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Cognitive and Biological

Psychology
PSYC1020 Emergency stuff.

Where are the exits?

Follow me if theres an emergency.

Meet in the psychology car park.
Unisafe

Emergency security: 3365 3333

General enquiries: 3365 1234

Freecall: 1800 800 123

Safety bus: http://www.pf.uq.edu.au/unisafe/bus.html
Overview
About me...
About you
About the tutorials...
Important course information
MCQs (multiple choice questions)
About me... About You...
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About the tutorials.
Clarifying expectations
Respect.
Mobile phones.
Please do not eat in tutorials (waters okay)
Its okay to make mistakes.
Attendance will be taken
There is no course credit for attendance.
The more you get involved the more you
will get out of it!

Why should you attend tutorials?


Assignment and Exam preparation
Helpful assignment information
Practice exam information for online quiz
Additional revision materials and handouts
Classic Experiments
http://www.michaelbach.de/ot/mot_mib/index.html
Not all information will be available on Blackboard
Ask detailed questions & get individual feedback
To make friends and have fun!
The Course Profile...Whats In It?
The Course Profile is the first place to look for
course and assessment information
Lecture & Tutorial Schedule
Assessment details
Lecture outlines
Research participation
FAQs
Important Dates

The course profile can be downloaded from
Blackboard
Lecture and Tutorial Outlines...
Course Profile lists lecture topics and weekly
readings.
Lecture slides are available on Blackboard.
Lectopia will be posted after the lectures.
Tutorial slides will be available on Blackboard
at the end of each week
But not all information provided in lectures or
tutorials will be available on the web
PSYC1020 Website and Forum

The PSYC1020 website (Blackboard) can be
accessed via eLearning on the
My.UQ home page:
http://www.my.uq.edu.au
Or directly via blackboard homepage:
http://blackboard.elearning.uq.edu.au

Enter your SI-net login and password to access
Assessment Details...
Online Quiz (9%)
Opens Monday 2
nd
April 9am
Closes Thursday 5
th
April 3pm
Essay (35%) Friday 4
th
May 11.59pm
Submit draft essay paragraph by Friday 16
th
April11.59pm
Research participation (6%) Friday 1
st
June
Final MCQ exam (50%) Exam Period
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Research Participation
Up to 6% credit for the course
1% for each hour of research participation
Or an equitable alternative
Reading and summarising research articles
Check the course profile for more information

Instructions on how to access the research participation
sign-up web page (http://uqpsych.sona-systems.com/) are in your
course profile.
user name = student ID (8 digits only, without the s in front).
Your password is emailed to your student email account.
Research Participation - Code of Ethics.
The Australian Psychological Society (APS)
Code of Ethics is in place to:
Enforce sound professional practice
In order to safeguard
The welfare of consumers of psychological services, and
The integrity of the profession.

For more information go to the APS website
http://www.psychology.org.au/
Ethical Requirements of Research
Must not compromise a participants welfare.
Must not cause lasting discomfort or severe
risk to the participant.
When research participation is part of course
requirements, prospective participants must be
given the choice of an equitable alternative
activity (see the Course Administrator for
details).
Why should you participate?

Your participation will help contribute to the existing
scientific body of psychological research.

While having some fun participating, derive as much
from the experience as you can!

Helps you to understand research which will help
you with your essay.

Very Easy 6%!!

Study Tips...
Attend and participate
Take good notes in lectures and tutorials
Plan ahead and organise your time
Use the Forum to ask and answer
questions
Ask your tutor during tutorials!
Get to know the Library
The library webpage can help you find:
Books
Journal Articles
Workshops
Other handy study and assignment writing tools
It is a good idea to make the Services for
Undergraduates a link in your favourites list

www.cybrary.uq.edu.au

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Related Workshops

Workshops run by student services:

http://www.uq.edu.au/student-services/Learning+workshops
Psych Student Support Tutors
Email: PSST@psy.uq.edu.au

Academic Help
Social Support and Activities
Crisis Assistance
International Student Support
Domestic Student Support
Peer Assisted Learning Programs
Academic Workshops
A Friendly Face
Student Services

Email: relax@uq.edu.au

Web: www.sss.uq.edu.au
Counselling services
Learning advice
Academic workshops
Questions???
MCQs
1. Psychology is...

a) the study of the mind.
b) a scientific study of human behaviour.
c) the study of the social interactions
between people.
d) all of the above
MCQs
2. Which of the following statements is true of psychology:

a) Psychology is the description and explanation of states
of consciousness
b) Psychology is the scientific study of behaviour
c) Psychology is the study of mind, brain and behaviour
d) All of the above is true of psychology
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Next tutorial Introduction to
Experiments in Psychology
The Stroop Experiment!

See you then
Next Week