PSYCH 100: GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
Fall 2009
 

   

Highline Community College
Des Moines, WA

   

 

 

Fall 2009 Syllabus

1:20pm - 2:23pm Mon-Thurs
5:15pm - 7:25pm Tues/Thurs

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Plagiarism Assignment
 
Complete the plagiarism tutorial, take the test at the end, print out the certificate, fill it out, and hand it in.

Experimental Design Assignment
 

Experimental Design
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Experimental Design Redo (Optional)
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Samples of the completed assignment
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Research Methods Assignment

Research Methods Assignment
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Six Hour D
Read the "Six Hour D" by Russ Dewey, then answer the questions on the last page of your syllabus

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How to do well 

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Plagiarism: What it is and how to recognize and avoid it (Indiana University)


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Lecture Outlines
Note: These outlines cover what will be discussed in class.  My  lectures are based on what students have the most difficult time with -- this is not always the most important information in the chapter.  Your textbook is your first source of information.
 
Thinking Critically with Psychological Science
The Biology of Mind
Sensation & Perception
Learning
Memory
Thinking
Nature, Nurture, and Human Diversity/Developing Through the Life Span
Personality
Social Psychology
Psychological Disorders/Therapy
Consciousness and the Two-Track Mind (Sleep)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Further Reading
Note: Click on the following categories to see a list of recommended readings.
    
Psychology as a Major
History/Thinking Critically with Psychological Science 
The Biology of Mind
Sensation & Perception
Learning 
Memory 
Thinking and Language/Intelligence 
Nature, Nurture, and Human Diversity/Developing Through the Life Span 
Personality
Social Psychology 
Psychological Disorders 
Therapy 
Consciousness and the Two-Track Mind