Psychology361,Fall2012

IntroductiontoClinical
Psychology
Fall2012

Instructor: DanielleKeenanMiller,Ph.D.
Office:SGM931
OfficeHours:Mondays4pm5pm
Tuesdays12pm
Email:KeenanMi@usc.edu

Lectures: MondaysandWednesdays,5:006:50pm,SGM601

CourseDescription(i.e.,Whatsthiscourseallabout?)

WelcometoIntroductiontoClinicalPsychology.Throughaseriesoflectures,readings,exercises,
films,anddemonstrations,thiscoursewillintroduceyoutothewaysthatclinicalpsychologists
approachtheconceptualization,assessment,diagnosis,andtreatmentofhealthproblems.Inparticular,
wewillfocusonthescientificbasisforthepracticeofclinicalpsychology.Wewillalsobeexploring
someofthecurrenthottopicsandlongstandingcontroversiesinourfield.Uponcompletionofthis
course,youwillhaveagoodunderstandingofthebreadthofactivitiesandsettingsinwhichclinical
psychologistsparticipate.Youwillalsobebetterpreparedtobeaconsumerofpsychologicalscience
andwillbeorientedtowardsthestepsneededtogainadditionaltraininginthisfield.

MajorCourseObjectives. Bytheendofthecourseyoushouldbeableto:

Describethetypesofquestionsclinicalpsychologistsaskandrealizethatappropriateresearch
methodsmustbeemployedinordertoanswerthem.
Demonstrateanunderstandingofhowclinicalpsychologistsapproachmentalhealthfroma
biological,cognitive,andsocialperspective.
Explaintheimportanceofthescientistpractitionermodelofclinicalpsychology.
Identifythemajortasksandresponsibilitiesofclinicalpsychologistsashealthcareprofessionals.
Engagewiththeethicalframeworkforthepracticeofpsychology.
Identifydiversityissuesastheyrelatetoclinicalpsychology.
Demonstrateanincreasedabilitytoparticipateinthefieldofclinicalpsychologyasaconsumer,
advocate,orpractitioner.
Communicateeffectivelyaboutclinicalpsychologicalscienceinbothwrittenandoralformats.

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LearningResourcesandTeachingMethods(i.e.,HowamIgoingtolearnallthis?)
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A.TheTextbook: ThetextbookforthiscoursewillbeClinicalPsychology,8 editionbyTrull&
Prinstein.Inadditiontoahardcoverpurchaseformat,thisbookisavailableasa130dayrentalora6
monthebookatalowerprice.Thetextprovidesagoodintroductiontothefieldofclinicalpsychology.I
suggestthatyouusethekeytermsandfocusquestionsineachchapterasselfteststoenhanceyour
learningandimproveyourclassperformance.Youwillnoticethatmostofthetextbookreadingsare
shorttheyaremeanttobeaframeworkthatisfilledinbythesupplementalreadings,lecturesand
classdiscussions.Thereadingforaparticularlectureislistedimmediatelytotherightofthelectureon
thenextpageofthesyllabus.Pleasecompletethesereadingspriortothecorrespondinglecture.

B.TheSupplementalReadings: Textbooksandlecturesarenecessarilythirdpartypresentationsof
information.Ihaveselectedseveralrequiredsupplementaryrequiredreadingsthatcomplimentsomeof
thetopicscoveredinlectureinordertogiveyoufirsthandaccountsofresearch,clinicalpractice,and
ethicalguidelines.Thetitlesofreadingsforeachlectureareabbreviatedontheschedule.The
supplementalreadingsmaychangefromthisoriginallistsomewhatasnewandexcitingresearchis
releasedorinresponsetotheinterestsoftheclass.Supplementalarticlesarepostedonthecourse
website.TheAPAEthicsCodeincluding2010amendmentscanbedownloadedforfreedirectlyfrom
theAPAwebsite:http://www.apa.org/ethics/code/index.aspx.

C.TheLectures:Thelectureswillbothhelptoclarifythetopicsinthetextbookaswellasexpandupon
textbookmaterialinnewways.Sometimeswewilllookmoreintensivelyatparticulartopics,review
originalresearchstudies,updatecertaintopicswithcuttingedgeresearch,andapplytopicstoreallife
events. Iwillalsoshowvideosandtrydemonstrationsthatarenotdescribedinyourtext.Youare
expectedtoattendalllectures.Ifyouknowthatyouwillmissalectureduetoreligiousholidayor
universityactivity,pleasediscussthiswithmeinadvance.Partialpowerpointsforthelectureswillbe
postedonlinepriortolecture.

D.Inclassexercises:Wewillbeparticipatinginanumberofactivitiesduringclasstime,including1
minuteresponsepapers,smallexperiments,andaclassdebate.Theseactivitiesareintendedto
provideyouwithachancetoengageactivelywithcoursematerial,shareyourideas,andlearnfrom
yourclassmates.Attendanceatclasssessionsisrequired.

E.OfficeHours: Pleasevisitmeduringofficehours!!! Askquestionsaboutcoursematerial,orjust

discusspsychology.Itwouldbegreattomeetyou.Officehoursgiveusachancetotalkindividually,
whichmeansthatIdontalwaysdoallthetalking! Ifyourscheduleconflictswiththeweeklyoffice
hours,meetingsmaybearrangedbyappointment.Youcanalsocontactmebyemailorpostyour
questionstotheclassdiscussionboard.

F.ExperimentParticipation,ClinicalTraining,andVolunteering: Anotherwaytolearnaboutthe
fieldofclinicalpsychologyisasaparticipantinongoingresearch,volunteer,andtrainingexperiences
happeninghereinourdepartment.SeeExtraCreditformoredetails.

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ClassLectureandReadingSchedule
Datesmaychangesomewhatdependingonourprogressincoveringthematerial.

Date LectureTopicsReadingsClassTasks
Week1 M8/27 Introduction Chapter1
W8/29 Whatdoclinicalpsychologiststhink Chapter5supplementalreadingOn
about?Whatmodelsdoweuse? BeingSaneinInsanePlaces
Week2 M9/3 LABORDAY NOCLASS

W9/5 Whydoclinicalpsychologistsdo Chapter4

research?
Week3 M9/10 Howdoclinicalpsychologistsdo Chapters4&pages194197
research?
W9/12 OverviewofAssessmenttheinitial Chapters6&10 QuizResearch
interview Methods&Models
Week4 M9/17 Assessmentofpsychopathologyand Chapter8supplementalreading Completeonline
personality ProjectiveTests personalitytest
W9/19 IntelligenceTesting Chapter7 Quiz:Personality
&Pathology
Assessment
Week5 M9/24 NeuropsychologicalAssessment Chapters18 Quiz:IQ
assessment
W9/26 BehavioralAssessment Chapter9
Week6 M10/1 TherapyOverviewandcommon Chapter11PersonalReflectionson
therapeuticfactorsculturalfactors CultureinTherapy
W10/3 Midterm1coversthrough9/26 MIDTERM
Week7 M10/8 Dynamic&InterpersonalPsychotherapies Chapter12TheCaseofCG
W10/10 Humanistic&ExistentialPsychotherapies Chapter13 QuizDynamicTx.

Week8 M10/15 BehavioralTherapies&Cognitive Chapter14SupplementalReading QuizHumanistic

therapies CBTEforEatingDisorders &Existentialtx
W10/17 CBTcontinued&ThirdWave SupplementalReadingsDBT:Marie
Psychotherapies andDeanandMindfulness
rd
Week9 M10/22 Mysticaltherapiesandhowtobeagood SupplementalReadingEMDRand QuizCBT&3
consumerofpsychotherapy Mesmerism wavetx.
W10/24 Managingcrises,termination&suicide SupplementalReadingSuicide
InterventionCaseStudy&Saying
Goodbye
Week10 M10/29 Midterm2includes10/1on MIDTERM
W10/31 Specialissueschild&familytherapy Chapter15pgs440450Supplemental
readingdifficultiesindiagnosingyouth
Week11 M11/5 Specialissuesincouples&grouptherapy Chapter15pgs431440,451454
W11/7 Psychopharmacology SupplementalReading:ThePsychology Quizcouple&
ofPsychopharmacology grouptherapy
Week12 M11/12 Addictiontreatment&BehavioralMedicine Chapter17SupplementalReadings
IntegrativeTherapywithFHand
HealthBehaviors
W11/14 ForensicPsychology Chapter19 PAPERDUE
Week13 M11/19 Currenttrendsandhottopicsstartof Chapter3pgs7185
teamdebatepreparation
W11/21 THANKSGIVINGHOLIDAYNOCLASS
Week14 M11/26 InClassExercise:Thegreatdebates#1 Comepreparedtodebate! DEBATE

W11/28 InClassExercise:Thegreatdebates#2 Comepreparedtodebate! DEBATE

Week15 M12/3 Ethicsintheprofession APACodeofEthics
W12/5 Theroadtobecomingaclinical Chapter3pgs6071andAppendix
psychologist supplementalPsychologyDegrees
Final 12/12 4:306:30pmFINALCovers10/31on FinalExam

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Assessment(i.e.,HowdoIgetmygrade?)
Yourfinalgradeinthiscoursewillbedeterminedby:
DebateWork:10%
Quizzes:5%
Midterm1:20%
Midterm2:20%
Final:20%
ResearchArticleExercise:20%
Participation:5%

1.TeamDebateWork:Duringweek14,wewillbeusingourclasstimetoreviewsomeoftheclassic
debatesandcurrentcontroversiesinthefieldofclinicalpsychology.Thisactivityisdesignedtogive
youthechancetoapplyyourcriticalthinkingskillstosomeofthemostimportantandinteresting
topicsinthisfield.Youwillbeassignedtoateam,topic,andposition.Therearenorightorwrong
answers,andyouwillnotbegradedonthepositionyoutake.Youwillbegradedonthequalityof
scientificthinkingthatyouevidenceintheargumentsyoumakeandthewayyoucritiqueopposing
arguments.Eachgroupwillbeprovidedwithsomebasicmaterialstobeginpreparingyour
arguments,andwewillbeusingsomeclasstimeon11/19inthecomputerlabtoallowyourteamto
researchadditionalmaterials.Itisimportantthateveryonebepresentforthepreparationand
presentationofyourteamsposition.

2.Quizzes:Therewillbe7quizzesoverthecourseofthesemester.Yourtwolowestgradeswillbe
dropped(leavingyou5quizzes,eachworth1pointofyourfinalgrade).Thesequizzeshaveseveral
purposes,includingkeepingyouontrackwithyourreading,identifyingareasthatyoumightnot
understandpriortotakingyourmidtermsandfinals,andprovidingyouwiththeopportunitytoget
comfortablewithmytestingstylebeforetheexams.Eachquizwillhave45multiplechoicequestions
andwewillgooverthecorrectanswersinclass.Thequizzeswillgenerallybeatthestartofclass,so
pleasebeontime.Makeupquizzescannotbegiven.Ifyoumissaquiz,youwillreceiveascoreof0
forthatquiz.Peoplesometimeshavetomissclassduetoillnessortravel,soyouhavethe
opportunitytodroptwoquizscores.Ifyoudonotmissanyquizzes,yourtwolowestscoreswillbe
dropped.

3.Exams:Therewillbethreenoncumulativeexamsthroughoutthesemester.Eachwillcover
materialsfromthetextbook,lecture,classexercises,andsupplementalreadings.Examswillinclude
bothmultiplechoiceandshortanswerquestions.Thisisyourchancetoshowwhatyouknow!There
willnouseoftexts,notes,orelectronicdevicesduringexaminations.Pleasebring#2pencilswith
erasers,andthe100answerAccuScanscantrons(availableinthebookstore)torecordyouranswers.

Makeupexamswillbegivenonlyintheeventofmedicalemergency.Youwillalsoberequiredto
presentappropriatedocumentation(e.g.,documentationofahospitalstay).Studentswhomissan
examwithoutpreviouslyinformingmeand/orwhocannotprovidedocumentationwillreceiveazero
forthatexam.BesuretoplanaheadbecauseIcannotallowmakeupsforeventslikeexam
schedulingproblemsorearlytripshome.Notethatourfinalexamisatadifferenttimethanregular
class,pertheuniversitycalendar.

4.ResearchArticleSummary:Inordertohelpyoudevelopyourunderstandingofpsychological
methodologyandtogiveyouachancetopracticeyourskillsinevaluatingpsychologicalfindings,you
willberequiredtocompleteabrief(23page)summaryofaresearcharticle.Articlesappropriatefor
thispapercanbefoundonthecoursewebsite,alongwithdetailedinstructionsforthepaper.Ifyoud
liketouseanarticleotherthantheonesonthecoursewebsite,pleasecontactme.Idbehappyto
haveyouuseanarticleofinteresttoyouaslongasitisappropriatetothecoursecontentand
relevanttothefieldofclinicalpsychology,butyoumustclearthisdecisionwithmenolaterthanone
weekpriortotheduedateofthepaper.Thispapercanbecompletedanytimeduringthequarter
oncewehavelearnedaboutresearchmethodology,butitisdueabsolutelynolaterthanthestartof

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classonMonday11/14.Iencourageyoutocompletethispaperearlier,justincaseyourcomputer
crashes,yourgrandmotherdies,yourprinterfails,oranyoftheothercrisesthatcanbefallstudents
whowaituntilthelastminutetocompletethisassignment.Inallseriousness,thingsdocomeupat
thelastminute,sowhywaituntilthen?Iencourageyoutotalktomeaboutanydifficultiesor
questionsthatcomeupasyouareworkingonthisproject.Latepapers(regardlessofreason)will
lose10pointsper24hourperiodandwillnotbeacceptedmorethanfivedayslate.

Allpapersmustbesubmittedintwoforms.Ahardcopyofthepapermustbebroughtwithyouto
classon11/14andanelectroniccopymustbesubmittedviaTurnitIn,asystemdesignedtoanalyze
yourpapersforplagiarism.Please,pleasedonotliftorborrowmaterialfromotherpapersorthe
originalarticles.Ifyouneedhelp,justcomeseemeandIwillbemorethanhappytoassistyou.

5.Participation iscrucial.Pleaseaskquestions,offerobservations,andsuggestalternative
perspectivesduringclass.Therewillbeplentyofopportunityfordiscussionasaclassandinsmall
groups.Contributionstothecoursediscussionboardandyouruseofmyofficehourswillalso
contributetoyourparticipationscore.Yourparticipationshoulddemonstratethatyouareassessing
yourownunderstanding(i.e.askingquestionsaboutthingsyoudontunderstand),thatyouare
applyingapsychologicallenstoyourdailyexperiences,andthatyouareactivelyprocessingthe
materialpresentedinclass.

Youcannotparticipateeffectivelyinclassifyouarechatting,texting,playingWordswithFriends,or
updatingyourFacebookstatus.Phonesandanynonessentialelectronicdevicesaretobekept
insideofabagorbackpackatalltimesduringclass.Ifyouhaveafamilyorhealthrelatedemergency
thatrequiresthatyoumaintainaccesstoyourphone,pleasenotifymeatthestartofclass.

6.ExtraCredit:Oneimportantandinterestingwaytolearnaboutclinicalpsychologyisparticipation
inexperimentsandtrainingexercises.Becausethereisnolabsectiontothiscourse,participationin
interviewsorexperimentswillgiveyouauniqueopportunitytolearnfirsthandaboutthemethodsand
toolsusedinclinicalpsychology.Theseexperienceswillbringalivethetopicswehavebeen
discussinginclass.Youcanearnuptoatotalof5(1/2lettergrade)pointsofextracreditthrough
somecombinationofoptionsbelow(nofurthercreditcanbeearnedbeyond3points):
a. Participateinexperiments:Youwillearn1pointperhourofexperimentparticipation
andcorrespondingresponsepaper,uptoatotalof5credits(5hoursofparticipation).
Youcansignupforstudiesathttp://usc.sonasystems.com/.Fromthemainmenu
screen,youmayaccessthelistofcurrentlyavailablestudies,checkyourcreditearned
andupcoming/scheduledexperiments,vieworupdateyourprofile,andfindanswersto
frequentlyaskedquestions.YoumustremembertoASSIGNyourcreditstothisclassin
orderformetobeabletograntyoucredit.Inadditiontocompletingtheexperiment,you
mustprovidemewitha1pageresponsepaperregardingyourexperiencedoingthe
study.Thisresponsepapershouldincludeyourimpressions(eitherguessesorfromthe
debriefing)ofthepurposeofthestudy,factorsyouthinkmayhaveshapedyourresponse
patternsinthestudy,andanoverallreflectionofwhatyoulearnedbybeinginthestudy.
b. Participateinaninterview:Youwillearn1pointperhour(generallythisexperience
lastsonehour)ofparticipationinaninterviewwithagraduatestudentaspartoftheir
traininginlearningtodointerviews.Youwouldbeinterviewedbytwostudents,andthe
interviewwillbeobservedbytheinstructorandfourothergraduatestudentsfrombehind
aonewaymirror.Inordertoreceivecredit,youwillalsoberequiredtowritea1page
responsepapertoturnintomereflectingonyourexperienceofbeinginterviewed.More
informationaboutthisopportunitywillbepresentedinclass,alongwithinformationabout
howtosignup.
c. Participateasanassessmentvolunteer:Youwillearn5pointsofextracreditfor
servingasafakeassessmentvolunteerforgraduatestudentslearningtodo
psychologicalassessmentsandwritinga1pagereflectionpaperaboutyourexperience.
Youwouldbetestedbyafirstyeargraduatestudentinclinicalpsychologyworkingunder
thesupervisionofalicensedclinicalpsychologist.Ifyouselectthisoption,youwillspend
severalhoursspreadoveranumberofdaysdoingthisassessment,andyoumust

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completeittothestudentssatisfactionbeforereceivingcredit.Thiscanbeatime
consumingbutinterestingoption,sopleaseplanaccordingly.
d. JointEducationalProjectorPsychology391ReflectionPaper:Studentsenrolledin
Psychology391(Fieldexperience),volunteeringatapsychologyorientedcommunity
agency,orenrolledintheJointEducationalProjectduringfallsemestercanearn3points
ofextracreditbywritinga35pagereflectionpaperlinkingtheirfieldexperiencetoa
theorydiscussedinclass.Ifyouwanttopursuethisoption,youmustemailmeorcome
toofficehoursbyearlyNovembertodiscusswhichtheoryyouwilluseandhowyouwill
applyittoyourfieldexperiences.Thispaperisduenolaterthan11/28.

INFORMEDCONSENTREGARDINGEXTRACREDIT
Ifyouparticipateasanintervieworassessmentvolunteer,youwillbeaskedattheveryendofthe
evaluationtobreakroleinordertomakesurethattherearenotrueissuesofdangerousnessthatthe
traineeneedstoaddressimmediately.Donotactuallydoanythingdangerousorassaultiveevenwhile
actingincharacter.Donotdoanythingthatwouldbeconstruedasprovocativeorharassingonany
basis.Shouldyouchooseeitheroftheseoptions,youwillbescreenedbytheTAforthatcourse.Youwill
bescreenedtoensurethatyouarenotinmoredistressthanisappropriatetodiscussinthistraining
environment.Pleasedonotvolunteerifyouarecurrentlydepressed,sufferfromPTSD,areonmedication
foramentalhealthproblem,orareexperiencingsubstanceabuseordependence.Ifyouthinkyoumight
applytograduateschoolatUSC,pleasetakethatintoconsideration.Youmaynotwanttoparticipatein
thisexercisewithinstructorsorstudentswhowouldbeyourfuturepeersormentors.Thepeopleyouwill
betalkingtoaremandatedreportersofchildabuseandneglect,aswellasoftheabuse,neglect,orself
neglectofpeoplewhoaredisabledorover65yearsofage.Ifyourevealanyinformationofthatnature,
thegraduatestudentandinstructormighthavetocallasocialservicesagencyandreportthat
information,eveniftheabusewaslongagooryouwerenotthevictimorperpetrator.

Finalgradeswillbedeterminedaccordingtothefollowingbreakdown:
A:93100%
A:9092%
B+:8789%
B:8386%
B:8082%
C+:7779%
C:7376%
C:7072%
D+:6769%
D:6066%
F:59andbelow

Iwillnotaltergradesforanyreasonotherthanmiscalculation.Ifyouhaveconcernsaboutyourgradein
thiscourse,yourbestapproachistobeproactiveinusingofficehourstogetadditionalhelp.

AdditionalResourcesandCourseInformation(i.e.,IsthereanythingelseIshouldknow?):

CourseWebsite:
Onourcoursesiteyouwillfind:
Alllectureoverheadswillbepostedundercoursedocumentsontheclasssiteatleast2hours
beforeclass(usuallyearlier).Youmayfinditusefultobringaprintedcopyoftheoverheadsto
classandaddnotestothem.
Classhandouts.
Linkstosupplementalreadings.
Alistofgreatbooksrelevanttocoursetopicsifyoudliketopursuethemfurther.
Instructionsfortheresearcharticleassignmentandarticlestouse.

HowdoIgettothecoursesite? Goto: blackboard.usc.edu (loginusingyourstudentloginandpassword).

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Youmustbeenrolledinthecourse,haveavaliduniversityemailaccount,andhaveactivatedyour
computeraccounttohavefullaccesstothesematerials.Ifyouhavetroublecreatinganaccountor
loggingontoBlackboard,contacttheUSCInformationTechnologyServices(www.usc.edu/its)at
(213)7405555.

TechnologyPolicy
Phonesandanynonessentialelectronicdevicesaretobekeptinsideofabagorbackpackatalltimes
duringclass.Ifyouhaveafamilyorhealthrelatedemergencythatrequiresthatyoumaintainaccessto
yourphone,pleasenotifymeatthestartofclass.Notechnologicaldevicesofanykindmaybeused
duringexamsandyoumustleavethemturnedoffinsideyourbackpack.Useofalaptopcomputerduring
classisaprivilege,notaright,andyouwillnotbeallowedtouseyourlaptopifitisdeterminedthatitsuse
isservingasadistractiontoyouorthestudentsaroundyou.Youwillnotbeabletoeffectivelylearnand
participateinclassifprogramsotherthanthoseusedtoviewandwritenotesareopenonyourscreen.IfI
findthatotherprograms(internetbrowsers,email,etc)areopenonyourcomputer,youwillnolongerbe
allowedtouseyourcomputertotakenotesduringclass.

Prerequisite
Toenrollinthiscourse,youmusthavecompletedPsychology100(GeneralPsychology)withapassing
gradeeitheratUSCoranotherinstitution.Myexpectationsarethatyouhaveageneralknowledgeof
psychologicaltopicsandcanwriteatthecollegelevel.Ifyoufeelthatyourskillsinanyoftheseareasare
inneedofimprovement,pleaseseekassistance.

AccommodationsforStudentswithDisabilities:
Ihopethiscoursewillprovidealearningenvironmentinwhichallstudentscanperformtothebestof
theirabilities.Wewillmakeeveryefforttoaccommodatetheneedsofstudentswithdisabilities.
PleaseletmeknowofanyspecialrequirementsasearlyinthequarteraspossiblesothatIcan
ensurethatappropriateaccommodationsaremade.Thisinformationwillbekeptprivate.Students
maywishtocontacttheDisabilityServicesandPrograms(StudentUnionRoom301)toobtaina
letterofverificationforapprovedaccommodations.ThephonenumberforDSPis(213)7400776.

SensitivityandPrivacy:
Wewillbediscussinganumberofsensitivetopicsinthisclass,someofwhichmayfeelpersonally
relevantordistressingattimes.Ifissuesarisethatyouthinkmaywarrantclinicalattention,contactthe
StudentCounselingServices(http://www.usc.edu/studentaffairs/Health_Center/cs.index.shtml).Many
clinicalpsychologistshavefoundtheirowntherapytobeanessentialpartoftheirtraining,andIwould
encouragestudentstomakeuseoftheseservices.

Inaddition,wewillbediscussingrealpatients(withdisguisedidentities)attimesduringtheclass.Itis
essentialthatweallworktogethertomaintainarespectful,supportive,andcomfortableenvironment.

AcademicIntegrity
Iwillnottolerateanyplagiarisminthewritingofthepaperoranycheatingontheexams.Allwork
submittedinthisclassmustbeyoursandyoursalone.Outsideassistanceofanykindisnotpermitted
duringexams.YouareexpectedtounderstandandabidebytheprinciplesoutlinedinScampus,the
studentguidebook.TheStudentConductCodeisinsection11.00andrecommendedsanctionsare
locatedinAppendixA.AnystudentengaginginacademicmisconductwillbereferredtotheOfficeof
StudentJudicialAffairsandCommunityStandardsforadditionalreview.

Thegoodnewsisthatthereisnoneedforanykindofacademicdishonesty!Ifyouarestrugglingwiththis
coursematerialinanyway,pleasevisitmeinofficehours,sendmeanemail,orconsultwithyour
classmatesusingthecoursewebsite.BothyourTAandIwanttohelpyousucceed,sopleasecometous
withyourquestionsandconcerns!

Ifyouneedadditionalhelpwithstudyskillsorwriting,therearemanywonderfulresourcesavailableto
helpyou.TheUSCCenterforAcademicSupport(www.usc.edu/studentaffairs/asn)intheStudent

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Unioncanhelpyouwithcoursematerial,studyskills,andtesttakingstrategies.TheUSCWritingCenter
(www.usc.edu/schools/college/writingcenter)inTaperHallcanprovideoneononetutoringtohelpyou
withyourwriting.

UsingtheExperimentRegistrationSite
Ifit isyourfirsttimeatthehttp://usc.sonasystems.com/ site,youwillhavetoregister.OntheUSCPsychology
ResearchParticipationSIGNUPHOMEpage,selectRequestanaccounthere atthelowerlefthandside. On
theNewAccountpageyouwillbeaskedforinformationincludingyourname,thelast6digitsof
yourStudentI.D.number,andauniversityissuedemailaddress(whichyoumustenter
twice). Itis importantthatyouuseyourUSCEmailaddress. Shortlyafteryouhaveregisteredasa
participant,youwillreceiveapasswordviaemailfromthesystem. Onceyoureceivethisemail,youwill
possesstheinformation,youcanlogintothesystem.
Fromthemainmenuscreen,youmayaccessthelistofcurrentlyavailablestudies,checkyourcredit
earnedandupcoming/scheduledexperiments,vieworupdateyourprofile,andfindanswerstofrequently
askedquestions. Ifyouwishtosignupfororbrowseexperiments,clickontheappropriate
link.Youwillcometoapagewithalistingofalltheapprovedexperimentsthat
youcanparticipatein.Therewillbeabriefdescriptionoftheexperiment,andanyeligibility
requirements. StudiescurrentlyavailableforschedulingwillhaveTimeSlotsAvailabledisplayedinthe
leftcolumn. Youmayuseboxesatthetopofthepagetosearchforstudieswithtimeslotsavailableona
particulardate. Ifaparticularexperimentinterestsyou,clickonthestudynameformoreinformation,
includingeligibilityrequirements,numberofcreditsoffered,andthenameofacontactperson
(researcher)forthestudywhomayanswerquestionsaboutthestudy. Ifyoudetermineyouareeligible
forthestudyandwishtosignup,clickonViewTimeSlotsforthisStudyandscheduleanappointment.