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31:001%-%ELEMENTARY%PSYCHOLOGY! Fall!Semester!2016! 11:30!a.m.!(AAA)!or!2:30!p.m.!(BBB)!Wednesday!and!Friday!at!Macbride!Hall!Auditorium! ! Instructor:! Professor!Shaun!Vecera!! ! ! Office:! E125!Seashore!Hall! ! ! ! Phone:! 335-0839! ! ! ! ! E-mail:! [email protected]! ! ! Office!Hours:! Tu!2-4,!W!1-2!in!Currier!Conference!Room!S16! ! or!by!appointment! ! Administrative%Teaching%Assistants% ! 11:30%Lecture:! Jessica!Bowden!! ! !!!! !!! Office:! E420d!Seashore!Hall! ! ! ! E-mail:! [email protected]! ! ! Office!Hours:! W!10-11,!F!9-11,!or!by!appointment! !

!!!!!!!!Coordinator:! !!!!!!!!Office:! ! !!!!!!!!Phone:! ! !!!!!!!!E-mail:! ! !!!!!!!!Office!Hours:!

Carrie!Whittaker! E11!Seashore!Hall! 335-2450! [email protected]! M-F!9!am-12!noon!&!1!pm-5!pm!

!!!!!!!!2:30%Lecture:%%%%%%%%%Francis!Smith! !!!!!!!!Office:! ! !!!!!!!!!B16F!Spence!Labs! !!!!!!!!E-mail:! ! [email protected]! !!!!!!!!Office!Hours:!! !M!2-4,!Tu!2-3,!or!by!appointment!

! TEXTBOOK:!!Myers!&!DeWall!(2016).!Exploring*Psychology,!10th!Edition.!Worth!Publishers.!! CLASS!WEBSITE:!available!on!ICON!(http://icon.uiowa.edu/)! ! COURSE!GOALS!AND!OVERVIEW! This!course!provides!a!general!introduction!to!the!discipline!of!psychology,!the!scientific!study!of!behavior.!The!class!will!provide!you! with!a!snapshot!of!the!major!components! of!psychological!research,! ranging!from! the! biological!bases! of!behavior! to!group! social! behavior.! The! course! will! involve! (1)! assigned! readings! in! the! text,! (2)! class! lectures,! (3)! discussion! sections,! and! (4)! exposure! to! psychological!research!methods.!The!lectures!will!not!merely!repeat!what!you!can!read!in!the!textbook;!instead,!they!will!provide!a! focused!discussion!of!more!specific!issues!in!psychology,!using!examples!and!demonstrations!to!reinforce!important!concepts.!Two! hints!for!getting! the!most! from!this! course!are!to! (1)! attend! lecture! and! discussion!and! (2)! complete!assigned! readings! before!the! lecture.!A!word!to!the!wise:!!Skipping!lectures!is!likely!to!drop!your!letter!grade!in!this!course!by!a!letter!grade!or*more.!! The!discussion!sections! will!be! used!for! presenting! new!material! and!for! discussing!various! topics!from! the!textbook!and!lectures,! including! demonstrations,! activities,! and! short! videos.! These! sessions! also! give! you! the! opportunity! to! ask! questions! in! the! more! intimate! context! of! a!small-group! meeting.! You! should! feel!free! to! ask!questions! that! you! may!have! or!to! raise! issues!that! are! of! interest!to!you.!Writing!assignments!will!be!given!by!discussion!section!teaching!assistants!details!will!follow!during!the!semester.!It! is!essential!that!assignments!be!completed!at!the!designated!times.!You%are%required%to%attend%your%discussion%section.!! This! course! is! approved! by! the! College! of! Liberal! Arts! and! Sciences! as! a! General! Education! course! in! the! social! sciences! area.! Students!will!learn!about!psychological!research!methods!and!major!concepts!in!the!field.! Students!will!also!learn!how!to!evaluate! hypotheses!and!data!in!psychology.!! ! PROBLEMS! Students! having! class-related! problems! should! see! either! Professor! Vecera! or! the! Administrative! Teaching! Assistant! (TA),! listed! above,!who!is!assigned! to!their!lecture!section.!The!Administrative!TA!will!be!at!the! front!of! the!auditorium!before!and!after!each! class! and! will! keep! regular! office! hours.! If! the! problems! cannot! be! handled! by! the! Administrative! TA,! you! should! see! Professor! Vecera.! Issues! about! the! oral! communication! of! the! teaching! assistants—or! about! any! other! aspect! of! the! course—should! be! directed! to! Professor! Vecera,! who! is! also! the! Director! of! Undergraduate! Studies! in! the! Department! of! Psychological! and! Brain! Sciences.! Alternatively,!you! can! contact! Professor! Jodie! Plumert,! Department! Chair,! E11! SSH,! 335-2405,! for! matters! involving! this! class.!If!the!matter!cannot!be!resolved!at!the!departmental!level,!you!will!be!referred!to!the!Associate!Dean!for!Academic!Programs,! 120!SH,!335-2633.!! ! PLEASE%NOTE:%%YOU%ARE%RESPONSIBLE%FOR%ALL%INFORMATION%CONTAINED%IN%THIS%SYLLABUS.% % The%instructor%reserves%the%right%to% modify%this%syllabus%if%necessary.% %The% instructor% will%notify%students%of%any%modifications%in% lecture% and% by% updating% the% syllabus% on% ICON.% Modifications% will% only% be% made% to% correct% errors,% office% hours,% or% other% minor% content.% This%document%can%be%downloaded%and%viewed%from%the%class%ICON%site:% http://icon.uiowa.edu/%

SCHEDULE!OF!TOPICS:!LECTURE! ! VIEWPOINT%1:%%Humans%as%Behaving%Biological%Organisms! W! ! Aug!24! ! ! Introduction!and!orientation!

! ! pp.!1-14!

F! !

Aug!26! !

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History!of!psychology:!Wilhelm!Wundt!and!you!

! ! pp.!1-14!

W! !

Aug!31! !

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Research!methods:!How!not!to!read!a!mind!

! ! pp.!14-32!

F! !

Sept!2! !

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Einstein’s!brain!

! ! Ch.!2!to!p.!64!

W! !

Sept!7! !

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More!of!Einstein’s!brain!

! ! Ch.!2!to!p.!64!

F! !

Sept!9! !

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Einstein’s!brain!and!what!makes!you!you!

! ! Ch.!2!to!p.!64!

W! !

Sept!14! !

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Motivation:!Warm!feet,!a!drink,!and!sex!

! ! Ch.!10!to!p.!385!

F! !

Sept!16! !

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Motivation:!Elaboration!on!the!Basic!Model!

! ! Ch.!10!to!p.!385!

W! !

Sept!21! !

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Learning!and!conditioning,!Russian!style!

! ! Ch.!7!

F! !

Sept!23! !

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Learning!and!conditioning,!American!style!

! ! Ch.!7!

W! !

Sept!28! !

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EXAM%1%@%6:30%PM:%%NO%LECTURE!

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! VIEWPOINT%2:%%Humans%as%Thinking%Organisms! F! ! Sept!30! ! ! How!to!taste,!how!to!see!1!

! ! pp.!199-224;!230-242!

W! !

Oct!5! !

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How!to!taste,!how!to!see!2!

! ! pp.!199-224!

F! !

Oct!7! !

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Attention!and!consciousness!

! ! pp.!79-84!

W! !

Oct!12! !

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To!sleep,!perchance!to!dream!

! ! Ch.!2!to!p.!98!

F! !

Oct!14! !

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Consciousness,!sleep,!and!dreaming!

! ! Ch.!2!to!p.102!!

W! !

Oct!19! !

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How!we!remember:!Human!memory!

! ! Ch.!8!

F! !

Oct!21! !

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Memory!in!everyday!life!

! ! Ch.!8!

W! !

Oct!26! !

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How!we!communicate:!Human!language!

! ! pp.!329-340!

F! !

Oct!28! !

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Language!and!thought!

! ! pp.!329-340!

W! !

Nov!2! !

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EXAM%2%@%6:30%PM:%%NO%LECTURE%

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! VIEWPOINT%3:%%Humans%as%Developing,%Social%Organisms! F! ! Nov!4! ! ! Your!psychological!baby!scrapbook:!Human! development! W! ! Nov!9! ! ! More!of!the!scrapbook:!Cognitive!development!

! ! Ch.!4!to!p.!135! ! ! Ch.!4!to!p.!135!

F! !

Nov!11! !

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Still!more!of!the!scrapbook:!Social!development!

! ! pp.!138-146!

W! !

Nov!16! !

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! ! Ch.!12!

F! !

Nov!18! !

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How!to!win!friends!and!influence!people:!Social! psychology! More!friends!and!influence!

!!!!!!Nov!23!&!25! !

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Thanksgiving!Break!

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W! !

Nov!30! !

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What!is!abnormal!behavior?!

! ! Ch.!14!to!p.!544!

F! !

Dec!2! !

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How!do!we!treat!abnormal!behavior?!

! ! pp.!574-581;!583-591!

W! !

Dec!7! !

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Health,!stress,!and!final!exams!

! ! Ch.!11!to!p.!419!

F! !

Dec!9! !

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Health,!stress,!and!final!exams%

! ! pp.!419-438!

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FINAL%EXAM:TBA%

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! Fall!2016!

SCHEDULE!OF!TOPICS:!DISCUSSION! Week!1!

! Aug!22-26!

! Introduction!and!orientation!

! ! !

Week!2!

! Aug!29-Sept!2!

! How!to!study!behavior:!Research!methods!

! ! p.!14-32!

Week!3!

! Sept!5-9!

! Splitting!brains!and!what!they!can!tell!us!

! ! pp.!61-64!

Week!4!

! Sept!12-16!

! Hot!heads!and!cool!heads:!Emotion!

! ! pp.!386-403!

Week!5!

! Sept!19-23!

! Learning!and!conditioning,!American!style!

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Week!6!

! Sept!26-30!

! Sensation:!Getting!the!world!into!our!heads!

Ch.!7! Paper%#1%assigned% ! ! pp.!199-205!

Week!7!

! Oct!3-7!

! Perception:!Making!sense!out!of!sensations!

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Week!8!

! Oct!10-14!

! Sleep!but!not!in!class!

pp.!205-224! Paper%#1%due% ! ! Ch.!2!to!p.!98!

Week!9!

! Oct!17-21!

! Memory!

! ! Ch.!8!

Week!10! ! Oct!24-28!

! Intelligence:!What!is!IQ!and!why!should!you!care?!

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Week!11! ! Oct!31-Nov!4!

! Language!development!

Week!12! ! Nov!7-11!

! Personality!

Week!13! ! Nov!14-18!

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Week!14! ! Nov!28-Dec!2!

! Psychopathology!

! ! pp.!545-555!

Week!15! ! Dec!5-9!

! Health!psychology!and!stress!

! ! Ch.!11!to!p.!419!

The!(possible)!dark!side!of!social!psychology:! Obedience!

pp.!340-352! Paper%#2%assigned! pp.!331-332! ! ! % pp.!505-516! ! ! Paper%#2%due! ! ! pp.!452-457!

! MISCELLANEOUS! A!Note!on!the!Covered!Material!!At!various!points!in!the!course!we!necessarily!must!deal!with!topics!that!some!individuals!may!find! sensitive!or!embarrassing!(e.g.,!evolution,!human!sexuality,!conformity,!etc.).!Please!reconsider!your!decision!to!take!this!class!if!you! are!unwilling!to!examine!these!topics!in!an!objective,!scientific!manner.!! Decorum! ! You! have! the! right! to! expect! a! classroom! that! enables! you! to! learn.! You! have! the! responsibility! to! help! create! such! a! classroom! environment.! Please! treat! other! students! in! the! class,! the! TAs,! and! the! instructor! with! respect.! If! you! need! to! leave! a! lecture,! please! make! prior!arrangements!with! the!instructor! to!minimize! any!disruption!of! your!fellow! classmates.!Also,!please! do! not!disrupt!those!around!you!with!idle!conversation.!If!you!have!a!question,!please!ask!it—you’re!probably!not!the!only!person!with! this!question.!Finally,!few!things!really!bug!the!hell!out!of!me,!but!you!should!know!about!two:!!Sleeping!in!class!and!cell!phones!in! class.!If!you’re!sleepy,!please!stay!at!home!in!bed—you’ll!sleep!better!there!than!in!Macbride!auditorium.!And,!please!make!sure!cell! phones!are!off.!Mine!is.! Tutoring!! The!university!offers!Supplemental!Instruction! (SI)!for!several!introductory!courses,!including!Elementary!Psychology.! Free! SI!tutoring! is! available.! See! https://tutor.uiowa.edu/find-help/supplemental-instructions/!for! the! times! and! locations.! Bring!your! student!ID.!The!SI!insructor!has!all!taken!this!class!before!and!received!an!‘A’!or!better!for!their!final!grade.! COLLEGIATE!POLICIES!AND!RESOURCES! This!course!is!given!by!the!College!of!Liberal!Arts!and!Sciences!CLAS.!This!means!that!class!policies!on!matters!such!as!requirements,! grading,!and!sanctions!for!academic!dishonesty!are!governed!by!the!College!of!Liberal!Arts!and!Sciences.!Students!wishing!to!drop! this! course!after! the! official!deadline! must! receive!approval! of!the! Dean! of! the!College! of! Liberal! Arts!and! Sciences.! Details!of! the! University!policy!of!cross!enrollments!may!be!found!at!http://clas.uiowa.edu/students/handbook! University! policy! specifies! that! students! are! responsible! for! all! official! correspondences! sent! to! their! University! of! Iowa! e-mail! address!([email protected]).!Please!use!your!uiowa!account!when!corresponding!with!the!instructor!and!TAs.! Academic!Honesty.! Academic%dishonesty%of%any%form%will%not%be%tolerated%in%this%class.! Any!instances!of!cheating!or!plagiarism!will! result!in! an!automatic!failure!in! the!course,! and!the! incident!will! be!reported!to! the!university.! Academic!misconduct!can! result!in! disciplinary!probation,!suspension,!or!expulsion!from!the!university.!Academic!misconduct!can!also!become!part!of!your! permanent! record.! See! the! Code! of! Academic! Honesty! in! the! CLAS! Academic! Policies! Handbook:!! http://clas.uiowa.edu/students/handbook/academic-fraud-honor-code! 31:001!Elementary!Psychology!

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Ignorance!is!not!a!defense!for!cases!of!plagiarism!and!cheating.!See!the!Academic!Policies!Handbook!for!definitions!of!plagiarism!and! cheating.!! Accommodations!for!Disabilities.!The!University!of!Iowa!is!committed!to!providing!an!educational!experience!that!is!accessible!to!all! students.! A! student! may! request! academic! accommodations! for! a! disability! (which! includes! but! is! not! limited! to! mental! health,! attention,! learning,! vision,! and! physical! or! health-related! conditions).! A! student! seeking! academic! accommodations! should! first! register!with!Student!Disability! Services!(SDS)!and! then!meet!with! the!course! instructor!privately!in!the!instructor’s! office!to!make! particular!arrangements.!Reasonable!accommodations!are!established!through!an!interactive!process!among!the!student,!instructor,! and!SDS.!For!more!information,!see!http://sds.studentlife.uiowa.edu.! Any! student! with! a! documented! disability! which! may! require! special! arrangements! for! exams! or! any! aspect! of! class,! please! see! Professor!Vecera!and!your!Administrative!TA!listed!above!as*soon*as*possible.!This!will!give!us!time!to!prepare!any!accommodations! that!you!may!need.!! Understanding! Sexual! Harassment.! Sexual! harassment! subverts! the! mission! of! the! University! and! threatens! the! well-being! of! students,!faculty,!and!staff.!All!members!of!the!UI!community!have!a!responsibility!to!uphold!this!mission!and!to!contribute!to!a!safe! environment! that! enhances! learning.! Incidents! of! sexual! harassment! should! be! reported! immediately.! Visit! https://osmrc.uiowa.edu/for!definitions,!assistance,!and!the!full!policy.! ! Reacting! Safely! to! Severe! Weather.! In! severe! weather,! class! members! should! seek! appropriate! shelter! immediately,! leaving! the! classroom!if!necessary.!The!class!will!continue!if!possible!when!the!event!is!over.!For!more!information!on!Hawk!Alert!and!the!siren! warning!system,!visit!the!Department!of!Public!Safety!website.! INFORMATION!ABOUT!EXAMS!AND!GRADING! Examination! Policies.! Cell% phones,% iPods,% and% similar% personal% electronics% are% NOT% permitted% in% class% during% exams% for% obvious% reasons.% These!items!need! to!be!turned! OFF!and! be!out!of! sight!(e.g.,!in!a! backpack)! during!exams.! Because!these! devices!can!be! used!for!cheating! (e.g.,!receiving!a!text!message),! devices!that!are!out! during!exams!will!be!taken!by!the!proctors!to!the!front!of!the! room,!and!procedures!for!cheating!(see!above)!may!be!followed.!Bring%your%student%ID%to%every%exam.%It%will%be%checked%when%you% turn%in%your%exam.! A!note!on!exam!conflicts:!!According!to!University!policy,!when!there!is!a!conflict!between!an!exam!scheduled!outside!of!class!time! (as! in! this! class)! and! a! regularly! scheduled! course! activity! (e.g.,! lecture! or! lab),! the! regularly! scheduled! course! activity! takes! precedence.! When! there! is! a! conflict! between! two! outside-class! exams,! the! course! having! the! lower! department! number! takes! precedence.!We! will!arrange!make-up!exams! for! anyone!having! a!conflict! that!meets! these!criteria.!University!examination!policy! can!be!found!at:!https://registrar.uiowa.edu/exam-information% Midterm!Examinations.!There!will!be!two!midterm!exams,!each!covering!the!lectures,!readings,!and!discussions!for!the!period!prior! to! the! exams.! Each! exam! will! consist! of! approximately! 70! multiple-choice! items.! Lecture! and! discussion! material! has! priority! for! exams;! material! that! was! only! covered! in! the! textbook! and! not! presented! in! either! lecture! or! discussion! has! a! low! probability! of! being!on!the!exam.! The!midterm!exams!will!be!administered!in!the!evening!on!each! of!the!designated!occasions.! There!will!be!no! lecture!on!exam!day;!however,%discussions%will%be%held.!Exam!scores!will!be!accessible!via!the!class!ICON!page.!! Final! Examination.! The! final! examination! will! consist! of! approximately! 70! multiple-choice! items.! The% final% exam% is% not% comprehensive.! The!final!will!cover!only!the!last! section!of!the!course.! The!final!exam! date!and!time! will!be!announced! at!a!later! time.!! Examination!Locations.!(NOTE:!these%may%be%updated—changes%will%be%announced%in%lecture%and%on%ICON)% The! rooms! in! which! the! midterm! exams! will! be! given! are! listed! below.! Locations! for! the! final! exam! will! be! announced! at! the! beginning!of!the!four!class!meetings!preceding!the!final!exam.!You% must%be%tested%in%the% location%designated%for% your%discussion% section.!! Macbride!Auditorium!(MH)! Discussion!Sections!1-12! C20!Pomerantz!Center!(PC)! Discussion!Sections!13-18! W10!Papajohn!Business!Building!(PBB)! Discussion!Sections!19-24! 100!Phillips!Hall!(PH)! Discussion!Sections!25-30! ! Make-Up! Tests.! There% are% very% few% reasons% for% missing% a% test.! Make-up! exams! will! not! be! given! without! the! instructor’s! prior! permission.!If!you!know!you!must!miss!a!test,!you!must!(1)!have!a!good!excuse!and!(2)!inform!the!instructor!of!the!excuse!in!writing! 2! weeks! before! the! exam.! Acceptable! excuses! include! upcoming! surgery,! jail! sentence,! or! a! conflicting! exam! in! another! class;! unacceptable!excuses! include!travel! plans!e.g.,! leaving!for! break! early.!If! you! do! miss!a! test!and!have! no!valid!excuse,!a! make-up! exam!will!be!given!at*the*instructor’s*discretion!and!you!will!incur!a!50%!penalty!on!the!exam’s!score!(i.e.,!if!you!earned!100%!of!the! points,!only!50%!of!the!points!would!count!toward!your!final!grade).!The! instructor!must!be!notified!of!such!missed!exams! within!2! days!of!the!original!exam!date.!! 31:001!Elementary!Psychology!

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Of!course,!there!are!exceptions:!!Make-up!exams!will!be!given!if!there!is!a!documented!illness!or!emergency.!In!such!cases,!students! should!submit!a!written!explanation!of!why!they!missed!the!exam!ALONG!WITH!the!appropriate!documentation!(e.g.,!funeral!notice,! police!report,!arrest!warrant,!physician’s!note,!etc.).!Again,!the!instructor!must!be!notified!within!2!days!of!the!exam,!when!possible.! As%in%the%now%classic%Seinfeld%episode,%a%picture%of%you%in%front%of%the%casket%is%not%appropriate%documentation.!Full!credit!will!be! given!when!a!documented!emergency!arises!and!the!student!notifies!the!instructor!in!a!timely!manner.!! Written!Assignments.! ...