Psychology

 

INSTRUCTOR:                            Mr.  M. C. Spurlock                               ROOM:  323

                         E-mail: MCSPURLOCK@caddo.k12.la.us

CONTACT INFORMATION:   Monday through Friday               PHONE:  (318) 603-7820

9:33 am - 10:25 am

TEXT:  Understanding Psychology, Glencoe/McGraw Hill, 1995

OBJECTIVE:  This course is not the study of what makes people “tick” or how to “get into someone’s head”.  It is the study of how and why humans behave the way they do in various situations.  Understanding human behavior helps each person become the best they can be, and helps our interactions with other people.  This elective course is an overview of the subject of psychology, and is designed to be less strenuous and more informational than other academic courses.  Some study and work will be required; however the amount of work will be limited to enable students time to work on more rigorous subjects.

 

 

SCHEDULE OF CLASSES

 

Score    Ch 1:   Introduction to Psychology  Ch 2:  Learning (Sections 1 & 2)     Ch 2:  Learning (Sections 3-6)          Ch 3:  Memory & Thought (Sect 1-2) Ch 3:  Memory & Thought (Sect 3-4) Ch 8:  Infancy and Childhood    Ch 9:  Adolescence  Ch 10: Adulthood and Old Age  Nine Weeks Review and Test

Score    Ch 11:  Personality Theory (Sect 1&2)  Ch 11:  Personality Theory (Sect 3-5)  Ch 12:  Psychological Testing(Sect 1-2) Ch 12:  Psychological Testing(Sect 3-5) Ch 15:  Abnormal Behavior      Ch 16:  Therapy and Change Ch 17:  Stress and Health Ch 18: Attitude & Social Influence  Semester Review and Exam

 

GRADING:  Class attendance is important since each weekly test review is conducted on Wednesdays.  Weekly tests will be given on Thursday.  Each nine weeks grade will be determined as follows:

 

Eight weekly tests @ 100 points           800 points                    1000-900 - A

Completed homework assignments       100 points                      899–800- B

End of the nine weeks exam                  100 points                      799-700 – C

                                                           1000 points                    699-600 – D

                                                                                               599-  0   -  F

 

BONUS:  Participation in the Social Studies Fair will be counted as bonus points.  Additionally, students who miss a test without a documented excuse, or who are not satisfied with a low test score may do a research project on a topic selected by Mr. Spurlock.