Instructor: J. Stokes, Ph.D.                         Phone: (714) 278-3485
Office EC 451                  Class: See Class Schedule
Office Hours: TBA                                       Lab:   See Class Schedule

Graduate Assistant: Payam Heidary
Office Hours: TBA
Location: EC-475

TEXTS:

This course will cover theoretical and empirical issues related to learning and memory. Lectures will be supplemented with demonstrations and experiments conducted in class and during lab sessions. Grades will be based on points earned from three exams, two papers, and additional short assignments, in the lab. Students are responsible for all information presented during the class and lab, in addition to assigned readings.

OVERALL COURSE GOAL:

To introduce students to theoretical and experimental investigations in learning and memory.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

Three exams, two papers

EXAMINATIONS:

There will be three one hour exams that will consist of machine-scored objective style questions from lecture, text, and additionally presented material (e.g., films, speakers). The last exam will be administered finals week. Examinations will not be cumulative. Make-up exams will not be given. Cheating on exams will result in an automatic "F" grade.

PAPER DESCRIPTION:

Each student team will be expected to submit two papers, each worth 150 points. The two papers will be APA-style laboratory reports based on data contained from two experiments conducted as class assignments. Each paper will be an in-dept sophisticated APA (4th Ed.) style paper (maximum 10 pages; Title; Abstract; Text; References; Tables).

Example of source citations in text: Smith (1992) suggested that...; One suggestion of (Smith, 1992) is that...

Examples of referencing: A journal article: Yeakey, C.C. and Bennett, C.T., (1990). Race,
schooling, and class in American society. Journal of Education, 59 (1), 3-18.

TEAM PARTICIPATION: Teamwork is essential in research. You will be part of a team of 5-6 students and will work together to develop and complete your two research reports. Your team’s project will be graded in accordance with criteria set by instructor. All team members will receive the same grade unless a team member has stopped attending labs or unless team members indicate in writing that one or more members did not contribute significantly to the project. In the case of non-participation, that team member may receive either no credit or reduced credit. Additionally, the project itself may be graded down up to 10% for lack of team effectiveness.

GRADE DISTRIBUTION:

Each exam will be worth 100 points, each paper will be worth 150 points, and lab assignments worth 150 points, for a total of 750 points.

Exam 1     100 points         Paper 1         150 points

Exam 2     100 points         Paper 2         150 points

Exam 3     100 points         Lab Part (2 @ 25) 50 points
                                            HW (10 @ 10) 100 points
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                                            Total 750 points

Letter grades will be assigned as follows:

90% & up = A 70% - 79% = C Less than 60% = F
80% - 89% = B 60% - 69% = D

DATES AND READING ASSIGNMENTS:

DATE: LECTURE

Week 1:                                     Introduction to Course
                                                   Ch. 1 Wilhite & Payne

Week 2:                                     Ch. 1 Wilhite & Payne

Week 3:                                     Ch. 2 Wilhite & Payne

Week 4:                                     Ch. 2 Wilhite & Payne

Week 5:                                     Ch. 3 Wilhite & Payne

Week 6:  EXAM 1 (Chapters 1, 2, 3)

Week 6:                                     Ch. 4 Wilhite & Payne

Week 7:                                     Ch. 4 Wilhite & Payne

Week 8:                                     Ch. 5 Wilhite & Payne

Week 9:                                     Ch. 6 Wilhite & Payne

Week 10:                                    Ch. 6 Wilhite & Payne

Week 11: EXAM 2 (Chapters 4, 5, 6)

Week 11:                                    Ch. 7 Wilhite & Payne

Week 12:                                     Ch. 8 Wilhite & Payne

Week 13:                                     Ch. 9 Wilhite & Payne

Week 14:                                     Ch. 9 Wilhite & Payne

Week 15:                                     Ch. 10 Wilhite & Payne

Week 16:                                     Ch. 11 Wilhite & Payne

LAST DAY OF CLASS INSTRUCTION

FINAL EXAM – See Class Schedule (Chapters 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)

                                                    LAB ASSIGNMENTS

Week 1:

Introduction to Course; Discuss Course Requirements (e.g., lab participation expected; 2 papers due, etc.)
Discuss Reading Research and APA Formatting
Discuss in detail Experiment #1 - Conditioning
Form research groups (5 people per group) for studies

Week 2:

Review requirements for Experiment #1 - Conditioning
Analyzing Published Studies; Independent & Dependent variable
Identifying Research Problems, Hypotheses, Test, Results, and Major Conclusions in research studies for Experiment #1
Discuss APA requirements for a Title Page, Introduction, & References

Week 3:

**Rough Draft of Title Page, Introduction, & References for Experiment #1 paper Due
Discuss APA requirements for Method Section (Content & Formatting)
Sniffy Demonstration

Week 4:

**Rough Draft of Method Section Due
Discuss APA requirements for Results (Content & Formatting)
Sniffy

Week 5:

Return Rough Draft for Title Page, Introduction, & References
Sniffy
Review for Exam #1

Week 6:

Pool Sniffy data for Lab & Compute Results (Statistics, Table, & Graph)
Return Rough Draft for Methods Section

Week 7:

**Rough Draft for Results Section Due
Discuss APA requirements for Discussion and Abstract (Content & Formatting)

 Week 8:

Video
Return Rough Draft Results Section
**Rough Draft of Discussion and Abstract Due

 Week 9: 

Review requirements for Experiment #2 - Paired-Associate Learning
Analyzing Published Studies; Independent & Dependent variable
Identifying Research Problems, Hypotheses, Test, Results, and Major Conclusions in research studies for Experiment #2
Discuss Human Subjects Approval Process
Complete Appropriate Paperwork

Week 10:

Develop Informed Consent
Develop Debriefing Statement
*Provide Materials for Paired-Associate Learning Study
Return Rough Draft of Discussion and Abstract (Take questions)

Week 11:

**Final Draft of Conditioning Paper Due
Discuss APA Formatting for Paired-Associate Learning Study Students Collect Learning Study
Video (Take Questions)

Week 12:

Data for Next Class (11/16 and 11/18 class)
Analyzing Data - Statistics

Week 13:

Paired-Associate Learning Study Data Collected
Analyzing Data - Statistics
Developing Graphs and Tables for Data

Week 14:

**Paired-Associate Learning Study Group’s Rough Draft Due

Week 15:

Paired-Associate Learning Study Group’s Rough Draft Returned
Review for FINAL EXAM
Repressed Memory

Week 16:

**Final Paired-Associate Study Paper Due day of FINAL EXAM

NOTE:  (1) ** Indicate date when assignment is Due
              (2)      Data for analysis will be pooled for entire LAB.
              (3)      Late papers will be penalized 5 points per day.