1. Physiology and Psychology of Violence and Aggression PSY 307 Doug Stenstrom dstenst@calstatela.edu (323)343-2258 Office Hours: Monday 1:00-3:00, 5:00-7:00 other times by appointment

2. Syllabus Contact Information –Come to office hours! –Please don’t do WebCT emails Required Text –Textbook. Empirical Articles –Readings for first few weeks PDF’ed on WebCT Course Schedule Attendance/Participation Question/Day Grading = 1000 points –Quizzes –Writing Assignments –Exams Late Policy

3. Some helpful suggestions about how to do well in this class… Pay attention to the syllabus Attend every class, and be on time –Research shows attendance ↑ performance Read assigned chapters before each class –Research shows reading before class ↑ performance Ask questions during class, take notes –Questions and comments are encouraged PowerPoint on WebCT night before class –Feel free to print them out as “Notes” Learning Tip - “Why should I care?”

4. What is Psychology? The scientific study of affect, behavior, cognition, and physiology/biology. -Cognition: Internal mental processes of the individual -Affect: Subjective feeling states -Behavior: Any action that can be observed and recorded -Physiology/Biology: How body/brain influence above three The scientific study of “people” in “situations”. (after this slide, none of the information about “what is psychology?” is on the exam)

5. The field of psychology… … started when “Philosophy” started collecting data around 1830s. … applies the “scientific method” to psychological inquiry.... large number of disciplines, fields, topics, people, etc.

7. The field of psychology… … started when “Philosophy” started collecting data around 1830s. … applies the “scientific method” to psychological inquiry.... large number of disciplines, fields, topics, people, etc. … split between “professional practice” and “research/teaching”

8. Where do Psychologist work? “Professional Practice” places “Research/Teaching” topics

9. The field of psychology… … started when “Philosophy” started collecting data around 1830s. … applies the “scientific method” to psychological inquiry.... large number of disciplines, fields, topics, people, etc. … split between “professional practice” and “research/teaching” … split between “abnormal” and “normal” … PsychINFO has more than 2.8 million records as of March 2010

10. To do by next class: Access class website on WebCT Take the online survey (Announcements) Order the textbooks Read chapters (can download from WebCT)