PSYC309 Sensation & Perception Lab
Fall 2008
Section 201: Monday 8:30 am - 10:20 am
Section 202: Monday 10:30 am - 12:20 pm
Instructor: Erik Nelson
Email: enelson7@gmu.edu
Office:
David
King ...
Office Phone:
(703)993-...
Office Hours: TBA
*Or
by appointment
Text: Sensation & Perception 7th Edition, E. Bruce Goldstein, Thomson-Wadsworth, ISBN-13: 9780534558109
Web
Page: http://archlab.gmu.edu/people/mpeters2/Courses/PSY309/psy309.html
warning:
url is case sensitive!
Lab Overview
Psychology 309 is a Writing-Intesive course, and the lab section partially fulfills that requirement. You will be participating in three lab projects (experiments) over the course of the semester, with each project becoming progressively more detailed (as noted in the grades below).
You are allowed to redo your first two assignments, and your redos can earn you up to half of the missed points on those assignements. I highly encourage you take advantage of these opportunities, as the 2nd and 3rd assignments build on the skills learned in the previous assignments.
The lab assignmentss are designed
to reinforce the material covered in the lecture portion of PSYC309. Through readings, write-ups,
experiments, you will investigate how the two concepts of sensation and
perception play complimentary but various roles in our environment. The lab section is also intended to give you the
opportunity to bring up any questions about the material covered in the
reading, assignments, or lectures.
Grading
Your participation
for this lab will be worth 33% of your total PSYC309 grade and is determined as
follows:
Lab 1 write-up: | 15 |
|
Lab 2 write-up: | 30 |
|
Lab 3 write-up: | 45 |
|
Lab participation: | 10 |
|
Total: | 100 |
points |
Week |
Date |
Schedule |
Work due |
1 |
25-Aug |
Preview of class. Sign up for lab 1? | |
2 |
1-Sep |
Labor Day - NO CLASS | |
3 |
8-Sep |
Lab 1 | |
4 |
15-Sep |
APA format, go over data | |
5 |
22-Sep |
Lab 1 due | Lab 1 |
6 |
29-Sep |
Go over lab 1 | |
7 |
6-Oct |
Run in Exp 2 | |
8 |
13-Oct |
Go over Lab 2 data- Class meets on Tuesday 10/14 | |
9 |
20-Oct |
Go over writing up Exp 2, + methods section and other new stuff | |
10 |
27-Oct |
Exp 2 due | Lab 2 |
11 |
3-Nov |
Go over lab 2 | |
12 |
10-Nov |
Run in Exp 3 | |
13 |
17-Nov |
Writing detailed introduction and discussion sections. | |
14 |
24-Nov |
Exp 3 continued | |
15 |
1-Dec |
Lab 3 due | Lab 3 |
HONOR CODE: Working
in a group to discuss course material is encouraged, but all assignments
submitted for the lab (unless otherwise specified) should represent your own
work. All homework assignments are
to be completed individually. Any Honor Code violation will result in a zero
for that assignment. All provisions of the GMU Honor Code will be followed in
this class, and are further detailed in the university catalog.
DISABILITY HELP: If
you are a student with a disability and you need academic accommodations,
please see me and contact the Disability Resource Center (DRC) at 703-993-2474.
All academic accommodations must be arranged through that office.
Add/Drop Deadline
for courses:
Last day to add
Ð Sept. 9th
Last day to drop
Ð Sept. 26th
*Syllabus is
subject to change.