsor address. Only emails sent from your UWindsor address will be responded to, per official university policy. •

Borrowed and modified from Dr. Scott Mattson, University of Windsor

Course Description (from the Calendar) PSYC-1150.Introduction to Psychology as a Behavioural Science. Introduction to selected areas in psychology including learning, perception, physiological psychology,emotion, and motivation. 3

Course Learning Outcomes 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Explain why psychology is more than just common sense. Identify and explain the six key principles of scientific thinking Describe the most common research designs used in psychological research. Explain the ethical obligations of researchers toward their research participants. Explain basic brain functioning and describe the main structures of the brain. Identify the basic principles that apply to all senses. Identify the different stages of sleep and the neural activity and the behaviours that occur in each. 8. Explain the major principles and terminology associated with classical conditioning, operant conditioning, punishment, and observational learning. 9. Identify the ways that memories do and do not accurately reflect experiences. 10. Describe the major theories of emotion.

Course Materials List of Required Reading(s): Revel Access code for digital textbook, Psychology: From Inquiry to Understanding, Fourth Canadian Edition (Lilienfeld, et al. 2020). PLEASE NOTE: Older editions are OK to use, but you are responsible for knowing differences between the versions.

See Blackboard Announcements and Blackboard>Resources>Revel Information for more information about how to purchase this digital textbook. The lectures, quizzes, assignments, and exams are all based on the reading assigned from this book. You will cover half the chapters in this book for PSYC 1150 (Chapters 1-7 & 11).The other half of the book is covered in PSYC 1160. You DO NOT need to buy access twice. Once you have access to the book, you can use it for both courses: PSYC 1150 and PSYC 1160. You can purchase your Revel e-text using these two options: 1. University of Windsor Bookstore: https://bookstore.uwindsor.ca/CourseSearch/?course[]=UOFW,FALL20, PSYC,PSYC-1150,001- R&

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2. Through the Pearson REVEL Platform: Your student Invite Link is: https://console.pearson.com/enrollment/5q2ody What is Revel: What is Revel? Revel Registration: Get Started with Revel How to Use Revel: How To Use Revel Pearson Revel App: Pearson Revel Mobile App Recommended text American Psychological Association (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). Washington, D.C. American Psychological Association. Additional Online Platforms and Requirements: Reliable internet access and web browser (Google Chrome recommended) With this being an online course, you will need reliable internet access/connectivity (for watching lectures, completing quizzes and exams, submitting assignments, attending virtual office hours, etc.). Weekly modules may also include links to supplementary videos (e.g., YouTube) and resources. Blackboard All lectures, quizzes, course announcements, virtual office hours, grades, etc. will be accessible on Blackboard. Microsoft Teams (Potentially) There is the possibility we will use Microsoft Teams (e.g., for Virtual Office Hours) in the event the Blackboard Virtual Classroom is not working properly. You will be notified in advance if this happens, along with the meeting link. You do not need to have Teams installed on your computer in order to join a Teams meeting.

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Technical support IT Services For any tech-related issues, try checking your internet connection, a different browser, another device, and ensure a pop-up blocker is not causing the problem. If these things do not work, contact the learned and experienced professionals at our IT department: https://www.uwindsor.ca/itservices/. IT Services is responsible for all technical support for the University of Windsor. If you’re in need of assistance with BlackBoard, UWindsor email, and UWinsite, open a ticket: https://www.uwindsor.ca/itservices/support. Blackboard The University of Windsor uses Blackboard as our Learning Management System. If you’re having issues or concerns with navigation through the Blackboard site, follow this guide: https://uwindsor.teamdynamix.com/TDClient/1975/Portal/KB/ArticleDet?ID=9430&SIDs =2042. For additional Blackboard support for students, visit http://apps.medialab.uwindsor.ca/ctl/bbproject/student-help.html REVEL/Pearson If you are having issues with the online publisher’s resource/text, keep in mind that the functionalities on my end are extremely limited. Basically, I can just set due dates. Your best bet is to directly contact the trained support personnel who work for the publisher and can do more on their end. For 24/7 REVEL Support, call 1-844-292-7015 or visit https://support.pearson.com/getsupport/s/contactsupport Ask.UWindsor Ask.UWindsor allows you to submit questions to staff members, manage your support requests, subscribe to ‘knowledge articles’, and receive updated information. Visit http://ask.uwindsor.ca

Curriculum and Weekly Schedule Topics Week 1 9/9

Introduction to the course

Week 2 9/13 Week 3 9/20

Psychology and Scientific Thinking Introduction to APA Citing and Referencing (by Leddy Library, *live* at 3:00pm, Sept 20th (will be recorded and stored on Blackboard) Research Methods

Week 4 9/27

Weekly Readings Orientation to Blackboard Site, and REVEL textbook Chapter 1 Blackboard Virtual Classroom, under “recordings” Chapter 2 6

Week 5 10/4 Week 6 10/9 to 10/17

Week 7 10/18

Week 8 10/25

Week 9 11/1 Week 10 11/8 Week 11 11/15 Week 12 11/22 Week 13 11/29 Final Exam The final exam period is from Dec 11-22.

Biological Psychology Thanksgiving Holiday and Reading Week: Take a break! Midterm Exam: Friday, October 22nd, Available 10AM-5PM Chapters 1-3, APA citing and refencing (100 MC questions, 120 minutes) Sensation and Perception *recorded guest lecture: Dr. Kristoffer Romero (Clinical Neuropsychologist) Consciousness Learning (Part I) Learning (Part II) Memory Emotion and Motivation Cumulative Final Exam Date of final exam is TBD (set by registrar) Chapters 1-7, APA referencing, & 11 (165 MC questions, 180 minutes)

Chapter 3 ___________ Blackboard Virtual Classroom Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 11 Blackboard virtual Classroom

Note: This is my best guess for the content we will cover and our pacing. I reserve the right to make changes to the syllabus at any time throughout the duration of the course, within the limits of the University Senate Bylaws. You will be notified of any changes in Blackboard Announcements. Student Evaluations of Teaching (SET) forms will be administered in the last two weeks of classes, in accordance with Senate policy. Last day for Voluntary Withdraw is December, 6th, 2021

Assessments Assessment

Weekly Chapter Quizzes (9 total)

Worth Value

9% (1% each)

Due Date All quizzes will be set to be available on Monday, by 10am, and will expire at 5PM on Fridays. You will have 60 minutes to complete the quizzes. Ch 1 – due 9/24 Ch 2 – due 10/1 Ch 3 – due 10/8 Ch 4 – due 10/29 Ch 5 – due 11/5 Ch 6 (I) – due 11/12 Ch 6 (II) – due 11/19 Ch 7 – due 11/26 Ch 11 – due 12/3 7

Midterm Exam

Major writing assignment: *More details about the writing assignment can be found on Blackboard*

Final exam The final exam period is from Dec 11-22.

25%

Available online from 10AM-5:00PM, on Friday, October 22nd. Chapters 1-3, 100 questions 120 minutes to take the exam

20%

Due Wednesday, November 3 at 5PM Must submit in the “major assignment” folder on Blackboard

40%

Date TBA (set by the registrar’s office) Chapters 1-7, APA referencing, & 11 165 MC questions, 180 minutes

Weekly mentorship meetings over the course of the entire semester Weekly Participation in 6% (Tuesdays or Thursdays, from 10:30-11:20) Mentor Groups (attendance) There are 10 meetings in total. Please note that if you miss more than 3 mentorship meetings, your grade will be 0 Note. Grades in this course may be curved to comply with the Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences (FAHSS) grading Policy

Breakdown of Assessments: Quizzes (9%). For each course module/week, you will have a quiz. Each quiz is out of 25 points. Weekly quizzes will be available starting Monday, at 10am and will expire on Fridays at 5:00 pm sharp. You will have 60 minutes to complete the quiz. If you miss a deadline for a quiz, it cannot be made up for any reason. If you miss a quiz, consider available opportunities for earning bonus points (see ‘Bonus Points’ below). Midterm Exam (25%) The midterm exam will be available on Blackboard from 10AM to 5:00PM, on Friday, October 22nd. You will have 120 minutes (2 hours) to complete the exam, and Blackboard will self-submit once your time expires.

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Questions will be presented in random order, one at a time on the screen. You will also be able to go back and double check your answers before you submit (time permitting). If you are not finished the exam by this time, you will NOT be able to finish it. This means that you should make absolutely sure to start with plenty of time to finish the exam before it expires, bearing in mind the potential for technical difficulties, etc. The exam will cover Chapters 1-3, and the lecture on APA referencing and will consist of 100 multiple choice questions, drawn randomly from a very large pool of items. Though “technically” not an open-book exam, it is fast paced, so you will want to make sure you are as prepared as you would be for an in-class exam. I and/or the GAs will be available live in the Blackboard Virtual Classroom during the exam in case you experience technical issues or have questions/comments. Major Assignment (20%). The Major Assignment is a written research paper. You are asked to select a topic from a list of approved topics and write a 6–8-page research paper in APA format. This paper is intended to form a simplified version of the literature review portion of a research proposal. Further details about the Major Assignment can be found in Blackboard -> Resources. The assignment MUST be submitted on Blackboard by Wednesday, November 3, at 5PM. In fairness to all, if your assignment is submitted late, you lose 10% and another 10% each day it is late thereafter, weekends included. If your assignment is more than five days late, it will not be accepted, and you will get a 0%. Final Exam (40%); date TBD. Like the midterm exam, the final exam will be available on Blackboard from 10AM to 5:00PM and the date and time will be announced after it is assigned by the Registrar’s Office. I will notify you as soon as the registrar’s office notifies me. You will have 180 minutes (3 hours) to complete the final exam. Like the midterm, questions will be presented in random order, one at a time on the screen. You will also be able to go back and double check your answers If you are not done the exam by the expiry time (5pm), you will NOT be able to finish it. Blackboard will auto-submit your exam. Make absolutely sure to start with plenty of time to finish the exam before it expires, bearing in mind the potential for technical difficulties, etc. Aim to start the exam as soon as it is made available, or if you absolutely must, more than 3 hours before the expiry time. The final exam will be cumulative and will cover Chapters 1-7 and 11, and will consist of 165 multiple choice questions, drawn randomly from a very large pool of items. Again, this is fast paced, so be sure you are as prepared as you would be for an in-class exam. I and/or the GAs may be available live in a Blackboard Virtual Classroom during the exam in case you experience technical issues or have questions/comments. Mentor groups (6%). You will be expected to meet online with your mentor once a week on your assigned mentorship group day (either Tuesday or Thursday) from 10:30-11:20AM. Mentors will take attendance and note your participation (you have to engage or no points!) in these online group meetings. There will be 10 mentor meetings over the course of the term. If you participate in 7 or more of the meetings you will earn the full 6% credit. If you participate in less than 3 mentor group meetings you will receive a ZERO for this part of the course. Information about your specific mentor group can be found at Blackboard -> Mentor Meetings.

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Policy on Make-up Exams. No make-up exams will be given unless you obtain permission directly from me at least one week BEFORE the scheduled exam time. Any unusual or unexpected circumstances that prevent you from taking the make-up exam before the other students’ scores are released need to be reported to me immediately, otherwise you may not be able to take the exam. I will set the date and time of the make-up exam, and it will be different from the original exam. If the conflict or unanticipated event occurs on the day of the exam, you or someone on your behalf must contact me BEFORE the exam, and you must provide proof of the reason for your absence (e.g., doctor’s note). To be fair to all students, exams will not be rescheduled for students who contact me after the exam has been written. There are no exceptions to this policy. For more information, please consult the FAHSS policy and procedures document posted under the Blackboard>Syllabus tab for more information about make-up exams.

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