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Introduction to Psychology II Psychology 1002 E Winter 2014 Instructor: Kim ONeil E-mail: kim.oneil@carleton.

ca *Please note this is the best way to contact me. Email me directly through your Carleton email account. Office Hours: Tuesday !"" #.m. $ %!"" #.m. Office Location! &&'( )"%( lass !ime: Tuesday %!" * +! #.m.

lass Location: "outham Hall #$ !heatre !eaching %ssistant! T(, &e'uired !e(t)oo*: Weiten, W., & McCann, D. (2013). Psychology: Themes and variations (3rd
Canadian edition). Toronto: Nelson Education

ourse +escri,tion: The o-erall #ur#ose o. this course is to introduce students to the .ield o. #sychology as a social science. Through the use o. lectures/ class discussions and .ilms/ students will ha-e an o##ortunity to sur-ey #sychological research related to social #sychology/ #ersonality and abnormal #sychology. 0e will e1amine research being conducted in #sychology and the a##lication o. that research in the real world. This course is designed .or those students considering careers in the disci#line o. #sychology/ as well as those students generally interested in the course content. The course is also geared to #ro-ide you with the o##ortunity to #re#are yoursel-es .or material co-ered in other #sychology courses. Psyc )"") is a #rere2uisite .or this course.

- LE%&./to do0nload 0ee*ly lecture notes1: 3our C4 5E,'N ,ccount .or the course
cannot be created until you com#lete your registration and create your &tudent Com#uting ,ccount. 3ou must do this to access weekly download notes 6a-ailable in ad-ance o. the lecture7. 3our grades .or midterms will be #osted on C4 5E,'N. 8owe-er 2 final course grades will be #osted by the 'egistrars O..ice on Carleton Central not on C4 5E,'N. 9t will be your res#onsibility to ensure you are .amiliar with C4 5E,'N. 9t is your res#onsibility to kee# a record o. your midterm grades be.ore the website shuts down. +iscussion grou,s on C4 5E,'N will be set$u# to hel# you get answers between classes. 8owe-er to#ics must be related to course content only. Personal discussions not directly related to the course and ina##ro#riate content are strictly .orbidden and will not be tolerated. P&O% !I3E %PP&O% HE" !O LE%&.I.4: 3ou are strongly encouraged to be #roacti-e in your own learning #rocess in this course. This means you should kee# u# with your reading/ generate )

2uestions regarding any material that you are struggling with/ and make sure you see me and:or the teaching assistant in our weekly o..ice$hours to clari.y anything. ;ost im#ortantly/ begin your studying well in ad-ance o. the midterm and the .inal e1am. Passi-ely reading your te1tbook will not ensure your learning as much as acti-ely gra##ling with the material/ and getting an early start on your studying. <urther it is strongly encouraged that you .orm study grou#s with your classmates to assist #re#aring .or e1ams.

ourse &e'uirements: There will be ) midterm e1am 6<eb. )) 9n Class7 worth "= and ) .inal e1am during the .ormal e1am #eriod/ worth "=. The e1ams will not be cumulati-e. Each e1am will consist o. multi#le choice 2uestions. <or each o. the e1ams/ you will be res#onsible .or all material co-ered in s#eci.ied areas o. the te1t and in the lectures. E(ams
Please bring at least one so.t lead #encil 68(7/ an eraser/ and some identi.ication to each e1am. 9llness and berea-ement 6with su##orting documentation7 will be the only e1cuses acce#ted .or missed e1ams. 9. you miss the mid$term e1am #lease obtain the a##ro#riate documentation/ and contact the T, immediately to schedule a make$u# e1am. The make$u# e1am must be written within > days o. the original e1am. 9. you miss the .inal e1am/ you must a##ly to write a de.erred e1am 6with a##ro#riate documentation7 to the 'egisterial &er-ices within the time #eriod s#eci.ied in the current 4ndergraduate Calendar. &u##lemental:grade$raising e1ams are not o..ered in this course. Carleton 4ni-ersity accommodates students/ who by reason o. religious obligation/ must miss an e1amination/ test or assignment deadline. 3ou must #ro-ide su..icient notice 6minimum ? weeks7 i. you will need such accommodation.

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@rades are normally made a-ailable within two weeks o. the e1ams. ;idterm and .inal e1am results will be #osted on C4 5E,'N. <inal grades will be made a-ailable through Carleton Central. &E5-E"!" 6O& % %+E$I % O$$O+%!IO.

3ou may need s#ecial arrangements to meet your academic obligations during the term. <or an accommodation re2uest the #rocesses are as .ollows! Pregnancy o)ligation: write to me with any re2uests .or academic accommodation during the .irst two weeks o. class/ or as soon as #ossible a.ter the need .or accommodation is known to e1ist. <or more details see the &tudent @uide &eligious o)ligation: write to me with any re2uests .or academic accommodation during the .irst two weeks o. class/ or as soon as #ossible a.ter the need .or accommodation is known to e1ist. <or more details see the &tudent @uide "tudents 0ith disa)ilities: The Paul ;enton Centre .or &tudents with Aisabilities 6P;C7 #ro-ides ser-ices to students with 5earning Aisabilities 65A7/ #sychiatric:mental health disabilities/ ,ttention Ae.icit 8y#eracti-ity Aisorder 6,A8A7/ ,utism &#ectrum Aisorders 6,&A7/ chronic medical conditions/ and im#airments in mobility/ hearing/ and -ision. 9. you ha-e a disability re2uiring academic accommodations in this course/ #lease contact P;C at %)B$ ?"$%%"+ or #mc@carleton.ca ?

.or a .ormal e-aluation. 9. you are already registered with the P;C/ contact your P;C coordinator to send me your Letter of Accommodation at the beginning o. the term/ and no later than two weeks be.ore the .irst in$class scheduled test or e1am re2uiring accommodation 6if applicable7. ,.ter re2uesting accommodation .rom P;C/ meet with me to ensure accommodation arrangements are made. Please consult the P;C website .or the deadline to re2uest accommodations .or the .ormally$ scheduled e1am 6if applicable7. PE!I!IO." !O +E6E& &tudents unable to com#lete a .inal term #a#er or write a .inal e1amination because o. illness or other circumstances beyond their control or whose #er.ormance on an e1amination has been im#aired by such circumstances may a##ly within .i-e working days to the 'egistrarCs O..ice .or #ermission to e1tend a term #a#er deadline or to write a de.erred e1amination. , medical certi.icate or other rele-ant documentation must .ully and s#eci.ically su##ort the re2uest. Only de.erral #etitions submitted to the 'egistrarCs O..ice will be considered. WI!H+&%W%L WI!HO-! % %+E$I PE.%L!7 The last day to withdraw .rom .all term courses and other courses that end this term without academic #enalty is Aecember D/ ?")B. The last day to withdraw .rom winter term courses and two$term courses without academic #enalty is ,#ril +/ ?")E. O66I I%L 6I.%L E8%$I.%!IO. PE&IO+ <all courses! Aecember ))$??/ ?")B. 0inter courses F <ull$Term courses! ,#ril ))$?%/ ?")E. E1aminations are normally held all se-en days o. the week. 6or more information on the im,ortant dates and deadlines of the academic year2 consult the Carleton ?")B$?")E calendar9 PL%4I%&I"$ The 4ni-ersity &enate de.ines #lagiarism as Gpresenting, whether intentional or not, the ideas, expression of ideas or work of others as ones own. This can include! 'e#roducing or #ara#hrasing #ortions o. someone elses #ublished or un#ublished material/ regardless o. the source/ and #resenting these as ones own without #ro#er citation or re.erence to the original sourceH &ubmitting a take$home e1amination/ essay/ laboratory re#ort or other assignment written/ in whole or in #art/ by someone elseH 4sing ideas or direct/ -erbatim 2uotations/ or #ara#hrased material/ conce#ts/ or ideas without a##ro#riate acknowledgment in any academic assignmentH 4sing anothers data or research .indingsH <ailing to acknowledge sources through the use o. #ro#er citations when using anothers works and:or .ailing to use 2uotation marksH 8anding in Isubstantially the same piece of work for academic credit more than once without prior written permission of the course instructor in which the submission occurs."

Plagiarism is a serious o..ence/ which cannot be resol-ed directly with the courses instructor. The ,ssociate Aeans o. the <aculty conduct a rigorous in-estigation/ including an inter-iew with the B

student/ when an instructor sus#ects a #iece o. work has been #lagiariJed. Penalties are not tri-ial. They range .rom a mark o. Jero .or the #lagiariJed work to a .inal grade o. I<I .or the course/ and e-en sus#ension .rom all studies or e1#ulsion .rom the 4ni-ersity. <or more in.ormation/ consult the 4ni-ersitys ,cademic 9ntegrity website. 4&%+I.4 "7"!E$ 5etter grades assigned in this course will ha-e the .ollowing #ercentage e2ui-alents! ,K L D"$)"" ( L >B$>% , L + $+D , $ L +"$+E (K L >>$>D < ,(& AE< ( $ L >"$>? CK L %>$%D C L %B$%% C $ L %"$%? AK L >$ D A L B$ % A $ L "$ ?

<ailure. No academic credit ,bsent .rom the .inal e1amination O..icial de.erral 6see IPetitions to Ae.erI7

6.+ :6ailed2 no +eferral; < assigned 0hen the student is a)sent from the final e(am and has failed the course on the )asis of inade'uate term 0or* as s,ecified in the course outline9 !he course instructor2 su)=ect to the a,,ro>al of the hair and 6aculty +ean2 determines standing in a course9 &E"O-& E" /?1@-A20-2?002 ,hone e(t91 Ae#artment o. Psychology 6?%EE7 'egistrarCs O..ice 6B ""7 &tudent ,cademic &uccess Centre 6>+ "7 Paul ;enton Centre 6%%"+7 0riting Tutorial &er-ice 5earning &u##ort &er-ices ( " 5oeb B"" Tory B"? Tory "" 4nicentre Eth .loor 5ibrary Eth .loor 5ibrary

DEP !TMENT " D!#P $#% P#"&C' ( "ocated outside $))0 "oe* Mail received prior to 4:30pm will be date stamped with the current date. Mail received after 4:30pm will be date stamped with the next business days date. Please ensure to include your name, student number, course code and instructors name. e are unable to distribute without this information. 4rade &aising O,tions in Psychology 1001 B 1002 ,ll students in Psychology )"") F )""? ha-e the o##ortunity to increase their .inal grade by electing to #artici#ate in #sychological research conducted by Psychology .aculty/ or by graduate students under the su#er-ision o. members o. the Ae#artment. This o#tion will also #ro-ide you with some .irst$hand e1#erience within the .ield o. e1#erimental #sychology. ,nother o#tion .or raising your grade is to write a syno#sis o. research #ublished in a Mournal. 9n.ormation on these o#tions can be .ound at! htt#!::www?.carleton.ca:#sychology:undergraduate:current$students:sona: E

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No a##ointment necessary as all students are seen on a walk$in basis. Nchoosing or changing their maMor N.inding a tutor Nacademic #lanning guided by an ,cademic ,d-isor N#olishing study skills

Nde-elo#ing a coherent #attern o. courses in the maMor and consultation about o##ortunities .or graduate and #ro.essional study

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N#eer assisted tutoring .or #re$ identi.ied/ notoriously di..icult courses

Peer %ssisted "tudy "essions "PASS workshops integrate how-to-learn (study skills) with what-to-learn (course content) in a fun, relaxed en ironment!

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WEE#L7 " HE+-LE +ate Oan. > Oan. )E Oan. ?) !o,ic Course OutlineH 9ntelligence &eadings Ch#t. D

9ntelligenceH ;oti-ation F Emotion Ch#ts. DF)" ;oti-ation and EmotionH Ae-elo#ment Ch#ts. )"F)) Ch#t.)) Ch#t. )?

Oan. ?+ <eb. E 6e)9 11 6e)9 1C <eb. ? ;arch E ;arch )) ;arch )+ ;arch ? ,#ril ) ,#ril +

Ae-elo#ment Personality

$idterm E(am ?:0A ,9m9 !o C:0A ,9m9 In lass / h,ts9 D-121 .O L%"" < WI.!E& E&E%# 8ealth and &tress Psychological Aisorders Psychological Treatments &ocial Psychology &ocial Psyc 6cont7 E1am 'e-iew T, o..ice hours 6class time7 Ch#t. )B Ch#t. )E Ch#t. ) Ch#t. )%

"inal exam will #e held during the formally scheduled exam period April, $%&', and will co er (hapters &)-&* inclusi e .ote: !his schedule is meant to )e a guide only and may )e su)=ect to change9 %ny changes 0ill )e announced in class9

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