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department Psychology (X) |
An examination of the science of behaviour, and use of the scientific method in the study of human and animal behaviour. This course, which includes 12 two-hour computer labs, is a prerequisite for all other Psychology courses except for
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Basic descriptive and inferential statistics. [
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Design of experiments and more advanced methods of statistical analysis, including complex analysis of variance. [
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An examination of theories, methods, and psychological processes relevant to the study of development, in general, and child development in particular. Topics include historical and philosophical perspectives as well as empirical research on age-related changes in perceptual, cognitive, and social processes. [
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An introduction to current research in human development from young adulthood through old age. Adult development will be examined in terms of the interplay of biological, socio-cultural, and psychological determinants, with special emphasis on psychological factors. Topics include the demographics of aging, research methods and problems, developmental changes in sensory-perceptual systems, memory, intelligence, personality, as well as issues related to mental health, dying and bereavement. [
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A survey of classic and contemporary research in social psychology. Topics include attitudes and social cognition, interpersonal relations, group processes, and ethnic attitudes. [
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An introduction to contemporary personality research. The course focuses on the understanding of individual differences in personality traits. Topics include: measurement of individual differences; the contribution of personality traits and situations to the understanding and prediction of thoughts, feelings, and behaviours; genetic, biological, cultural, and cognitive causes of individual differences in personality traits; and individual differences in unconscious processes, goals, values, and emotions. To increase the self-relevance of research findings, students take a personality test at the beginning of the term. [
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A survey of contemporary issues in theory and research on abnormal behaviour and its treatment. Topics include the definition of abnormal behaviour, causes and treatment of disorders, diagnosis and assessment, incidence and prevalence, biological and psychological interventions, prevention, as well as legal and ethical issues. Does not focus on specific disorders. [
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An introduction to animal behaviour from a biological perspective, stressing ecological and evolutionary aspects of behaviour. The course will review the neural, endocrine and physiological mechanisms mediating animals' natural behaviours, as well as how gene-environment interactions during development modify these behavioural mechanisms. [
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An introduction to contemporary theories and research related to human cognition. Topics include attention, memory, language, and problem solving. [
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A survey of research on human communicative abilities from a psychological perspective. Topics include human vs. non-human communication, spoken vs. signed languages, co-speech gesture, and relationships among music, language, and general cognition. [
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An introduction to current empirical research in perceptual science, with primary emphasis on vision and audition. Topics in vision include anatomy and physiology of the visual system, the perception of contrast, colour, form, depth and motion. Topics in audition include anatomy and physiology of the auditory system, sound localization, the perception of pitch, loudness, and timbre. [
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An examination of principles underlying the study of the nervous system and behaviour, including aspects of normal and abnormal development. [
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(Formerly Psychology and the Brain in the Popular Press)
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This course provides a richly rewarding opportunity for students in their second year to work in the research project of a professor in return for 299Y course credit. Students enrolled have an opportunity to become involved in original research, learn research methods and share in the excitement and discovery of acquiring new knowledge. Participating faculty members post their project descriptions for the following summer and fall/winter sessions in early February and students are invited to apply in early March. See
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Practical problems in research design and interpretation of experimental findings. Practice in the critical evaluation of research findings. Students will gain experience in the processes involved in collecting and analyzing data and in using computers to set up psychological experiments. [
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A survey of research findings and theories concerning the physical, cognitive, personality, and social growth of adolescents and emerging adults. Topics include pubertal development, changes in parent/adolescent relationships, role of peers, identity development, high-risk behaviours, and development through transitional periods. [
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A survey of contemporary research and theory in social development during infancy and childhood with consideration of the cultural context of development. Topics include interactional development, attachment, understanding self and others, sex role development, parenting and socialization, and outcome of development. [
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A survey of contemporary research and theory related to the development of thinking, intelligence and language. [
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An examination of theoretical and empirical perspectives on language and speech processing in childhood, including age-related changes in the perception and production of sounds, words, sentences, conversation, and text. [
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This course examines human perceptual development during the first 2-3 years of life. Vision and audition are emphasized. Some topics are: pattern and colour vision, depth perception, infant speech perception. [
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A survey of brain development, its relation to normal cognitive and behavioural development, the effects of early brain damage on development, and specific neurological disorders of childhood. [
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Readings, laboratory exercises and research projects designed to familiarize students with methods relevant to research with infants and children. [
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Attitudes are persistent evaluations (preferences, likes and dislikes). This course examines the measurement of attitudes, the formation of attitudes to new objects, and the change of existing attitudes. General principles are illustrated with examples from various domains, such as propaganda and advertising, stereotyping and prejudice, attitudes towards health behaviours, and self-evaluations (self-esteem, life-satisfaction). [
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An examination of culture-blind and culture-bound aspects of traditional psychology. Topics include issues of diversity, cultural influences on basic psychological processes, the impact of culture on social and developmental processes and research applications. [
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