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Instructor: Dr. Leon James, Professor of Psychology
Seminar exploring the content and principles of traffic psychology defined as self-modification attempts in acquiring a more rational and sociable driving personality. Topics are based on self-witnessing reports and include managing one's negative emotions in traffic; the role of self-regulatory verbalizations in behavior; and a driving personality make-over. Weekly written assignments are typed and posted on the World Wide Web using campus computers or dial in modems. Aimed and organized for computer novices since most students are unfamiliar with the Internet and UNIX operations.
Textbook: All required reading for traffic psychology will be on the Internet. There are two required technical books for publishing your Home Page reports: Internet Basics (UH SL Teaching & Curriculum Series) and HTML 3: Manual of Style (L. Aronson, Ziff Davis Press).
Help Hours: Gartley Hall 213, T, W, R 12-1 and Porteus 635, T, W, R 2:00-3:30.
Telephone: Campus office: 956-8005; Home office & messages: 261-2382
e-mail: leon@hawaii.edu
URL: http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/~leonj/leonj/leonpsy/leon.html
Class time: Tuesday 1:00 - 3:30, Dean 105 and Lab in Porteus 635
Grades: Point system as follows:
Weekly Internet Reports published on WWW Home Page = 70 points
Oral class presentations = 30 points
A=85 points; B=84-70; C=69-60; D=50-50; F=49
Absence penalty= -5 per class (week); Late work penalty= -3 per week late.