SYLLABUS

– PSYC 100.05: Introduction to Psychology – Spring 2020

Professor Jay Springsted, MS, LMFT Office: Larsen 119
Class: M/W 1:00-2:20pm (Larsen 127) Office hours: By appointment
Phone: (951) 205-7966 (Call or text) E-mail: Jason_springsted@redlands.edu

Text:
Licht, D. M., Hull, M. G., & Ballantyne, C. (2019). Scientific American: Presenting psychology (2nd ed.). New York,
NY: Worth Publishers.
***Please register with LaunchPad to have access to quizzes, eBook, and other learning aids.
Go to: https://www.macmillanhighered.com/launchpad/sciampresenting2e/12670180

Course Description:
In this course, you will be introduced to the major theories, methods, and research within each of the main
subfields of psychology. By the end of the semester, you should be able to: think, speak, and write critically
about the field in psychological language, and apply psychological concepts to your everyday life.

Tentative Course Schedule (subject to change):
DATE TOPIC Current Chapter Quiz Due

Jan. 6 Course Introduction Ch. 1

Jan. 8 Introduction to the science of psychology Ch. 1 Ch. 1

Jan. 13 Biology & behavior Ch. 2 Ch. 2

Jan. 15 Biology & behavior Assessment exam DUE 1/17 Ch. 2

Jan. 20 Sensation & perception Ch. 3 Ch. 3

Jan. 22 Sensation and perception Ch. 3

Jan. 27 Consciousness Ch. 4 Ch. 4

Jan. 29 Consciousness Ch. 4

Feb. 3 EXAM I (Chapters 1-4)

Feb. 5 Memory Ch. 6 Ch. 6

Feb. 10 Learning Ch. 5 Ch. 5

Feb. 12 Learning Ch. 5

Feb. 17 Cognition, language, & intelligence Ch. 7 Ch. 7

Feb. 19 Cognition, language, & intelligence Ch. 7

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Feb. 24-28 SPRING BREAK – NO CLASSES

Mar. 2 Human development Ch. 8 Ch. 8

Mar. 4 Human development Ch. 8

Mar. 9 EXAM II (Chapters 5-8)

Mar. 11 Stress & Health Ch. 12 Ch. 12

Mar. 16 Psychological disorders Ch. 13 Ch. 13

Mar. 18 Psychological disorders Ch. 13

Mar. 23 Treatment of psychological disorders Ch. 14 Ch. 14

Mar. 25 Treatment of psychological disorders Ch. 14

Mar. 30 Social Psychology Ch. 11 Ch. 11

Apr. 1 Social Psychology Ch. 11

Apr. 6 Course review

Apr. 8 EXAM III (Chapters 11-14) & Course evaluation

FINALS NO CLASS or FINAL EXAMS

Grading Breakdown:
Participation: 15%
Weekly quizzes: 25%
Exams: 60%
Total: 100%

Assessment Exam
As part of our internal assessment, the PSYC department requires all Introduction to Psychology students to
take an assessment exam in order to give us an idea of what you know about psychology before taking any
psychology classes at University of Redlands. Although your performance on this examination will not be
"graded," we encourage you to take the examination seriously and to respond, as best you can, to each and
every item. The exam is available from January 6 through January 17, 2020.
NOTE: In order to receive credit for your participation, completion of this assessment exam is
required by the end of the second week of classes (Friday, January 17, by 11:59 pm) as it will
automatically shut down at that time.
The assessment can be found on the Moodle site: “PSYC100 Research Requirement.”

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Tips for taking the assessment exam:
1. Make sure all other browsers are closed.
2. Take the exam in one sitting.
3. A hardwired internet connection is better than wireless.
Failure to follow these tips can result in losing your responses!


Research Requirement
Introduction to Psychology students are required to participate in 3 hours of research during the term
that they are taking PSYC 100. Students will be given credit for their participation in 1⁄2 hour increments.
Thus, for example, 20 minutes of participation earns 1⁄2 hour of credit, 50 minutes of participation earns 1
hour of credit, and so on. Individual Introduction to Psychology instructors might award extra credit for
students who wish to complete more than the required amount of research participation. For this class, I
will allow up to 5 points extra credit (one point per extra half-hour increment of research participation
beyond the required 3 hours) that will be added to your third exam.
Failure to complete this requirement in full will result in a drop in the overall grade for this class.
This is a significant penalty, and I hope to not apply this to anyone. The penalty is 1/3 of a letter grade,
so a 3.7 (A-) becomes a 3.3 (B+), or a 2.0 (C) becomes a 1.7 (C-), etc. All research participation requirements
must be completed by March 27th, but most or all of the studies may no longer be available as that date
approaches, so please complete this requirement as soon as possible.
This requirement is determined by the department, so your instructor does NOT have any authority to waive
this requirement or change the research participation opportunities or expectations. Please stay on top of
this throughout the semester rather than waiting until it is too late to fulfill this requirement.
--Please log in to Moodle and go to course PSYC 100 Research Requirement to see available research
participation opportunities and complete before March 27, 2020. --


Participation:
We will have in-class activities that will require your participation (including worksheets). You will receive
points for participating and for the quality of your participation. Participation in class discussions is also
important, so your attendance is critical. If you want to earn a participation score, your presence is required.
Outside of specific accommodations or university obligations, I expect consistent attendance to this class. An
unreasonable amount of tardies or absences may lead to a student being dropped or failed. I understand, of
course, that life can be unpredictable; please communicate with me if you believe you will need to miss more
than the occasional sick day. If you miss a class, please do the following: Turn in any assignments prior to
your absence, check the syllabus to stay up to date, talk to classmates to find out what you have missed, see
me for any remaining questions.

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Chapter Quizzes: (always take the quiz for each chapter on the companion website)
Twelve chapter quizzes have been assigned throughout the semester. Read chapters and take quizzes before
class. You may take the online quizzes (on LaunchPad) up to two times, and all are open-book, so my
expectation is that each of you can easily earn 100% on all your quizzes. The course schedule above
indicates the due date for each quiz (no later than midnight). These quiz dates are given well in advance, and
quizzes can be completed remotely, so make-up quizzes will not be allowed. A grace period will be given
at the beginning of the semester (January only) to allow for students who may not have adequate access to
LaunchPad as the semester begins. January 31st (11:59 pm) is the deadline for any late quizzes to be
completed. Late quizzes after January 31 will be given a zero grade. This is an important part of your
grade that must be maintained throughout the semester, so please do not neglect these quizzes.
For the course total, quiz grades will be based only on the ten best quiz scores.

Exams:
The exams will all be multiple-choice, in-class, closed book, and non-cumulative. They will
test both lectures and the readings. Information from the book but not discussed in class will still be part of
your learning expectations. Make-ups will only be given in verified emergencies.
Documentation is required for make-up tests, and arrangements must be made in advance. Make-ups will
differ from the original exams. There will be no exam during the designated “finals” period. The value for
each exam may be adjusted as needed to accommodate the schedule (the amount of chapters covered per
exam may vary). The total exam points for the course will remain as set.

Distractions
Although the use of technology can be a wonderful tool, many students can be distracted by others’ use of
personal devices. For that reason, this course will only allow limited use of such devices to appropriate
individual or group activities as defined by the instructor. Violations of this policy will result in students
being asked to leave the class, and participation points will be affected.

Accommodations
If a student has a disability that qualified for accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act and
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, she/she/they should contact Academic Success & Disability Services
(ASDS). ASDS is located on the ground floor of the Armacost Library across from Human Resources and
down the hall from the Jones Computer Center; their phone is 909-748-8069. The primary contact person is
Amy Wilms.

Grading:
Please see the section on University-Wide Academic Standards in your University of Redlands Catalog for a
more detailed discussion of the grading system.

Letter Numerical Percent Letter Numerical Percent

A 4.0 93%+ C 2.0 73-76.9
A- 3.7 90-92.9 C- 1.7 70-72.9
B+ 3.3 87-89.9 D+ 1.3 67-69.9
B 3.0 83-86.9 D 1.0 63-66.9
B- 2.7 80-82.9 D- 0.7 60-62.9
C+ 2.3 77-79.9 F 0.0 <60

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Please note:
§ No late work will be accepted without permission from the instructor prior to the due date. The instructor may
penalize the grade on late work, even with prior permission, depending on circumstances.
§ Plagiarism or other violations of the University of Redlands Academic Honesty Policy will result in failure of
this course.
§ If you are taking this course for Credit/No Credit you must attain a final grade of at least 2.0 to receive credit
for this class.
§ While this professor is very supportive of the Johnston system of evaluations for other courses, narrative
evaluations will not be an option for this particular course. The department requires that this introductory
course (which serves as a prerequisite for other psychology courses) be completed for a numerical grade only.

Title IX
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Please be aware all University of Redlands faculty members are “responsible employees,” which means
that if you tell me about a situation involving sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, domestic
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and have access to the resources you need.

To report an incident, you can:

• Report online at: www.redlands.edu/titleix --> Report
• Contact the Title IX Office at 909-748-8916
§ Title IX Coordinator, Pat Caudle, pat_caudle@redlands.edu or 909-748-8171
§ Deputy Title IX Coordinator, Erica Moorer, erica_moorer@redlands.edu or 909-748-8916

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