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What is Psychology 100?
Getting to know you…
Texts and lectures…
How you will be evaluated…
What the course is about…
Getting started…
Who are “we”?
Professor:
Martin (Marty) Wall
Instructor: Jessica Schroeder
[email protected]
Administrative Assistants: Dorothée Potter
[email protected]
Soheila Salem
[email protected]
Technician: Kamran Bozorgmeher
P S A: Carolyn Hoessler
Anna Nguyen
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
PSY100 Day and Evening Sections
Tuesday 11-12
Thursday 11-12
Wednesday 6-7
Wednesday 7-8
Buy the course texts before the rush!
1. Definitely required to buy:
Gleitman et. al. Psychology (6th edition.)
(Note: 5th edition not suitable)
2. Strongly recommended to buy:
Study Guide to accompany Gleitman et. al.
(especially for Learning-Objectives questions)
(These two items can be bought as a combined
package for about $110 at the U of T Bookstore.)
What are the sources of material for
tests?
Texts
Lectures
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.
on time and leave only at end
 …ofcome
class.
What are the components of your final grade
in PSY100?
Final Exam
36%
Experiment
Participation
4%
Term Test 1
(Nov. 9)
30%
Term Test 2
(Feb. 8)
30%
What is Psychology as a discipline?
A science of behavior and mental processes.
Behavior :
Observable actions of an individual
person (or animal)
Mental Processes :
Sensations, perceptions, memories,
thoughts, emotions, and other
subjective experiences
What is the etymology of the word
“Psychology”?
Psych - ology
Psych(e)from Greek for soul, spirit, self, or life
-ology
a branch of knowledge
PSY100 Fall Term:
2005
The study of psychology
The brain and behaviour
Motivation
Term Test 1
Nov 9
Learning
Perception
Mental Processes
Memory
Memory
Thinking
PSY100 Spring Term:
Research Methods
2006
Social Factors
Language
Development
Individual Differences
Term Test 2
Feb 8
Intelligence
Psychopathology
Personality
Final Exam (including
everything) April-May
Gleitman Chapter 1:
The scope of psychology
pp. 1-13
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
(postponed until January)
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.
How will you manage your reading
schedule for PSY100?
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