Class Sylabus
Lecture Outlines
Psychology Department
College of Liberal Arts
University of Texas at Austin
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Psychology 301 (38725)
- Introduction to Psychology -
Dr. Wendy Domjan
wdomjan@psy.utexas.edu
Mezes 434, 475-8495 / 328-1922 (Voice Mail)
Office Hours: TTH - 11:00-11:45 & 1:45-2:30 and F 10:30-12:00, by appointment.
Spring 1998 TA: April Bleske, bleske@mail.utexas.edu
Office Hours: Mezes 310CE, MWF 10:00-11:00
Textbooks: Psychology (5th Edition), by David G. Myers
Course Requirements: Attendence is required for this class. Much of the material that will
be covered in the lecture is not in the textbook. You are responsible for finding out about
any announcements that have been made in class, such as changes in the exam dates.
Grades will be based upon examinations. There will be three exams for this course, each
of which will contribute one-third to your grade. The third exam will be given during the
scheduled final exam period, but will last for only one hour and will cover only the last
third of the course material. There are two options for the examinations. You may take a
multiple choice exam or you may elect to take an essay exam. The multiple choice exams
will consist of 50 questions; for the essay exam you will select one of three essay
questions to answer. You may choose which type of exam to take independently for
each of the three exams. You must sign up to take the essay exam one week before the
exam date.
Course Schedule:
| Date |
Topic |
Reading |
| January 21-23 |
Intro to Psychology |
Chapter 1 |
| January 26 - February 2 |
Biopsychology |
Chapter 2 (5 is optional) |
| February 4-11 |
Consciousness |
Chapter 7 |
| February 13-18 |
Learning |
Chapter 8 (12 is optional) |
| February 20 |
EXAM I - In Hogg Auditorium |
Chapters 1, 2, 7, and 8 |
| February 23-27 |
Cognition |
Chapters 9 & 10 (Pp 305-318 only) |
| March 2-11 |
Development |
Chapters 3 & 4 |
| March 13-25 |
Emotion & Stress |
Chapters 13 & 17 |
| March 30 |
EXAM II - In Hogg Auditorium |
Chapters 3, 4, 9, 10, 13, and 17 |
| March 30 - April 1 |
Intelligence |
Chapter 11 |
| April 3-10 |
Personality |
Chapter 14 |
| April 13-20 |
Abnormal |
Chapter 15 |
| April 22-27 |
Therapy |
Chapter 16 |
| April 29 - May 8 |
Social |
Chapter 18 |
| May 13, 9-12am |
EXAM III |
Chapters 11, 14, 15, 16, and 17 |
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