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Definition
Excellent Performance
Good performance
Satisfactory performance
Marginal performance
Marginal performance
Unsatisfactory performance (fail)
Anticipated
Range (%)
90+
80-89
66-79
60-65
50-59
<50
Percentile Rank
over 90th
50th thru 90th
iclicker Quizzes
During the course there will be seven iclicker quizzes held during lectures (for specific dates,
see Tentative Schedule below). On each of these dates you will be answering a 10 question
multiple-choice quiz using your iclicker. Your lowest quiz score will be dropped so that your
best six quizzes will comprise 19% of your total grade. There are no make-up quizzes.
Please note that quiz questions will be based on lecture and textbook content that we may not
have discussed in lecture. What is examinable on these tests is anything from the assigned
textbook chapters, lectures, any additional assigned readings, as well as any video content
that we view in lecture. It is therefore recommended that you take notes on video material.
Also note the following:
1. Under no circumstances can any student write their iclicker test on paperno matter
the reason (e.g., dead batteries, forget clicker, dog ate).
2. If students are found sharing results or taking to a neighbor during an iclicker quiz
both students will receive a zero for that quiz.
3. Do not use an absent friends iclicker to do the test for them. Using 2 or more iclickers
during a test is cheating. Both you and your friend(s) will get a zero for ALL the tests
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Other Electronic Devices are NOT Required (nor are they beneficial for learning):
The use of laptops, tablets, and smart phones in the classroom is a privilege that may be selectively or
entirely withdrawn at any time. If you must bring them to class, please ensure that you have them set to
mute or silent. If you have your laptop or tablet screen open/active, please sit in the back rows of the
classroom so your screen does not distract your classmates.
Taking pictures or recording video in class is NOT permitted and you will be asked to leave.
There is one required assignment for this course. The assignment will be discussed in class, more
details are specified in the Assignment Syllabus, and support resources will be found in Canvas. (*You
must submit at least a title page for course completion).
Brief Overview of Assignment (see below numbered list for detailed instructions):
1) You will find two empirical articles on your topic and within the dates assigned. The content of
the first article will represent a true experimental study (i.e., not quasi-experimental study). The
second article will be a non-experimental study (e.g., correlation). In addition to finding the
appropriate research articles, you will annotate (i.e., add commentary, label) to copies of the
printed articles.
2) You will also include an APA formatted title page and reference page. You will upload the title
and reference page to Canvas on or before the deadline.
3) A paper copy of your assignment will be submitted in lecture. This means you need to print out
your two articles in their entirety AND print out a grading sheet.
4) Your assignment package will be organized in the following manner:
First page (Grading Sheet, ID included), second page (Title Page), third page (Reference Page)
fourth page (Annotated Article #1 experiments), fifth page (Annotated Article #2 correlation).
5) Please do not ask the TMs to find your articles for you or to suggest articles. This assignment is
to be completed by you alone. The object of the assignment is for students to work
independently of TM/Instructor supportthis is a good time to post discussion questions for
your peers and/or get to know them!
6) Please be aware that all assignments are due on the stated date and time. Your title and reference
page must be uploaded into Canvas by the deadline. If you do not submit your paper before or
on the stated date and time you will receive a zero for the assignment. I do not have late
penalties for assignments; therefore, plan and complete your assignment before or on the due
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date.
Specific Topic
2nd
Date-Range
Please review the
last
Restriction
topic in your
digit
(The articles
textbook and
of
must be
narrow your topic
stude
published
more before
nt
within these
searching for
numb
dates)
articles.
er
Learning (Operant or
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Before 1987
Social)
1
Sensation/Perception
1
1988 - 1990
2
Sleep
2
1991 - 1993
3
Weight (Obesity or
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1994- 1996
Disorders)
4
Motivation
4
1997 - 1999
5
Drug Effects/Use
5
2000 - 2001
6
Memory
6
2002 - 2004
7
Neurons and Disease
7
2005 -2007
8
Genetics (A Twin Study)
8
2008 - 2010
9
Environment and Brain
9
20011 - 2013
Assignment Topic Continued--Caution: If you misread
lose marks!
3rd
last
digit
of
stude
nt
numb
er
0
1
2
3
4
Specific Topic
(you should review the
topic in your textbook
before narrowing your
topic more and
searching for articles)
Learning (Operant or
Social)
Sensation/Perception
Sleep
Weight (Obesity or
Disorders)
Motivation
Last
digit
of
stude
nt
numb
er
Author-Name
Restriction
(ONE of the
authors of each
article must be
with the letterrange)
A-L
1
2
3
M-Z
A-L
M-Z
4
A-L
5
M-Z
6
A-L
7
M-Z
8
A-L
9
M-Z
the table below, you will
2nd last
digit of
studen
t
numbe
r
Date-Range
Restriction
(the articles
must be
published
within these
dates)
Last
digit of
studen
t
numbe
r
Author-Name
Restriction
(One of the
authors of each
article must be
with the letterrange)
Before 1987
A-L
1
2
3
1988- 1990
1991 - 1993
1994 - 1996
1
2
3
M-Z
A-L
M-Z
1997 - 1999
A-L
5
6
7
8
9
Drug Effects/Use
Memory
Neurons and Disease
Genetics (A Twin Study)
Environment and Brain
5
6
7
8
9
2000 - 2001
2002 - 2004
2005 -2007
2008 - 2010
20011 - 2013
5
6
7
8
9
M-Z
A-L
M-Z
A-L
M-Z
Your Tutor-Markers will be using the same procedure to ensure that you have selected appropriate
articles for your assignment see the Grading Guide in the Assignment Syllabus.
Detailed Explanation of Psychology 100 Assignment. Please Read.
Differentiating Research Designs
Rationale
Psychology relies on a variety of research designs to better understand behaviour and other
psychological phenomena. Most research designs can be classified either as true experiments or as
non-experimental designs and it is important for you, as a student of psychology, to be able to
clearly differentiate which type of design is being used in any specific study (for a full review of
research designs, see Chapter 1 of your textbook). One goal of the term assignment is for you to be
able to find different studies relating to a specific, assigned topic and identify which type of
research design the study author(s) used to address the questions of interest.
A second goal of the assignment is for you to begin using APA (American Psychological
Association) format to produce your written papers in the discipline. As part of the assignment, you
must create an APA format title page and an APA format reference page. In sum, the
assignment for this course will allow you to demonstrate that you can select appropriate research,
correctly identify the key methodological elements of that research, and produce a document
acceptable to disciplinary standards.
This assignment must be completed entirely by you alone. Due October 19th 2:30 pm
Assignment
You have been assigned a specific topic relevant to the Psychology 100 curriculum (see the Assigned
Topics link on the Assignments page in Canvas). To learn more about your assigned topic, one
successful approach would be to read the appropriate section of the textbook to fully understand the
scope and parameters of your topic area (many of the topics will only be discussed in class later in the
course).
Once you feel that you understand enough about your assigned topic, you will use PsycInfo (an
abstract database that provides coverage of the psychological literature from the 1800s to the present) to
find two empirical (original data collected), peer-reviewed research articles that you understand
well enough that you can accurately identify the research designs being used.
One of these articles must be based on a true experiment while the other article must be based on a
non-experimental study that examines the same topic with roughly the same hypothesis. For example,
say your topic is weight, obesity disorders. Within this topic you are interested leptin and weight gain.
The authors of the experimental article will do a controlled experimental study wherein the hypothesis
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might be that increased leptin via injection in rats will have a significant effect on weight gain; your
non-experimental authors might have a hypothesis that there is relationship between leptin and weight
gain and they collect data from a human population.
(In addition, to ensure that not everyone uses the same articles, there will be further constraints on the
articles including limiting them to a specific range of publication dates
(e.g., ) and requiring that at least one author of each article has a last name starting within a specific
range of letters, e.g., A-L, 2008-2010).
Step 1. Finding The Articles
An efficient way of finding published research that relates to your topic is to conduct a literature search
using Psych Info. To find PsycInfo sign into the library, go to Article Databases, Subject---Psychology,
PsychInfo.
There is also library tutorials that will provide you with specific instructions on using Psych Info.to find
articles relevant to your specific topic. The articles you use for this assignment must be listed in
PsychInfo. this is a way to ensure the scientific merit of the articles you select however, you will
need to judge whether or not the research reported is empirical or not, and truly experimental or not.
Note: Finding the appropriate articles is the most difficult part of the assignment start your
research early!
Format Notes: Formatting your Assignment
Nearly all manuscripts and published works in Psychology follow a standard set of conventions
outlined by the American Psychological Association (APA). For authors wishing to publish research
and students of psychology, these conventions provide a standard format so that ideas can be more
accurately communicated. Instruction will be provided in class and you can complete the APA learning
module in Canvas to learn more.
**APA specifies 1 inch (2.54 cm) margins on all sides, double-spacing of all lines (title page and
reference page included), 12-point Times (Times New Roman) font, and single-sided printed pages for
manuscripts. Please do not use any document covers.
An abbreviated title should be the same as the abbreviated title of your Running head. Example: On
the title page: The Purdue Online Writing Labs Sample Title Page: Following the American
Psychological Associations Guidelines. Abbreviated for Running head: PURDUE ONLINE WRITING
LAB SAMPLE TITLE PAGE. Note that the Running head title is all in capitals, but the title page is not.
See https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ You need to abbreviate 2 titles (i.e., do a mash
separated by a period or colon). Make sure the running head is short enough to fit but also contains the
topic at hand. You may but DO NOT have to use the original article title if it is lengthy.
Step 2. Submission of Assignment
Once you have found two empirical articles (one true experiment, one non-experimental) that meet the
criteria you were assigned (topic, date, and name restrictions any change to the criteria will need to be
approved by your TM), you will need to obtain paper copies (print or photocopy originals doublesided printing of the articles is acceptable) of the complete articles (print directly from source DO
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NOT copy and paste into a word-processed document that is considered unacceptable academic
conduct).
You will submit the articles properly annotated (e.g., underline or circle the item that you want to bring
to attentiondraw an arrow to the margin, label the item) to indicate the evidence supporting your
judgment that the article is reporting a true experiment (or non-experimental) design assessing the same
general research hypothesis. Your careful and concise annotation will guide the reader to the evidence
in support of your claim that you have selected an appropriate article underlining or circling and
labeling excessive material demonstrates poor understanding of the content.
1) Again, your paper copy in-class submission will include the grading scheme on top which will
have your name and student number fully filled out. You MUST put your name and student
number on the ALL documents, including the 2 articles.
2) Secondly, your APA-formatted title page (see Canvas for an example) also listing your name,
student number, and your tutor/markers (TMs) name is followed by an APA-formatted
reference page listing your two articles. These items are followed by the two annotated articles.
3) An important detail. DO NOT hand in these materials without a giant clip to keep them together.
No binders but a flat plastic folder is okay. All materials must be bound together in some way
imagine if the TM trips on the way to the car.
4) Do not forget to upload your title and reference page to Canvas before or on the morning your
assignment is due. Canvas will be closed for uploading your title and reference page at 2:30 on
the day your assignment is due.
Step 3. Submitting the Assignment
For a complete assignment, you will submit two copies. One copy, the paper hardcopy will include
in this order: 1) grading sheet, 2) title page, 3) reference page, and 4) annotated articles. The
second copy of the assignment (only the material you have written, i.e., title and reference pages)
will be upload to Canvas. The paper copy and the articles will be returned to you with comments; we
will archive the electronic copy of your assignment as an antidote to cheating.
Again, your paper hardcopy assignment submission will include the following in this order:
1) Grading sheet with name and student number filled out, 2) APA-formatted title page listing your
name, student number, and TMs name (see Canvas for an example), 3) APA-formatted reference
page listing the two articles you are submitting, 4) annotated paper copies of the articles (print your
name on each article) that showed you identified and labeled the criteria as outlined in the Grading
Sheet. Again, annotate by underlining or circling the relevant information, drawing an arrow to the
margin and LABELING the item(s). You will be pointing to the specific elements of the study that
make one a true experimental design, and for the other, a non-experimental design.
DO NOT IDENTIFY/LABEL THE REQUIRED ELEMENTS WITHIN THE
ABSTRACT!! FIND THESE ELEMENTS IN THE ARTICLE ITSELF.
For the experimental study you will need to identify and label the hypothesis, the
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independent (IV) and dependent variables (DV), and the experimental method.
For the non-experimental study you will need to identify and label the hypothesis, the
research question, the variables under investigation, and the method used.
Your electronic copy of the assignment (only the material you have written, i.e., title and reference
pages) will be submitted in Canvas (in .doc. or .docx format only). Your assignment submission will
include the following in this order: 1) an APA-formatted title page listing your name, student number,
and TMs name (see Canvas for an example), and 2) an APA-formatted reference page listing the two
articles you selected and annotated.
Your assignment will not be graded unless both paper and uploaded materials are submitted.
Please Print Out The Following Grading Sheet and Affix It To the TOP of Your Hand-in Material
With a GIANT STAPLE or CLIP. We will not accept loose paper.
and acting with honesty. Upholding academic integrity is a condition of continued membership in
the university community.
1.4 Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University.
Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies
honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University.
Principles and Procedures for Student Discipline (www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-02.html)
7.
If an Instructor finds that a student has engaged in academic dishonesty, the Instructor may, after
consulting with the departmental Academic Integrity Advisor or Chair, impose one or more of the
following penalties: (i.) give the student a warning; (ii.) require the student to redo the work, or to
do supplementary work; (iii.) assign a low grade for the work; (iv.) assign a grade of F for the
work.
Operating Procedures
Lectures include material from the textbook and relevant material not covered in the text. I will not be
going over every subtopic in a given chapter, but you are still responsible for all material in that
chapter. In lecture I will be concentrating on a few selected topics from the covered chapters PLUS
additional topics that may extend content from the chapter or introduce new material not covered in the
textbook. Students are responsible for all the assigned reading and lecture material. Please bring your
iclicker to every class. Please note that classes are 3 hours long. If you choose to leave class early or
not show up to class it is your responsibility to obtain the material you missed from a classmate.
On record: I also include video material on multiple choice questions and/or expect you to include
video material on long answers. You are advised to take NOTES!
Email
In your email be sure to include your name, your student number. I will respond only to e-mail
messages that are sent to atwood@sfu.ca. I will not respond to email questions that have already been
addressed in class; therefore, if you do not hear from me assume I have addressed this issue in class
or the issue was addressed in the syllabus. This policy also applies to the TMSthey will not
respond to emails whereby the information has been addressed in lecture or is located in this
syllabus. There is no need to email me or the TMS to report a general absence from lecture or details
like you are going on a vacation. The exam dates are non-negotiable. If miss a lecture do not email
myself or the TMS to ask us to supply you with any missed information--post these queries on Canvas
for your peers.
Please note that I am teaching several other courses this semester so I may not get back to you on the
same day. Please be very specific in your questions. I do not forward any materials to individual
students.
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Tentative Schedule
(This schedule is subject to change and additional readings may be assigned.)
Ch. #
Date
(D/M/Y):
14/09/15
21/09/15
1, 2
28/09/15
5/10/15
Neuroscience
12/10/15
Thanksgiving
19/10/15
3, 4
26/10/15
02/11/15
09/11/15
5, 6
16/11/15
23/11/15
30/11/15
7, 8
7/12/15
It is not the policy of the Psychology Department to record Undergraduate Course Lectures.
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