Introduction To Psychology: An Introduction
P S YC H 1101 FAL L 2 014 P ROF. DAVID P IZ AR RO DAY 1
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What Is This Course About?
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Psychology The tools and methods of science applied to the human mind
Course Overview • • • • • •
A comprehensive introduction to the science of the human mind! Neuroscientific! Developmental! Social! Cognitive! Clinical
[Sometimes Includes Related Disciplines] • • • • • • •
Economics! Evolutionary Biology! Philosophy! Anthropology! Computer Science! Linguistics! ...
Course Information
course website: www.cornellpsych.net
Course Website • Course Info! •
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syllabus, grading, extra credit, reading assignments, exam dates!
People !
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info about instructor, tas, tutors; office hours!
Course Content !
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lecture slides (.pdf format, available for download one day after class)! course announcements! additional links to videos, websites, or articles of interest! content updates generate tweet via @cornellpsych
Required Text
( SE L E C TE D R E AD ING S)
Format • •
3 lectures/week! Recipe for success: attend lectures, do the readings, ask questions!
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3 exams, multiple-choice, questions take (2 non-cumulative prelims and a cumulative final exam)!
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Lectures will be available for download (but they are a poor substitute for attendance)!
Exam 1: Monday, September 29! Exam 2: Wednesday, October 29! Final exam: Wednesday, December 10, 7:00-9:30 pm!
The prelim exams are worth 30% of your grade each, the final exam is worth 40% !
Extra Credit •
You can earn extra credit by participating in up to 7 psychology experiments (for up to 5% added to your final grade)!
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Sign up at: https://cornellpsych.sona-systems.com! Detailed instructions are available here: cornellpsych.net/extracredit! It can take a couple of weeks for experiments to be made available, so be patient if you log on right away and do not see any available studies for participation.
Tutors, Tas, Sections •
There are 2 graduate student TAs who are each leading a section (PSYCH 1103). Space is limited, so register quickly if you are interested. !
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There are 10 advanced undergraduates who are Psych 1101 tutors !
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One of these tutors is assigned as your primary contact, and will be emailing you.! They should be your first contact for questions regarding the course.
Other Things •
Students with disabilities!
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Please turn in your accommodation letter to a Tutor or to the front office of the psych department (2nd floor of Uris Hall) as soon as possible. !
Twitter !
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The @cornellpsych twitter account will automatically post links to all the course announcements and lectures slides, so feel free to follow. !
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You can also tweet to @cornellpsych with a question, insight, observation, haiku, interesting link, etc.. I will read them all, and occasionally post a favorite tweet from a student on the lecture slides.
Q&A
Thanks! On Friday Psychology: The Hardest Science
Professor David Pizarro! email: prof@cornellpsych.net! course website: http://www.cornellpsych.net! @cornellpsych