Assignments

Chapter Quizzes:

On the first day that every chapter will be covered, a short 10 item quiz will be given covering the material in the text and associated web sources. The quizzes are given at the beginning of the first class covering that material. These quizzes will count for 35% of your final grade. I will drop the lowest quiz. If you miss one that counts as your lowest grade.

Examinations:

There will be a midterm and final examination. Both examinations will be primarily multiple choice with the addition of an essay component. The final will be cumulative. The midterm will be 10% of your final grade and the final will be 15% of your final grade.

Reaction Papers:

There will be two reaction papers due throughout the term. In these short reaction papers you are to find an article from the popular media (e.g., newspapers, Time Magazine) that deals with a psychological topics. In your paper you are to identify the point of the article, i.e., what are they trying to get you to believe, and evaluate the evidence provided in support of this point. The first paper will be 10% of your grade and the next will be 15% of your final grade. The papers are due:

Paper 1 Jan 31

Paper 2 March 21

Late Policy on the Papers:

The papers are late if they are not handed in at the beginning of class on the due date. After that time they lose a letter grade. They will lose a letter grade for each succeeding day that they are late. Notice that these papers will be due on quiz days. I will give the quiz at the beginning of class, right on time. So if you are late, you will miss the quiz and lose a letter grade on the paper.