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 Technician:Kamran Bozorgmeher Jessica Schroeder Instructor: jessica@psych.utoronto.ca Administrative Assistants: Dorothée Potter gries@psych.utoronto.ca Soheila Salem salem@psych.utornto.ca P S A: Carolyn Hoessler Anna Nguyen

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

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

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

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

7. What are the “Rules of Conduct” in Con. Hall? 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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. 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? 750 26 28.8, or about 30 How will you manage your reading schedule for PSY100?