Course Syllabus
: General Psychology
School and Graduate
Institute of Physical Therapy
Course Number: 207
Course Name: General Psychology
Course Credit: 3
Instructors: Feng-Ming Tsao
Class Level: first year PT undergraduate students
Classroom: Lecture room 303
Contents:
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Time |
Topic |
Book |
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Week 1 |
Course introduction and requirements ; Psychology introduction |
Chapter 1 |
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Week 2 |
The Biological Bases of Behavior I |
Chapter 2 |
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Week 3 |
The Biological Bases of Behavior II ; film：Discovery Magazine I : Brain Stormers |
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Week 4 |
Sensory and perception |
Chapter 3 |
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Week 5 |
Consciousness |
Chapter 4 |
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Week 6 |
Learning |
Chapter 5 |
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Week 7 |
Memory I ; film：The Brain : Our Universe Within Memory |
Chapter 6 |
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Week 8 |
Memory II |
Chapter 6 |
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Week 9 |
Mid-term exam |
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Week 10 |
Cognition and language |
Chapter 7 |
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Week 11 |
Intelligence and creativity |
Chapter 8 |
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Week 12 |
Human development; film：The Human Baby |
Chapter 9 |
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Week 13 |
Motivation and emotion ; film：Science frontiers: scare me |
Chapter 11 |
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Week 14 |
Personality psychology ; assignment：cognitive development of infants |
Chapter 12 |
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Week 15 |
Social psychology |
Chapter 10 |
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Week 16 |
Abnormal psychology; film：Mental illness |
Chapter 13 |
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Week 17 |
Final exam |
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Grading System:
1. Assignment: 25%
2. mid-term exam: 30%
3. Final exam: 35%
4. attendance : 10%
Reference:
Sternberg RJ:
Pathways to Psychology 2003, 2e