GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY Winter 2012 DE ANZA COLLEGE

PSYC-001.-62Z - Charles Ramskov Ph.D. General Psychology Call Number: Term: Winter 2012 4 units De Anza College Distance Learning Center LC 107 Phone: 408-864-8969 FAX: 408-864-8245 http://www.deanza.edu/distance/

The Psychology 1 Course is delivered on the Pearson site: CourseCompass.com (NOT ON CATALYST ) which will come up as MyLab/Mastering. Register for the course there and also this is the sign in point for
after you have registered. Make sure you select the correct course which is Fall 2011 Psychology 1 after you have registered: Course ID: ramskov43124 instruction sheet from Pearson is printed below.

Contact me at: ramskovcharles@fhda.edu Description

Factors influencing human behavior including: biological and neurological processes and structures, evolution, genetics, gender, life span development, consciousness, attention, sensation, perception, learning, memory cognition, intelligence, motivation, emotion, stress, personality, psychopathology, psychotherapy, social and cultural determinants. (Students may enroll in Psychology 1 for credit.)

Instructor Information: Charles Ramskov

Hello, my name is Charles Ramskov. I have been a Psychology instructor here at De Anza for thirty-four years. It is my pleasure to be your instructor for Psychology 1 Distance Learning. I am the Department Chair of Psychology and I will do all I can to help you reach your goals. Psychology is one of the most important learning experiences you can have in college so give it your all. Dr. Charles B. Ramskov Phone: (408) 864-8853 Email: ramskovcharles@fhda.edu Office Location: F-21a Office Hours: Monday -Thursday, 10:00-10:30 AM; 12:30-1:00 PM

How to Get Started-Watch Your Deadlines!

1. Register for the Psychology 1 course at De Anza College. 2. Complete the Online Orientation through the De Anza College Distant Learning website and submit the Student Information Form by 5:00 pm, Jan. 13th. If you do not make that deadline, you might be dropped from the course. Be ready to give your email address that you will use ALL quarter. All email correspondence with your instructor will happen with that same email address, so please keep it the same. Online Orientation may be found at: http://www.deanza.edu/distance 3. Purchase the course text and materials access code comes with the book. 4. Register onto the CourseCompass website by 5:00 pm Friday, Jan. 20th using your access code. This is where the Psych. 1 course happens, completely ONLINE. The course does NOT happen on Catalyst. If you do not make that deadline, you might be dropped from the course. 5. Start following the Course Requirements. 6.

You must take the chapter tests as it is part of the course credit you will receive ( 5pts for each chapter test completed at 70% or above).

7. The course also has two mid-terms and one final. 8. Final grade is determined by the total points earned on Chapter quizzes, Mid-terms and Final Exam (some extra credit will be offered). Wherever you choose to buy the course materials, please note: you must buy the Psych. 1 text AND the Access Code to get registered onto the CourseCompass website. De Anza College bookstore phone: 408-864-8907, 408-864-8949. http://books.fhda.edu/fhda/

If all else fails follow the Pearson instruction sheet below. My course schedule

and assignments are also listed below.

Student Registration Instructions
Your class will be using a custom course in CourseCompass, an online educational resource. Your instructor may post pertinent course information within CourseCompass. Once you register, you will have easy access to all your materials with just a few clicks! To register for your course, you will need: A Course ID provided by your instructor. For this Psychology 1 course, the Course ID is: Ramskov43124 A Student Access Code (This code can be found on your Online Access card. Example: SIMPLE-FRILL-TONLE-WEIRS-CHOIR-FLEES) De Anza Colleges zip code: 95014 A valid email address

How to Register for and Access Your Course

1) Enter http://www.coursecompass.com into your web browser. 2) Under Students, click Register. 3) On the Before you Start screen, select Get Access to a New Course 4) Enter your instructors Course ID Ramskov43124 and click Find Course. 5) Select the Access Code option and enter your Student Access Code. a. If you do not have an access code, you might be able to purchase access online. If there is online purchase is available, you will see a Buy or Purchase Access button option. 6) Read the License Agreement and Privacy Policy and click I Accept. 7) Do you have a Pearson account? a. Select Yes if you already have a Pearson account b. Select No if you do NOT have a Pearson Account. c. Select Not Sure if you do not know if you have a Pearson Account. 8) Create your Login Name and Password. Your Login Name must be at least 4 characters long, and your password must be at least 8 characters long and contain at least one number and one letter. 9) Fill out the fields on the Account Information screen and click Next. 10) When successful, you will see a Confirmation & Summary page with your account information. This information will also be emailed to you be sure to keep this email for future reference. 11) Go to www.coursecompass.com to Login

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Objectives:
After completing the readings and watching the video programs, you should be able to: 1. Recognize the basic vocabulary of the discipline. 2. Identify the major areas and parameters of psychology as a discipline. 3. Distinguish among social/behavioral, intra-psychic, and biological perspectives of behavior. 4. Recognize the variety of ways psychological data are gathered and evaluated. 5. Recognize connections between general principles of human behavior and your own personality and personal relationships. 6. Recognize major psychological theories and the ways they are used to assess or change human behavior.

Textbook:
Lilienfeld, Scott et al. Psychology: A Framework for Everyday Thinking Pearson (required). ISBN# is 0558554628 Video Viewing Instructions You will be required to view the videos in Course Compass that accompanies the textbook. You can purchase an access code bundled with your textbook at your bookstore, or if you purchase a used textbook, you can purchase online access directly at: <http://www.coursecompass.com/>www.coursecompass.com. "Note to students with disabilities: If you have a disability-related need for reasonable academic accommodations or services in this course, provide (name of Instructor) with a Test Accommodation Verification Form (also known as a TAV form) from Disability Support Services (DSS) or the Educational Diagnostic Center (EDC). Students are expected to give five days notice of the need for accommodations. Students with disabilities can obtain a TAV form from their DSS counselor (864-8753 DSS main number) or EDC advisor (864-8839 EDC main number)." Register or buy access: Course Compass Registration Instructions:

1. Go to <http://www.coursecompass.com/>http://www.coursecompass.com and click on REGISTER as a Student. 2. On the Before you Start page, click Next. 3. Enter your instructor's course ID: 4. Provide your access code or payment information (packaged with your text or credit card) 5. Create a login name and password (Note: If you already have a Pearson account, choose YES and you can use the same login name & password) 6. Provide contact information Logging in To log in and access your course: 1. Go to www.coursecompass.com and click the Log In button. 2. Enter the login name and password you created during registration. 3. From the My CourseCompass page, click on your course name to begin your work for that course.

Whats in Course Compass? 1. The full electronic version of your textbook, with embedded multimedia, such as Videos, Simulations, Explorations, Biographies 2. Pre-tests and Post-tests to check your understanding and get immediate feedback for a

must take the chapter tests as that is part of the course credit you will receive ( 5pts for each chapter test completed at 70% or above.
3. Multi-media library- takes you right to all of the multimedia resources- the videos, simulations, etc. and you can search by chapter or media type 4. MySearchLab- a writing and research resource that helps you be able to research for a paper as well as walks you step by step through the writing process. IMPORTANT NOTE: *A required component of this course is to watch the videos on Course Compass.com. You can quickly find the videos by clicking on the MULTIMEDIA LIBRARY button on the left menu bar. Choose your chapter and select Watch to see the videos. They are also tied to specific page numbers in your textbook and if you open the e-book, the videos will be linked on the pages. This Psychology 1 is online and requires a student with sufficient discipline, time management and motivation to do the work without a regular in class schedule to prompt performance. That means that if you are not engaged in the course work you are not completing the course. The material is driven by your effort and motivation, otherwise it does not happen. The drop rate in the online course format, as a result, is quite high. Too avoid being dropped you need to stay on schedule, stay motivated.

better grade. You

Be advised you should get a head start on the material, as it becomes more challenging as the course proceeds. You should spend 10-12 hours per week on the material. Also those interested in attending an occasional in class lecture on some topics may do so (let me know), the Psychology 1 regular section meets M-Th 11:3012:20. GOOD LUCK!!

Course Schedule
Week #1 Jan. 9th: Topic: o Reading: Chapter 1: Psychology and Scientific Thinking o Assignment: Chapter 1 Exam in MyPsychLab o Videos: Is the debate over global warming over? (p. 18) The Complexity of Humans: Phil Zimbardo (p. 5) Cold Reading: Talking To Heaven Popular Medium James Van Praagh (p. 14) Magical Thinking Adults (p. 21) Magical Thinking Children (p. 21) Psychology (p. 5) So Much to Choose From: Phil Zimbardo (p. 30) Zimbaro What is Psychology (p. 5) Week #2 Jan. 16th: Topic: o Reading: Chapter 2: Research Methods o Assignment: Chapter 2 Exam in MyPsychLab o Videos: Animal Rights Terrorists (p. 62) Before Informed Consent: Robert Guthrie (p. 61) Lorenz (p. 54) Research Methods (p. 53) Week #3 Jan. 23rd: Topic: o Reading: Chapter 3: Biological Psychology o Assignment: Chapter 3 Exam in MyPsychLab o Videos: ALS Lost Nerve Power (p. 94) Balancing (p. 93)

Brain Building (p. 86) Connie: Head Injury (p. 101) Genetic Time Clock (p. 86) How the Human Genome Map Affects You (p. 104) MKM Scans (p. 97) Studying Squid (p. 94)

Week #4 Jan. 30th: Topic: o Reading: Chapter 4: Sensation and Perception o Assignment: Chapter 4 Exam in MyPsychLab o Videos: Alzheimer's Smell Test (p. 133) After Image (p. 126) Aromatherapy (p. 133) Blindspot (p. 122) Brain Pain (p. 135) Cochlear Implants (p. 130) Ear Ringing (p. 130) Listening to Blues Test (p. 130) Mosquito (p. 129) o Noise and the Brain (p. 130)

Chapters 1-4 EXAM 1 on course compass Midterm Exam 1 to be completed by the end of the 4th week

Week #5 Feb. 6th: Topic: o Reading: Ch. 5: Learning o Assignment: Chapter 5 Exam in MyPsychLab o Videos: Toddlers and TV: Fast Pace Linked to A-D-D? (p. 174) B.F. Skinner Biography (p. 162) Behavior (p. 153) Bobo Doll (p. 173) Study (p. 168) o o Reading: Ch. 6: Memory o Assignment: Chapter 6 Exam in MyPsychLab o Videos: o Memory Boost (p. 201) o Alzheimers (p. 209) o Cramming (p. 203)

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Judy: Dementia (p. 209) Memory Hazard (p. 209) Memory: Elizabeth Loftus (p. 216) Mnemonic (p. 200) Penny (p. 200) Bobo Doll (p. 173) Study (p. 168)

Week #6 Feb. 13th: Topic: o Reading: Ch. 7: Language, Thinking, and Intelligence o Assignment: Chapter 7 Exam in MyPsychLab o Videos: Boys in Crisis (p. 253) Uses and Misues of Standardized Tests (p. 257) Artificial Intelligence (p. 238) Bilingual Education (p. 227) Bilingual Family (p. 231) Birds and Language (p. 232) Gender Differences: Robert Sternberg (p. 252) Gender/Spatial Ability: Nora Newcombe (p. 253) Literacy (p. 229) Piano Lessons and Development (p. 252) Practical Intelligence (p. 240) Robert Guthrie: Are Intelligence Tests Valid? (p. 246) Robert Guthrie: Cultural Biases (p. 246) Robert Sternberg on Cultural Influences (p. 246) Robert Sternberg on Intelligence (p. 240) Robert Sternberg: SAT Alternatives (p. 252) Stimulating Language Development (p. 227) Water Lilly (p. 236)

Week #7 Feb. 20: Topic: o Reading: Ch. 9: Emotion and Motivation o Assignment: Chapter 9 Exam in MyPsychLab o Videos: Sex in America - John Stossel Reports on Attitudes Towards and Laws Governing Sex --- Policing Sex (p. 325) Happy Brains (p. 313) How to be Happy (p. 313) Is Love Blind? (p. 328) Love in the 20th Century (p. 329) Love in ValenTime's Square (p. 292)

Secrets of Beauty (p. 331) Wheel of Romance (p. 292) Women & Sex (p. 324) American Sex Lives (p. 324) Anorexia Nervosa (p. 323) Attraction (p. 332) Basic Emotion (p. 304) Cultural Depression (p. 313) Dating and Finding a Mate Ralf 33 (p. 329) Dating and Finding a Mate Stephanie 31 (p. 329) Eating Disorders (p. 323) Emotion Processes and Aging: Susan Charles (p. 304) Food and the Brain (p. 322) Humor and Brains (p. 314) Mate (p. 330) Online Dating (p. 329) Over Estimate (p. 315) Puppy Love (p. 328) Relationships and Love (p. 328) Rules for Dating (p. 328) Sternberg: Triangular Love Theory (p. 332) Week #8 Feb. 27th: Topic: o Reading: Ch. 8: Human Development o Assignment: Chapter 8 Exam in MyPsychLab o Videos: o Alzheimers and Dementia (p. 294) o Moral Development: Postconventional (p. 286) o Temperament (p. 283) o Abortion Rates Drop (p. 290) o Cervical cancer (p. 290) o Debate Over Abstinence-Only Education (p. 290) o Intersex (p. 286) o Intimate Danger (p. 290) o Kids on Steriods (p. 289) o Morning After Pill (p. 290) o Secret Life of Boys (p. 287) o Single Mothers by Choice (p. 292)\ o Surging Cost of Birth Control (p. 291) o That's So Rude (p. 290) o Turning Points: Caring for your Elderly Parents (p. 293) o Vaccines: Mandatory Protection? (p. 290) o The In Crowd and Social Cruelty (p. 288) o Violence and Dating (p. 290) o A 92-Year-Old Volunteer (p. 294) o Adolescent Behavior: Health and Lifestyle Choices (p. 288)

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Adolescent Egocentrism (p. 288) Adolescent Sexuality (p. 288) Aging and Culture (p. 293) Aging Stereotypes (p. 293) Alvin Dementia (p. 295) Alvin Living with Dementia (p. 295) Are Young Girls Dressing Too Sexily? (p. 288) Art (p. 273) Attachment in Infants (p. 280) Brain Development and Nutrition (p. 269) Breastfeeding (p. 269) Centenarian (p. 294) Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood (p. 281) Cognitive Enrichment (p. 277) Conservation (p. 274) Conservation of Liquids (p. 274) Divorce (p. 288) Effects of Prenatal Smoking on Children's Development (p. 267) Erick Erikson (p. 290) Fetal Development (p. 268) Friends (p. 283) Girls Will Be Girls and Boys Will Be Boys (p. 286) Love and Marriage (p. 292) Marriage and Children (p. 292) Mary and George Retirement (p. 294) Mathematical Knowledge and Problem Solving: Martha Alibali (p. 275) Menopause (p. 294) Moral Development: Conventional (p. 286) Moral Development: Preconventional (p. 286) Motor Development in Infants and Toddlers: Karen Adolph (p. 270) Multi Generation (p. 294) Parent-Child Attachments: Ross Thompson (p. 280) Peer Groups (p. 290) Period of the Zygote (p. 268) Period of the Zygote (p. 268) Physical Development After 40 (p. 283) Physical Fitness Joan and Bill 70 years old (p. 293) Proximal Development (p. 275) Ready for Parenthood? (p. 292) Sandwich Generation (p. 293) Separation Anxiety (p. 280) Stereotypes (p. 294) Stranger Anxiety (p. 280) Stress about the future (p. 281) Stress about the future Gary 25 years old (p. 281)

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Successfully Aging-Thelma 83 (p. 293) Temperament: Difficult (p. 283) Temperament: Easy (p. 283) The Preoperational and Concrete Operational Stage (p. 273) The Preschool Years: Egocentrism (p. 274) Zone of Proximal Development:Physical (p. 275)

o Exam 2 chapters 5-9 on course compass o Exam 2 essay will be given by email

Midterm Exam 2 to be completed by the end of the eight week

Week #9 March 5th: Topic: o Reading: Ch. 12: Personality o Assignment: Chapter 12 Exam in MyPsychLab o Videos: Career (p. 439) Cognition, Emotion, and Motivation Across Cultures: Shinobu Kitayama (p. 438) Hobbies (p. 436) Locus (p. 432) Twins (p. 420) Week #10 March 12 Topic: o Reading: Ch. 11: Social Psychology o Assignment: Chapter 11 Exam in MyPsychLab o Videos: Acting White Hurtful Accusation Among Black Students (p. 408) Friends, Family, and Strangers (p. 399) L.A. Riots: 15 Years Later (p. 410) Obedience (p. 390) Private Battles in Public Places (p. 398) Race Ruling (p. 407) Random Acts of Kindness: Paying Stranger's Tolls (p. 397) The Fairer Sex (p. 407) Wealthy Giving Back: Giving Back Big (p. 397) Attitudes and Attitude Change (p. 402) Becoming a Detective of Social Influence: Robert Cialdini (p. 404) Car Salesman Example: Robert Cialdini (p. 404) Carlos (p. 405) Conformity (p. 383) Cultural Psychology: Kaiping Peng (p. 379) Culture Wars: Evolution (p. 379) Group Thinking (p. 387) Gun Control (p. 399) Holiday Greeting Example: Robert Cialdini (p. 404) Introduction to Social Psychology (p. 378)

Milgrams Obedience Study (p. 390) Prejudice (p. 406) Prosocial Behavior (p. 394) Social Cognition (p. 403) Social Influence: Robert Cialdini (p. 404) Social Perception (p. 408) Stanford Prison Experiment (p. 385) The need to justify our actions (p. 402) The Power of the Situation: Phil Zimbardo (p. 389) The Stanford Prison Experiment: Phil Zimbardo (p. 385) Violence and Video Games: Douglas Gentile (p. 398) We versus They: Robert Cialdini (p. 404) Week #11 March 19th: Topic: o Reading: Ch. 10: Stress, Health, and Bodily Rhythms o Assignment: Chapter 10 Exam in MyPsychLab o Videos: AIDS (p. 349) Optimism and Resilience (p. 354) Batteling Bullies in the Work Place (p. 343) Bullies on the Job (p. 343) Eliminating Meth - One billionaire takes on Montana's drug problem. (p. 359) Fighting Stress (p. 350) Heart Disease in America (p. 350) Is the Internet Facilitating an Addiction to Porn? (p. 358) Kids and Food (p. 356) Marital Fix (p. 343) Out of Control: AIDS in Black America (p. 349) Teen Drinking Test (p. 357) Urban Sprawl & Obesity (p. 357) Video Game Addiction: Drugs, Gambling, Now Video Games? (p. 358) Ways Men & Women Handle Stress (p. 346) You are What you Eat (p. 357) Addicted to Video Games (p. 358) Alcoholism (p. 357) Coping with Stress (p. 352) Emotion Regulation: James Coan (p. 353) Emotional Longevity (p. 354) Foot Forward (p. 345) Gender Differences in Stress Vulnerability (p. 354) Grieving Part 1 (p. 341) Grieving Part 2 (p. 341) IT Video Health Information (p. 362) Marathon Heart (p. 350) Nightsleep (p. 369)

PTSD 911 (p. 341) Relaxation (p. 364) Religion and Longevity (p. 355) Second Hand Smoke Causes Non-Smokers to Die (p. 356) Smoking Damage (p. 359) Stress and Socializing (p. 352) Stress and Wellness (p. 348) Testicular cancer (p. 351) Wellness Study (p. 354)

Note: week 12 is short as finals are also scheduled to be completed, so plan to get ahead for this section.
Week #12 March 26th -Finals: Topic: o Reading: Ch. 13: Psychological Disorders & Ch. 14: Psychological and Biological Treatments o Assignment: Chapters 13 & 14 Exams in MyPsychLab o Videos: o Chapter 13: Against the Odds - Three Children with Autism (p. 459) Body Image part 2 (p. 457) Anxiety and Worry: Sue Mineka (p. 463) Anxiety Disorders (p. 463) Anxiety Treatment: Edna Foa (p. 462) Body Image (p. 457) Current Diagnostic Models: Sue Mineka (p. 455) Drapetomania: Robert Guthrie (p. 460) Eating Disorders (p. 457) Ed Impulse control (p. 460) Ed Living with Impulse Control (p. 482) Feliziano Bipolar Disorder (p. 471) Feliziano Living With Bipolar Disorder (p. 471) Genetic Schizophrenia (p. 481) Going Crazy (p. 458) Helen: Major Depression (p. 467) Interaction of Cognition and Emotion: Jutta Joormann (p. 469) Janna: Borderline Personality Disorder (p. 475) Margo: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (p. 465) Nathan: Bipolar Disorder (p. 471) Panic Disorder (p. 463) Phobias (p. 463) Public Speaking (p. 464) Rodney: Schizophrenia (p. 479) When Does a Fear Become a Phobia?: Sue Mineka (p. 463)

o Chapter 14: Breakthrough New Autism Treatment (p. 496) Attention Deficit Disorder (p. 515) Building Confidence (p. 490) Treating Addiction With Virtual Reality (p. 499) Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (p. 501) Family Therapist (p. 505) Overcoming Fears and Anxieties: Sue Mineka (p. 498) Recent Trends in Treatment: Sue Mineka (p. 490) Straightening Out Homosexuals (p. 509)

o Final Exam covering Chapters 12, 11, 10 13 & 14 o Final Exam to be completed by Friday March 30th
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