Psy1051-- Introduction to Psychology

Course Information:

See catalog course description

Syllabus
, Calendar, Lab info., Teaching Assistants,
Accessing WebVISTA

Links for each part of the course:

(Each section is highlights when ready for class use.  Click on the highlighted section name to go to that part of the course.  Exams are on the last day of each section.)

 

Part 1: What Is ‘Psychology’?History and Research Methods-- Chapters 1 & 2 (Aug. 27 - Sept. 10) 

Part 2: The Person—Development and Personality-- Chapters 12 & 13 (Sept. 10 - Sept. 26)

Part 3: Biological Foundations-- Chapters 4 & 6 (Sept. 29 - Oct. 10)

Part 4: The interface with our environment-- Sensation, Perception, and Memory-- Chapters 5 & 8 (Oct. 13 - Oct. 31)

  Part 5: Influence by and interactions with our environment—Learning, Social Thinking, and Adaptation-- Chapter 7; Chapter 9 (pp. 307-327 307-319); and Chapt. 17 (pp. 623-644) (Nov. 3 - Nov. 19)

  Part 6: Bringing it all together: Motivations, Emotions, Disorders, and Therapy-- Chapters 11 [except pp. 375-382], Chapter 14 [pp. 497-518], and Chapters 15 & 16 (Nov. 21 - Dec. 12; Exam Dec. 18)

 

Take the online quiz or check your scores on WebVISTA:   

Click here if you need information about how to use WebVISTA:

Study tips:

Interactive Study Tips Guide for Psy 1051
PowerPoint slides (annotated) from the study skills session:
Studying Tips for Intro_annotated.htm
(NOTE: For this slide presentation, you'll need to have your browser allow active content.  
Also, click on the slide names listed on the left side to advance slides)And the annotated hand-out (for printing): 
psy1051/Studying Tips for Intro_annotated handout.pdf

 

 

Click here to access the web page specific to your textbook:  

As always, feel free to contact me about anything related to the course: (mailto:ratliffj@morris.umn.edu)

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