PSY-105 Out-of-Class Activities

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PSY-105 Out-of-Class Activities
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What are Credits and Why are They Important

• You must receive 3 credits of out-of-class
  activities if you are registered in PSY-105
• If you do not receive all 3 credits, you will not
  receive a grade. An Incomplete will be assigned
  instead.

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How to Receive Credits

1. Participate in experiments
2. Read and summarize articles from a Psychology
   Journal
3. Any combination of the above two

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Participating in Experiments

• Signup sheets are on the bulletin board outside
  of SB 108
• Write down the log book number, time and place of
  the experiment, and the contact number
• You MUST show up OR give 24 hour notice if you
  will not make it
• Keep your credit slip verifying your
  participation
• If an experimenter does not show up, go to the
  psychology office and ask the secretaries for a
  form to complete

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Missing an Experiment

• If you fail to give 24 hour notice and do not
  attend an experiment, or are late for the
  experiment, you will be penalized 1 credit
• If you miss two experiments, you will receive 2
  penalty credits (for a total of 5 credits) AND
  you will no longer be allowed to participate in
  any experiments (you will have to summarize
  journal articles for your required credits)
• After you have missed two experiments, you will
  no longer receive credit for any experiments that
  you may sign up for

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Summarizing Journal Articles

• 1-2 double-spaced typed pages with the title of
  the article, author names, and journal title
• Discuss
• What the author is trying to accomplish in the
  work you read about
• What conclusions the author reached
• What types of research methods were used (e.g.,
  experiment, survey, etc.)
• Any problems or weaknesses in the research that
  you notice or that were discussed in the article

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Why Should You be Required to Participate in
Experiments?

• As part of your general education of psychology,
  it is important that you be exposed to research
  via participating in experiments (or through
  reading journal articles)
• Increases the prestige of the University