PSYC100 -- Introduction to Psychological Science

Fall 2009

Course Syllabus (revised 10/20/09)

The Think Spot
(Lots of cool stuff from the textbook publisher)

How to sign up to be a research participant

CONCEPTS TO STUDY FOR FINAL EXAM (page 1) and (page 2)

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Lecture Outlines & Resources

Chapter 12: Memory (outline)
Eidetic Memory: Stephen Wiltshire Video (YouTube Link)
Ebbinghaus's Forgetting Curve
H.M. (Henry Molaison) Obituary
Chapter 18: Health (outline)
Fight or Flight Response (jpeg image)
Coping with Stress Practice Sheet (MSWord doc)
Biofeedback for migraines (YouTube Link)

Chapter 1: Introduction (outline)
How to Think Like a Scientist (article)
Approaches to the Scientific Study of Psychology (MSWord doc)
Psychologists Equivocate on Torture (article)
Chapter 2: Research Methods (outline)
"Clever Hans" video (How Things Work Link)
Practice Identifying Independent & Dependent Variables (MSWord doc)
More Practice on IV & DV (do this one second) (MSWord doc)
Online quiz on Identifying Independent and Dependent Variables --don't worry about first two items (link)
Positive or negative correlation? (MSWord doc)

Chapter 3: The Human Brain (outline)
Deep Tendon Reflexes
Your Really Weird Body Map
Motor/Sensory Homunculus
Somatosensory & Motor Cortex (image)
The Adolescent Brain (YouTube video)
Broca's Aphasia (YouTube video)
Split Brain (severed corpus callosum) Behavior (YouTube video)
Brain Imaging (PowerPoint Slides)
Autonomic Nervous System (image)
High School Football's Hidden Danger (video approx. 9 minutes long)
Chapter 5: Genetics and Evolution (outline)
Dominant and Recessive Characteristics (link)
Autosomal Human Traits (link)
Eye Color Calculator (link)
6 Universal (or not so universal) Facial Expressions (article)

Chapter 4: Sensation (PP Slides) and Perception (PP Slides)
Gestalt Principles Examples
Discovering Psychology: Sensation & Perception (27:42 minutes)
Handout to complete re: Discovering Psychology Video

Chapter 10: Cognition (outline)
Chapter 11: Learning (outline)
Classical Conditioning Practice (MSword)
Operant Conditioning Practice (MSword)
Conditioning Worksheet Part 1 (image) - Set image to 40% to print
Cond. Worksheet Pt 1 answers (image)
Conditioning Worksheet Part 2 (image) - Set image to 40% to print
Cond. Worksheet Pt 2 answers (image)
Conditioning Worksheet Part 3 (image) - Set image to 40% to print
Cond. Worksheet Pt 3 answers (image)
More (8 pages worth) practice on Operant and Classical Conditioning (MSword)
Operant Conditioning (B.F. Skinner video; ~4 minutes)
Problem Solving Pigeon (link to video)
Pigeon Ping Pong (link to video)
Albert Bandura's Famous Bobo Doll Study (link to video; ~5 minutes)
 

Chapter 13: Personality (outline)
Freudian Defense Mechanisms Practice (MSword)
Eysenck EN Quadrants (MSword)
Big Five Personality Test (link)
Rotter's I-E Scale and Scoring Key (images)
Chapter 14: Social Psychology (MSword)
Asch Conformity Study (link)
Milgram's Obedience Study (link)  If clicking on the link won't work, copy and paste the URL into browser:
http://www.videosift.com/video/The-Original-Milgram-Experiment-1961
Discovering Psychology - The Power of the Situation (video; ~27 minutes)

Chapter 16: Psychopathology (outline)
Detailed lecture notes (MSword)
Discovering Psychology - Psychopathology (video; ~27 minutes)
DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for a panic attack
Notes on videos of persons with psychological disorders (Panic Disorder, OCD, Schizophrenia)