Psychology 345

Summer 2017

Table of Contents

1. Contact Information (Office Location and Office Hours)
2. Course Overview
3. Exams
4. Papers
5. Grading
6. Schedule
7. Make-Up Exams and Incompletes
8. Classroom and Email Etiquette

1. Contact Information

Professor	Jonathon D. Brown
Office	135 Guthrie Hall
Office Hours	By appointment




TA	Office	Office Hours
Peter Zambetti	328 Guthrie Hall	Mon. 8:00-9:00




Email

psych345@uw.edu




Course Reader	Available for purchase at:
	Ram's Copy Center
	4144 University Way
	206.632.6630



2. Course Overview

This course provides students with a basic understanding of contemporary social psychology. Students are expected to attend class meetings and to do the assigned reading in advance. Class lectures will clarify and go beyond the material covered in the text, and students will be responsible for all material covered in class. Brief demonstrations will be conducted in class to illustrate various points.

1. Lecture Notes

Each week's lecture notes will be available on the course website by Sunday evening. These notes are in outline form and will provide a structure to the day’s lecture. I suggest printing these notes and bringing them to class. Doing so will organize your thoughts during lecture, allowing you to understand and absorb the material as it is presented rather than having to jot down every word I say. Of course, you should also make clarifying comments on your copy of the lecture slides as needed.

2. Section

The discussion sections led by your graduate TA will solidify your knowledge of the material presented in lecture and demonstrate its applicability to everyday life. You are expected to attend and actively participate in these sections. Most sections will begin with a quiz on the book chapters. Single-chapter quizzes are worth 5 points; two-chapter quizzes are worth 10 points. One quiz can be made up without an excuse (provided it is taken during a TA's office hours within one week of the date it was administered). All other requests for make-up quizzes will be denied. If you think there is any chance you will be sick for a quiz, don’t use your “freebie” until the end because you will not be able to make it up if you’ve already missed one. NO EXCEPTIONS.

3. Extra Help

If you have a disability that we should know about, please contact us immediately and we will make all reasonable accommodations.

4. Time Management

This is a 5-credit course. The UW advises that you spend 3 hours each week for each course credit hour, which means you are expected to devote 15/week to this course. You are expected to attend class 5 hours/week, so that leaves 10 hours/week to study. I estimate that each chapter will take 4 hours to read (assuming you are taking notes on the material and reading carefully). There are 13 chapters and 9 weeks in the quarter, so you will need to allot 6 hours/week for reading. This leaves 4 extra hours/week for you to study and review. Many students save those hours up for the night before the exam, but research shows this is not an effective way to learn. You are better off studying 4 hours/week for 4 weeks than studying 16 hours before an exam.



3. Exams

Three multiple choice exams will be given. The first two exams will have 50 questions, each worth one point; the final exam, which will cover the entire course, will have 75 questions, each worth one point. (50 points will come from the last third of the class, and 25 points will come from the first two-thirds of the class.) You will need to purchase a mark-sense form (available for purchase at the UW bookstore and "By George") for each exam.



4. Papers
1. General Information

Three papers are due at various points throughout the quarter (see the syllabus for exact dates). Late papers will not be accepted unless accompanied by a doctor’s note. If you think there is any chance your printer will break or your dog will be sick on the day the paper is due, write it tonight and turn it in tomorrow. NO EXCEPTIONS.

2. Paper Topics

For each paper, you must select and review an article available through the course website or by clicking the following link.  Articles

3. Format

Each paper is worth 10 points and must be no more than 3 pages in length with the following specifications:

• double-spaced with no extra spacing between any of the paragraphs
• normal font
• 1 inch margins on all sides
• Name and page numbers in a header that appears on every page. Note: You cannot just type your name on every page, but must learn to use a header
• You must turn in a hard copy to your TA, and submit an electronic copy to the course dropbox (see course website for URL) by 1 pm on the day the paper is due. The electronic copy will be used to catch acts of plagiarism, as some students have been known to buy papers off the internet and pass them off as their own. 5 points will be deducted if the electronic version of your paper is not submitted before it is due. Students occasionally have problems uploading their papers, so do not wait until the last minute to submit yours.
4. Paragraph Structure

Each paper must consist of 5 paragraphs. The 5 paragraphs must be structured as follows:

1. Paragraph 1: USING YOUR OWN WORDS, introduce your topic and give readers a general sense of what they will learn by reading your essay.
2. Paragraph 2: Describe the research study you are reviewing. DO NOT write out the article title itself. Simply refer to the paper by using the first author’s last name only.
3. Paragraph 3: Describe the methods the researchers used to test their hypothesis.
4. Paragraph 4: Describe the results from the study in general terms, without using any numbers or probability values.
5. Paragraph 5: Provide a concluding paragraph that summarizes the results, showing how they bear on the researchers’ hypotheses.
5. Paper Points
• 4 points: Accuracy and thoroughness of your review
• 4 points: Clarity and organization
• 2 points: Spelling and punctuation. To receive these points your paper must be free of obvious spelling, grammatical, and typographical errors.


5. Grades

Midterm 1	50
Midterm 2	50
Final	75
Quizzes	65
Papers	30
Total	270




250-270	4.0	220-222	3.0	190-192	2.0	160-162	1.0
247-249	3.9	217-219	2.9	187-189	1.9	157-159	0.9
244-246	3.8	214-216	2.8	184-186	1.8	154-156	0.8
241-243	3.7	211-213	2.7	181-183	1.7	<154	0.7
238-240	3.6	208-210	2.6	178-180	1.6
235-237	3.5	205-207	2.5	175-177	1.5
232-234	3.4	202-204	2.4	172-174	1.4
229-231	3.3	199-201	2.3	169-171	1.3
226-228	3.2	196-198	2.2	166-168	1.2
223-225	3.1	193-195	2.1	163-165	1.1




6. Schedule

Week	Date	Chapter	Lecture Topic
01	Monday June 19	01	Introduction
	Tuesday June 20		Science
	Wednesday June 21		Methods
	Thursday June 22	02	Theory 1
	Friday June 23	Quiz 1
02	Monday June 26		Theory 2
	Tuesday June 271	03	Perception 1
	Wednesday June 28		Perception 2
	Thursday June 29	04	Inference
	Friday June 30	Quiz 2+3
03	Monday July 03		Attribution 1
	Tuesday July 04	No Class
	Wednesday July 05		Attribution 2
	Thursday July 06	05	Self 1
	Friday July 07	Quiz: 4+5	Paper #1
04	Monday July 10	MIDTERM 1
	Tuesday July 11	06	Attitudes 1
	Wednesday July 12		Attitudes 2
	Thursday July 13		Dissonance 1
	Friday July 14	Quiz: 6
05	Monday July 17		Dissonance 2
	Tuesday July 18	07	Persuasion 1
	Wednesday July 19		Persuasion 2
	Thursday July 20	08	Influence 1
	Friday July 21	Quiz: 7+8
06	Monday July 24		Influence 2
	Tuesday July 25		TBA
	Wednesday July 26		Influence 3
	Thursday July 27	09	Groups
	Friday July 28	Quiz: 9+10	Paper #2
07	Monday July 31	10	Prejudice 1
	Tuesday August 01		Prejudice 2
	Wednesday August 02		Prejudice 3
	Thursday August 03	MIDTERM 2
	Friday August 04
08	Monday August 07	11	Attract 1
	Tuesday August 08		Attract 2
	Wednesday August 09		Attract 3
	Thursday August 10		Attract 4
	Friday August 11	Quiz: 11	Paper #3
09	Monday August 14		Attract 5
	Tuesday August 15	12	Helping
	Wednesday August 16	13	Aggression 1
	Thursday August 17	Quiz: 12+13	Aggression 2
	Friday August 18	Final Exam

7. Make-Up Exams and Incompletes
1. Make-Up Exams

If you are facing a unique circumstance (e.g., serious illness, family emergency) that you think may impair your ability to perform well on an exam, see one of us as soon as the situation arises so that we can discuss whether a make-up or Incomplete will be granted. Do not wait until after you have taken an exam to tell us that your score was low because of some unique circumstance. Once you take an exam, that score counts no matter what. If you are under duress and feel you cannot perform up to your potential, you must receive permission AHEAD OF TIME to reschedule the exam. Be advised, however, that requests to delay taking an exam will rarely be granted. Exceptions to this rule are made only in dire, unavoidable circumstances (e.g., serious illness or emergency) that are fully documented (e.g., with official correspondence from physicians and/or Deans). On the extremely rare occasions that they are offered, make-up exams are essay exams, and are graded by Professor Brown.

2. Incompletes

Incompletes will be granted only if students experience extraordinary difficulties beyond their control, and have received permission for an incomplete no later than the start of the 8th week of the quarter. Incompletes will NOT be given out at the end of the quarter simply as a way to "take the course over again" in the case of a bad grade in the course. If your grade isn’t what you need or want, come to office hours during the quarter and the T.A.s and I will try to assist you and help you learn the material. Don’t wait until it’s too late.

3. Student Athletic Travel

If you need to miss an exam due to UW-related athletic travel, you will need to make arrangements to take the exam while you are away. Your coach needs to vouch for you and supervise the exam. This responsible party should contact us via email at least one week prior to the exam and provide a fax number where the exam can be sent. You are required to take the exam and return the answers via fax no later than the time and date the exam will be given in Seattle. Your coach must fax your answers back to the UW Psychology office (206.685.3157) before 1:30 p.m. PST on the day of the exam. No late exam answers will be accepted.



8. Etiquette
1. Classroom Behavior

I expect you to behave while you are in class. This means that cell phones must be turned off during class time, and sleeping, eating (in any way other than discreetly), and resting your feet on the desk in front of you are forbidden. Anyone who violates these rules will be asked to leave.

2. Email

We are available to answer emails during normal business hours (Monday-Friday, 9 am to 5 pm). All emails must be sent to the course email account: psych345@uw.edu. If you send us an email, you must use correct grammar and punctuation, without typographical errors. Otherwise, we will not reply or acknowledge receipt. Emails must also begin with a salutation that doesn't include the word "Hey" and end with your name and student number.

3. Laptop Policy

The last row of the room is prioritized for laptop users. All laptop users must sit in the last row unless it is full, in which case the next-to the-last row also will be opened to laptop use. No laptop use is permitted in any other row (unless you can verify with a doctor's note that your eyesight requires that you use a laptop and sit in a closer row).

4. Classroom Atmosphere

Finally, to establish a class atmosphere in which you can ask questions and in which I can have discussions with the class and perform demonstrations, I ask that if you come to class, please come to learn. If you want to chat with classmates, read the newspaper, eat or drink, etc., then please go elsewhere. These behaviors distract your classmates. If a classmate asks me a question during lecture, please show her or him respect by not starting to talk. Remember, no one is taking attendance or making you come to class. In sum, come to class because you want to, and because you wish to learn about psychology. For my part, I will do my very best to make lectures informative and interesting. Thanks.