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Psychology 305A: Personality Psychology W inter Session, 2012-2013 Section 003 Tuesday/Thursday, 11:00AM-12:30PM Room A101, Buchanan Building Instructor Dr. Sunaina Assanand (“Sue-nay-nah Ass-an-and”) Office: Room 2517, Kenny Building E-mail: assanand@psych.ubc.ca Phone: 604.822.2851 Office Hour: Friday, 11:30AM-1:30PM Teaching Assistants Doan Le (“Doe-Anne Lay”) TA for students with last names A-K Office: Room 1912, Kenny Building E-mail: dtle@psych.ubc.ca Phone: N/A Office Hour: Tuesday 2:00-3:00PM Aaron Weidman (“Weed-man”) TA for students with last names L-Z Office: Room 1355, Kenny Building E-mail: acweidman@psych.ubc.ca Phone: N/A Office Hour: Thursday, 1:00-2:00PM Course Description: This course …show more content…

Evaluation: Students will be given three exams and the option of writing one paper. For those students who do not write the paper, each exam will comprise one-third of their final grade. For those students who write the paper, each exam will comprise one-quarter of their final grade and the paper will comprise one-quarter of their final grade. Note that the grade on the paper will be included in the computation of a student’s final grade only if it increases the student’s standing in the course; a paper grade that does not increase the student’s final grade will be discounted. Exams: The exams will consist of multiple choice questions and open-ended extended response questions. Responses to multiple choice questions must be recorded on a scantron form in order to be graded. Accordingly, please bring an HB pencil and an eraser to each 2 exam to allow for completion of the scantron form. Details about each exam (i.e., the number and types of questions) will be presented at the start of the class prior to the exam. The exams will not be cumulative. The exams will cover both lecture and textbook material. The purpose of the lectures is to amplify, explain, and expand upon material presented in the textbook. Although there will be overlap between the lectures and the textbook, unique material will be presented in the lectures. Furthermore, some material from the textbook will not be

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