psb3002d - Physiological Psychology
Dr. Lorraine Sutton
| Instructor | Lorraine Sutton, Ph.D. |
|---|---|
| Office | I do not maintain an office at UCF as I am disabled and cannot drive. I will administer this course from my office at home. To learn more about my disability (spinocerebellar ataxia), please visit my personal web site. I welcome questions. |
| Department Phone | 407-823-2216 Be sure to ask individual to contact me with a message NOT to leave a pink slip in my mailbox |
| Personal |
lsutton1@cfl.rr.com |
| Homepage | http://homepage.mac.com/lorrainesutton/Menu21.html |
Mary Baran (email mary2184@hotmail.com) is a veteran of this course. Mary will be grading your labs and working as an administrative assistant to me. She is always available to answer your questions - please follow forum and email protocols. She is terrific!
This course will explore the relationship between human physiology and behavior. Emphasis will be placed on the structures, circuits, and biochemistry of the nervous, endocrine, and immune systems and their interactions with behavior, and psychological and physical health.
It is my intent to introduce you to the mysterious and fascinating machine in which you live. You will discover systems whose complexities are unrivaled by technology's most sophisticated computers. We will explore the biology of depression and joy, pain and pleasure, mental illness and healthy behavior. Please see the syllabus for a detailed description of the course objectives.
Biological Psychology (8th Ed.) by James W. Kalat; Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole, 2003.
http://psychology.wadsworth.com
This is a web site above that is maintained by the publisher of your textbook. We will utilize the resources here for some assignments. You will find many learning tools that you may want to pursue independently. You should become familiar with navigating this site immediately.
To access the “eCommunity” or “Class Login” portions of this course, students must follow UCF's log-in and password conventions.