1. PSYCHOLOGY 100 Summer 2004 First hour- How can you succeed in PSY100?
Linda Murphy-Boyer, Lecturer
Required reading
Resources
Source of material for tests
Components of your final grade
Why does PSY100 have a reputation of being a
“difficult” course?

2. PSYCHOLOGY 100 Summer 2004 First hour- How can you succeed in PSY100?
Required reading
Psychology. Gleitman, Fridlund & Reisberg
SIXTH EDITION!!!
Study Guide for the text
Learning objectives ONLY
PSY100 website
Handbook – required reading
Experimental participation – only possible on line

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5. PSYCHOLOGY 100 Summer 2004 First hour- How can you succeed in PSY100?
Resources
PSY100Web site
Working with the “learning objectives”
Office hours
Gleitman website
Lecture outlines

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SUPER HEADING 
SUPER HEADING

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SUPER HEADING p 43 
SUPER HEADING p 46

8. 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? 13
3. What is the average number of pages per week?
750 13
57.69, or about 60

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

10. Some tips from successful senior students:
Realize that high school behaviors are not appropriate university behaviors.
Realize that study habits that work in high school can spell disaster here.
Treat your instructors as professionals.
Expect to be treated as professionals.
Determine your own career path—leave your parents at HOME.
Take a proactive approach to enhancing your academic skills.
Manage your time—what you do in the first two weeks of class will largely determine your success or failure.
Take responsibility for your own successes and failures and expect a little of both.
Understand that professors think you came to learn. That’s why they act the way they do.