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ACADEMIC INQUIRIES: UESTC EMAIL:summerschool@uestc.edu.cn PSY100 INTRODUCTIONTOPSYCHOLOGY SUMMER2016 CLASSHOURS:MondaythroughThursday,2hours(2*60minutes eachday DISCUSSION:Friday,1hour(60minutes REVIEWSECTION:Friday, 1hour(60minutes FIELDTRIP:Accordingtoprofessorsteachingplan CREDIT:4 TOTALCONTACTHOURS:60(50minuteseach INSTRUCTOR:Tobeupdated READINGS Wewillusethefollowingbooksfortheclass: • Gray,P.(2011).Psychology.NewYork:Worth. • Pinker,S.(2002).TheBlankSlate:TheModernDenialofHumanNature. COURSEOBJECTIVES Thiscourse seeksto deepenyourunderstanding ofhumanbehaviorbyproviding anintroductionto the problems, methods, and findings of psychology. More specifically,we will cover the functions,mechanicsanddevelopmentofsensingandperceiving,learningandremembering,thinking andlanguage,gettingmotivatedandfeelingemotions.Bytheendofthecourseyouwillpossess: 1.Anunderstandingofsomeofthemainexplanatorychallengesthatpsychology confronts; 2.Afamiliaritywithscientificfindingsfromanumberofcoreareasofpsychology, andthelogicthatunderliesthesefindings; 3.Anunderstandingofsomehighlyinfluentialpsychologicaltheories; 4.Anunderstandingofmanyofthecoreconceptsandresearchmethodsof Psychology. COURSEREQUIREMENTSGRADING Youroverallcoursegradewillbeassignedonthebasisofthefollowingcomponents: •Midtermexam(50% •Finalexam(50%). •AttendanceParticipation:Classparticipationandattendancemayaffectthegradeasmuchasone fulllettergrade. GRADINGSCALE 90A;80-89B;70-79C;60-69D;59NoPass 1 COURSEPOLICIES 1.Attendancewillbetakenatthebeginningofeachclass. 2.Studentsareexpectedtoreadtherequiredreadingspriortotheclasssession inwhichtheyarediscussed. 3.ClassConduct:Consistent,respectfulandinformedparticipationisexpected fromeverystudentinthecourse.Thisincludes: •Respectfuldiscussionthatavoidspersonalhistory; •Noemailo