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1、Psychology3893:TheoriesofPsychologyInstructor:ChrisRoneyOfficeHours:Mon.,1:30-2:30P.M,Tues5:30-6:30P.M.,Wed.1:30-2:30P.M.Office:SA063Phone:ext.4336E-mail:croney@uwo.caAntirequisites:Psychology380F/Gand381F/G.CourseDescription:Inthiscoursewewillbeinvestigatingtheroletheoriesplayinthescien
2、tificprocess.WewillbedoingthisbyexamininganumberoftheoriesthathavebeeninfluentialinthefieldofPsychology.Theprimarygoalofthecourseistodevelopanunderstandingofwhattheoriesare,thefunctionstheyserveinscience,tolearnhowtoevaluatetheories,andhowtheorytestingoccurs.Inaddition,thecoursewillprovi
3、dedetailedknowledgeaboutsomeofthemajortheoriesinPsychology,andtheimpacttheyhavehadinthefield.Becauseamajoraimofthiscourseistodevelopskillsanalyzingandevaluatingtheories,itwillinvolveanactiverolefromstudents.Forthefirstclasswewilltalkaboutsomeofthegeneralissueswewillneedtothinkabout(Whati
4、satheory?Whatmakesagoodtheory?),andthenwewillstartcoveringthespecifictheories.Discussionofthetheorieswillhappenintwoparts.Inthefirsthalfoftheclasswewillgooverwhat,exactly,thetheoryissaying,andwewillevaluatethetheory.Thisportionoftheclasswillbemorediscussion-oriented.Iwanttoencourageyouto
5、havereadaboutthetheory,andbereadytodiscusswhatyouseeasstrengthsandweaknessesofthetheory.InthesecondhalfoftheclassIwilltalkabouttheimpactthetheoryhashadinPsychology,bothappliedandintermsofresearch.Readings:Thereadingswillbeavailableina“coursepack”,availableatthe“InPrint”storeatWestern..Ev
6、aluation:Therewillbetwoexaminationseachworth40%ofthecoursemark.Theexamswillbeacombinationofmultiplechoiceandessayquestions.Inadditiontherewillbeapaperworth20%ofthecoursegrade(10pagemaximum)thatwillinvolvediscussingandevaluatingoneofthetheories.Thesewillbeassigned/chosenatthebeginningofth
7、eyear.Thepaperwillbedueatthebeginningoftheclassdiscussingthattheory(e.g.,ifyouaredoingFreudyourpaperisdueJan.31).Thepaperwillhavetwoparts.Thefirstwillbeyourevaluationofthetheory.Indoingthisyoushouldusethecriteriaforevaluatingtheoriesthatwewilldiscussinthefirstclasses.Thes
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