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General Psychology Syllabus Spring 2013 Dr. Julia M. Fullick

General Psychology
Professor: Julia Fullick, Ph.D.
Office Hours: PSY322 Tuesdays & Thursdays 10:30AM-11:30AM or by appointment [e-mail] 01/08/2013 – 04/25/2013

Class Information: PSY2012.0002
Class Time & Location: Tuesdays & Thursdays 12:00PM-1:15PM CSB 101 3 Webcourses2@UCF

E-Mail: Meeting Dates:

Credit Hours: Course Website:

Course Description:
The purpose of this course is to provide you with an overview of the study of human behavior. We will cover most of the major topic areas of psychology, emphasizing the general perspective and sampling some acquired knowledge associated with each topic area. Due to time constraints, we will not have the opportunity to examine any of the topics in great detail. You are expected to get a general idea of the scope of psychology and a basic understanding of human behavior.

Required Text: Myers, D. G. (2011). Exploring psychology eighth edition in modules. New York, NY: Worth Publishers. ISBN: 9781429216364 Graduate Teaching Assistant:
1. Elizabeth Sanz

Teaching Assistants:
1. Trenace Brown (last names A-B) 2. Ariana Burgos (last names C-E) 3. Morgan Frink (last names F-J) 4. Shane McCormack (last names K-M) 5. Kendra Parker (last names N-O) 6. Michelle Tall (P-R) 7. Victoria Teele (last names S-T) 8. Bernadette Cucurullo (last names U-Z) Because our class is so large, each TA will have a smaller section of students. You can contact your TA if you have any questions about course content. Please be sure to review this syllabus before contacting your TA to see if you can find your question here first (i.e., all due dates are posted below). Please direct all grade-related questions via coursemail to Dr. Fullick.

Technology Requirements:
 In this class, our official mode of communication is through email located inside Webcourses2@UCF. Webcourses (https://webcourses2c.instructure.com/) will be used for: (1) sending e-mails; (2) posting lecture notes, handouts, etc., and (3) posting grade information. Please check this daily for any updated information. It is your responsibility to keep informed! All communication between student and instructor and between student and student, and between student and TA should be respectful and professional. It is the student’s responsibility to check the “coursemail” tool frequently.  If you do not own a computer, there are computers accessible to you in all UCF’s computer labs, and most computer labs have computers connected to the internet. For further information on computer labs, please see the following website: http://registrar.sdes.ucf.edu/webguide/index_quickfind.aspx.
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Evaluation Procedures: Grade Categories
In-Class Exercises

Description of the requirements

Points
60 points total (15 points each) (12%)

Four short assignments will be completed in class. These assignments will not be announced in advance and cannot be made up. In-class exercises will be graded on a pass/fail basis and the lowest score will be dropped. Students will complete nine online quizzes designed to further understanding of the course material via Webcourses. You will have one week to complete the quiz. Online quizzes cannot be made up for any reason. 02/05/13 03/19/13 04/25/13 (note: final exam time is 10am-12:50pm) Ten percent of your final course grade will be from immersive research experiences. See pages 6-9 of this syllabus for detailed instructions.

Online Quizzes

90 points total (10 points each) (18%) 100 points (20%) 100 points (20%) 100 points (20%) 50 points (10%)

Exam 1 Exam 2 Exam 3 Immersive Research Experiences

Course Grading Scale: This course is out of 500 points
To calculate your course percentage, add up all the points you have earned in the course (including extra credit) and divide that sum by the total number of possible points for the course (450). Then multiply the dividend (resulting number) by 100% for your course percentage.

Percentage Range
93-100 90-92 87-89 84-86 80-83 77-79 74-76 70-73 67-69 64-66 60-63 0-59

Grade
A AB+ B BC+ C CD+ D DF

Grades will be rounded to the nearest whole number. For example, 87.5 will be assigned a B+ and 87.4 will be assigned a B. If you disagree with a grade, or think I may have made a mistake that could affect your grade, please submit your appeal to me in writing. I will review the appeal, make a decision, and inform you of the result.

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Makeup Exams:
Exams are to be taken on their scheduled date and time. Absent a true, documented emergency (i.e., death in family with documentation, hospitalization with documentation), exceptions will not be made after the fact. If you foresee a conflict, please let me know as soon as possible.

Attendance:
Because this course only meets twice a week, you are expected to attend all classes and to arrive on time (and not leave early); please demonstrate sincerity and responsibility. Attendance is critical to your success in this course. If you cannot attend, please find someone that takes good notes and get a copy. I would be happy to go over any material you have questions about if you set up an appointment, but I will not provide you with the class notes you missed. Unauthorized use (e.g., sale, mass distribution via the internet) of any class materials, including posted PowerPoint slides, is prohibited. According to UCF policy, excused absences include: University of Central Florida sponsored events (you will need a letter from your coach, team leader, etc. – please note that Rush Week and events of that nature are not considered University sponsored events), military service, and court appearances. Additional exceptions include severe illness, family emergency, religious observance, etc. Please submit appropriate documentation (a doctor’s note, etc.). Documentation must be properly dated. Moreover, whether you are present in class or not, you are personally responsible for the any and all material and announcements covered during any class session. If an absence is necessary, please make arrangements with another student to obtain lecture notes. The use of audio recording devices during lecture requires consent from the instructor and all classmates.

Students with Disabilities:
The University of Central Florida is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all persons with disabilities. This syllabus is available in alternate formats upon request. Students with disabilities who need accommodations in this course must contact the instructor at the beginning of the semester to discuss needed accommodations. No accommodations will be provided until the student has met with the professor to request accommodations. Students who need accommodations must be registered with Student Disability Services, Student Resource Center Room 132, phone [phone], TTY/TDD only phone [phone], before requesting accommodations from the professor.

Ethics Statement:
As reflected in the UCF creed, integrity and scholarship are core values that should guide our conduct and decisions as members of the UCF community. Plagiarism and cheating contradict these values, and are very serious academic offenses. Students are expected to familiarize themselves with and follow the University’s Rules of Conduct (see http://www.osc.sdes.ucf.edu/). Plagiarism and Cheating of any kind on a quiz, assignment, or exam will result at least in an “F” for that assignment (and, depending on the severity of the case, may lead to an “F” for the entire course) and may be subject to appropriate referral to the Office of Student Conduct for further action. See the UCF Golden Rule for further information (http://www.goldenrule.sdes.ucf.edu/). I will assume for this course that you will adhere to the academic creed of this University and will maintain the highest standards of academic integrity. In other words, do not cheat by giving answers to others or taking them from anyone else. I will also adhere to the highest standards of academic integrity, so please do not ask me to change (or expect me to change) your grade illegitimately or to bend or break rules.

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UCF faculty members have a responsibility for your education and the value of a UCF degree, and so seek to prevent unethical behavior and when necessary respond to infringements of academic integrity. Penalties can include a failing grade in an assignment or in the course, suspension or expulsion from the university, and/or a "Z Designation" on a student's official transcript indicating academic dishonesty, where the final grade for this course will be preceded by the letter Z. For more information about the Z Designation, see http://z.ucf.edu/. For more information about UCF's Rules of Conduct, see http://www.osc.sdes.ucf.edu/.

Helpful Resources:
 Owl at Purdue APA Formatting Guide: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/  Excel Tutorials: http://www.gcflearnfree.org/excel2010  Psychology Library Research Guides: http://libguides.lib.ucf.edu/content.php?hs=a&pid=155581 or http://libguides.lib.ucf.edu/rc-psychology

Course Schedule:
Meeting Date
Week 1: Tuesday 01/08/13 Week 1: Thursday 01/10/13 Week 2: Tuesday 01/15/13 Week 2: Thursday 01/17/13 Week 3: Tuesday 01/22/13 Week 3: Thursday 01/24/13 Week 4: Tuesday 01/29/13 Week 4: Thursday 01/31/13 Week 5: Tuesday 02/05/13 Week 5: Thursday 02/07/13 Week 6: Tuesday 02/12/13 Week 6: Thursday 02/14/13 Week 7: Tuesday 02/19/13 Week 7: Thursday 02/21/13 Week 8: Tuesday 02/26/13 Week 8: Thursday 02/28/13

Topics
Course Intro & The History of Psychology Career in Psychology Social Psychology Part I Social Psychology Part II (Quiz 1 due 12 pm)
Film: A Class Divided

Please have these read before the start of class

Modules: 1, 2, & Appendix A Appendix C Modules: 37, 38, & 39

Learning Part I Learning Part II (Quiz 2 due 12pm) Review for Exam 1 Exam 1 (Quiz 3 Due 12pm) Memory Part I Memory Part II Development Part I Development Part II (Quiz 4 due 12pm) Motivation Industrial-Organizational Psychology Human Factors (Quiz 5 due 12pm)
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Modules: 17, 18, & 19

Modules: 1, 2, 17, 18, 19, 37, 38, 39, & Appendices: A & C Modules: 20 & 21

Modules: 10, 11, 12, & 13

pp. 354-357 Appendix B

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Week 9 Tuesday: 03/05/13 Week 9 Thursday: 03/07/13 Monday 03/11/13 Week 10:Tuesday 03/12/13 Week 10:Thursday 03/14/13 Week 11: Tuesday 03/19/13 Week 11: Thursday 03/21/13 Week 12: Tuesday 03/26/13 Week 12: Thursday 03/28/13 Week 13: Tuesday 04/02/13 Week 13: Thursday 04/04/13 Week 14: Tuesday 04/09/13 Week 14: Thursday 04/11/13 Week 15: Tuesday 04/16/13 Week 15: Thursday 04/18/13 Week 16: Tuesday 04/23/13 Week 16: Thursday 04/25/13 05/03/13 05/06/13

No Class: Spring Break No Class: Spring Break Withdrawal Deadline Review for Exam 2 (Quiz 6 due 12pm) Guest Speaker Series: Current Research in Psychology Exam 2 The Biology of Mind Consciousness & the Two-Track Mind Personality Part I Personality Part II (Quiz 7 Due 12pm) Psychological Disorders Part I Psychological Disorders Part II (Quiz 8 due 12pm) No Class: SIOP Conference Guest Speaker Series: Current Research in Psychology (Quiz 9 due 12pm) Review for Exam 3 UCF Exam Study Day No Classes Exam 3 (Note: exam time is 10am-12:50pm) Grades Due 12PM Grades Post on MyUCF 9AM Modules: 3, 4, 5, 7, 30, 31, 32, 33, & 34 Katelyn Procci, ABD University of Central Florida, RETRO Lab ends at 11:59pm

Dr. Wendy Bedwell University of South Florida, Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation Modules: 10, 11, 12, 13, 20, 21, Appendix B, & pp. 354-357 Modules: 3 & 4 Modules 5 & 7 Modules: 30 & 31

Modules 32, 33, & 34

All dates, assignments, and elements in this syllabus are tentative, and can be changed at my discretion. In this case, a revised syllabus or addendum will be discussed in class, posted on Webcourses2 Canvas, and an e-mail will be sent to all students’ UCF knights email account.

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How to Get Immersive Research Experience Points for General Psychology Courses – Spring 2013
Ten percent of your final course grade will be from immersive research experiences. You can earn these 10 percentage points by writing summaries of relevant journal articles. The details regarding these article summaries are below. If you do not want to write article summaries, you may earn some or all of these points by serving as a research participant in studies conducted by the Psychology Department’s faculty and students. You must complete at least 5 of these 10 points by the mid-point of the semester – 3/1/13 – before midnight). Otherwise, you will lose potential points from your final 10 point requirement (i.e., you can only earn up to 5 points after 3/1/13). There are two different end-of-the-semester deadlines for the two options. The final deadline to submit the paper reviews is by the end of the day (midnight) on 4/16/13 (to allow us sufficient time to grade them). The deadline to participate in research studies is by the end of the day on 4/23/13. Writing Summaries of Scientific Journal Articles (Article Summary Papers) To earn the points for this experience, you may write up to ten Article Summary Papers. Each paper will be worth up to one of your ten points, depending on how carefully you follow the instructions below. Each paper needs to be no more and no less than two single-spaced pages. You must also use 12-point Times New Roman font and one inch margins on all four sides. Please make sure that your word processor does not add extra spacing between paragraphs. You will need to save your file as either Microsoft Word format or rich text format (.rtf). Most word processors will allow you to “save as” .rtf format if you do not have access to Microsoft Word. Do not include any header information or a title on the two summary pages. You need to preface these two pages with a separate title page that must include your name, your Sona Systems Identity Code (see Sona Systems section below), date, class name (including section #), instructor name, and the full APA-style reference for the journal article that you chose. Note: You must include your Sona Systems Identity Code on the title page or we will not be able to award you credit toward the class. In addition, you will not receive any credit if it is not immediately clear from citation on the title page that you picked a journal from the approved list below. For directions on how to format this citation in APA style, see: http://library.ucf.edu/rosen/guide_apa.php#journal You can create an account in Sona Systems in order to obtain the required Sona Systems Identity Code even if you do not intend to participate in any research studies. The title page does not count toward the two single-spaced page limit for the summary. The summary should not include your opinion (just objectively summarize it) and should not include any quotations. Please put everything in your own words and do not summarize the abstract section of the article. It needs to summarize a recent research journal article (published in last five years) from one of the American Psychological Association (APA) journals listed in the table below. Please note that you will receive a zero of your summary is on a paper that is not from one of the journals listed below and/or it is not clear from your title page whether you used one of these journals. **Your Microsoft Word (or rich text format -.rtf) file MUST be submitted online to http://turnitin.com. If you upload your file in any format that is not Microsoft Word or rich text format (.rtf) your paper will receive a zero. Also, you will receive deductions if you do not follow all of these instructions carefully (see below grading rubric). You’ll need to create a user account in Turnitin.com, and then join the overall “class,” using the class ID#: 5912417 and password: mapt89. It will list “Schuster” as the instructor, but this is the correct place to submit your papers for this class. Please note that TurnItIn.com will show us whether your paper substantially overlaps any other source, including sources from the web and papers from other students – so be very careful not to plagiarize your
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writing so that you do not lose credit for the paper and/or receive other more serious potential consequences from your instructor. The papers may not be graded until finals week, depending on when you submitted the paper(s). As soon as a paper is graded, you will receive an automated e-mail from Sona Systems (described below) that will contain the credit that you received for the paper (up to 1 point possible) along with a comment field that notes the reason(s) for any deduction(s). This e-mail will also contain other automated language about the ability to cancel the study and need to bring your Sona Identity Code to the study – but you can ignore those parts of the message. After receiving this e-mail, you will also then continue to see your paper credits within Sona Systems under the heading of “General Psychology Research Papers” on the list of studies that you have participated in. List of Approved Journals for Article Summaries (you must select an article from one of these) Behavioral Neuroscience Journal of Experimental Psychology: General Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology Perception and Performance Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Developmental Psychology Memory, and Cognition Dreaming Journal of Family Psychology Emotion Journal of Occupational Health Psychology Experimental & Clinical Psychopharmacology Journal of Personality and Social Psychology Families, Systems, & Health Neuropsychology Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice Prevention & Treatment Health Psychology Psychoanalytic Psychology International Journal of Play Therapy Psychological Assessment International Journal of Stress Management Psychological Bulletin Journal of Abnormal Psychology Psychological Methods Journal of Applied Psychology Psychological Review Journal of Comparative Psychology Psychology and Aging Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology Psychology of Addictive Behaviors Journal of Counseling Psychology Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts Journal of Educational Psychology Psychology of Religion and Spirituality Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Psychology of Violence Psychology, Public Policy, and Law Behavior Processes Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied Psychotherapy Theory, Research, Practice, Training Rehabilitation Psychology

Grading Criteria for the Research Paper Summaries Please be very careful to follow all of these directions because you will receive deductions of 0.25 or more points (out of the 1.0 possible point) for each mistake in following these directions (graded independently for each paper). Here is the grading rubric we will use on your summary: • Zero points will be awarded if the TurnItIn.com website indicates excessive plagiarism (not sufficiently using your own words to summarize the paper). • Zero points will be awarded if the journal name is not from the above list or is not clearly identified on your title page in the APA citation. • Zero points will be awarded if you did not upload your summary as a Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) or Rich Text Format (.rtf) file. • .25 points will be deducted for not having 1” margins on all four sides of the document.
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.25 points will be deducted for not using Times New Roman 12 point font throughout document. .25 points will be deducted if you do not have a separate title page with your name, the instructor’s name, the class name and section #, your five digit Sona Systems Identity Code, date, and full APA-formatted citation for the article that you are summarizing. .25 points will be deducted if you have ANY headers on the two pages of summary. .25 points will be deducted if the paper is not single-spaced. .25 will be deducted if there is any extra spacing between paragraphs. After we correct any formatting problems listed above in your document (and deducting points for them), you will then be graded on length as follows (remember that the title page does not count toward length): o Less than one page – you will not receive any credit for paper. o If about one page (give or take a few lines) - .50 deduction o If about 1.5 pages (give or take a few lines) - .25 deduction o If you go over 2 pages by more than half of a page – you will not receive any credit for paper. .25 points will be deducted if you include a summary of the abstract of the paper. .25 to all points will be deducted if you use quotations in your paper (depending on amount). .25 to all points will be deducted if you include your opinion (rather than objective summary; depending on amount). .25 points will be deducted if your article citation on the title page either does not include the year it was published, or if the year was more than five years prior to the current year.

Being a Research Participant (Sona Systems) If you prefer, you can earn all or some of the 10 required points by serving as a participant in either faceto-face or online studies being conducted by faculty and students in the UCF Department of Psychology. Note: To receive credit for participating in research, you must set up an account with our online experiment management system – Sona Systems – at http://ucf.sona-systems.com/. For documentation on how to use Sona Systems as a participant, please see the link on our main department page: http://psychology.cos.ucf.edu/SONA_Participant_Instructions.pdf Face-to-face studies. Participation in face-to-face studies earns 0.50 points for each half hour. For example, if a study takes 30 minutes to complete, you earn 0.50 points towards your total of 10 points. If a study takes 1½ hours, you earn 1.50 points. Points are rounded up to the closest 0.50. For example, if the study takes 20 minutes you get 0.50 points; if the study takes 40 minutes, you get 1.00 point. Online studies. Participation in online studies earns 0.25 points for each half hour. If a study takes 30 minutes to complete, you earn 0.25 points towards your total of 10 points. If a study takes 1½ hours, you earn 0.75 points. Points are rounded up to the closest 0.25. For example, if the study takes 20 minutes, you get 0.25 points; if the study takes 40 minutes, you get 0.50 points. Ratio of online to face-to-face studies. Please note that the system will not allow you to apply more than 35% of your total Sona credits to any particular class using online studies (rounded to the nearest 0.25 point). The other 65% must come from face-to-face studies. **This rule only applies to classes on the main campus and does not apply to online or regional campus classes. No-show/being late for appointment consequence. Nonparticipation or withdrawal from a study at any time will not incur any penalty points in Sona Systems. However, if you do not appear for a face-toface experiment appointment (or are more than 5 minutes late) more than one time in a given semester, you will be locked out of participating in studies in the system (including online studies) for the remainder of that semester and must complete any remaining credits through the research
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article reviews. It is acceptable to cancel an appointment in Sona Systems if you do it more than 24 hours in advance. If you try to cancel less than 24 hours in advance of the appointment time or do not appear without notifying the researcher, the above rule will take effect. You are allowed to break this rule once during a given semester without consequence. If you do get locked out during a given semester, you will be allowed to use Sona for participating in studies again the following semester. NOTE: You may earn all your points from writing paper summaries, research participation, or any combination of these two options. Regardless, 5 of the overall points must be completed by 3/1/13. Please note that you will also need to make sure that all of your credits in Sona are properly assigned (within Sona) to this class (with the correct section #) by end of the day at both the midpoint deadline and the end-of-semester deadline - on 4/16/13 (for papers) or 4/23/13 (for experiment participation). If you don’t do this, you may not receive all of the credits that you participated in toward this class. ***A common mistake that students make is failing to select the “correct” section # and instructor for the class within Sona – please be very careful to do this correctly “each” time you assign Sona points to your class. Also, keep in mind that researchers have 48 hours (including weekends) to assign your points after your participation, so please do not e-mail the researchers or Sona staff about why your points are not appearing until the 48 hours have passed. This includes if you participant on the day of the deadline (or the day before). We will wait at least 48 hours after the deadline before polling the points for your instructor to allow for this. Who to Ask for Help with Problems with the Immersive Research Experience • If your problem or question is about issues with the Sona Systems website, first check the Sona participant documentation to see if you can find the answer, at: http://psychology.cos.ucf.edu/SONA_Participant_Instructions.pdf • If your problem or question is about participation in a research study or issues with the Sona Systems website, and you could not find your answer on the above website, please contact the graduate student, Mr. Mike Reeves, at [e-mail]. If the problem is that you did not get credits for a study that you have already participated in, first contact that individual researcher to resolve the problem before e-mailing Mr. Reeves. Remember that it may take up to 48 hours after participation has ended before you see the credits in the system. • If your problem or question is about how a particular article summary was graded, please contact the graduate student, Ms. Elizabeth Schuster, who will be handling this grading at [e-mail]. Please do not e-mail Ms. Schuster about any other issues with Sona or research participation, as she only handles the paper grading. • If you do feel that your problem has not been adequately handled by one of the above options, please contact the faculty member who administers Sona Systems for the department – Dr. Jeffrey Bedwell at [e-mail]. Please use e-mail as the primary form of communication with Dr. Bedwell. • Please note that there is seldom any need to contact the instructor of your course with issues regarding the Immersive Research Experience as it is all organized and administered independent of the course.

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