Introduction to Cognitive Psychology - Department of Psychological ...

Prof. Greg FrancisExamsMix of multiple choice and short answer Students are often surprised at how muchdetail is expected in the short answerquestionsDetailed study guides will be provided atleast one week in advance of an examBeware the scheduling of the final exam! The exam is during the final exam week There are few excuses for changing the dateClass participationOccasionally I need assistance during a lectureI will randomly select names from the class listIf you are absent, you lose class participationpoints (few excuses)Sometimes everyone in class is checkedContributes to 10% of class grade.Usually 6-10 checks per semesterPurdue UniversityPurdue UniversityHomeworkCogLabJava-based programs that can be run through aweb browser (e.g., Firefox, IE Explorer, Opera,Safari, Chrome).You participate in classic experimentsTotal lab grade contributes to 10% of your classgrade.Grade is based solely on completing theexperiment, not on the quality of the dataPurdue UniversityCogLabLabs are listed on the syllabusThey must be completed by 10:00 am at thedate indicated in the syllabus else you get no creditSince I wrote CogLab, you get access to theexperiments for free (a $30 value!)See handout for instructions on getting startedRegistration code is on a label on the instructionsFirst lab is due at 10:00 am on Wednesday!Purdue UniversityStraight scale 98% -100% A+ 93% - 97% A 90% - 92% A- 88% - 89% B+ 83% - 87% B 80% - 82% B- 78% - 79% C+ 73% - 77% C 70% - 72% C- 68% - 69% D+ 63% - 67% D 60% - 62% D-0% - 59% FGrading No rounding up: 82.99 is a B-Last semester: Fall 12# %A 13 6B 61 30C 74 35D 40 18F 23 11Purdue UniversityGradingLast semesters gradesE1 E2 E3 E4 Final CogLab% CP%Average 71.3 69.9 73.2 80.7 76.0 83.5 75.3Max 98 99 99 98 98 100 100Min 32 27 36 22 31 17.6 0Purdue UniversityPSY 200: Intro. to Cognitive Psychology3