Psychology 110 - Fundamentals of Psychology

 

Course Catalog Description
According to Illinois State University's 2007-2008 Undergraduate Catalog, Psychology 110-Fundamentals of Psychology is "A review and critical analysis of psychology's most influential explanations of human behavior." ENG 101 or COM 110 required, or concurrent registration required. Not for cr if had Psy 111. Students may be expected to participate in experiments. Not for cr in PSY major. May not be taken under the CT/NC option. Formerly Explaining Human Behavior.

 
Announcements
If there are ever any announcements for the class (e.g., if classes are cancelled due to inclement weather), I'll post them here.
 
Teaching Assistant
We are fortunate to have a teaching assistant, Julia, who will help with the course this semester. She will hold a weekly office hour during which you may stop by to discuss course material, seek help with exam preparation, look at exams you've taken, or copy notes if you missed a class period. Her office hour will be held at a desk in the hall across from DeGarmo 444 (4th floor) during the following time each week:

Wednesdays at 2:00 p.m.

 
Adobe Acrobat

In order to access the on-line syllabus and study guides, you will need to have the Adobe Acrobat program. If you do not already have it, you can download it for free by following this link. Computers on campus already have this program.

Click here to download Adobe Acrobat

 
Syllabus (PDF)
The course syllabus is the same as the one we distributed on the first day of class.

 
Gradebook 
Click this link to get to your Psychology 110 gradebook. This will allow you to check your grades any time throughout the semester. I try to be as accurate as possible when recording grades, but if you think there is a mistake, please let me know. You will need to enter your ULID and ULID password in order to access the gradebook. I do not know your ULID password, so if you forget yours, you will need to re-set it here.

Scores for the last exam have now been posted. The scores ranged from 36% to 100%, with a class average of 78% (a little better than on previous exams--nice job!). 

Final course grades have also been calculated and posted. If you think there has been a clerical error in my recording of your grades, please let me know as soon as possible. Please do not contact me to ask if there are ways to earn "extra" extra credit at this point or if I'll bump your grade up to the next letter grade for other reasons. I know it's frustrating to be close to the next letter grade, but in order to be consistent across all students grades need to be determined in the same way for everyone, and allowing some people to earn extra points would simply not be fair.

Congratulations to those graduating, and best wishes for a pleasant summer for everyone else!
 

Study Guides and Exam Review Sessions

For each exam, I have developed a study guide telling you what I think is most important for you to know from the text. You can download the study guides here. 

 

Study Guide for Exam 1 (PDF)

 

Study Guide for Exam 2 (PDF)

 

Study Guide for Exam 3 (PDF)

 

Study Guide for Exam 4 (PDF)

 

Julia has agreed to hold a review session prior to the fourth exam. At the review session she will be able to tell you how she prepared for exams, answer questions, and will have some practice questions for you to try. She will not present any new material, so attending the review session is completely optional. The review session will be at the following time and location:

 

Monday, May 5 - 3:00 p.m.  - DeGarmo 463

 

If you are not able to attend the review session, you're welcome to come to my or Julia's office hours. We can go over the same practice questions with you during office hours.

 

 
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