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Introduction to Psychology  - Psy 101


Course Textbook
 
This text is REQUIRED for this course.  Three possible options for buying/renting this text: the
BCC Bookstore, at CourseSmart, or at CengageBrain (eChapters is a good idea for this course)
.  We will only be using 8 chapters in this course.  See syllabus for the list.

Course Syllabus
 (with outline)


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Journal List -
Choose ONE article for this assignment.
Find these article on EbscoHost from the
BCC Library.


Spring 2012

Good, J. J., Woodzicka, J. A., & Wingfield, L. C. (2010). The effects of gender stereotypic and counter-stereotypic textbook images on science performance. Journal of Social Psychology, 150(2), 132-147.

Jones, A., & Greer, J. (2011). You don't look like an athlete: The effects of feminine appearance on audience perceptions of female athletes and women's sports. Journal of Sport Behavior, 34(4), 358-377.

Kalpidou, M., Costin, D., & Morris, J. (2011). The relationship between Facebook and the well-being of undergraduate colleges students. Cyberpsychology, Behavior & Social Networking, 14(4), 183-189.

Reding, F. N., Grieve, F., Derryberry, W., & Paquin, A. R. (2011). Examining the team identification of football fans at the high school level. Journal of Sport Behavior, 34(4), 378-391.

Simon, V. A., & Furman, W. (2010). Interparental conflict and adolescents' romantic relationship conflict. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 20(1), 188-209.

Interesting Links

Chapter 2 - Research

Writing a Journal Summary - Here is some information about how to do your Journal Article Summary and Analysis assignment.

Research Methods Activity - Test your knowledge about research.

Chapter 3 - The Brain

The Brain - Annenberg Videos

Phineas Gage - Watch a video on Gage's injury and the effects of the brain.

Neuroscience for Kids
 - This is a great site for exploring parts of the brain.  Go to the explore link and see what you can discover.

GenoChoice - Create your own Genetically Healthy Child...Online!!

Synaptic Transmission - A youtube video.

Brain Plasticity - See how a girl who had half of her brain removes recovers.

Mouse Party - A simplified animation of the brain when interacting with drugs.


Chapter 4 - Sensation and Perception

Optical Illusions by Color Cube - This site has a lot of interesting illusions.  My favorites are blink effect, chromatic adaptation and opponent after-image.

Optical Illusion by NIEHS - Really interesting illusions.  Check out the ones that look like they are moving (under the Man in the Coffee Beans...it took me less than 3 minutes to find him.

Optical Illusions by Sandlot Science - This site provides links to lots of illusions. 

Chapter 6 Learning through Conditioning

Conditioning Notes

Classical Conditioning and the Office

Video about Behaviorism

Shaping - Teaching a rat to press a lever

Watch Albert Bandura's Bobo Doll Experiment 

Chapter 11 Personality
 

Personality Test - This test is based on Jung's typology and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI).  Take this test when you are in a normal, good mood and you have at least 30 minutes to spend on it.  Print out results when you are done.

Type Descriptions - TypeLogic by J. ButtPeronality Page, and 16 Types description.  Go to these sites and find your type.  Read the description and see if it matches your personality.

Chapter 13 - Psychological Disorders

Bipolar Disorder - A brief description

APA Formatting

APA Manual - APA Style

Purdue Owl - APA Format

A Guide for Psychology Undergraduate from University of Washington

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