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Human Memory Psychology 140M Fall 2019 Course Code: 68500 Instructor: Dr. John Hagedorn Office: SBSG 2551 Email: [email protected] Office Hours: M 10:00-10:50am, Tu 9:30-10:20am

Lecture: M/W/F 9:00-9:50am Location: EH 1200

Teaching Assistants: Lucila Arroyo ([email protected]) Joseph Nunn ([email protected]) Qinhua Sun ([email protected])

General Course Information This course will cover developments in the area of memory, the history of memory research, and theories of the nature of memory. Topics include visual memory, recognition memory, highspeed scanning, free recall, short-term memory, mnemonics, retrieval, relationship of memory to thinking, and selected theoretical formulations for memory. Lectures will be based upon the textbook readings, but will include additional information. Prerequisite: Psych 7A (PSci 9) or Psych 9B (PSci 11B).

Required Text Baddeley, A., Eysenck, M., & Anderson, M. (2015). Memory. Second Edition (New York: Psychology Press Ltd), ISBN 978-1-84872-184-5.

Exams and Grading There are four exams – three midterms and a final exam. One of the three midterm scores (the lowest score) will be dropped in computing a student's final grade for the course. Each midterm is worth 50 points (25 questions) and the final exam is worth 80 points (40 questions). The final exam WILL be cumulative. The exams will be multiple-choice and will cover the material given in lecture and the associated material in the textbook. Questions on exams are designed to test your understanding of basic terminology (e.g. “recall”), your grasp of important concepts (e.g., “cognition”), your ability to apply these concepts to practical situations, your knowledge of how these concepts are supported by research results, and your ability to integrate these areas.

You must bring your own Scantron (form no. F-288-PAR-L), a photo ID, a #2 pencil, and an eraser to each of the exams. The F-288-PAR-L Scantron is shown below.

F-288-PAR-L (Front)

F-288-PAR-L (Back)

Exam dates are tentatively scheduled as shown on the final page of this syllabus, but may be changed dependent on our actual progression through the course. Definite exam dates will be announced at least one week prior to that exam. Letter grades will be assigned according to the scale shown below, based on the total number of points earned by the student (i.e. the total number of points earned on the best two midterms plus the final exam). Please note that there will be no A+ grades awarded in the class. The range of points for each possible grade is as follows (180 possible points): Grade A AB+ B BC+ C CD+ D DF

Score 164 – 180 pts 162 – 163 pts 160 – 161 pts 146 – 159 pts 144 – 145 pts 142 – 143 pts 128 – 141 pts 126 – 127 pts 124 – 125 pts 110 – 123 pts 108 – 109 pts 107 or lower

Extra Credit and Makeup Exams IMPORTANT: There is no extra-credit available for the course, nor will there be any makeup exams. If a midterm is missed for either an excused or non-excused reason, the student will use that midterm as their lowest score (i.e. zero) and it will be dropped. If a second midterm is missed for either an excused or non-excused reason, the student's score on that exam will be zero. The final exam MUST be taken and its score cannot be dropped. IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT GRADING. The STUDENT is responsible for being sure that his or her assignments have been scored and entered into the online gradebook. If any completed exam score is missing from the online gradebook, it MUST be reported immediately. If a missing score is not reported by the day prior to the following exam, that exam will be scored a zero.

Teaching assistants Besides meeting with the instructor, you are free to meet with the TAs during their office hours or by appointment to discuss any questions you may have regarding the course.

ADD/DROP Policy Adding the course. From weeks 1-2, students can enroll using WebReg. If the class is full, students can add themselves to the waitlist. From weeks 3-10, students can submit an enrollment exception request via StudentAccess. The student must provide a justification for why they want to enroll in the course. During this period, the instructor will approve or deny the student’s request and, if the request is approved, it must then be approved by the dean of the course and by the dean of the student’s major. Dropping the course. From weeks 1-2, students can drop via WebReg without approval. From weeks 3-6, students can submit an enrollment exception request via StudentAccess. Drops during this period require approval by the dean of the course AND the dean of the student’s major. Weeks 7-10 follow the same process as weeks 3-6, but the student will receive a “W” on his or her transcript if a drop is approved during this period. Change grade option. From weeks 1-2, students can change their grade option (from grade to P/NP or vice versa) via WebReg. From weeks 3-10, students submit an enrollment exception request via StudentAccess which will require approval by the dean of the student’s major.

Academic Dishonesty Academic dishonesty is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. Academic dishonesty includes cheating, forgery, dishonest conduct, plagiarism, and collusion in dishonest activities. Students who are guilty of academic dishonesty will automatically receive a grade of F and will not be permitted to retake the course. See the “Schedule of Classes” for a detailed discussion of UCI’s policies on academic dishonesty.

Course Web Site The course web site is https://canvas.eee.uci.edu/courses/20351. Lecture powerpoints can be found there as they become available.

A FINAL NOTE We hope you will enjoy this course. We look forward to working with you and will do our best to make this course a valuable and rewarding experience.

Human Memory Psych 140M Syllabus Welcome Week (Sep 27)

F Sep 27: Course intro

Week 1 (Sep 30 – Oct 4)

M Sep 30: What is Memory? (Ch. 1) W Oct 2: What is Memory? (Ch. 1) F Oct 4: What is Memory? (Ch. 1) / Short-term Memory (Ch. 3)

Week 2 (Oct 7 - 11)

M Oct 7: Short-term Memory (Ch. 3) W Oct 9: Short-term Memory (Ch. 3) F Oct 11: Short-term Memory (Ch. 3)

Week 3 (Oct 14 - 18)

M Oct 14: Short-term Memory (Ch. 3) W Oct 16: MIDTERM #1 F Oct 18: Working Memory (Ch. 4)

Week 4 (Oct 21 - 25)

M Oct 21: Working Memory (Ch. 4) W Oct 23: Working Memory (Ch. 4) / Learning (Ch. 5) F Oct 25: Learning (Ch. 5)

Week 5 (Oct 28 – Nov 1)

M Oct 28: Learning (Ch. 5) / Episodic Memory (Ch. 6) W Oct 30: Episodic Memory (Ch. 6) F Nov 1: MIDTERM #2

Week 6 (Nov 4 – 8)

M Nov 4: Semantic Memory (Ch. 7) W Nov 6: Semantic Memory (Ch. 7) F Nov 8: Retrieval (Ch. 8)

Week 7 (Nov 11 – 15)

M Nov 11: VETERAN’S DAY HOLIDAY (NO LECTURE) W Nov 13: Retrieval (Ch. 8) F Nov 15: Forgetting (Ch. 9)

Week 8 (Nov 18 – 22)

M Nov 18: Forgetting (Ch. 9) W Nov 20: MIDTERM #3 F Nov 22: Eyewitness Testimony (Ch. 12)

Week 9 (Nov 25 – 29)

M Nov 25: Eyewitness Testimony (Ch. 12) / Memory in Childhood (Ch. 14) W Nov 27: Memory in Childhood (Ch. 14) F Nov 29: THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY (NO LECTURE)

Week 10 (Dec 2 – 6)

M Dec 2: Improving Your Memory (Ch. 17) W Dec 4: Improving Your Memory (Ch. 17) F Dec 6: Improving Your Memory (Ch. 17)

FINAL EXAM:

W Dec 11: 8 AM

Note that this syllabus is tentative and may be changed. Any changes to this syllabus will be announced in lecture....