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Understanding Psychology: Course Overview and Study Guide

Explore the science of behavior and mental processes in psychology. Learn about topics like perception, memory, intelligence, and personality. Get insights on study methods and course evaluations. Connect with instructors and access course materials.

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Understanding Psychology: Course Overview and Study Guide

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  1. What is Psychology 100? www.psych.utoronto.ca/~psy100 Getting to know you… Texts and lectures… How you will be evaluated… What the course is about… Getting started…

  2. Who are “we”? Professor: Martin (Marty) Wall Instructor: Jessica Schroeder jessica@psych.utoronto.ca Administrative Assistants: Dorothée Potter gries@psych.utoronto.ca Soheila Salem salem@psych.utornto.ca Technician: Kamran Bozorgmeher P S A: Carolyn Hoessler Anna Nguyen

  3. 1. The PSY100 Instruction Centre (SS4042) (during office hours) 2. The PSY100 Web site: www.psych.utoronto.ca/~psy100 How will you connect with us?

  4. Tuesday 11-12 Thursday 11-12 Wednesday 6-7 Wednesday 7-8 PSY100 Day and Evening Sections

  5. 1. Definitely required to buy: Gleitman et. al. Psychology (6th edition.) (Note: 5th edition not suitable) 2. Strongly recommended to buy: Study Guideto accompany Gleitman et. al. (especially for Learning-Objectives questions) Buy the course texts before the rush! (These two items can be bought as a combined package for about $110 at the U of T Bookstore.)

  6. Texts Lectures What are the sources of material for tests?

  7. Please don’t ... ... bring in food or drink. ... place recording devices on stage. ... have your cell phone on. Please do ...  … sit where view of screens is clear.  ... show civility and consideration.  … come on time and leave only at end of class. What are the “Rules of Conduct” in Con. Hall?

  8. What are the components of your final grade in PSY100? Term Test 1 (Nov. 9) 30% Final Exam 36% Experiment Participation 4% Term Test 2 (Feb. 8) 30%

  9. Behavior : • Observable actions of an individual person (or animal) Mental Processes : Sensations, perceptions, memories, thoughts, emotions, and other subjective experiences What is Psychology as a discipline? A science of behavior and mental processes.

  10. Psych(e)- from Greek for soul, spirit, self, or life -ology a branch of knowledge What is the etymology of the word “Psychology”? Psych - ology

  11. PSY100 Fall Term: 2005 The study of psychology The brain and behaviour Motivation Learning Mental Processes Mental Processes Term Test 1 Nov 9 Perception Perception Memory Memory Thinking Thinking Language Language PSY100 Spring Term: 2006 Research Methods Research Methods Individual Differences Individual Differences Development Social Factors Social Factors Development Term Test 2 Feb 8 Intelligence Intelligence Personality Personality Final Exam (including everything)April-May Psychopathology Psychopathology

  12. pp. 1-13 The science of psychology Observational studies Types of data Generalizing from research Some final thoughts: science, art, and the individual (postponed until January) Gleitman Chapter 1: The scope of psychology A science of many faces The science of psychology Observational studies Types of data Generalizing from research Some final thoughts: science, art, and the individual

  13. What should one get out of pages 1-13 in Chapter 1 in Gleitman? • …To be able to describe the scope of contemporary psychology and some methods used to study psychological phenomena. • …To show how, according to Gleitman, the various approaches to the study of emotion help to demonstrate this scope.

  14. 750 28.8, or about 30 26 How will you manage your reading schedule for PSY100? 1. About how many pages are there in the Gleitman text? 750 2. How many weeks are there in the term? 26 3. What is the average number of pages per week?

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