These hours provide an opportunity for students to meet for questions and discussion in a more informal atmosphere. They provide an important educational opportunity for a class of this size. Students are strongly encouraged to make use of office hours. This introductory course surveys the field of academic psychology and acquaints the student with findings in its major areas. This course counts toward the Social Science component of the College's General Education requirement, is prerequisite for all other courses offered by the Psychology Department, and is required for a major in Psychology.
All exams are in an objective, multiple-choice format.
Exams will contain both factual questions and conceptual, integrative questions that address historical, theoretical, and philosophical issues. All exams will place approximately equal emphasis on lectures and readings. Each midterm examination will cover roughly one-third of the course. The purpose of the midterms is to provide a comprehensive assessment of course mastery. No lecture will be given on midterm dates, which are listed on the calendar of class topics.