PSYCHOLOGY
Room E
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 1:53-2:53PM

Instructor: Tara Hernandez
Office: Room E
Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 4:00-5:00PM
Contact:  817-735-1515
E-mail:  [email protected]

Required Texts:
McMahon, J.W., McMahon, F.B., and Romano, T. (1995).  Psychology and You (2nd edition).    St. Paul, MN: West.

Supplementary Readings:
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html

Course Description:

The science of psychology, integrating biological, social, cognitive, and learning influences on behavior; basic behavior process and principles of human behavior.

Objectives:

To define psychology and examine it’s foundation and history.
To investigate various approaches and theories of psychology.
To examine various structures of the brain and their function.
To understand how the glandular system and nervous system communicate.
To learn about sensation, perception, motivation, emotion, and unconsciousness.
To comprehend the theories that surround learning and intelligence.
To examine the process of memory and forgetting.
To understand psychological disorders, the tests used to diagnose them, and how they can be treated.

Schedule:

January 8th Introduction
January 9th History of Psychology
January 10th Analysis/Review for Test 1
January 11th Test 1
January 14th Methods of Psychology
January 15th Impromptu Acts of Methods/Ethics
January 16th Impromptu Acts of Methods
January 17th Parts and Functions of the Brain
January 18th Brain Game
January 21st MLK Holiday
January 22nd Handedness and Hemispheres
January 23rd Spinal Cord and Glands/Review
January 24th Review for Test 2
January 25th Test 2
January 28th Chapter Projects
January 29th  Chapter Projects
January 30th Chapter Projects
January 31st Chapter Projects
February 1st Stock Show Day
February 4th Chapter Projects
February 5th  Chapter Projects
February 6th Present Chapter Projects
February 7th Overview and Review
February 8th Test 3
February 11th Learning
February 12th Memory and Memory Techniques
February 13th Forgetting
February 14th Intelligence
February 15th Extremes of Intelligence/Review
February 18th Test 4
February 19th Development
February 20th Maturity and Conformity
February 21st Identity
February 22nd Adolescence
February 25th Aging
February 26th Personality and Personality Theories
February 27th Psychological Tests
February 28th Review for Test 5
March 1st Test 5
March 4th Mental Disorders
March 5th Treatment and Therapies
March 6th Review for Test 6
March 7th Test 6
March 8th Concluding Activities and Summary

Course Policies:

Attendance:  Each nine weeks a 90% attendance rule is in effect.

Class Participation:  Classroom participation is essential and makes up 10% of the overall grade.

Missed exams or assignments:  For each day a student is absent there is one day given to turn in any missed assignments and make up any exams.
 

Academic dishonesty:   Academic honesty and integrity is expected of all students.  This experience demands a high level of scholarly behavior and academic honesty on the part of all students.  Examples of academic dishonesty include but are not limited to:  (1) turning in work as original that was used in whole or part without obtaining the instructors permission in advance; (2) turning in another person’s work as your own; (3) copying from professional works without citing them; and (4) any form of cheating on exams.  Violations of academic integrity/honesty will result in a zero on the particular assignment.

Grade Distribution:

Projects 35%
Tests  35%
Participation 10%
Daily Grades 20%
  ____
  100%

Quizzes count as two daily grades.
There are two projects that are graded based on presentation, visual, information, neatness, and creativity.
The tests are graded based on the number of questions answered correct out of the total number of questions.  Tests are a mixture of multiple choice, matching, fill in the blank, and short essay.
A participation grade will be given every day based on daily participation in classroom discussions.
There will be several assignments throughout the nine weeks and they will be graded based on the number of questions correct out of the total number of questions assigned.

A= 90-100
B= 80-89
C= 70-79
F= anything below 70

Student Support:

I am in my room before and after school for 30 minutes to answer any questions you might have.
There are several other teachers that may be able to answer your questions.