Lahore University of Management Sciences

PSY100HumanBehavior
Fall20152016

Instructor
UzmaMazhar,YasserHashmi,ZahbiaSarfraz
RoomNo.
OldSSWing
OfficeHours
TBA
Email
uzmamazhar@lums.edu.pk;yasser@lums.edu.pk;Zahbia.sarfraz@lums.edu.pk

COURSEDESCRIPTION
The Human Behavior course is an introduction to the basic principles and methods of study relating to
humanbehavior.Itpresentsmajorconcepts,principlesandprocessesconcernedwithhumanfunctioningin
individualandsocialsettings.

ThiscourseisdesignedtoprovideafoundationformoreadvancedstudyinthefieldofPsychology.

CORE/ELECTIVE
Core
4Units

COURSEPREREQUISITES
None

GOALSANDOBJECTIVES
1. Recognizemajorcontributorstothefieldofpsychology;andidentifyevents&theoriesthatcharacterize
thehistoryofPsychology.
2. Understandpsychologicalresearchmethods,conceptsandterminology;andbeabletorecognizethemin
practice.
3. Describethemajortheoriesandconceptsoflearning;andgenerateexamplesapplicabletolife.
4. Recognizethefunction&roleofmemory,motivation&emotion.
5. Recognizethevarioustheoriesofpersonality,theirproponents,significanttermsandconcepts.
6. Recognize & identify the categories of various psychological disorders; and the various treatment
modalitiesandapproaches.
7. Integrate&applytheconceptsintheaboveobjectivestowhatstudentsobserveandexperienceintheir
ownlife.

TEXTBOOKS
Psychology9thEdition
CarolWade&CarolTavris
Longman,AddisonWesleyEducationalPublishersInc.1998

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LECTURESANDTUTORIALS
Lecturesessions
TAswillorganizetutorialsasneeded.

GRADING
40%4Quizzes,AssignmentsorResponsePapers(announcedorunannounced)
30%MidtermExam(cumulative)
30%FinalExam(cumulative)
Quizzes&ExamswillincludeMCQs,matchingitems,fillintheblanks,shortorlongessayquestions,etc.

COURSESCHEDULE
Weeks

Readings

OverviewofSyllabus
Week1
01WhatisPsychology
ResearchMethod&Design

Week2

Sensation&Perception

Week3

Learning

Week4

Emotion

Week5

Motivation

Week6

Thinking&Intelligence

Week7

Memory

Week8

ThePsychologyofStress,Health&Wellbeing

Week9
Midterm
Developmentoverthelifespan

Week10

TheoriesofPersonality

Week11

TheoriesofPersonality

Week12

PsychologicalDisorders

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Week13

Week14

FinalExam

PsychologicalDisorders

ApproachestoTreatment&Therapy

INSTRUCTORPOLICIES
Changesinthesyllabuswillbeannouncedinclass&throughLMS
Readtherequiredtextbeforeclass.
Activeparticipation:Bepreparedtodiscusstherelevanttopic.
Bepunctual
Turnoffcellphones.Keeptheminyourbag,notonyourdesk.
Itisyourresponsibilitytokeeptrackofyourgrades.
GetinthehabitofusingtheTAsservicestohelpfollowthecourse.
LecturenotesarenotavailabletostudentsonLMS
EXAMS
SomeQuizzes&ResponsePapersaregivenwithoutpriorannouncement,someareannounced
NOmakeuptestsaregiven.
Quizzes&FinalExamwillbeacombinationofMCQs&short/longessayquestions
IfyouhavetomissaexaminformtheinstructorBEFOREthetest/exam...notafter.
ATTENDANCE
Regularattendanceisarequirementforthisclass.
ETHICS

Cheating,plagiarismoranyotherviolationsofthehonorcodewillbedealtwithaccordingtoLUMSpolicy.
Thisclassabideswithschoolregulationsthatprohibitdiscrimination,cheating,plagiarism,harassment
andsubstanceabuse.