PSYCHOLOGY 1001

INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY – Fall 2020

COURSE OVERVIEW

This course presents an introduction to modern psychological science as well as to providing you
with a deeper understanding of yourself and those around you. When you leave this course, you
will have acquired many of the “facts” that make up the study of psychological science, and,
perhaps more importantly, you will also have acquired the scientific perspective concerning how
we collect and interpret those facts. You arrive in this course with an intuitive understanding of
yourself and those around you, but you will leave the course thinking at least a little bit like a
psychologist—a psychological scientist.

Course Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course:

1. You will understand the limitations to our intuitions about how and why we do things,
and you will understand the need to study psychology from a scientific perspective.
2. You will learn about the different research designs that psychologists use to collect data
concerning psychological phenomena.
3. You will become familiar with the wide range of subject matter that psychologists study.
4. You will be able to use findings from psychological research to help you organize how
you process material (how you take notes on lectures and readings) and how you study
for maximum retention.
5. You will learn how to critically analyze scientific research findings, so that you will be
able to evaluate scientific claims, including in areas beyond psychology.
6. You will have learned to think, at least a little bit, like a psychological scientist.
7. You will become aware of the wide range of research activities in which undergraduates
can participate at Temple, and many of you will have begun to take advantage of those
opportunities.

FACULTY

Psychology, which we can define as the study of mind, brain, and behavior, is extremely broad
in its reach and involves contributions from disciplines as diverse as biology, chemistry,
sociology, and anthropology. In order to have the material in each area presented by an expert in
that area, Psychology 1001 is taught by a team of faculty members. This allows us to have an
expert presenting each of the main areas in the course.

Course Director & Lecturer:

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Dr. Robert Weisberg

Weiss Hall 822
Zoom Open Office Hours: M, T, W, Th: 10-10:50, during weeks when I am teaching. Other
times, please email me to set up an appointment. Here is the link to the Zoom meeting:
https://temple.zoom.us/j/9301607319
E-mail: [email protected]

Lecturers:

Dr. Nora Newcombe – Developmental Psychology

Weiss Hall 318
Zoom Open Office Hours: M & Th: 10-10:50, during weeks when I am teaching. Other
times, please email me to set up an appointment.
Email: [email protected]
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Dr. Michael McCloskey – Clinical Psychology

Weiss Hall 336C;
Zoom Open Office Hours: M & T: 9-11, during weeks when I am teaching. Other times,
please email me to set up an appointment.
[email protected]

Graduate Teaching Assistants (Recitation Leaders):

Rachel Butler (sections 5, 13, 18); [email protected]
Abbey Friedman (sections 3, 6, 20); [email protected]
Alyssa Kniffin (sections 1, 10, 16); [email protected]
Kyler Lehrbach (sections 2, 4, 11); [email protected]
Rachel Myer (sections 12, 14, 15); [email protected]

TEXT

The title of the text is: “PSYCHOLOGY 1001 TEXTBOOK – Temple University”

The text is available on the web free of charge at the NOBA Project site. Use this link to access
the text. http://noba.to/96gdxqfu. There is no cost for the electronic version of the text, and a
not-very-large charge for a hard-copy version.

There are also very useful quizzes for each chapter of the text. The quizzes do not count toward
your final grade but are highly recommended; if you can answer all the quiz questions correctly,
it is very likely that you will do well in the course. You should look upon the quizzes as if they
were practice questions for the tests given by the faculty. The quizzes are not available in the
text directly (there are some copyright issues that prevent them from being downloaded). In
order to access the quiz for each module, you must set up a free NOBA account. Go to the
NOBAproject (https://nobaproject.com/) and click on “Sign up” in the upper right. After you set
up an account, you can sign in and “Browse” (there is a tab at the top of the page). “Browse”
opens up all the modules, including those from our text. You will have to go through the list to
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find the module you are reading. Open it and there will be “Take a Quiz” in the right-hand
navigation panel.

STRUCTURE OF THE COURSE

Classes: How This Course Will Be Taught

Note: All classes—lectures and recitations (on-line and virtual)—

meet the first week of classes.

There are three class-hours for the course: two virtual LECTURE hours and one RECITATION
hour. If you look on your roster of classes, you should see three hours for this course. The
recitation is a smaller group that meets weekly after the lectures have been presented. You
should have two pages on Canvas for this course, one for Psych 1001 Lecture Fall 2020, and
one for the specific section (1-20) that you are in.

Lectures. All the LECTURES meet virtually, two hours a week, 10-10:50 AM, on either M/W
(sections 10-20) or T/Th (sections 1-6). The lectures are asynchronous; that is, they are
recorded and then posted on Canvas; there is no live component. You will be able to watch the
recorded lectures at any time after they are posted to Canvas, but you should watch them early in
the week, before your recitation meets.

You must keep the lecture times open on your schedule, because class assignments will
sometimes be due during those times. For example, quizzes and exams will occur during lecture
times. Also, some faculty will be having open Zoom office hours during those lecture times, so
if you have a need to meet with a faculty member during office hours, you will need to have that
time open. Thus, it is critical that you keep your schedule open during lecture times.

All lecture materials—lecture recordings and PowerPoints—will be posted on the Canvas page
for the Psych 1001 Lecture Fall 2020. Open the lecture page and click on the Modules tab on
the left and navigate to the materials for a specific week.

Recitation. Each student is also enrolled in a RECITATION section, which meets once a week
for the third class-hour listed on your roster. Sections 3, 6, and 20 are on-line and synchronous;
that is, they are virtual and “live,” and you are expected to attend them through Zoom. All the
other sections (1, 2, 4, 5, 10-18) are in-person and synchronous. Attendance will be taken in all
the recitations—in-person and synchronous. Recitation sections are led by graduate students in
psychology. In the recitation hour, the recitation leader will discuss the lectures and reading
material, as well as material that goes beyond the lectures and readings. The recitation leader
will also keep records of your performance, and will assist you when you need help.

Your recitation leader will be your first point of contact for any issues that arise during the
semester. You will have your recitation leader’s email, and they will have yours, so that is a
good way to get into contact if any problems arise. Therefore, it is important for your
understanding of the material that you listen to the lectures before your recitation, so you will get
the most out of the recitation. The recitation leaders will also have regular office hours, so you
can meet with them if you need to talk about anything. Each recitation leader will provide a
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number of questions for each of the exams, based on material covered only in their specific
recitations. The only way you will be able to answer those questions is if you have attended
recitation. Information and materials for the recitations will be posted on Canvas page for the
specific recitation section.

In-person activities and instruction for the fall 2020 semester will end Nov. 20, at the start
of the fall break. The remaining week of classes, the study period, and final exams will be
conducted remotely.

Here are the meeting times and locations for the recitations.

Sec Asynchronous Recitation Recitation Recitation

Lecture Time Time Location Leader
10 – 10:50 AM
1 T/Th F 9:00 Paley Lib. 204 Alyssa Kniffin
2 T/Th F 11:00 Paley Lib. 301 Kyler Lehrbach
3 T/Th Th 3:30 Synchronous Abbey Friedman
4 T/Th F 8:00 AM Paley Lib. 201 Alyssa Kniffin
5 T/Th F 9:00 Paley Lib. 301 Rachel Butler
6 T/Th Th 4:30 Synchronous Abbey Friedman
10 M/W F 10:00 Paley Lib. 204 Alyssa Kniffin
11 M/W F 10:00 Paley Lib. 205 Kyler Lehrbach
12 M/W F 10:00 Anderson 17 Rachel Myer
13 M/W W 1:00 Gittis Student Center UNDER Rachel Butler
14 M/W F 2:00 Paley Lib. 203 Rachel Myer
15 M/W F 12:00 Paley Lib. 304 Rachel Myer
16 M/W Th 4:30 Paley Lib. 202 Kyler Lehrbach
18 M/W W 2:00 Gladfelter OL 013 Rachel Butler
20 M/W Th 5:30 Synchronous Abbey Friedman

TEMPLE AND COVID-19: ATTENDANCE PROTOCOL AND YOUR HEALTH

Temple University’s motto is Perseverance Conquers, and we will meet the challenges of the
COVID pandemic with flexibility and resilience. The university has made plans for multiple
eventualities. Working together as a community to deliver a meaningful learning experience is a
responsibility we all share: we’re in this together so we can be together.

If you feel unwell, you should not come to campus, and you will not be penalized for your
absence. Instructors are required to ensure that attendance is recorded for each in-person or
synchronous class session. As mentioned earlier, we will be taking attendance during the
recitations, both in-person and on-line (synchronous). Attendance will not be graded and
absences are not penalized. The primary reason for documentation of attendance is to facilitate
contact tracing, so that if a student or instructor with whom you have had close contact tests
positive for COVID-19, the university can contact you. Recording attendance will also provide
an opportunity for outreach from student services and/or academic support units to support
students should they become ill. Faculty and students agree to act in good faith and work with
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mutual flexibility. The expectation is that students will be honest in representing class
attendance. It is critical that we know who is physically in class for each meeting, so if someone
becomes ill, the University Health Services will know who has been in class with that person and
will be able to carry out contact tracing.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

The requirements for passing the course are the following.

(1) That you successfully pass tests of several sorts covering material from lectures, the
text, and recitation.
(2) That you participate in psychological research studies or write short research papers,
as described below.
(3) That you take the Psychology Pre-Test, as described below.

TESTS

Examinations. There are three examinations scheduled during the semester. For each of the
three units of the course, there will be an exam on that unit in the first lecture session during the
week following completion of that unit, as specified on the schedule that follows at the end of
this syllabus. The M/W sections will typically take the exam on canvas during the lecture time
on Monday, and the T/Th sections will take the exam on canvas during the Tuesday lecture time.
The exams will be taken during lecture time, but they will be on the recitation canvas page. You
will go to your canvas recitation page, click on “Quizzes,” and open the exam (or quiz) that you
have been assigned.

The exams are NOT cumulative; each covers only a single unit of the course. THERE IS NO
CUMULATIVE FINAL; the last exam simply covers the last unit, and is worth no more than
any other exam. The last exam will be taken on canvas at a different time, not during lecture
time, which is indicated in the schedule at the end of this syllabus.

As noted, each exam will cover the assigned material in the text, lectures, and recitations for that
unit. Obviously, the most important material will be covered in the text, lecture, and recitation,
but there will be exam questions on material that is covered only in the lecture, on material
covered only in the text, and on material covered only in the recitation. Therefore, you have to
be ready to be tested on anything that has been assigned: do not assume that, because something
was covered only in lecture and not in the text, say, it will not be on the exam. The same logic
holds for material covered only in the book. Each exam will be worth 50 points. They will
consist of 40 questions total: 32 multiple-choice questions from the lecturer and the assigned
readings (“lecture questions”), plus 8 additional multiple-choice questions from the recitation
leader (“recitation questions”). There are practice questions available in the assigned text
modules, discussed earlier.

Quizzes. The university requires that all courses, including Psych 1001, have available grades
for students by the 5th week of the semester, so that students’ progress can be monitored early in
the semester. Our first exam is not until later in the semester, so there will also be two quizzes
near the beginning of the semester, so that we have information to give to the university
concerning standing of students in the course. Quiz 1, to be taken in the second week, will cover
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the material in this syllabus and will be worth 15 points. Quiz 2 will be given during the third
week and will cover the first two weeks’ lectures and readings (Dr. Weisberg’s Introductory
material) and will be worth 30 points. The quizzes will be taken during lecture time but on
your canvas recitation page. More-specific information is presented in the schedule at the end
of this syllabus.

Missing Tests

Your grade in the course will be based on your performance on the exams and quizzes. If you
miss an exam (or quiz—from here on, everything is relevant to the quizzes also), and you have a
written acceptable excuse (e.g., you were involved in an accident), and if you notify your
recitation leader before your exam is scheduled, you will be able to take a make-up. However, if
you do not notify us in a timely manner, or if you do not have a legitimate reason for
missing the exam, then you will not be allowed to take a make-up, and you will receive a
failure for the exam. Note that missing an exam because your alarm did not go off is not an
acceptable excuse, even if you overslept because you were up all night studying for the exam.
Please keep in mind that the default option is no make-ups; make-ups are allowed only under
extraordinary circumstances.

If you know in advance that you will not be able to take an exam at the scheduled time, and the
reason is legitimate (e.g., jury duty), you will be able to take the exam at a different time during
the week that it is scheduled. However, you must notify us before the exam. If you show us
your jury-duty appointment after an exam that you missed, that is too late. Talk to your
recitation leader about taking an exam early due to a scheduling conflict.

PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH

Modern psychology is a research science, and much of the material presented in the text and
lectures will be results of research studies. Many faculty members of the Temple Psychology
Department carry out research, some of which will be covered in the text and lecture. In order to
give you a better feeling for the material you will be learning about, student participation in
research is part of the course.

You will need to complete eight research credits as part of this course. Some research studies
are in-person and some are on-line. You may fulfill the research requirement by completing
SONA credits through participation in on-line or in-person research studies; by submitting
research review papers; or any combination of both. Research participation affects the grade
negatively: 5 points are deducted from each exam if the requirement for that exam is not met.

Research Credits Deadlines

The research credits must be earned according to the following schedule:

Deadline 1: Exam 1 - 3 credits

Deadline 2: Exam 2 - 5 credits
Deadline 3: Exam 3 - 8 credits (requirement completed; 7 credits if you have done
everything on time)
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If you do not meet the deadline, the relevant exam grade will be lowered 5 points. You will
receive a -5 for that SONA assignment. If you upload the required number of credits, you will
receive a 0 on that SONA assignment. That is, you will not have any points deducted. That
means that you have completed the assignment and is what you want to have. Again, it is good
to have “0” in the Sona assignment column. Again, if you do not upload the correct number
of credits by the deadline, you will receive -5 points for the assignment. If you miss the first
deadline, you still have to complete 5 credits by the second deadline. If you miss the second
deadline, your grade on the second exam will be lowered one letter grade, etc. If you miss the
second deadline, you have to complete 8 credits by the day of the last exam, or your third exam
grade will be lowered.

SONA Participation

If you choose to participate in research studies, you will first need open a Sona account. Once
you have an account, you will need to sign up for each study through the SONA website. The
time it takes to complete a study is typically how many SONA credit hours you will receive for
the study (e.g. 1 hour of participation = 1 SONA credit). The studies may be completed online,
or in person on campus. Any in-person study being conducted will have had approved a
COVID-19 protocol, to ensure the safety of participants. If you plan to participate in in-
person studies, sign up for studies early – slots for the in-person studies fill up towards the
end up the semester.

To register for a SONA account:

1) Go to: http://temple.sona-systems.com (NOTE: do not use WWW)
2) Lower left-hand corner, click on new participant
3) Click on request account
4) Choose a user ID (example: robert.weisberg or tuz99999).
5) When it asks for a course, click “No course.”
6) You will then be sent a password by the system. Save this password! Your TU
password will not work.
7) Once you get your password and you log-in, go to studies and sign up. Studies should
be available by the beginning of classes, so check out the site.

Once you sign up for an in-person research appointment, it is your obligation to be there at your
assigned time; if you arrive on time for your first 7 hours of research credits, then the 8th hour
is waived. This holds for either the research participation or the written research. In other
words, if you do 7 hours on time, then that’s all you have to do. If you cannot attend a scheduled
research session, you must remove your name from the sign-up sheet in order to be excused from
that session. You can do that on-line up to a deadline that is posted for each experiment. If you
miss an appointment without removing your name on time, then you must complete 8 hours of
research. If you arrive for a session at your assigned time, and the researcher is not there, you
should receive credit for attending. If such a situation occurs, discuss it with your recitation
leader as soon as possible.

Sona Credit Submission

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On the SONA website, click on the “My Schedule/Credits” page. Take a screenshot of the full
table on that page (see sample). Upload the screenshot of the “Study Sign Ups” table, along with
any paper assignments you completed, to the SONA assignment on Canvas. Re-upload all
credits for each assignment. You must upload your work by the beginning of class on the
day of the exams to receive credit. Late assignments will not be accepted. No partial credit is
given.

Sample SONA Submission

Screenshot the “My Schedule/Credits” Page

This part shows us if the study was online or in

person, and the date the credit was granted (to
know it was this semester)

Research Review Paper

If you choose not to participate in research studies, you will need to review research articles. We
will post to Canvas a list of the articles you can review. Review papers should be 1 page, double
spaced, in APA format (size 12 Times New Roman font, include citations and references). Use
the template that will be provided on Canvas. Write a page, summarizing the article, and
discussing how it is relevant to the course. Each review paper that you complete will be
worth 1 Sona credit.

Keep in mind that when you submit a summary paper, it must be your work. If you copy a
summary from someone else—from the web, from the article itself, or from anywhere else—and
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submit it as your work, that is cheating. You will fail that assignment and your grade on the
exam that the assignment is for will be lowered a full grade (that is, an A will become a B, etc.).
There is a program called TurnItIn, which we use, that enables us to determine if a submitted
paper is copied from something else. Again, make sure any written work that you submit is your
own.

PSYCHOLOGY PRE-TEST

The final course requirement is that all students take the Psychology Pre-Test. The need for the
Psychology Pre-Test arises from recent questions that have been raised about whether a college
education is worth the money it costs. One way to demonstrate the value of a college education
is to show that students have learned something over their time in college. One way to do that is
to give students a test on entering and on leaving college, to show the learning that has occurred.
The Psychology Department has developed such a system, whereby we first test people on their
knowledge of psychology before they have had any psychology courses at Temple (that would
be you) and then again after they have completed the psychology major (that would be
graduating senior psychology majors). Presumably, the psychology majors will do better on the
test than the incoming students, which will demonstrate that people learn about psychology by
going through the psychology major at Temple. So, the test is designed to measure what you
folks know as you take your first psychology course at Temple. Therefore, you should not
prepare for the pre-test in any way: just go to the site below and take it. Your score will be kept
separate from your name, so no one—not even you—will be able to know how well you did. All
we will be able to tell is whether or not you took the test, and it is very important that everyone
do so, so we have a measure of what everyone knows when they start psychology at Temple. So,
please go to this site and take the test. It will take about an hour.

You have until SEPTEMBER 13 to complete the Pre-Test. Remember, it is important to the
Psychology Department and to Temple that everyone takes the test. You will earn FIVE points
toward your final grade for doing so. The 5 points will be automatically entered on Canvas some
time after September 13. When you complete the Pre-Test, you will receive a credit receipt that
you can download for your files. Keep that receipt so that you can show it to your recitation
leader in case you do not get the credit. Here is the link for the Psychology Pre-Test.

https://clatemple.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_23OOLiVn9qCLtEF

CHEATING

Assignment of grades is dependent upon the students’ having carried out the course work.
Therefore, cheating is an extremely serious offense; an individual’s attempting to obtain credit
for work which he or she did not carry out undermines the entire structure of the educational
enterprise, and it will be treated accordingly. Any student caught cheating on any exam will
receive a grade of F for the course (that is, not just for the exam, for the entire course). Other
incidents of cheating, such as submitting a copied paper for Sona credit, will also result in severe
penalties, as discussed earlier.

SOME INFORMATION ON GRADING

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Exam Grades. Each exam will have 40 questions and, as noted, will count as 50 points. The
scale for turning points into grades is the following:
A range (A and A-) = 90% and above (score of 45 and above)
B range (B-, B, B+) = 80% - 89% (score of 40 – 44)
C range (C-, C, C+) = 70% - 79% (score of 35 – 39)
D range (D-, D, D+) = 60% - 69% (score of 30 – 34)
F = Below 60% = score less than 30

You will be able to use that scale to get an idea how you are doing in the course, but only the
scores will be posted on Canvas, without letter grades. Sometimes we may curve the grades, if
the scores on any exam are lower than we expect. If there is a curve for any exam, you will be
informed about it and the curved score will be posted on Canvas. The quizzes are also graded
according to the same percentage scale, based on 15 or 30 points depending on the quiz.

Final Grades. Your final grade will be calculated out of 200 points.

 Quiz 1 15 points
 Quiz 2 30 points
 Exam 1 50 points
 Exam 2 50 points
 Exam 3 50 points
 Psych Pre-Test 5 points

TOTAL: 200 points

Final Grades Grading Scale

The grading scale for the semester is based on the same percentages as those outlined above for a
single exam. The scores below are minimum scores for each grade. We determine the total
score for each student, and compare it with the minimum scores to determine the grade. We do
not calculate percentages, so there is no rounding. The percentages below are just for
information purposes. The total score by itself is what is used.

Total Score Grade

186.68 – 200 points A

180.00 – 186.67 points A- (A range = 90% and above)
173.34 – 179.99 points B+
166.68 – 173.33 points B
160.00 – 166.67 points B- (B range = 80% and above)
153.34 – 159.99 points C+
146.68 – 153.33 points C
140.00 – 146.67 points C- (C range = 70% and above)
133.34 – 139.99 points D+
126.68 – 133.33 points D
120.00 – 126.67 points D- (D range = 60% and above)
Below 120 points F (F = below 60%)
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Withdrawing from the Course

If a student wishes to withdraw from a course, it is the student’s responsibility to meet the
deadline for the last day to withdraw from the current semester. If you wish to withdraw from
the course, you will receive a WP (withdrawn passing) if your average grade for all
quizzes/examinations that you have taken is D or higher. Otherwise a WF (withdrawn failing)
will be assigned.

Incomplete Grade

In certain extraordinary circumstances a student may be unable to complete the course-work for
the semester and may wish to apply for a grade of “Incomplete,” and complete the work at a later
time. There are very specific conditions that have to apply before a student can apply for and
receive a grade of “Incomplete.” A student will be eligible for a grade of “Incomplete” only if
they:
1) have completed at least 51% of the work at a passing level
2) are unable to complete the work for a serious reason beyond their control, and
3) file a signed agreement with the instructor outlining the work to be completed and the
time-frame in which that work will be completed.

The student is responsible for initiating this process and all incomplete forms must be sent to the
Senior Vice Dean for Academic Affairs prior to the start of study days in that semester.

Please refer to the following for further details: Temple University’s Incomplete Policy (Links to
an external site.) (Policy #02.10.13).

PSYCHOLOGY 1001 CANVAS SITE AND COURSE COMMUNICATION

We have set up two web sites for the course on Canvas, which should come up as two of your
registered courses. One site is for the lectures (Psych 1001 Lecture – Fall 2020), and the
instructors will use it to communicate with everyone in the course at once. On the Lecture site is
available a copy of this syllabus in case you lose your copy. In addition, on the Lecture site will
be outlines/PowerPoints of the instructors’ lectures, before they are given (outlines of my
PowerPoints for the first two weeks are available). Those can be printed by you in advance of
the lecture, so that you can have available a copy of the lecture outline before you watch the
lectures. Having the lecture outline should make it easier to get information out of the lecture,
since you will not have to take down everything as it is said. You should be able to fill in
important points and be able to do more thinking about the material as the lecture is being given,
rather than having to worry about taking detailed notes.

There will also be ANNOUNCEMENTS posted on the Lecture and recitation pages, so make a
habit of checking canvas a few times each week. You will be responsible for any information
posted in announcements. In addition, information relevant to the course is sometimes sent
directly to all enrolled students through email, so it is important that you check your email
regularly. Again, students will be held responsible for information sent by email. Make sure
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that your inbox is not full (get rid of not-needed messages), so you can receive potentially
important information, from this course and elsewhere.

There is also a Canvas site for your individual recitation section. That site will serve for
communication from your recitation leader. There will be a lot of information posted on the
recitation section site also, so make sure that you check that site frequently.

Communicating Through email Within the Course

Whenever you need to contact either your recitation leader or an instructor using email, please
use their temple.edu email; do not use the CANVAS email. Using CANVAS gets things
complicated, and messages get lost. That’s why we have given you our temple.edu emails in this
syllabus. Please use them. Also, please be sure to include your section number in the email.
Otherwise, if you need to have something done, we will not be able to do so, because we will not
be able to locate you in the course. We will have to go around once more by email, to get that
section information, which will take time, and may result in your missing a deadline. So, please
include your section number in any communication.

When replying to an email, it is very useful if the message you are replying to is included in your
email. Otherwise, one can receive an email with something like “Yes” in it, and one cannot tell
what question the person is answering. Please set your email browser so that the text of the
original message is included in your reply.

LAPTOPS IN CLASS—SOME ADVICE

These days, most students in most classes use a laptop to view lecture outlines and for taking
notes, by typing. There is evidence, from research studies by psychologists, that will be
discussed in class early in the semester, that it is better for students to download hard-copies of
lecture notes and take notes on them by writing. There are two problems with using laptops for
note-taking. First, people with electronic devices spend large amounts of time during class
surfing the web, which interferes with learning. Second, even if people pay attention solely to
lectures, there is better learning of class material if people take notes by writing, rather than by
typing. As just mentioned, the research that produced those results will be discussed in class.
Based on that information, it is highly recommended that laptops not be used for note-taking. It
is better to download and print out the lecture PowerPoints that will be posted on Canvas and
take notes by hand on the hard copies. There are some people who, for various reasons, will
want or need to use a laptop for note-taking, etc. For everyone else, it is recommended that you
work the old-fashioned way.

PEER-ASSISTED STUDY SESSIONS (PASS) PROGRAM

The Student Success Center (SSC) at Temple is offering Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS)
and STEM tutoring for this course online throughout Fall 2020. During weekly PASS sessions,
you can work with a trained peer leader and your fellow classmates to practice and explore
course content together. During STEM tutoring sessions, a tutor will work with you one-on-one
to review and understand the concepts in this course. Both programs are free and open to all
students enrolled in this course. More information about PASS and STEM tutoring, as well as
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other services offered by the SSC, is available at studentsuccess.temple.edu, by calling 215-204-

0702, or by visiting the SSC “Front Desk” Zoom room via the Meeting ID at 929-916-654.

We will have two PASS sessions/week in Psych 1001 this semester. The leaders of those
sessions will soon be posting announcements about the sessions through email. A typical PASS
session is an hour-long meeting, during which a PASS leader guides the group in studying course
material together. A session might include reviewing lecture notes and slides, completing
worksheets, going over practice problems, group discussion of key concepts, preparing for an
upcoming quiz or exam, and other collaborative activities. The goal of PASS sessions is for the
leader and students to work together to study for class—the PASS leader will not re-teach or
lecture on course material.

PASS session-leaders and STEM tutors are undergraduate students who have previously
succeeded in the course and who have received training in lesson planning and facilitation
methods. PASS leaders and STEM tutors watch all recorded lectures during the semester. PASS
sessions will begin around the second week of the semester. More information will be made
available in class and through announcements. For STEM tutoring, go to the SSC web site,
discussed earlier.

RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN PSYCHOLOGY AT TEMPLE

We in the Temple Psychology Department believe that it is very important that students who
might be interested in a Psychology Major become involved in research as early in their careers
as possible. This is especially true for people from groups who are under-represented in
academia, including people of color and people who are the first in their families to attend
college. Research experience can play an important role in helping you move to the next stage of
your career, whether it might be as a college professor, an educator, or a clinical psychologist or
social worker. There are many opportunities in the Temple Psychology Department for students
at all levels of their careers to participate in research, including those students who are just
starting out.

To help all students take advantage of those opportunities, we have prepared a resources page
which provides information about research at Temple and related topics. Here is the link to the
resources page: https://templeu.instructure.com/courses/77157. Take a look soon, so will have
an idea of what is available. Most importantly, do not be afraid to ask anyone involved in Psych
1001—the lecturers, the graduate teaching assistants, and the undergraduate study-session
leaders—about any questions you have about participating in research as a student assistant.

ACADEMIC FREEDOM

Freedom to teach and freedom to learn are inseparable facets of academic freedom. The
University has adopted a policy on Student and Faculty Academic Rights and Responsibilities
(Policy # 03.70.02) which can be accessed through the following link:
http://policies.temple.edu/getdoc.asp?policy_no=03.70.02

DISABILITIES
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Please bear in mind that COVID-19 may result in a need for new or additional accommodations.
This course is open to all students who met the academic requirements for participation. Any
student who has a need for accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact
their recitation leader to discuss the specific situation as soon as possible. Students should also
contact Disability Resources and Services at 215-204-1280 to coordinate accommodations for
students with documented disabilities. Once the student contacts DRS, DRS will organize
accommodations, so it is important that students with disabilities contact DRS as soon as
possible.

TECHNOLOGY SPECIFICATIONS FOR THIS COURSE

Limited resources are available for students who do not have the technology they need for
class. Students with educational technology needs, including no computer or camera or
insufficient Wifi-access, should submit a request outlining their needs using the Student
Emergency Aid Fund form. The University will endeavor to meet needs, such as with a long-
term loan of a laptop or Mifi device, a refurbished computer, or subsidized internet access.
There is more information on the Canvas Psych 1001 Lecture page about technology services
available to students.

COURSE SCHEDULE AND READING ASSIGNMENTS

Introduction – Dr. Weisberg

Week 1: (August 24-27): Introduction to the Course; the Science of Psychology

Diener: Why Science?
Baker & Sperry: History of Psychology

WEEK 2: QUIZ 1 on Syllabus in Week 2 during Lecture time

Monday August 31, 10 AM for recitation sections 10-20
Tuesday September 1, 10 AM for recitation sections 1-6
Go to your recitation page to take the quiz.

Week 2: (August 31-Sept. 3): Research in Psychology

Scollon: Research Designs
Mehl: Psychological Research in the Real World
Smith: Thinking Like a Psychological Scientist (skim section “Why Should I Trust
Science If It Can’t Prove Anything? middle p. 76 – top p. 80)

WEEK 3: QUIZ 2 on first two weeks’ lectures/reading. (Dr. Weisberg’s introductory material)
in Week 3 Lecture time
Wednesday September 9 (not Monday, because of Labor Day holiday), 10 AM
for recitation sections 10-20
Tuesday September 8, 10 AM for sections 1-6
Go to your recitation page to take the quiz.

Unit 1: Dr. Newcombe

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Week 3: (Sept. 7 (Labor Day)-Sept. 10): Bridging Levels of Analysis: Our Biological Bases
Turkheimer: The Nature-Nurture Question
Furtak: Neurons
Biswas-Diener: The Brain and Nervous System

Week 4: (Sept. 14-17): How Nurture Changes Us

Bouton: Conditioning and Learning
Benjamin: Factors Influencing Learning

Week 5: (Sept. 21-24): How and Why We Change

Lukowski & Milojevich: Research methods in Developmental psychology
Siegler: Cognitive Development in Childhood
Fraley: Attachment through the Life Course

Week 6: (Sept. 28-Oct. 1): Intelligence: Controversy and Consensus

Biswas-Diener: Intelligence
Lubinski: Intellectual Abilities, Interests, and Mastery
Brackett, Delaney & Salovey: Emotional Intelligence

WEEK 7: OCT. 5-6 (Mon/Tues)—EXAMINATION ON 1ST UNIT IN LECTURE TIMES:

Monday 10 – 10:50: Recitation Sections 10-20
Tuesday 10 – 10:50: Recitation Sections 1-6
Go to your recitation Canvas page to take the exam

Unit 2: Dr. Weisberg: Cognitive Processes

Week 7: (Oct. 5-8): Sensation, Perception, & Attention

Privitera: Sensation and Perception
Friedrich: Attention
Simons: Failures of Awareness: The Case of Inattentional Blindness

Week 8: (Oct. 12-15): Memory 1

McDermott & Roediger: Memory (Encoding, Storage, Retrieval)
Dudukovic & Kuhl: Forgetting and Amnesia

Week 9: (Oct. 19-22): Memory 2

Laney & Loftus: Eyewitness Testimony and Memory Biases

Week 10: (Oct. 26-29): Problem Solving & Creativity; Unconscious Processes
Simonton: Creativity
Dijksterhuis: The Unconscious

WEEK 11: NOV. 2-3 (Mon/Tues): EXAMINATION ON 2ND UNIT IN LECTURE TIMES
Monday 10 – 10:50: Recitation Sections 10-20
Tuesday 10 – 10:50: Recitation Sections 1-6
Go to your recitation Canvas page to take the exam
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Unit 3: Dr. McCloskey: Clinical Psychology

Week 11: (Nov. 2-5): Personality—Who We Are

Diener & Lucan: Personality Traits
Bornstein: The Psychodynamic Perspective

Week 12: (Nov. 9-12): Psychological Problems and Disorders

Farreras: History of Mental Illness
Barlow & Ellard: Anxiety and Related Disorders
Gershon & Thompson: Mood Disorders

Week 13: (Nov. 16-19): Psychological Problems and Disorders (Con’t)

Barch: Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders
Patrick: Psychopathy

NOVEMBER 23-27 FALL BREAK AND THANKSGIVING

NOTE: No in-person classes after fall break
All recitations will be on-line for week 14.
Week 14: (Nov. 30-Dec. 3): Psychotherapy & Other Treatments for Psychological Disorders
Boettcher, Hofmann & Wu: Therapeutic Orientation
*Hoffman et al: The Efficacy of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: A Review of
Metaanalyses
* Article separate from book

PSYCH 1001 Lectures end THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3

The last day of recitations is FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4

EXAMINATION ON THIRD UNIT DURING FINALS WEEK

MONDAY/WEDNESDAY LECTURE:
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11
8:00-10:00 AM

TUESDAY/THURSDAY LECTURE:
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10;
8:00-10:00 AM

NOTE EXAM 3 TIMES:

THEY ARE NOT AT USUAL TIMES