CourseSyllabus

SYLLABUSFORONLINEPSYCHOLOGY1010
PROFESSOR:HOWARDINGLE
OFFICEPHONE9573004
EMAILhoward.ingle@slcc.edu
BOOK:PsychologyThemesandVariations8EBriefer
Version
WeekOne:May18thtoMay25th:
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BEFOREBEGINNINGCLASS!!Completely
familiarizeyourselfwithcoursewebsitebefore
beginningclass.Carefullyreadthesyllabus.Gotoeach
icononthesidebarofthehomepageforthecourseweb
site,toseewhatislocatedwithineachareai.e.
modules,assessments,grades,assignmentsicons.Now
takethe15pointsyllabusquizwhenyouhavepassed
thisat90%youmaybeginthecourse.
Discussionone:GototheDiscussionTab.Discussion
one:Introduceyourselftotheothermembersofyour
class;givesomepersonalhistorysuchasoccupation,
goalsinschool,familyetc.Worth3points.Youmust
postyourownstatementandthenreplytothreeothers
togetfullcredit.Thisscoringmatrixwillbetrueforall
discussiontopics!

ALLASSIGNMENTSARELISTEDINTHEQUIZandMODULE
SECTION:

ChapterOne:TheEvolutionofPsychology.Readthe
chapterandtakeQuiz#1.OpenuntilMonday,June1stat10pm.Thefirst
quizisopenabitlongerfornewstudentsenrollinglate.Typicallyquizzes
willbeopenThursdaytoMondayuntil10pm.ReadappendixD.pgs.A24
toA30.PsychologyandSustainability.therewillbequestionsonmany
quizzesfromtheappendixD.
CompleteASSIGNMENT#1.LookatChapterOneinthehomepagealong
withpowerpointsetc.SubmitthroughAssignmentstab.due
AssignmentOne
StudyskillsSpecialSectionOne.ReadChapter7onMemoryStorage
andRetrieval(pages226237).ReadPersonalApplicationspagesfor
ChapterOne(pages2529)
ImprovingAcademicPerformance.
Improvingyourreading.
Lecturesandtesttakingstrategies.

Weektwo:May25thtoJune1st,Chapter2,Research:
ReadChapterTwo:TheResearchEnterprise.Reviewpowerpointand
chapterreview.Discussion#2open:READ:EthicsandAnimalResearch
pg.56to58.(worth3points)due.
DoASSIGNMENT#2(research)dueJune1st,10pm.Tofindresearchgo
topersonalapplicationpage.60to63.Alsoclinicaltrials.gov,ornational
instituteofMentalhealth.RemembertosubmitviaQUIZlink.Quiz:#2:
dueJune1st.10pm

Weekthree:June1sttoJune8th

ChapterThree:TheBiologyBasisofBehavior;
SectionOne:communicationintheNervoussystem.

SectionTwo:organizationofthenervoussystem.
SectionThree:braincomponents:namethethreemajorregionsand
componentpartsofthebrain.
BrainLateralization:readPersonalApplicationsonpages9396.Develop
understandingofhowneuroscientistsconductresearchonthebrain.Develop
understandingofhowhormonesregulatebehavior.Explainheredityand
behaviorandmethodsofstudy.EvolutionCriticalthinking:howdoes
Darwin'stheoryrelatestobehavior.ReadsectiononEvolutioncarefully
DiscussionquestiononEvolution:Pleaseuseempiricalinformation,notwhat
youbelievetobetrueforexamplehumansdidnotevolvefromapesAgood
siteforinformationonevolutionis:www.amnh.org/humanorigins.openuntil
June8th,10pm
ASSIGNMENT#3ISFOUNDINTHEQUIZSECTION.
Criticalthinking(pages9597).Howisresearchoverextrapolatedbysome
groups?Notadiscussiontopic,justquestionforyourownreflection.
Quiz#3openuntilMonday,June8that10pm.assignment3anddiscussion
topic3openuntilJune8th,10pm.

WeekFour:June8thtoJune15thCHAPTER4Sense
andPerception:
Thefivesenses.Reviewpowerpointsonthesenses
Perception:visualperception.Whatistheperception
ofpain?
ReadPersonalApplication.
ReviewpowerpointonPerception.
ReadPersonalApplicationonpages142145.Critical
thinking:Howdoeschangingourperceptionaffectour
consciousnessandthusourbehavior?
ASSIGNMENT#4ISFOUNDINTHEQUIZ

SECTION;SUBMITSLIKEAQUIZ.
Quiz#4ANDASSIGNMENTopenuntilJune15that
10pm
Weekfive:June15thtoJune22nd

Chapter5:VariationsofConsciousness
Followthestudyguideformaterialtobecovered.
Stagesofsleep
Dreaming
Alteredstatesofconsciousness.
ASSIGNMENT5:interpretoneofyourdreamsusingthetheoriesof
Cartwright,Freud,Jung,Perl's(seechapternotesforinformationonJung
andPerls).Youmustusealltheoristsandinterpretyourdreamfromtheir
perspectivetogetyour5points.Perhapsuseagreatesthitsdream(one
youneverforget).
Quiz#5andassignment5,openuntilJune22ndat10pm

WeekSix:June22ndtoJune29th:
Chapter6:Learning:
Assignment6:PersonalApplicationdevelopaprogramtoimprovea
behaviorthatwillhelpyoureduceyourimpactonourecosystem.to
determineyourimpacttaketheEcologicalfootprintsurveyanddetermine
howmanyplanetsitwouldtakeifeveryoneontheplanetusedthesame
naturalresourcesasyou.FollowPersonalApplicationpageonpages217
219.Youshouldgatherabaselineforseveraldaysandthenimplement
yourprogramthefollowingweek.
Also,lookupteachingpsychologyforsustainability;appendixDpgs.A30
andA38onBehavioralpsychology.watchvideoclipsonlearningon
YouTube.
Gainanunderstandingofeachofthesebehavioristsandtheirrespective
theories:

Pavlov:Classicalconditioning(watchPavlovclassicalconditioningon
YouTube)
Watson:LittleAlbert(watchlittleAlbertandJohnWatsononYouTube)
Garcia:TasteAversion.Skinner:OperantConditioning(watchOperant
ConditioningfromB.F.SkinneronYouTube)
Bandura:Sociallearning,ObservationalLearning;T.V.violence.BoBo
theclown(watchBoBotheClownonYouTube)
QuizandassignmentopenuntilMonday,June29th

Weekseven:June29thtoJuly6th:Chapter9:
MotivationandEmotionandAppendixDpgs.A31to
A33SocialPsychology
Assignment7:PersonalApplication.
SelfActualization:readsectioninChapter11,pages393395.
Differingtheoriestoexplainmotivation.
Hungerandeating,theroleofthehypothalamus.
Sexandgender.
Emotions,evolutionaryexplanation.
ReadPersonalApplicationpageonHappiness.Whatmakesushappy?
Discussionquestiononhappiness,dueJuly6th
QuizandassignmentopenuntilJuly6th

Weekeight:July6thtoJuly13th:Chapter10:Human
GrowthandDevelopment
.

AppendixDpgs.A34toA36.noassignmentdue:
Whoarethemajortheoristsfordevelopmentalstagetheories?(Freud,
Piaget,Erikson,Ainsworth,Kohlberg).
Whataresomeofthemorecommondevelopmentaldisordersinchildren?
Describesomeofthemajorissuesinadolescents(identity),inyoung
adulthood(identity),andtheelderly.DescribealsoAging:physicaland
cognitivechanges.

Noassignmentdue.Quizforchapter10openuntilJuly13that10pm.

WeekNine:July13thtoJuly20th:
Chapter11:PersonalityandappendixD.pg.30
Psychoanalysis
DevelopunderstandingofFreud'scontributiontopsychologyand
specificallytoPersonalitytheory.
theNeoFreudians:Jung,Adler,Horney,Erikson,
Othertheories:
Humanistic:RogersandMaslow
personalitytests:whatisthedifferencebetweentypeandtrait?
WhatisthedifferencebetweenanObjectiveandprojectivetest?
WhatistheMMPI?
Assignment8:onlinepersonalitytests.Turninresultsandsummaryabout
whatyoulearnedaboutyourpersonalityandyourself.personalitysurveys
foundinchaptercontentsection.
TESTANDASSIGNMENTDUE,July20thuntil10pm.

WeekTen:July20thtoJuly27th:StressandWellness:
assignment:pickanareaofwellnessthatyouwouldliketoimprovein
yourlifeandthenusingthesameinformationfromchapter6modifying
behaviordevelopareinforcementprogram.QuizandassignmentdueJuly
28th,10pm

WeekEleven:July27thtoAugust3rd
Chapter13PsychologicalDisordersandtreatment

DefiningAbnormality.UsingtheDSMIV,howdoestheAxis5diagnostic
systemwork?WhatisEtiology,Psychopathology,Prognosis?Diagnose
psychologicaldisordersusingtheDSMIV.Anxiety,Somatoform
disorders,Mooddisorders,Schizophrenia,Personalitydisorder.QUIZ
DUEAugust4th
FinalDiscussiontopic:HomelessnessandMentalillness.WATCH"ON
THEEDGEMENTALHEALTHINUTAH,youcanfindthis
documentaryasapodcastonKUEDCHANNEL7,OpenuntilApril21st.

WeekTwelve:August3rdAugust10th
Chapter14:TreatmentofPsychologicaldisorders.
Whoseekstherapy?
Insighttherapy
Behavioraltherapy
Cognitive
Biomedical

Assignment10AppliedPsychology:diagnosecase
study(onQUIZtab).UseDSMIVinformationintext
toanswerquestions.finalquizdueAugust10th@
10pm.
Weektwelve:August10th:Extracreditdue