General Psychology Course Goals
Course Goals & Format:
Do you like to people watch? Are you constantly wondering why people do the things they do? Are you curious about what babies know? Or how people with mental illness get better? Or the best way to cope with stress? Do you care that the answers to these questions are grounded in scientific evidence attained from careful observation or experimentation rather than people’s armchair, self-help sound bites? Then psychology is the field for you!
Psychology is the scientific study of behavior. Humans behavior and experience is rooted in physiological mechanisms, but our ability to engage in conscious and abstract thought makes us complex subjects of study. To understand that complexity, psychologists devise clever techniques and sophisticated theories to isolate patterns of thought and …show more content…
Thus, please note that the unofficial grades you will receive from me – the instructor – might be changed by the faculty, department or school. Grades are not official until they appear on the student’s academic record. If necessary, the grades from this course will be scaled (curved) to obtain an average between 65 and 67%, with an SD of 14%.
Policy on Make-up Exams:
You must take exams on the date and time they are scheduled. Make-up exams will not be allowed for trips out of town or sleeping late. The only case in which a make-up exam will be given is if a student is ill on the date of the exam. If this occurs, you must (a) inform me that you will be unable to take the scheduled exam prior to the exam time and (b) obtain a written excuse from a physician. Make-up exams must be completed within one week of the scheduled exam.
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Do you like to people watch? Are you constantly wondering why people do the things they do? Are you curious about what babies know? Or how people with mental illness get better? Or the best way to cope with stress? Do you care that the answers to these questions are grounded in scientific evidence attained from careful observation or experimentation rather than people’s armchair, self-help sound bites? Then psychology is the field for you!
Psychology is the scientific study of behavior. Humans behavior and experience is rooted in physiological mechanisms, but our ability to engage in conscious and abstract thought makes us complex subjects of study. To understand that complexity, psychologists devise clever techniques and sophisticated theories to isolate patterns of thought and …show more content…
Thus, please note that the unofficial grades you will receive from me – the instructor – might be changed by the faculty, department or school. Grades are not official until they appear on the student’s academic record. If necessary, the grades from this course will be scaled (curved) to obtain an average between 65 and 67%, with an SD of 14%.
Policy on Make-up Exams:
You must take exams on the date and time they are scheduled. Make-up exams will not be allowed for trips out of town or sleeping late. The only case in which a make-up exam will be given is if a student is ill on the date of the exam. If this occurs, you must (a) inform me that you will be unable to take the scheduled exam prior to the exam time and (b) obtain a written excuse from a physician. Make-up exams must be completed within one week of the scheduled exam.
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