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MINUTES OF JANUARY STAFF MEETING
Psychology Department
January 30, 1967
The Psychology Department held its January meeting in EP 104 at 4 o'clock,
January 30, 1967.
PRESENT: Marshall, Martoccia, Mitchell, Dixon, Higgins, McLain, Grossnickle,
Long, Burkheimer, Graham, Zimmerman, Sadlack.
It was necessary for Dr. Prewett to attend a meeting in Raleigh at this time and
Dr. Graham was asked to chair the meeting in his absence.
Dr. Grossnickle submitted the report of the Psychology 50/100 Committee, Dr.
Graham stated that the Committee felt this action was necessary in order to main-
tain a common content for the Psychology 50 classes. Some complaints have been
heard that too many students taking Psychology 100 after having taken Psychology
50 felt that it simply was just taking Psychology 50 over again; and some of the
professors felt that the students going into the upper level courses were not
being prepared sufficiently for these courses. After a lengthy discussion motion
was made and passed that the staff accept the topics for Psychology 50 and Psy-~
chology 100 as recommended by the Committee. The topics to be covered are as
follows:
Psychology 50
ae Introduction and history of psychology.
b. Scientific method (methods in psychology).
Ce Developmental.
d. Intelligence.
e. Motivation (from a non-physiological viewpoint).
f. Learning--simple (conditions).
ge lLearning--human (massed vs. distributed, etc.).
h. Adjustment (including an introduction to Freud).
i. Psychopathology.
j. Social,
Psychology 100
a. Statistics and methodology,
be. Tests and measurements.
ce Emotion.
Gs Percept ion.
@e Sensation.
f. Physiology.
ge Personality theory.
he Motivation (from a physiological viewpoint).
i. lLearning--this is a key area in present day psychology
and should be covered in both 50 and 100,
j � Thinking.
The Committee was asked to study further the choice of texts and to make a re=
commendation at a later staff meeting. In regard to the supervision of graduate
teaching fellows, Dr. Graham asked the staff to submit any recommendations they
might have to the Committee for study.
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Dr. Grossnickle submitted a report for the Curriculum Committee requesting a new
course-=Psychology 242--be adopted in order to broaden the Department's course
offerings in the area of industrial and personnel psychology. Motion made and
unanimously passed that this report be accepted.
The subject of who was to be required to attend the graduate colloquia was dis-
cussed at length. Dr. Grossnickle made the motion that attendance be voluntary
but strongly recommended. Motion passed. Miss McLain suggested that the theses
proposals be circulated prior to the colloquium in order for students and faculty
to know something about what is going to be presented,
It was announced that Joe Sturz' colloquium was scheduled to be held Thursday,
February 2 at 4 o'clock in EP 104,
Dr. Mitchell announced that he had plans to work out an outline as to what should
be included in the theses proposals and he would present it to the staff at the
next meeting. Dr. Graham asked if anyone was interested in this to please advise
Dre Mitchell and they could collaborate on this outline,
The question was brought up as to whether all students in the Psychology 50 classes
should be required to serve as subjects for research projects. Dr. Mitchell
stated that at the University of Colorado they had a policy that all students
were expected to participate; at Pennsylvania State their policy is that the
students are given an opportunity to participate and for all those who do they
will receive extra credit in their course work. After a lengthy discussion
motion was made that students in Psychology 50 may be requested to serve as sub-
jects in experimental studies in the Department of Psychology with the under~
standing that the experiments will follow ethical procedures. Motion was passed
with two members dissenting.
Dr. Mitchell brought before the staff the fact that some faculty members were
being asked questions about the results of tests being given by the graduate
students. It was the consensus of opinion that this was unethical and the
following motion was made and unanimously passed: Results of diagnostic
testing shall not be given out to anyone.
Dr. Mitchell announced there was no report from the President's Advisory Council.
The meeting adjourned at 5:30.
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