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This course is meant to be a survey of the many different subjects which constitute the field of psychology. Therefore, this course is designed to discuss many topics, but all very briefly. It moves quickly and you will learn a lot, so try not to fall behind. After this course, you should have a strong understanding of what the field of psychology entails and a basic understanding of the theories and terminology which each branch of psychology utilizes (or at least the branches discussed in the next 11 weeks) to explain peoples behavior. You probably will not be able to analyze your roommate or significant other after this course, but you will have enough knowledge to take more courses in psychology (and sooner or later, you might be able to analyze your roommate or significant other). So enjoy. Below are links to help you with this course. There is a link to your syllabus (in case you lost it, it’s always a click away). There will be links to homework assignments as well. They will not all be listed here at the beginning of the course, but will be added as they are assigned. Finally, there are links to lecture handouts. These are informal notes of my lectures, which I hand out in order to help you keep track of my lectures. Each handout covers one topic (e.g. memory), which will take many days to go through. Many past students have liked them, and it really helps to print them out and bring them to class. They do not contain everything that will be covered in lecture, so you still have to come to class. See you there! |
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For many assignments, you may need to research articles or other sources at our library. To aid in your learning, our Library has many different research databases. These databases are collections of publications (e.g. research articles, newspaper articles, magazine articles, etc.) that can be accessed, read and downloaded (or printed out) via the internet through the libraries website. If you are on campus, you can access these databases via any computer (e.g. in the computer lab), but if you are off campus, you will need a username and password (the same as used for your shoreline email account). In order to create an email account and get a FREE username and password, click here. This only takes a few minutes, and once you get it, you can access the databases off campus. Once you try to get into a database, you will be prompted for your username and password. There is also a nifty video to help explain off campus access on the libraries website (main page, in the lower right hand corner). For tips on how to find articles (without buying the journal or magazine), click here. |
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Updated on September 2010 |