PSYCHOLOGY 1410: GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
Spring, 2011
SECTION: MW in BAS-S102
INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Corey M. Teague, LPC, MHSP, NCC
OFFICE: Jones Hall 352
OFFICE HOURS:
M, W: 11:00a-2:00p, T, R: 9:00a-11a or F by Appointment Only
TELEPHONE:
898-5231
EMAIL: cteague@mtsu.edu
COURSE OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this course is to provide students with the conceptual and methodological
tools that they will need in order to help them better understand the behavior of self and others. Specifically, this
course will acquaint students with the major theoretical models and scientific approaches that are used in the study
of behavior. The major theoretical orientations include the biological, psychoanalytic, behavioral, cognitive, and
humanistic models of behavior. The major methodological tools are exemplified by experimental and correlational
methods. It is my hope that all students will come away from this course with a greater awareness and appreciation
for the forces that shape and guide our thoughts and behaviors as we go about our daily lives.
REQUIRED TEXT:
Bernstein, D.A., & Nash, P.A. (2010). Essentials of Psychology (5e): Special Edition for PSY 1410 at
Middle Tennessee State University. New York, NY: Houghton-Mifflin.
STRONGLY RECOMMENDED TEXT:
Caldwell, B.C., Shafer, J.N., & Papini, D.R. (2006). A Guide to Critical Thinking in General
Psychology. Sulfur, OK: Fountainhead Press.
EXAMINATIONS: Five 50-point multiple-choice examinations will be administered periodically throughout the
course (250 total points). Test items will be selected from both the assigned readings in the textbook as well as from
supplementary information provided during lectures. The final examination will not be comprehensive.
TIMED QUIZZES: Eleven 10-point multiple choice quizzes will be administered on Desire 2 Learn (D2L).
There will be one to three quizzes per unit. Quizzes are timed. You have 10 minutes to complete each quiz. You
will be able to take each quiz three times. Your score on the quiz will be the average score based on the number of
times that you take it.
Note: ALL quizzes must be taken prior to the examination date for the unit which the quiz covers.
Note: I will be using technology that will allow me to detect cheating on multiple-choice exams. Therefore,
be sure to make the choice not to cheat. I also require that you keep your scantrons covered at all times during
the exam.
Note: If at anytime a student needs to make up an exam, it is best to make up the exam during the same week
that the exam was scheduled. Missing an exam without a permission or proof of illness will affect your grade
as such:
If you take your exam
After exam date but during same week – highest grade (B)
After exam date and during the following week – highest grade (C)
After exam date and two weeks later – highest grade (D)
Note: When turning in your exams, I will check off your name in order to keep record of who took and turned
in an exam on exam day.
