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Psyc372: Physiological
Psychology
| Instructor: |
Steve Meier Ph.D. |
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885-7679
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885-7710 |
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Course Description and Objectives
This course is designed to provide a comprehensive review of
basic physiological processes and how these processes relate to behavior.
The course will review techniques used in the field, human neural physiology
and anatomy, plus basic concepts in neurochemistry. In addition, disorders
and symptomatology associated with various neurological disorders,
psychological disorders, and addictions will be reviewed.
Required Texts
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Carlson, N. (2007)
Physiology of Behavior Nineth Ed.). Allyn and Bacon.
(Rquired for all Students). |
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DeArmond, S.J., Fusco, M.M.,
and Dewey, M.M. (1989). Structure of the
Human Brain, Third Ed. Oxford Press. (Required for all
students). |
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Publication Manual of the
American Psychological Association (Fourth
Edition). American Psychological Association. (Optional). |
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Outside Readings |
All texts may be obtained from the University
of Idaho Bookstore: They
may be contacted:
Grading/Evaluation/Proficiency
There are be several
requirements for this course.
Exams
There will be 3 exams in the course. Each exam will primarily
be
multiple choice, but may include essay and fill in the blank questions. For the essay
questions, you may be able to drop one or two questions (depending on the format) you find ambiguous or confusing. You
will not be able to drop any of the other questions. Each
examination covers only the specific section indicated on the
topics sheet. Cutting and pasting ANY material
from a website will be considered cheating and result in an
"F" grade in the class.
EXAM POINTS = 300
Anatomy
Throughout the course you will need to memorize units of
various brain structures from
DeArmond et al. (Generally, one or two per week). A
quiz containing the
list of structures for each
figure will be placed on the Internet. Access
these quizzes through
Blackboard.
ANATOMY QUIZ POINTS = 100
Term Paper ONLY REQUIRED FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS
The term paper will be an original work (not a revision) of a
major empirical or literature review of any human brain
disorder, or treatment for a disorder you find interesting.
The paper must be ink/laser jet quality computer type, in APA
style, and have a minimum of 10 professional journal or book
citations with no more than three governmental internet
sources. The use of popular press articles can be used but
will not count toward your citations. Each paper will be
graded on APA format, clarity, discussion of the topic area,
reference quality, and general approach to your presentation.
You should make a copy of the paper for your records in case
anything disastrous happens to mine. Minimum length = 5 pages,
Maximum length = 15 pages
Note: This
paper must be your own work. Use of other students
papers, cutting
and pasting material from the web without giving the author
credit, etc. is considered plagiarism will will result in an "F"
grade in the class.
TERM PAPER = 100
Discussion
You will be required to participate in Blackboard
discussions about topics related to the class.
Information and requirements related to these discussions
will be posted in the Blackboard site.
Discussion Points = 50
Extra Credit = 30 points
You can receive up to 30 points of extra credit by writing a 15 reference annotated bibliography on an
physiological
topic of your choice. Annotated bibliographies are
similar to abstracts of a paper. Generally, they
provide an overview of the topic paper you are reviewing.
Only four of the articles you review can come from the web.
All remaining material needs to be books or articles from
journals. Do not cut and paste materials from the web.
Grading
POINTS
Exams = 300
Paper = 100
Discussions = 50
Quizzes = 100
Total = 550
FINAL GRADES
Minimal course grades are based on the following scale:
However, I will also curve the class. Whichever is
better is what you will receive. The final curve will
ONLY be calculated at the end of the class.
However, I will post the means and standard deviations for
each exam.
>89.9% = A
>79.9% = B
>69.9% = C
>59.9% = D
<59.9% = F
Other Information
You should know this is a difficult class with considerable material to
recall and conceptualize in a very short time. Thus, you must utilize good time management
skills or you will be in trouble very rapidly. This is also not a memorize
and flush class. Not only will you be asked to memorize material, but, you
will be asked to integrate and problem solve with the information you
learn. Past student comments indicate the exams are fair but hard.
Thus, you must study like this is a a live class.
Finally, use groups to assist your studying. Individuals who have
performed in the top 5% have always been in a study group.
Graduate Student Note
Generally, my expectation is that graduate students perform at a higher
level than most undergraduates. Thus, a better understanding of material,
work ethic, is to be the norm, not an exception: Individuals not meeting
those expectations will be asked to leave the course.
CHEATING or PLAGIARISM
If you cheat on an exam, or deliberately plagiarize someone else's
material in this class and I catch you, you will receive an “F” grade for
the course and be referred to the University Judicial Council for
additional sanctions (e.g., suspension/expulsion) DON'T EVEN THINK OF
CHEATING IN THIS COURSE. |
