1. Introduction to Psychology Dr. Colarelli

2. Overview of the Day Course Objectives Go over Syllabus Lectures, quizzes, papers, your grade, web page, TA First Lecture: A Brief History of Psychology and Psychological Perspectives

3. Course Objectives This is a Survey Course –Introduce you to basic ideas in the major areas of psychology (more breadth than depth) –One topic in depth (your paper) General knowledge of major perspectives, theories, and methodologies in psychology Basic knowledge of what influences human thought, behavior, and emotions

4. Key Elements of the Syllabus Course outline Weekly quizzes Term paper Reaction papers Extra credit Attendance, participation, and courtesy Your grade in the course

5. Questions about the Syllabus Read it over Pair up with person sitting next to you –Together, write down five questions about the syllabus

6. Lectures This week –Lectures today and Friday Remaining Weeks – Lectures on Monday and Wednesday If you miss a lecture: –Exchange phone numbers or email addresses with person sitting next to you and contact them for notes

7. Quizzes Quiz 1 –At Testing Center anytime on next M,T,W (covers this week’s lectures and readings) All other quizzes –At Testing Center usually on Friday –Quizzes cover readings and material from that week only

8. Quizzes Multiple choice, each worth 10 points 20 regular questions (worth 1/2 point each) Several extra credit questions Examples –you get 20 regular and 4 extra credit questions correct: your score is 12 –you get 15 regular and 1 extra credit questions correct: your score is 8

9. Quizzes Study questions for each quiz are on the course web page Only your best 10 quizzes count –We drop your lowest 5 quiz scores –Quizzes count toward 50% of your grade Sorry, no make-ups : ( –If you miss a quiz (for whatever reason, count it as one of the five you drop)

10. Papers Two Reaction papers and one Term paper See instructions and due dates on They count toward 50% of your grade: So do a good job Papers with any plagiarized parts receive 0 points (which may mean an E for the course)

11. Final Grade in the Class 50% quizzes (up to 100 points, plus any extra credit over 100) 50% reaction and term papers (worth up to 100 points) Extra credit –up to 20 points for participation in experiments (up to four experiments, 5 points each) Discourteous behavior in class (you can lose up to 25 points for rudeness in class)

12. Psychology What is psychology? –The science of behavior and mental activity What characterizes modern psychology? –Scientific of behavior and mental activity theory: conceptual schemes for organizing facts empirical: data and facts

13. Web Page www.chsbs.cmich.edu/psy/Stephen_Colarel li Click on Introduction to Psychology for: –Study questions for quizzes –Announcements –Copy of syllabus (in case you lose yours)

14. Teaching Assistant Will help you with: –study tips –paper ideas and critiques of drafts Available –office hours: to be determined and by appointment

15. When Was Modern Psychology Established and By Whom? 1879 in Germany –Wihelm Wundt established the first psychology laboratory

16. Historical Figures William James – 1900 Sigmund Freud –1900-1930s + John Watson Edward Tolman Instincts, Introspection –1900 Unconscious motives –1920s-1030s+ Behaviorism –1920s-1960s Cognition –1940s-1990s

17. Historical Figures Donald Hebb Jean Piaget John Tooby, Leda Cosmides Biology of the brain –1950s-present Developmental stages –1950s-present Evolved psychological mechanisms –1980s to present

18. Psychological Perspectives: What Makes us Tick? Psychoanalysis--the unconscious Behaviorism--environmental contingencies Cognitive--what we think and remember Biological--neurons, brain chemistry Socio-cultural--role expectations Evolutionary--evolved psychological mechanisms

19. Types of Psychologists Clinical Social/Personality Experimental Educational Developmental Industrial/Organiza- tional Any type of psychologist can use one or more perspectives

20. Summary Course objectives and syllabus Quizzes, term paper, final grade Definition of psychology Historical figures in psychology Perspectives in psychology Types of psychologists