UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO
THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
Psychology 440
HORMONES & BEHAVIOR
  Fall 2011
  Dr. Mark B. Kristal
  B71 Park Hall
  645-0262 (please do not leave a request for a callback). Make full use of e-mail.
  kristal@buffalo.edu

    Class time: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:30 - 1:50, 119 Clemens
    Office Hours: Tuesdays 9:00-11:00 and by appointment

    texts:   
          Nelson, An Introduction to Behavioral Endocrinology, 4/e. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer, 2011
          Holt & Hanley, Essential Endocrinology and Diabetes, 5/e. New York: Blackwell, 2006

     prerequisite:      PSY 351 (Biopsychology) or P.I.

Other than this page and the linked Lecture and Topic Schedule, all other information will be on our UB Learns site.
Check the UPDATE page on our UB Learns site frequently. The other pages will not change during the semester - all changes, announcements, and schedules, will be regularly posted on the UPDATE page.


Be prepared. This is a basic science course. It is tough. A lack of science background will not be an acceptable excuse for poor work. I will expect you to remember the material from PSY 351.

The first portion of the semester will be devoted to lectures and discussions about basic endocrinology. The remainder of the classes will consist of lectures and discussions on behavioral endocrinology. We will have a midterm and a final, and we will have quizzes. The quizzes will be variable format and unannounced. The quizzes may even appear as online questions on the Update Page, and may require a bit of research on your part. If they are online, they are essentially open book, but you will be on your honor to work alone. You will be able to drop one quiz score. The quizzes will be graded as 0 (no answer), 1 (wrong or partially wrong), 2 (correct).  The exam dates are on the "Lecture and Topics Schedule" webpage.

The exams will be primarily objective in format (multiple choice, fill-in, short answer, label or create diagrams, etc.) but may contain one or two short essays.  No dictionaries will be allowed at exams. Academic dishonesty will be dealt with to the fullest extent allowed by the Board of Trustees Policies. The midtern will count 30% of the grade; the final will count 50% of the grade. The remaining 20% will be accounted for by class participation and pop quizzes. You must provide documentation for a missed scheduled exam.  A make-up essay exam will be scheduled as soon as possible.  An "I" grade will not be used to compensate for a poor letter grade.  "I" grades must be requested from and discussed in advance with me.  You will be expected to keep up to date with the "Update Page" webpage, and e-mail answers to me to any queries I pose on the Update Page.

Special arrangements for disabilities will be made in consultation with the Accessibility Resources Office, with whom the student must be registered as a student with a disability.  



LECTURE AND TOPIC SCHEDULE