Fall 2023 Syllabus/Pacing Guide

A-G Psychology 1A and 1B

CP#3011 and 3011.2

 

Instructor: Judy Orr

Email: jorr@cwcharter.org 

Phone number: 1-209-441-6090 (voice and text)

FALL 2023 CP 3011	SPRING 2024 CP 3011.2
First Day of Class:  8/16/23	First Day of Class:  1/10/24
Last Day to drop without charge:  9/1/23 Last day of class:  11/29/23.	Last Day to drop without charge:  1/19/24 Last day of class:  5/1/24.
Online Proctored Final: 12/12 @ 1:30 Last day to turn in late work:  12/8/23	Online Proctored Final:  No, Project due 5/8/24 Last day to turn in late work: 5/10/24

 

Please examine the CWCS Master Class Syllabus for rules and regulations on Student and Parent Responsibilities, absences, and a host of information on attending Canvas classes.

 

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Course Overview:

This course teaches students the fundamental concepts of psychology. During the one year course, students explore the following topics: the science of psychology, the biological basis of behavior, sensation and perception, states of consciousness, learning, memory, cognition and mental abilities, motivation and emotion, life-span development, personality, stress and health psychology, psychological disorders, therapies, and social psychology. Through course activities and resources, students acquire learning skills in critical analysis, research methods, and academic writing. Included are weekly thought-provoking, open ended questions answered in essay form. Students complete projects, midterms, and a final exam.

 

Class Information:

  Class Times:  Wednesdays 12:00-1:00  (CP Course 3011)  

 

Required text: Prentice Hall Psychology  (Minter/Elmhorst 2012)
Student Edition  9780205790289    {{This is currently out of print as a new edition will be released next year.  If you are not able to locate one at the learning centers (CW has a bunch!).  If you can’t find it, please let me know and we can talk!}}

****In case of delayed arrival of text, a digital copy of the first 3 chapters 

are posted on the Canvas Page****

Teacher Edition 9780205055487    (Optional)

If the curriculum is not available at the library, the ES can order it with instructional funding. Updated pricing information can be found on the Recommended Curriculum page or the OPS Catalog.

 

Prerequisite(s)/Pre Skills: Biology strongly recommended    

       

Length of Course: Psychology 1A:  1 semester       Psychology 1B:  1 semester

 

Requirements:

-Class textbook -Gmail Account -Reliable Internet access

-Working external headset with mic, (computer speakers do not work successfully with Big Blue Button setup). After the third week of class and no headset, students will begin lose participation points for the class. (Class is much more engaging if all students can talk in class using their mic).

 

Format for Submitting Assignments:

-Students must acquaint themselves with Purdue OWL MLA format (POMF) as all assignments must be turned in using this format.  10% of the score will be deducted if Purdue OWL is not used:  POMF

Purdue OWL Sample: Purdue OWL MLA sample paper

Late Work /Absences

Assignments, tests and quizzes are due by the date announced in class or as posted in the pacing guide and Canvas.  Classwork and homework assignments submitted after the due date will receive a grade no higher than 75%. The Social Studies Department classes will not accept late work after the close date of the assignment.  Absences don’t extend deadlines! The last day to accept late work, tests, or projects is 12/8 and 5/10   Any late work that is turned in receives a lower priority for grading.  Please do not expect your instructor to grade late work immediately.

A-G Grading:  

Attendance/Participation                       20%

Class Assignments                                               20%

ES/Parent Progress Report (twice a semester)         20%

CANVAS Quizzes and Midterm           20%

Proctored Final   20%

GRADING SCALE

 

**When decimals are involved, grades are rounded to nearest whole number.

PACING GUIDE

 

Week	Date	Textbook Chapter-Read prior to coming to class.	Pages	Complete review questions on page:
Week 1	Aug 16	Ch 1.1, The Science of Psychology Introduction to class, review assignments and Canvas	2-15	pg 15
Week 2	Aug 23	Continue Ch 1.2 Integrity Pledge Due, Syllabus/First Class Quiz  Aug 23	16-39	pg 37
Week 3	Aug 30	Read Ch 2.1 The Biological Perspective	40-53	pg 53
Week 4	Sept 6	Continue Ch 2.2	54-75	pg 73
Week 5	Sept 13	Read Ch 3 Sensation and Perception Suggestion:  Choose a book for book report by this date	76-93	pg 93
Week 6	Sept 20	Continue Ch 3	94-107	pg 105
Week 7	Sept 27	Read Ch 4  Consciousness:  Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis,& Drugs	108-122	pg 122
Week 8	Oct 4	Continue Ch 4 MIDTERM taken in Canvas	123-134	pg 137
Week 9	Oct 11	Read Ch 5 Development Across the Life Span Consciousness and Learning Assignment Choices (Assignment A, listed below) due by 11:59 PM today.	140-161	pg 161
Week 10	Oct 18	Continue Ch 5	162-170	pg 173
Week 11	Oct 25	Read Ch 6  Learning & Language Development Death and Dying essay (Assignment B, listed below) by 11:59 PM	176-194	pg 194
Week 12	Nov 1	Continue Ch 6  Take quiz	195-209	pg 209
Week 13	Nov 8	Read ALL of CH 7:  Social Psychology	212-247	pg 245
Week 14	Nov 15	Read ALL of Ch 8:  Culture and Gender Book Report (Assignment C, listed below) by 11:59 PM.	248-271	pg 269
Week 15	Nov 22	THANKSFORABREAKGIVING		Enjoy your break!
Week 16	Nov 29	*Adjusted: Attend class today.  Review for final.
Week 17	Dec 6	*Added:  Attend class today.  Wrap up semester.
Week of    12/11- 12/15		Mandatory proctored final on 12/12   Online at 1:30

*Note:  All assignments due to be finished the night before the scheduled meeting unless otherwise noted.   EXCEPTIONS:  There will be no class held during Winter Break 

Psychology 1B = Semester 2

Week	Day	Chapter Reading	pages	Complete review questions on pg
Week 1	Jan 10	Read Ch 9.1 Memory	272-284	284
Week 2	Jan 17	Finish Ch 9.2 Behavior Write Up due. See letter “D” below.  Due by 11:59 PM	285-298	298
Week 3	Jan 24	Read Ch 10.1  Cognition	304-320	320
Week 4	Jan 31	Finish Ch 10.2	321-334	334
Week 5	Feb 7	Read Ch 11.1 Motivation and Emotion	340-357	357
Week 6	Feb 14	Finish Ch 11.2	358-368	368
Week 7	Feb 21	Read Ch 12.1 Theories of Personalities	374-390	390
Week 8	Feb 28	Read Ch 12.2 Theories of Personalities MIDTERM on Ch 9-12	391-402	402
Week 9	March 6	Read Ch 13.1 Psychological Disorders	408-417	417
Week 10	March 13	Read Ch 13.2 Psychological Disorders	418-438	438
Week 11	March 20	Read Ch 14.1 Psychological Therapies Maladaptive Behavior Assignment- (Assignment E, listed below) due 11:59 PM today.	444-464	464
Week 12	March 27	SPRING BREAK!  WHEW!   Enjoy!
Week 13	April 3	Finish Ch 14.2 Psychological Therapies Relate myth or movie to modern psychological theory   (Assignment F, listed below) due 11:59PM  today	465-474	477
Week 14	April 10	Read Ch 15.1  Stress and Health	480-493	494
Week 15	April 17	Read Ch 15.2	495-505	506
Week 16	April 24	Read All of Ch 16  Applied Psychology and Psychology Careers Research Career in Psychology- report findings in essay (Assignment G, listed below) due today 11:59 PM	512-528	531
Week 17	May 1	In class activities/review.  Last class
Week 18	May 8	Final project due
	May 10	All Make-up work due by this date

*Note:  All bookwork due to be finished the night before the scheduled meeting unless otherwise noted.

Assignments in addition to book work

 

All WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE IN Purdue OWL MLA FORMAT (POMF):

 POMF Sample Paper (click)   10% will be deducted for assignments not submitted in POMF

Be cautious not to plagiarize:  https://plagiarismdetector.net

1. Focusing on states of Consciousness and Learning: Choose one of the following four Milestone options.
2. Stage a mock interview with one of the following learning theorists: Ivan Pavlov, Mary Clover Jones, John Watson and Rosalie Raynor, Edward Lee Thorndike, B.F. Skinner, Joseph Wolpe, Martin Seligman, Wolfgang Kohler, or Harry Harlow. Your interview should include at least seven questions. Responses should tell your audience who your theorist is and how she or he contributed to theories of learning.  Responses should be at least 2 paragraphs with references to the text or internet (cite your sources).   POMF must be used You can videotape your interview if you know how to email the video.
3. Based on what you know about punishment and negative reinforcement, write a 250-500 word proposal in which you assess the effectiveness of the current correctional system in your home, or local juvenile facility and propose how it might be improved. Address your proposal to a parent or a politician of your choice.  Letter format.
4. Make a collage or illustration in which you depict the content of a particularly memorable dream. For inspiration, check out this web site on the surrealist artist Salvador Dali: http://www.virtualdali.com/#galleryClassic1  Write a page summary (of at least 350 words) summarizing the dream, and try to interpret what your dream represents given the circumstances currently in your life.  How does it make you feel?  Explain your feelings. What would Sigmund Freud say about your dream?  POMF must be used
5. If you were designing the ideal slot machine, how would you apply the principles of learning to ensure that people play the machine over and over again despite winning very little money  How does your ideal slot machine compare to state lotteries or mail contests (such as Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes).  Write up your response in 250-500 words citing the principles of learning.  POMF must be used.
6. Death and Dying Assignment: Dying and death have only recently become topics that are discussed openly.  Given this growing openness, research what changes are being made to make the adjustment to the prospect of dying less severe?  Identify services that are available to those who are dying.  Are there any new services you can suggest that are currently not available?  What other changes do you think still need to be made?  Some people believe that dying people should not be told they are dying.   Do you agree?    Explain fully why or why not?   2 pages typed, POMF must be used.
7.   Book Report: 4-6 pages typed

Briefly introduce the character or person the book is about and the plot of main events.  Describe who the book is about (biography) or discuss the main characters (fiction).  What psychological disorder does your main character or person have?  How does it affect his or her life?  You should use your textbook and the Internet to describe the disorder and its symptoms in addition to discussing the impact of the disorder on the person or character’s life.  Conclude with a general comment on the novel or biography.  Describe your response to the book. Did you find it interesting or compelling?  Why or why not?  What did you learn from the book? Would you recommend this book to other readers?  Why or why not?  POMF must be used.

 

Turnitin Plagiarism checker will be used.  Please strive for a 15% or less score from Turnitin.  You might be asked to revise and resubmit a Turnitin score above 15%.

 

1. Behavior Write Up:    Choose a behavior that you perform automatically and pay close attention to how you perform it. This behavior is something you do without thinking about such as biting your nails or plucking your eyelashes.  This would not be playing the piano or doing your homework.

How does consciously thinking about the behavior affect your performance of it?  Write a paragraph summary (8-10 sentences) and submit on the Canvas page under “Behavior Write Up”.

 

1. Maladaptive Behavior Assignment:  In this milestone assignment, you will report on some examples of times when you have engaged in maladaptive thought patterns.  Write a 250-500 word paper in which you recall and examine times when you have engaged in maladaptive thought patterns.  Analyze the incidents and identify whether the thought patterns were examples of overgeneralization, polarized thinking, or selective attention.

 

1. Relate myth or movie to modern psychological theory   In this milestone assignment, you will connect modern psychological theory to popular myths and movies. Your mission for this assignment is to read a myth or watch a science fiction/action/fantasy movie. Identify as many of the following archetypes as that  exist in your choice of movie or myth. Write a 500-word paper in which you analyze what archetypes appear in myth or movie, how they advance the plot, and what impact they have on your interpretation of the myth or movie.

--The Hero- From World Leaders to mythic gods, the hero represents someone who rises to the occasion to conquer and vanquish with great might. Often the hero is a relatively weak individual, but one who connects to powerful internal forces

--The Trickster     This archetype is often seen as a collective shadow figure representing underdeveloped or inferior traits of individuals. In mythology (such as many Native American folktales), the trickster is often someone who is dull-witted but someone who provides positive outcomes.

--Great Mother     The Virgin Mary, the Hindu goddess Kali, fertility symbols, Mother Earth, myths, and legends of motherhood   these are all reflections of our archetype of one who ushers us into existence and nurtures us.

--Spiritual Father - Our image and sense of fathers is tied to spirituality. An obvious link, established well before Jung, is found in many Judeo-Christian religions.

--Mandala - The archetype of order. Examples of this are plentiful both within and across cultures. Circles, squares, fractal forms, swastikas, wheels, yin-yang, crosses, and numbers are a few examples.  If you choose a character with a famous mandala (like Harry Potter and his wand) make sure to include it in your write up.

--Transformation -Journeys to the self, whether in mythology, dreams, or symbols, represent transformation.

--And don't forget about the archetypes mentioned in your textbook: persona, anima/animus, and wise old man.

 

Some ideas for movies:

-Harry Potter                                         -Star Wars                                                           

-The Empire Strikes Back                     -The Wizard of Oz

-Pirates of the Caribbean                     -Indiana Jones

Some sources for myths:

http://www.livingmyths.com/index.htm

http://www.gateway-africa.com/stories/

http://www.pbs.org/mythsandheroes/myths.html

 

1. Research a career in psychology. What are the educational requirements for this position?  How much does it pay?  What does a person in this career do on a daily basis?   Do any of them sound interesting to you?  Do you know any acquaintances who work in any of the below fields?  Write up your findings in a 350-word paper.  Submit in POMF Here are some careers to get you started:

Clinical Psychologist, Psychiatrist, Mental Health Worker, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Advertisement producer, Marriage and Family Therapist, Psychology Professor, Forensic Psychologist

 

Here are some resources for you:  All Psychology Schools        APA Careers