What is Psychology 100 about? Who are you? Who are we? Of what use is PSY100 to you? Where do we go from here? How to do well in PSY100? Compressed outline of PSY100 orientation and introductory lectures Day:Thurs Sept 9 and Tues Sept 14 Eve:Wed Sept 15, 6-7

Who are “we”? Professor: A. Martin (Marty) Wall Instructors: Ming Lee Lena Paulo Kushnir Administrative Assistant: Dorothée Potter Technician:Kamran Bozorgmeher Plus many others... (pronounced “Dortay”)

How will you connect with PSY100 staff? 1. The PSY100 Instruction Centre (SS4042) (during office hours) 2. The PSY100 Web site:

Day and Evening Sections Tuesday 11-12Thursday Wednesday 6-7 Wednesday 7-8

What are the “Rules of Conduct” in Con. Hall? Please don’t bring in food or drink.... place recording devices on stage.... have your cell phone on. Please do... … sit where view of screens is clear.... show civility and consideration. … come on time and leave only at end of class.

What are the Course Readings? 1. Definitely required: 2. Strongly recommended: Study Guide that accompanies Gleitman et. al. (especially Learning-Objectives questions) Wall et. al. PSY100 Handbook (online) (contains the course outline, etc.) Gleitman et. al. Psychology (6th edition.) (Note: 5th edition not suitable)

Lectures What are the sources of material for tests? Texts

What are the components of your final grade in PSY100?

Sensations, perceptions, memories, thoughts, and other subjective experiences Mental Processes : Observable actions of an individual person (or animal) Behavior : What is Psychology as a discipline? A science of behavior and mental processes.

What is the etymology of the word “Psychology”? Psych - ology Psych(e)- from Greek for soul, spirit, self, or life a branch of knowledge -ology

PSY100 Spring Term: 2005 Motivation The brain and behaviour Learning The study of psychology Social FactorsDevelopment Individual Differences ThinkingPerception Mental Processes Psychopathology Intelligence LanguageMemory PSY100 Fall Term: 2004 Research Methods Personality Term Test II December 8 Term Test III February 23 Term Test I October 27 ThinkingPerception Mental Processes LanguageMemory Social Factors Development Research Methods Individual Differences Psychopathology IntelligencePersonality Final Exam (including everything) April-May

1. About how many pages are there in the Gleitman text? How many weeks are there in the term? What is the average number of pages per week? , or about 30 How will you manage your reading schedule for PSY100?

What should one get out of pages 1-13 in Chapter 1 in Gleitman? …To be able to describe the scope of contemporary psychology and some methods used to study psychological phenomena. …To show how, according to Gleitman, the various approaches to the study of emotion help to demonstrate this scope.

Sample tree diagrams for Gleitman 6 th ed. Chapter 1 pp. 3-6 and 7-12 For such examples see link to “Click here to see some sample tree diagrams” imbedded in the section entitled “Advice on Note-Taking, Reading and Studying” in the online PSY100 Handbook.