Intelligence PSYC 310 Course Outline Sept 4, 2013 Instructor: Andy Baker Phone: 514 398 6086 e-mail:

andy.baker@mcgill.ca Office: Stewart Biology Room N8/13 Office Hours: Posted on MyCourses Teaching Assistant: Jeremy Landry e-mail: jeremy.landry@mail.mcgill.ca Office: Stewart Biology N6/20 Office Hours: TBA Textbook: IQ and Human Intelligence: 2nd Edition by N. J. Mackintosh Time: Monday & Wednesday 14:00 15:30 Place: Stewart Biology n2/2 Marking Scheme: For evaluation there will be two midterms worth a total of 30% of the grade. There will be a final examination that is worth 50%, 65% or 80% of the final grade. The midterms and final will consist of multiplechoice questions. Midterms cover material from the appropriate section of the course. The final covers the entire course content. It will include material from the text, lab experience and material from the lectures. If students receive a higher grade on the final exam than on either or both midterms then the individual midterm grades will be replaced by the final grade in the calculation of the cumulative grade. However, the midterms are compulsory so if a student misses a midterm without permission she or he will receive a grade of zero for that midterm and the midterm grade will be included in the final grade. Permission to miss midterms will be granted only for medical, university conflicts (teams and other functions) and compassionate reasons. Documented proof (doctors note etc.) is required. If a student is permitted to miss a midterm, the final exam grade will replace that midterm in the calculation of the grade. The rationale for this rule is that experience with the midterms, under the pressure of an examination, improves performance on the final examination. Midterms will be held during the regular class period in the regular classroom. The class will be divided into two halves with half of the class writing the midterm at 14:30 and the other half commencing at 13:15. No one may leave the 14:30 a.m. sitting until the time period for it is over. Lab Experience. A lab experience is worth 20% of the course grade. Students will do intellectual tests in class and then will make an appointment to participate in an original experiment. Both parts must be completed to receive (3%). Students will then do an assignment on the results and analysis (2%). Finally they will hand in a lab report on the Experiment (15%). Late papers will be accepted but 1 mark per day late will be subtracted from the mark (1 mark out of 15) up to a maximum of 5 marks. No papers will be accepted after the day of the final examination. [Weekend counts 1 mark]. Students who cannot complete the participation requirement will be allowed to read a short paper and prepare a short essay (<1000 words) to replace that 3% in their grade. This essay is due on the same day as the 2% assignment mentioned above. Grading Summary Midterm 1 15% Midterm 2 15% Lab experience: 20% Final Examination 50%, 65% or 80%

Course Structure: With some exceptions because of holidays, tutorials and midterms, there will be lectures Mondays and Wednesdays of each week. Lectures do not always follow the textbook and some information not in the book will be presented. PDF files of class presentations and other course material, including recordings of most lectures, will be available on myCourses. This is not an Internet course and students should attend the lectures and certainly must attend the midterms in class times. Nevertheless, it would be possible to follow much of the course work from the readings, recordings and overheads. There will be no option of additional work for D, or F Grades. There will be a supplemental examination. McGILL UNIVERSITY VALUES ACADEMIC INTEGRITY. THEREFORE ALL STUDENTS MUST UNDERSTAND THE MEANING AND CONSEQUENCES OF CHEATING, PLAGIARISM AND OTHER ACADEMIC OFFENCES UNDER THE CODE OF STUDENT CONDUCT AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES (see www.mcgill.ca/integrity for more information). In the event of extraordinary circumstances beyond the Universitys control, the content and/or evaluation scheme in this course is subject to change. NOTE: The order and timing of readings and assignments may be changed. Some of the initially posted overhead PDFs may be modified. Week of September 2: Chapter 1 Text Lecture: Wednesday Week of Sept 9: Chapter 1 & 2 Text Lecture: Monday Wednesday: In Class Intellectual Test

Week of Sept 16: Experiment week 1 Chapter 3 Text Lectures: Monday & Wednesday Week of Sept 23: Experiment week 2 Chapter 4 Text Experiment begins Lectures: Monday & Wednesday Week of Sept 30: Experiment week 3 Chapter 5 Text Lectures: Monday & Wednesday Friday Last day for experiment Week of October 7: Chapter 6 Mackintosh Lecture: Mon. (Lab Explanation) & Wed. Week of October 14: Chapter 7 Mackintosh Monday October 14: Thanksgiving Wednesday: Midterm 1. Week of Oct. 21: Chapter 8 & 9 Mackintosh Monday Lab Tutorial & Lecture Wednesday: Lecture Week of Oct. 28: Chapter 10 & 11 Mackintosh Lectures: Monday & Wednesday Wednesday October 30: Hand in Lab assignment Week of November 4 Chapters 11 & 12 Lectures Monday & Wednesday Week of November 11: Lecture: Monday Wednesday November 13: Midterm 2 Week of November 18: Chapters 13 & 14 Lecture Mon. & Wed. Lab Tutorial 2 Week of November 25: Chapter 15 Text Lecture: Monday & Wednesday Week of December 2 Lectures: Monday & Tuesday Hopefully Review week December 4: Lab report due before 16:00