COURSE SYLLABUS
PSYC 1101 - INTRO TO PSYCHOLOGY
INSTRUCTOR: Anthony Hendrix, Ed. D.
Email:
anthony.hendrix@sgsc.edu
Phone:
(912)
449-7568
OFFICE:
Room
172A, Faculty Suite
TEXT:
Understanding Psychology, 9th edition, Morris & Maisto,
Prentice Hall, 2010, ISBN: 13:
978-0-205-76906-3
HOMEPAGE http://www.waycross.edu/faculty/hendrix/
I.
Catalog Description - Psyc 1101 (3-0-3) - Prerequisite -
None
A study of Psychology as the scientific study of behavior. A broad
survey of the major topics in psychology
including, but not limited to, research methodology, biological
and social factors influencing behavior, development, learning,
memory, motivation, intelligence, personality, and abnormal
behavior/therapy.
II. Student Learning Outcomes
A
student who successfully completes the Introduction to Psychology
(PSYC 1101) will be able to ……..
(Behavioral, Biological, Cognitive, Positive/Humanistic, Social,
& Psychodynamic) by….
A. … identifying key figures
B. ….identifying key concepts
C. …identifying major theories
D. …identifying applications of major perspectives to everyday living
II. ….demonstrate knowledge of the scientific process in Psychology by….
A. …identifying the basic steps of the scientific method
B. ….identifying the following research methods
1. experiment
2. correlation
3. data collection methods
III. …identify applications of the 6 major perspectives to…
A. …development
B. …personality
C. …mental health
D. …learning
III. Class Attendance
The student is expected to attend all regularly
scheduled classes. The College's attendance policy indicates that
a student who misses 20% of scheduled classes may be dropped from
the course with a grade of WF . Roll will be taken each
class period. In order to receive credit for attendance, you
must arrive at class on time and remain until class ends.
IV. Grades and Grading
A. Letter grades will be assigned on the basis of the
following numerical values:
A = 90 - 100
D = 60 - 69
B = 80 -
89
F = less than 60
C = 70 - 79
Borderline
grades will be determined by class participation and classroom
etiquette.
B. Four hourly exams and a comprehensive final will be
given. Exams will consist of multiple choice, true-false,
and short answer essays.
SEE ATTACHED
C. Library assignments consist of a critique
of an article related to a subject or topic covered by one
of the areas listed below. A total of four critiques is required.
Each critique should identify publication data, a statement of the
purpose or intent of the author, a summary of the content,
and your critique (pro and/or con) of the article. Each critique
should be appropriately subdivided and be at least two, full
typewritten pages. (See critique format below and also the handout
on "How to Critique an Article"). One critique will be due on the
date of each hourly exam test date.
LIBRARY
ASSIGNMENTS
First critique - Area One - Chapters 1-4
Second critique - Area Two - Chapters 5-8
Third critique - Area Three - Chapters 9
Fourth critique - Area Four - Chapters 10-15
D. Four Internet assignments will be
completed. One critique will be due on the date of each
hourly exam test date. The assignments and internet links are
given below.
INTERNET ASSIGNMENTS
First
assignment - Take Career Key Test at http://www.livecareer.com/
Second assignment - Take an IQ test at http://www.iqtestclub.com/
(Take
the Model IQ Test)
Third assignment - Take a Personality test at http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes1.htm
Fourth assignment - Take a Personality Disorder test at
http://www.4degreez.com/misc/personality_disorder_test.mv
DO NOT PAY FOR ANYTHING ON THESE WEBSITES! If a website asks you to pay, please let me know. These web sites should be FREE.
Make a copy of your results from the internet
test. Each internet assignment must be critiqued. The
critique must be at least a ½ page and must be stapled to
the copy of the results of the test that you took.
E. The instructor has the option of giving periodic short
exams which may or may not be announced ahead of time. These will
be averaged in with the hourly exams.
F. Learning about behavior and its consequences is an
important concept in this course. Looking at classroom
participation will give you an opportunity to assess your behavior
in this area and learn about the consequences of your behavior.
Class participation includes participation and behavior in the
classroom. Please also see classroom etiquette.
This portion of the grade will also be determined by attendence,
excessive absences (see class attendance policy), and arriving
late for classes. Participation in the classroom, including
classroom etiquette and attendance, will count 10% of your final
grade. See attached rubric.
G. Make-up work for assignments will be conducted on an
individual basis, however, there will generally be no make-up
considered for unexcused absences. If
the student is sick on the day assignments are due, or cannot make
it to class due to circumstances beyond their control, the student
is required to call or contact the instructor by
email for permission to turn in assignments late. Students who
have permission to turn in assignments late must turn in the
assignments the very next day they are in class.
There will be NO make-up tests. Your
lowest test grade will be dropped. If
you miss a test, the missed test will be the grade that will be
dropped. You cannot miss more than
two tests. The second test missed
will count as a zero. Even if you chose to miss a test and not
come to class, your assignments are still due on the day of the
test. No assignment grades will be
dropped.
H. Any time a student is absent, the student is still
responsible for the material covered in class and any class
assignment given that day.
I. Deadlines will be met and work will be of a standard
reasonably expected from WC students. The last day of class will
be the deadline for all work to be turned in or made up.
J. Incompletes - The grade of incomplete is given to
students who for reason of illness or accident are unable to
complete a segment of the course. At least 75% of the
course requirements must be met with a passing grade Before an
incomplete will be considered. In no case will the grade of
Incomplete be given as a means to avoid a failing grade.
K. The contribution of the four exams, the final, and the
library and internet assignments, and class participation are
shown by the grade percentages below:
Hourly
Exams ........................ …......60%
Comprehensive
Final Exam...............10%
Library
and Internet Assignments......20%
Class
Participation ............................10%
Grades and current
averages may be viewed on GeorgiaVIEW
L. DROPPING A COURSE WITHOUT PENALTY :
In order to officially drop a course without
penalty, a student must obtain and fill out a Drop/Add
form from the Registrar's Office, acquire appropriate signatures,
and return the completed form to the Registrar's office before the
designated date published in the Academic Calendar in the Waycross
College Catalog.
V. Classroom Etiquette:
An atmosphere of
mutual respect will be maintained in the classroom. Please
do not hold conversations with classmates whenever the
instructor or another student is speaking. Also refrain from
writing and passing notes or participating in other distractive
behavior. Your undivided attention in class is a must. The
student is expected to come to class with his/her textbook and
writing materials and be prepared to take notes. The
student should not be doing work from other courses while in
psychology class. The instructor reserves the right to
request students who engage in disrespectful conduct and/or
disruptive behavior to leave the class and if the behavior
persists in future classes the instructor will drop the students
from the class. Please turn off
cell phones during class, especially during tests. Do not leave the classroom in order to talk on
cell phones outside of class. Flagrant use of a cell phone or
text messaging during class could result in the instructor
asking the student to leave the classroom and the student will
be counted absent. Classroom etiquette will also be
figured into the class participation portion of the final grade. You are an adult, college student -
please act accordingly.
VI. ADVISING CENTER STATEMENT:
VII. ADA STATEMENT:
VIII. EASE STATEMENT:
IX. PLAGIARISM STATEMENT:
X. Instruction Goals and Learning Outcomes By Chapter
In conjunction with the "Think About It" questions given in the text at the beginning of each chapter, students should be prepared for the additional chapter objectives.
AREA ONE
GOAL A: To trace the emergence of psychology as a
behavioral science with historical
perspectives
in philosophy and physiology.
LEARNING OUTCOMES: Chapter 1: The Science of Psychology
1. Students will be able to identify the schools that
characterized the growth of psychology from the latter part of the
19th century to the present.
2. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the various specialties
of psychology and the
respective behavioral emphasis for each specialty.
3. Students will show understanding of the methods used to collect
research data for theoretical and applied purposes within the
discipline of psychology.
GOAL B: To develop an understanding of how behavior is a function of neural and chemical activities within the human body.
LEARNING OUTCOMES: Chapter 2: The Biological Basis of Behavior
1. Students will identify the components of the endocrine and
nervous systems and state the bodily area(s) in which each
component is located.
2. Students will show knowledge of the subdivision of the nervous
system, the components of each subdivision, and the nervous
system's inter-action with the endocrine system to provide the
organism with a variety of response potential are used in
personality assessment.
3. Students will become aware of the role that heredity plays in
determining how characteristics will influence behavior.
GOAL C: To demonstrate that the functions of sensory processes are to produce sensation, trigger bodily responses to stimuli, and effectively guide behavior.
LEARNING OUTCOMES: Chapter 3: Sensation and Perception
1. Students will be able to trace the flow of the sensory process
from the energy source to the resultant behavioral experience.
2. Students will identify the components of the five sense organs
and know how each component contributes to the sensory experience.
3. The student will be able to describe how the brain operates
upon the raw data from the sensory experience to provide
meaningful patterns called perception.
GOAL D: To convey that all behavior is mediated by states of consciousness which produce and set limits for a variety of responses within the behavior repertoire.
LEARNING OUTCOMES: Chapter 4: States of Consciousness
1. Students will demonstrate an understanding of neural and
physiological changes within the body during unconscious and
conscious states.
2. The student will become aware of the sources for and the
control of complex and novel
behavior under states of altered consciousness.
3. The student will acquire knowledge of symptoms, associated
behaviors, and a variety of effects that are produced by
drug-altered consciousness.
GOAL E: To develop an understanding of how learning can
shape, maintain and modify
responses emitted by the organism. To indicate that divergent
behavior is a product of
learning.
AREA TWO
LEARNING OUTCOMES: Chapter 5: Learning
1. The student will show how classical conditioning forms bases
for ongoing behavior. This will be demonstrated by the correct
listing of the stage process in the conditioning paradigm.
2. Students will describe the principles and generalizations that
specify how operant (or
instrumental) conditioning exerts influence and control over
behavior.
3. Students will be able to explain how cognitive learning theory,
so cial learning theory, and contingency theory assist in our
understanding, prediction, and control of behavior.
GOAL F: To demonstrate how memory or information processing defines stimuli from the external world and predisposes the organism to respond in typical ways.
LEARNING OUTCOMES: Chapter 6: Memory
1. The student will identify the structural components of memory,
their capacities, and their function.
2. The student will discuss the concepts of rehearsal, retention,
recall, recognition and retrieval.
3. The student will become knowledgeable of how memory interacts
with perception and ongoing behavior.
GOAL G: To explain how internal language and thought develop from relatively primitive stage to very complex operations that produce skills such as problem solving, decision making and creativity and to show that intelligence is a measure of the quality of behavior in terms of the organism's adaptiveness across situations..
LEARNING OUTCOMES: Chapter 7: Cognition & and Mental Abilities
1. The student will trace the progress of language from sensory
images to expressive language according to major theories on
language development.
2. Students will gain practical knowledge of problem solving
techniques and describe the
mechanics of each technique.
3. The student will describe how mental operations or cognition
determine our view of and response to the external world.
4. Students will distinguish among the formal theories of
intelligence and the operations that characterize each theory.
5. Students will describe the content and administration of the
major intelligence tests.
6. Students will understand the role of heredity and environment
as determinants of intelligence.
GOAL H: To stress that all behavior is energized and directed by motives and/or emotion.
LEARNING OUTCOMES: Chapter 8: Motivation and Emotion
1. Students will show understanding of how behavior is triggered,
i.e., in a stepwise fashion according to models on motivation.
2. Students will learn to identify typical behaviors which
accompany needs and drives.
3. Students will show how varying levels of arousal and specific
emotions affect performance and behavior.
GOAL I: To outline behaviors in the cognitive, physical, social and emotion development of the organism from the parental environment through late adulthood.
AREA THREE
LEARNING OUTCOMES: Chapter 9: Life Span Development
1. Students will demonstrate knowledge of developmental stages
beginning at the parental phase. The focus will involve physical
and motor maturation in addition to perceptual, memory, cognitive
and social development.
2. Students will be able to list the cognitive tasks which
accompany the major stage theories.
3. Students will provide accurate descriptions of the stresses
incurred in the transition from adolescence to adulthood
emphasizing physical, social, personal, and interpersonal
development.
4. The student will show familiarity with changes that accompany
development from young adulthood through late adulthood noting
responses to stress and crisis handling.
GOAL J: To demonstrate that the total of an organism's behavior can be described and even predicted in terms of several personality models.
AREA FOUR
LEARNING OUTCOMES: Chapter 10: Personality
1. The student will describe the concepts, principles and
generalizations relative to major theories personality.
2. Students will show how personality tests and other techniques
are used in personality
assessment.
3. Students will be able to identify the methods or strategies
used for personality assessment by the major theoretical
disciplines.
GOAL K: To communicate that much of what the organism responds to can be classified as stress and that the response itself is appropriately labeled as the organism's attempt to adjust to the stressful condition.
LEARNING OUTCOMES: Chapter 11: Stress and Health Psychology
1. Students will show mastery in defining and exemplifying the
concepts of stress, frustration, pressure, defense mechanisms,
coping, and adjustment.
2. Students will learn typical behaviors that are associated with
varying stress levels according to models provided in the text.
3. Students will be able to discuss the key components of the
models which describe the
organism's attempt to adjust.
GOAL L: To provide and understanding that abnormal behavior is relative to the norms for the subject, the situation, the environment, and the element of time.
LEARNING OUTCOMES: Chapter 12: Psychological Disorders
1. Students will demonstrate knowledge of how normal and abnormal
behavior varies on a continuum across time, person, and
situations.
2. Students will learn how abnormal behavior is classified
according to the four major models in the text and the current
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-IV).
3. Students will have an understanding of and be able to identify
the behavioral and cognitive disorders associated with
abnormality.
GOAL M: To assist the student in becoming aware of how psychologists intervene to treat emotional or disordered states of mind.
LEARNING OUTCOMES: Chapter 13: Therapies
1. The students will learn the several modes of treatment and
therapies available for specific disorders of cognition and
behavior.
2. The student will become aware of the relative success rates for
different treatment alternatives, including ECT psychotherapy,
psychosurgery, and drug therapy.
3. Students will understand the role and implications for the
institutionalization of the mentally disordered.
GOAL N: To intimate that as social beings, our behavior is in effect a product of our social milieu.
LEARNING OUTCOMES: Chapter 14: Social Psychology
1. The student will learn and be able to define the concepts in
social psychology which infer how individuals'
perceptions
and behaviors are influenced and even controlled by the social
environ.
2. The student will be able to describe the social phenomena that
characterizes attribution, conformity, altruism, etc.
3. The student will show understanding of how behavior is mediated
by personal space, crowding, noise, and other environmental
factors.
Psychology 1101 - Article Critique Format Requirements
Students are
expected to follow the following format.
If the following format is not followed, points will be
deducted for each criteria not met.
1). The length of the critique must be between 2 and 5 full, typewritten pages.
2). The critique must be double-spaced. The margins must be one inch at the top, bottom, and both sides. 12 point font is required. Each page must be numbered.
3). No cover page is necessary. The pages of the critique must be stabled together BEFORE you come to class. Staple in upper left-hand corner.
4). On the top line, right side, of the first page put your name. Skip two spaces and then put the bibliography. Skip two more lines and put the heading of "SUMMARY." Summarize the article in about one and one half to three pages. The next heading should be "CRITIQUE." In the critique portion, tell what you thought about the article. This will include your thoughts, feelings, ideas, and opinions on the article and the subject of the article. The critique must be at least one half page. Be sure to label all headings. (See examples below)
5). In the very first paragraph of the summary section, state what chapter the article related to according to the assigned chapters in the syllabus and how and/or why the article relates to this chapter. Also in the first paragraph of the summary section, state the purpose or intent of the author.
6). The articled critiqued must be current, no more than one year old. (Be careful with internet articles concerning the copyright date)
7). The article to be critiqued must be at least one full, standard journal page in length. A copy of the article that was critiqued must be stapled to the back of your critique.
8). One critique will be due at the beginning of class on the date of each hourly exam test date.
9). Students should get permission to turn in late papers and points will be deduced for late papers that are approved.
10) Points will be deducted for not following the above
format.
Psychology 1101 - Article Critique Format Checklist
Students are
expected to follow the following format.
If the following format is not followed, points will be
deducted for each criteria not met.
_____ The length of the critique must be between 2 and 5 full, typewritten pages.
_____ The critique must be double-spaced. The margins must be one inch at the top, bottom, and both sides. 12 point font is required. Each page must be numbered.
_____ No cover page is necessary. The pages of the critique must be stabled together BEFORE you come to class. Staple in upper left-hand corner.
_____ On the top line, right side of the first page, put your name.
_____Skip one space and then put the bibliography of the article
Example Bibliography-
Smith, Jerry. “Women in the South.” In The
Ed.
A. W. Ward and A. R. Waller.
(Single Space)
_____Skip one more line and put the heading of "SUMMARY."
_____Summarize the article in about one and one half to three pages.
_____ In the very first paragraph of the summary section, state what chapter the article is related to according to the assigned chapters in the syllabus and how and/or why the article relates to this chapter.
_____Also in the first paragraph of the summary section, state the purpose or intent of the author.
_____The next heading should be "CRITIQUE." In the critique portion, tell what you thought about the article. This will include your thoughts, feelings, ideas, and opinions on the article and the subject of the article.
_____The critique must be at least one half page.
_____Be sure to label all headings. (See examples below)
_____ The articled critiqued must be current, the copy write no more than one year old. (Be careful with internet articles concerning the copyright date)
_____ The article to be critiqued must be from a reputable magazine or journal. DO NOT critique Blogs or sections from an encyclopedia such as Wikipedia. DO NOT critique a synopsis or a summary of an article.
_____ The article you are critiquing must be at least one full, standard journal page in length.
_____A copy of the article that was critiqued must be stapled to the back of your critique.
_____One article critique (and also one
internet assignment – see syyllabus) will be due AT THE BEGINNING
OF CLASS each day a scheduled test is given.
I will take up the article critiques and internet
assignments first thing before we take the test.
_____ Students
should
get
permission to turn in late papers and points will be deduced for
late papers that are approved.
_____ Your critique should look like the
example below.
|
Bibliography Summary
1 |
. Critique
2 |
HOW
TO
CRITIQUE AN ARTICLE
I. READ CRITICALLY
A. Definition and description of
critical reading
1. Critical reading is the process of questioning and
evaluating printed material.
2. The reader must understand the writer’s message, question
it, and react to it in
terms of his own knowledge and experience; he is probing,
comparing, and
reflecting as he thinks with the writer about the ideas
expressed.
B. Mental attitude toward article
1.
Understand the writer’s message. Approach the reading with
an open mind and a willingness
to accept new ideas or another point of view. Avoid letting
personal biases or prejudices interfere with clear
thinking and objectivity.
2. Be aware of the author’s prejudices and your own as you
make judgments about the material.
C. How to evaluate the author’s purpose and credibility
1.
Begin by questioning the author’s purpose; is he trying to
persuade or inform?
2. Does the author tell only one side?
3. Does he make statements that are based on facts?
4. Does he use highly emotional words and phrases? You may
suspect the author is shading the facts when he uses such
words as “overwhelmingly,” “savagely,” “shocking,”
“brutal,” “plunge,” or “destroy.”
5. Is the author biased because of sex, religion, political
inclinations, or geographic background?
6. Is the author an authority on the subject? How do you know?
How can you find out?
D. How to evaluate the factual content of the article
1.
Can you determine fact from opinion, or are
they woven together? (Facts can be verified by checking the
information in a reputable publication, getting confirmation
from a respected individual, or observing for yourself.)
Certain words and phrases can help you by indicating that the
statement is likely to be an opinion, (e.g., I believe, he
thinks, apparently, it seems as though, probably, may, should,
it appears that, in the author’s judgment, chances are,
obviously, possibly, it is likely.)
2. Does the author use slogans or clever combinations of
words, which are chosen for their emotional appeal? They may
say little or actually be misleading, but constant repetition
makes an impression.
3. Are statements based on assumptions that are not
necessarily true? (e.g., The following sentence contains an
assumption followed by a statement based on that assumption.
“Since we are a nation of sheep, a powerful leader can shape
the minds of all the people within the country.”)
II. OUTLINE THE ARTICLE (approximately 1 ½ page)
III. REACTION TO THE ARTICLE
IV. WRITE THE CRITIQUE
V. STYLE
References:
Roe and
Ross. Developing Power in
PSY 1101 – SUMMER
2013 TENTATIVE
READING AND EXAM SCHEDULE
1
May 27
Classes begin
- Chap 1
2
June 3
Chap’s
2 & 4
June 4
Last
day to register or change a class
3
June 10
Test
Chap’s 1, 2, 4 – Chap’s 5 & 6
4
June 17
Chap’s 6
& 7
5
June 24 Test
Chap’s 5-7 - Chap 9
June 24 Mid-Semester
- Last day to
drop a class or withdraw without
penalty
6
July 1
Chap 9
July 4
Holiday –
Independence Day
7
July 8
Test
Chap 9 – Chap’s 10-12
8
July 15
Chap 13-14 – Test Chap’s
10-14
10
July
23-25
FINALS
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Summer
Semester 2013 |
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March 1, 2013 |
Financial Aid Priority Date |
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May 3, 2013 |
Admissions Application Priority Date |
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April 3, 2103 |
Registration Begins |
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May 28, 2013 |
Late Registration & Orientation
(SOAR) |
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May 29, 2013 |
First day of classes |
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May 29 - June 4, 2013 |
Drop / Add |
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June 25, 2013 |
Mid-Term |
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July 4, 2013 |
Holiday - Independence Day
(students,faculty,staff) College closed |
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July 22, 2013 |
Last day of classes |
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July 23-25, 2013 |
Final Exams |
CLASS PARTICIPATION
Name________________________________________________ Grade ____________
Class
____________________________________ Semester
_____________________
The rubric
presented here contains some common items, both positive and
negative, that professors regard as contributing to (or
distracting from) class participation. I
will use this sheet to determine how well I see your fulfillment
of these expectations. You will
honestly fill out this sheet. Add
up the numbers you circled and multiply by 2 to calculate your
grade. Then you will turn this
sheet into me. If I agree with your
assessment, then that will be your participation grade. However, if there's a significant
difference between your and my calculation of your participation
grade, we will have a conversation on the items where we differ
significantly in the grading.
POSITIVE ATTRIBUTES
|
1. Enters into class discussion
and asks questions |
ALWAYS 5 |
FREQUENTLY 4 |
OCCASIONALLY 3 |
SELDOM 2 |
NEVER 1 |
|
2. Completes all
assignments |
ALWAYS 5 |
FREQUENTLY 4 |
OCCASIONALLY 3 |
SELDOM 2 |
NEVER 1 |
|
3.
Reads and studies textbook |
ALWAYS 5 |
FREQUENTLY 4 |
OCCASIONALLY 3 |
SELDOM 2 |
NEVER 1 |
|
4. Takes notes |
ALWAYS 5 |
FREQUENTLY 4 |
OCCASIONALLY 3 |
SELDOM 2 |
NEVER 1 |
|
5.
Has a positive attitude |
ALWAYS 5 |
FREQUENTLY 4 |
OCCASIONALLY 3 |
SELDOM 2 |
NEVER 1 |
NEGATIVE ATTRIBUTES
|
1. Absent |
4
or more days 1 |
3 days 2 |
2 days 3 |
1 day 4 |
0 days 5 |
|
2. Shows up
late |
4
or more days 1 |
3 days 2 |
2 days 3 |
1 day 4 |
0 days 5 |
|
3. Sleeps in class |
ALWAYS 1 |
FREQUENTLY 2 |
OCCASIONALLY 3 |
SELDOM 4 |
NEVER 5 |
|
4.
Exhibits disruptive behavior |
ALWAYS 1 |
FREQUENTLY 2 |
OCCASIONALLY 3 |
SELDOM 4 |
NEVER 5 |
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5.Talks
inappropriately
(This includes the use of text messaging) |
ALWAYS 1 |
FREQUENTLY 2 |
OCCASIONALLY 3 |
SELDOM 4 |
NEVER 5 |
Additional Comments: