8:29.08
Remember to come early to class on Monday to choose your seat for the semester!

We had originally planned to have an 8am class on September 3rd so we could have a live telecast with the Medical School 101 students in Doha, Qatar. We are going to postpone that until a little later in the semester-- stay tuned!

8.25.08

Welcome to Psych 101! The course begins at 10:10am on Friday August 29th in Bailey Hall.

You should immediately read the "General Information" section on this website, or in the "Psychology 101 Frontiers of Psychology" manual, available from the Cornell Store. It explains all couse policies regarding attendance, exams, grading and subject pool participation. (The information on this website superceeds that published in the Frontiers book.)

HELPFUL HINTS FOR EFFECTIVE READING
Make sure you begin reading-- assignments are due on the date marked in the box on the syllabus. Use the Psychology Study Guide "Module Overview" before reading each assignment to ascertain learning objectives. Follow "Stepping Through the Section" as you are reading and then, after reading, do the"Progress Test." That way you'll know what's important, and if you have assimilated the material. Just before each exam, review the multiple choice items. A number of exam questions will be drawn from these quizzes.

PsychPortal

Our textbook publisher maintains an excellent set of resources for helping you understand and retain the information in the textbook. PsychPortal is THE KEY to success in passing the course exams.

To gain access to the site, read the instructions by clicking here.
You will be prompted to follow the on-screen instructions to find Psych 101. Start by selecting New York, Cornell, then Maas and Psych 101. Enter your activation code you purchased with your textbook. You will also be asked to enter your email address and choose a password. You can also purchase access on the website by clicking on the “PURCHASE” link.

The Student User Guide to PsychPortal can be accessed by clicking here.

 

LECTURE ATTENDANCE
All seats are assigned for the semester at the second lecture. Attendance is taken every lecture at 10:10am. The downstairs auditorium doors will close at that time and nobody will be admitted after that time. If for any reason you arrive late or must leave early, sit in the designated area in the balcony (CCC 104-124); nobody will be permitted to leave the downstairs floor once the lecture has started. If you are late in arriving, even if you sit in the balcony, you will be marked as absent. We reward punctuality.

If you have an official university excuse (medical or athletic) for missing a lecture, show that to your own tutor so you don't get marked absent! I do not handle those requests-- only your tutor in your seating area has the official records. If you attend all lectures but two (2), and are in your seat on time every lecture, you will receive 2 points additional credit on your final grade calculation. Only university sanctioned absences (athletic trips or Gannett written medical excuses) can count as excused absenses. Weddings, funerals and job interviews are not excused absenses. Because the waiting list for the course is substantial, if you miss more than five lectures your reserved seat will be forfitted.

One (1) point of additional credit is given for a total of one hour participation in the SUSAN research program before November 30th, on a limited first come first served basis.

Bring me some good CDs to play before and after lecture! Write your name and email address on the CD cover.

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PSYCHOLOGY 103

Psych 103 Seminars are an optional one credit discussion section on a specific topic taught by graduate students in Psychology. The sections meet for one hour once a week for ten weeks of the semester. There is a minimum amount of reading and one term paper. Each seminar will be offered at three different times. For descriptions, time and location click here. You can sign up for Psych 103 seminars outside 239 Uris Hall starting on August 29th. You will also need to complete an add-drop slip and have it stamped in the Department Office, 211 Uris Hall.

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EXTRA CREDIT: If you attempt to use SUSAN to gain 1 point on your final grade, you MUST register under "101 Maas F08." Here is how to proceed:

Go to http://susan.psych.cornell.edu If this is your first time working with SUSAN, you will need to register. This is done in the following steps: a. Enter your Cornell netID and hit the Submit button. b. A password is mailed to you (takes a few minutes) that you will then use to register with SUSAN. c. When you receive the password via mail, you can then paste it into the password field and submit again. d. You will be asked to register with SUSAN. Registration means that you put in your first and last name, a password and your Cornell ID number. If you have already participated in experiments and registered with SUSAN prior to taking the Psych 101 Fall 2008 class you should revisit the registration page with the following link: http://susan.psych.cornell.edu/details.php so that you can input your Sudent ID number.

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Answers to True/False quiz in Frontiers Readings Book:.

True= 1,2,6,7,12,13,15,17,20,22. All the rest are false. Psych 101 will review these items in the course of the semester. Don't worry if you got them all wrong! That's why you are taking the course :)

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