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Slide1
Welcome to Psychology 1000
Slide2Dr. Ines Segert
Anne Merrill
Syllabus Website: faculty.missouri.edu/segerti/1000
Link on Blackboard
Slide3Dr. Ines Segert
Constantine
Trela
Syllabus Website: faculty.missouri.edu/segerti/1000
Link on Blackboard
Slide4Course Goals
Provide an overview of Psychology as a Science
Create interest and appreciation for Psychology
Provide you with the ability to evaluate claims in the media and in pseudo-science
Strengthen your ability to use scientific thinking in answering questions.
Slide5Course Components
3 Exams: 60 % of Final grade
InQuizitive
Online Homework: ~30%
Research Participation: ~10%
Slide6Text
5
th
Edition
Bookstore package includes registration code for
InQuizitive
More Details on Syllabus and Blackboard
Slide7InQuizitive Homework
Link to site is found on Blackboard, under course materials tab. Details on syllabus and Blackboard.
The correct textbook will come wrapped with a registration code, so be careful when discarding packaging.
Norton reps available in person in Student Center to answer questions
Wednesday, 11-1:30
Thursday, 11-1:30
Slide8Research Participation
All general psychology classes include a research participation component.
This is an opportunity for students to take part in ongoing research studies at MU and contribute to scientific research.
You will be able to "shop" for studies that interest you, and that are scheduled at times convenient for you.
Most students find these studies to be fun, and very helpful in learning research methods.
Slide9Research Participation Basics
Sign-up for the official experiments is through an on-line system. The website address for research participation is:
http://missouri.sona-systems.com .
Password is
e
-mailed to you
Need 14 credits. Only half can be online studies
Slide10Mass Pre-Test
Online Survey Available Only Early in Semester
2 credits ( doesn’t count as part of the 6 credits)
Identifies you for possible future selection
Slide11Important Points
Not showing up twice for study locks you out of further participation
Zero No-Shows:
bonus research credit
Any questions/issues should be directed to individual researchers
Slide12Alternative Assignment
Can’t ( or Don’t Want to) Do Experiments
2-page summary of psychology article; articles posted on our website
Each page is worth 4 credits
7 Articles fulfill requirement
C
an mix and match with experiments
Turn in paper copy in class- Nov 17
Slide13Themes of Course
Slide14“Behavioral Science is not for Sissies”
Slide15Nature vs. Nurture
What makes us the way we are?
Slide16What leads to violence and aggression?
Slide17How can social comparison affect our happiness?
Slide18What causes interpersonal conflict?
Slide19Why do People Lie?
Slide20Slide21We all seek explanations and tend to believe the ones we like, or that fit a story
Slide22Slide23True Love or Publicity?
Slide24Matt Lauer Wanted to Believe
Slide25Can lead to wrong conclusions
Slide26We are all believers
Tend to use beliefs, emotions to explain behavior
Don’t ask for evidence against our beliefs
Selective in what we remember and pay attention to
Slide27Might be OK for tabloids, but not Science
“Sometimes the story science tells us is not the one we want to hear”
David
Hambrick
Slide28Psychology is Science, Not Beliefs
“Stop Believing”: Use Evidence, not Beliefs, Opinions, or Personal Experience
Verify what you think are facts
Eliminate Biases- stop looking only for things to support your view
Slide29F.A.Q.
Do you take attendance?
Do you post your notes?
Do you allow laptops, cell phones during class?
Slide30Laptop/Cell Policy: NONE
Slide31Laptops and Distraction
Slide32Lowered performance by 11%
Slide33Same effect on neighbor
Slide34Slide35Better performance with notes by hand
Slide36What is the best way to study?
Slide37Use Proven techniques
Slide38Slide39Read more than once
Slide40Take practice tests
Slide41Works for all students
Slide42Come to class: Listen and ask questions, don’t just transcribe word for word
Read assigned chapter before class
Review notes after class, summarizing important points, filling in blanks
Quiz yourself, using list of terms & resources available with Text
Don’t wait until the night before the test to study
Study in a distraction-free area
HIGHLIGHTING & RE
-READING NOT EFFECTIVE