Psychology 105
UNM-LA

Introduction to Psychology

"Don't Believe Everything That You Think"



5-5-08

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TERM PAPER is due May 8.

Final Exam May 15
Rm 606, 6-8 PM

Take-home portion of Final Exam
Due May 15

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General Information:

Class dates: Jan 24 - May 15, 2008
 
Section 300: Th 6:00 - 8:30 PM, Room 612 627 606 <<<<
 
Instructor: Carol Furchner, Ph.D.
   Phone: (505) 412-3379  
   Office: Room 508
   Office Hours: M W 4:00 - 5:00 PM, or by appointment
   Email: furchner@unm.edu


Textbook:

Psychology: Concepts and Applications, 2nd edition, by Jeffrey S. Nevid. Houghton-Mifflin, 2007. (Required)


Links for This Class:

Syllabus [.pdf - uses Acrobat Reader]
Contains class policies, requirements, grading information

Schedule
Contains schedule of topics, assignments, and exam dates
Contains links to lecture viewgraphs, supplementary materials and QAs (quizzes and assignments)

Critical Dates Summary
2/28 Exam 1 - in-class, take-home part due
4/3 Spring Break, no class
4/10 Exam 2 - in class, take-home part due
4/24 1st Draft of Term Paper Due (optional)
5/8 Term Paper Due
5/15 Final Exam in class, take-home part due
Every Thursday Quiz/Assignment from prior week (QA)

On-Line Study Center
Provided by textbook publisher. Includes flashcards, study aids, tutorials and practice tests. Mostly free, but access to some portions requires an OPTIONAL Webcard that costs about $20. Available from publisher or retailers such as http://bn.com (ISBN 0618749888 or 978-0618-749-881).

Term Paper Instructions and Topics

How to Avoid Plagiarizing [.pdf]
   •  Interactive Tutorial

Citations in Written Assignments:
   • Use of Citations - APA Style Simplified [.pdf]
   • Summary: APA Style Manual
   • Citing Electronic References (references from the Internet)

Tips for Answering Questions on Tests [.pdf] (updated)

Psychology in the News

Links to some useful and interesting psychology web sites

Links to some psychology blogs NEW!!! - note: this the first of four pages of links
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Also see Google Scholar for scholarly links:   http://scholar.google.com 		 
Send comments and questions to:
   furchner@unm.edu