PSYC 423/523 - Research on Aging
Professor Frank Schieber, Heimstra Human Factors Laboratories, University of South Dakota

COVID-19 Extraordinary Session
Spring 2020

Version 17
Last updated: 5 May @ 3:00 PM

This web page will serve as the primary conduit for viewing the online lectures recorded in response to the social isolation requirements of the COVID-19 emergency.

By and large, we will be following the original syllabus to the extent possible given the current circumstances.

CLICK on the links below to view any video of interest:

Contact Information:

Office Phone: (605) 658-3722       EMAIL: schieber@usd        ZOOM Video Conference: https://usd.zoom.us/j/8513530405

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Orientation and Update from the Professor (3/21/20) (Youtube Video 5 min)

PLEASE WATCH THE VIDEO LETURES AND TAKE NOTES JUST AS YOU WOULD IN A FACE-TO-FACE FORMAT.  PREPARE FOR EXAMS 2 AND 3 JUST AS YOU PREPARED FOR EXAM 1.  MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THE LOGISTICS FOR ADMINISTERING THE EXAMS WILL BE POSTED SHORTLY AS SOON AS I FIND A WORKABLE SOLUTION. HANG IN THERE!

Next scheduled ZOOM conference office hour: Tuesday, March 31, 10AM    https://usd.zoom.us/j/8513530405
I am temporarily suspending my Zoom Office Hours due to a lack of interest.
If you would like to chat one-on-one via ZOOM, contact me by email or phone and we can schedule a meeting.

Assignment 1: Watch all of the ATTENTION lectures during the week of March 23-29.
Assignment 2: Watch MEMORY lectures during the week of March 30-April 3
Assignment 3: Watch LEARNING lectures during the week of April 14-17
Assignment 4: Watch DEMENTIA-PART 1 lectures during the week of April 20-24
Assignment 5: Watch DEMENTIA-PART 2 lecture during the week of April 27-30

EXAM #2 scheduled for Tuesday, April 7
    Exam administration went off without a hitch. Many thanks for your careful attention to detail.

Grades for Exam #2 have been posted
(See link at the top of this page to Look-Up your grade)

Exam #3 scheduled for Tuesday, May 5 from 3:00-4:30 PM (see below)

ATTENTION    (Note: Please watch videos is the same order as listed below)
(March 23-29)

PowerPoint Slides (PDF)

Attention Demonstrations: Change Blindness and Inattention Blindness (Youtube Video 19 min)

Aging and Selective Attention 1 (Youtube Video 25 min)

Aging and Selective Attention 2 (Youtube Video 16 min)

Aging, Divided Attention and Vigilance (Youtube Video 46 min)

MEMORY
 (March 30-April 3)

 PowerPoint Slides (PDF)

Memory - Part 1 (Youtube Video 29 min)

Memory - Part 2 (Youtube Video 51 min)

EXAM #2               (Content: Vision; Hearing; Behavioral Slowing; Attention)
(Tuesday, April 7, 9:30-11:00 AM)

EASTER HOLIDAY
(April 10-13)

LEARNING AND CONDITIONING
(April 14-17)

Powerpoint Slides (PDF)

Classical and Instrumental Conditioning (Youtube video 42 min)

Verbal Learning (Youtube video 32 min)

DEMENTIA - Part 1
 (April 20-24)

Powerpont Slides (PDF)

Introduction to Dementia (Youtube video 47 min)

Vascular Dementia (Youtube video 26 min)

Alzheimer's Disease (Youtube video 37 min)

DEMENTIA - Part 2
(April 27-30)

Powerpoint Slides (PDF)

Mechanisms of Alzheimer's Disease: The Search for a Cure (Youtube video 40 min)

Exam #3           (Content: Memory; Learning; Dementia)
(Tuesday, May 5, 3:00-4:30PM)

TESTING PROCEDURE

  1. At 3:00 PM I will send an email to all students containing the multiple-choice exam as a PDF attachment.
    Simultaneously, I will also post the exam to the PSYC 423 web page at http://usd-apps.usd.edu/coglab/schieber/psyc423/
  2. You should answer all of the test questions to the best of your abilities and record your responses.
  3. You are welcome to consult your notes while taking the exam but you must not communicate with other classmates.
  4. When you are finished, enter each question number accompanied by your corresponding response into a text editor
    (for example, Microsoft Word, Notepad, etc.) and save the resulting document.
  5. Make sure that you identify yourself by name in the document containing your test responses.
  6. Send the digital document containing your responses to schieber@usd.edu as an email attachment before 4:30 PM.

Click HERE to access a copy of Exam #3

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