2004 - 2005 Calendar
In accordance with Senate's Policy Regarding Inactive Courses, the course descriptions for courses which have not been offered in the previous three academic years and which are not scheduled to be offered in the current academic year have been removed from the following listing. For information about any of these inactive courses, please contact the Head of the Department.
Non-restricted courses
NOTE: These courses are open to all students who have the appropriate prerequisites. Psychology 1000 and 1001 are prerequisites for all Psychology courses. Students who intend to major in Psychology should note that each course marked with an asterisk is credit-restricted with a Majors laboratory course; consequently, taking these courses will reduce your options in the Majors program.
1000 and 1001. Introduction to Psychology. An introduction
to Psychology as a biological and social science. Topics shall include research
methodology, physiological processes, perception, learning, memory and
cognition, human development, animal behaviour, emotion, motivation, consciousness,
personality and individuality, psychological disorders and treatment, and
social psychology.
Psychology 1000 is a prerequisite for Psychology 1001.
*2010. The Psychology of Human Development I. A survey
of principles underlying human development from the prenatal stage to adolescence.
Topics covered will include sensorimotor, linguistic, perceptual, cognitive
and motivational changes.
Prerequisites: Psychology 1000 and 1001.
NOTE: Credit may not be obtained for both Psychology 2010 and either
of the following: Psychology 3050, Psychology 2025.
2011. The Psychology of Human Development II. An examination
of relevant research on socialization and personality development with special
emphasis on attachment, imitation, sex role and moral development in childhood
and adolescence.
Prerequisites: Psychology 1000 and 1001.
NOTE: Credit may not be obtained for both Psychology 2011 and Psychology
2025.
2012. The Psychology of Human Development III. This course
is concerned with the major physical, intellectual and interpersonal changes
associated with maturity and aging. It completes the study of the life-span
development of the human organism initiated in Psychology 2010 and 2011.
Prerequisites: Psychology 1000 and 1001.
NOTE: Credit may not be obtained for both Psychology 2012 and Psychology
3052.
*2100. Attitudes and Social Cognition. An examination
of the concepts and principles involved in the interaction between the individual
and others. Emphasis will be on the theoretical and empirical concerns
of attitude formation and change, social perception, and social cognition.
Prerequisites: Psychology 1000 and 1001.
NOTE: Credit may not be obtained for both Psychology 2100 and either
of the following: Psychology 3100, Psychology 2125.
*2120. Interpersonal and Group Processes. (Formerly 2101).
- inactive course.
*2440. Human Memory and Cognition. An introduction to
the basic principles of human memory and information processing. Topics
covered will include the organization, representation and retrieval of information
in memory, attention, pattern recognition, language processing, mental imagery,
reasoning, problem solving, and decision making. There will be an emphasis
on the application of basic principles to real life situations.
Prerequisites: Psychology 1000 and 1001.
NOTE: Credit may not be obtained for both Psychology 2440
and either of the following: Psychology 3450, Psychology 2425.
2530. Mathematical Psychology. (Formerly 2300). - inactive
course.
2540. Psychology of Gender and Sex Roles. An examination
of the influence of gender and sex roles on development and socialization,
attitude formation, cognition, personality and mental health.
*2610. Personality. (Formerly 2200). A review of the research
and theory pertaining to a psychological understanding of human personality.
Prerequisites: Psychology 1000 and 1001.
NOTE: Credit may not be obtained for both Psychology 2610 and any
of the following: Psychology 2620, Psychology 2625, the former Psychology
2200.
2800. Drugs and Behaviour. An examination of the neurophysiology
of drug action, the measurable effect of drugs on experimentally controlled
behaviour, and a survey of information available on common self-administered
drugs and their immediate and long-term effects.
Prerequisites: Psychology 1000 and 1001.
*2810. Brain and Behaviour. (Formerly 2500). A broad survey
of physiological psychology at an elementary level. Topics will include the
following: structure of the nervous system, nerve conduction, sensory and
motor systems, behavioural biology of reproduction, aggression, feeding and
drinking, sleep and arousal, pleasure and pain, learning and memory.
Prerequisites: Psychology 1000 and 1001.
NOTE: Credit may not be obtained for both Psychology 2810 and any
of the following: Psychology 2850, Psychology 2825, the former Psychology
2500.
3400. Psycholinguistics. - inactive course.
3430. The Psychology of Thinking. (Formerly 2430). This
course will present theories and experimental studies of problem solving,
creativity and decision making. Topics covered will include the difficulties
encountered in problem solving and solutions such as strategies for organizing
and representing information, the production of ideas, transfer and discovery
learning.
Prerequisites: Psychology 1000 and 1001.
NOTE: Credit may not be obtained for Psychology 3430 and the former
Psychology 2430.
3501. Industrial Psychology. An examination of the theories
and concepts of industrial psychology. Topics covered will include research
and testing methods, measuring job and performance appraisal systems, personnel
selection methods, personnel training and development, work motivation,
work stress, designing work for people, and human engineering.
Prerequisite: Any 2000-level course in Psychology.
NOTE: Credit may be obtained for only one of Psychology 3501 and
Business 4320.
3533. Sexual Behaviour. (Formerly 3300). A psychological
analysis of sexual behaviour. The course will examine the physiological,
behavioural, social and personality bases of the male and female sexual response,
heterosexuality and homosexuality and other sexual behaviour. Other topics
may include the social precursors of human sexual behaviour, sex therapy,
pregnancy and childbirth, and nonhuman sexual behaviour.
Prerequisites: Psychology 1000 and 1001.
NOTE: Credit may not be obtained for Psychology 3533 and the former
Psychology 3300.
3577. Program Evaluation. - inactive course.
*3640. The Psychology of Abnormal Behaviour. (Formerly
3600). Problems of definition, the history of beliefs about abnormal behaviour
and the implication of a behavioural model for the understanding and control
of behaviour problems will be discussed.
Prerequisite: Any 2000-level course in Psychology.
NOTE: Credit may not be obtained for both Psychology 3640 and any
of the following: Psychology 3650, Psychology 3626, and the former Psychology
3600.
4810. Human Neuropsychology. Clinical disorders of sensation,
perception, movement, memory, language and emotion that have resulted from
brain damage or disease will be explained on the basis of current knowledge
of brain structure and function. Lateralization of function, disconnection
syndromes, and mechanisms of recovery of function following brain damage
will also be covered. Related experimental studies of brain structure and
function in non-humans will be discussed.
Prerequisite: One of Psychology 2810, 2850 or 3800.
Majors Courses
NOTE: These courses are restricted to Majors and Minors in Psychology and Behavioural Neuroscience.
2250. Learning. (Formerly 3150). How organisms adjust
their behaviour to regularities in the environment as a result of experience.
Prerequisite: Psychology 2900.
Laboratory period weekly.
NOTE: Credit may not be obtained for both Psychology 2250 and any
of the following: Psychology 2240, Psychology 2225, the former Psychology
2400, the former Psychology 3150.
2360. Perception I. (Formerly 3261). A broad survey of
theory and research in sensation and perception.
Prerequisite: Psychology 2900.
Laboratory period weekly.
NOTE: Credit may not be obtained for both Psychology 2360 and the
former Psychology 3261.
2450. Human Memory. (Formerly 3500). - inactive course.
2620. The Experimental Study of Personality. The exploration
of human personality with a focus on experimental research.
Laboratory period weekly.
Prerequisite: Psychology 2900.
NOTE: Credit may not be obtained for both Psychology 2620 and any
of the following: Psychology 2610, Psychology 2625, and the former Psychology
2200.
2850. Behavioural Neuroscience. A survey of knowledge
about brain mechanisms of behaviour and the methods used to generate this
knowledge. Topics will include the following: basic neuroanatomy and neurophysiology,
somatosensory systems and pain, reward, mental illness, sleep and arousal,
developmental neurobiology, sexual development and behaviour, regulation
of eating and body weight, learning and memory, and cortical function, including
cortical mediation of language.
Prerequisite: Psychology 2900.
Laboratory period weekly.
NOTE: Credit may not be obtained for both Psychology 2850 and any
of the following: Psychology 2810, Psychology 2825, the former Psychology
2500.
2900. Design and Analysis I. (Formerly 2510). An introduction
to the design of psychological research. Topics to be studied include advantages
and disadvantages of the experimental method, the logic, nature, and problem
of control, basics of measurement and types of research designs. In addition,
applications of such statistical techniques as the t-test, correlation,
simple linear regression, chi square, and selected nonparametrics to the
analysis of data obtained with elementary research designs, will be considered
with special attention to problems inherent in psychological research.
Prerequisites: Psychology 1000 and 1001; Mathematics 1000 or two of
1090, 1050, 1051 (or equivalents).
NOTE: Credit may not be obtained for both Psychology 2900 and any
of the following: Psychology 2925, Statistics 2500, Statistics 2510, Statistics
2550.
2901. Design and Analysis II. (Formerly 2511). Standard
research designs in psychology, between-subject designs with one, two, and
three independent variables. The concept of interaction, and its implication
for psychological theory, in designs with two and three independent variables.
Problems created by unequal numbers of subjects in the various treatment
conditions and within-subject designs with one independent variable. An introduction
to specific comparisons, applications of the analysis of variance to data
obtained with these standard research designs, with special attention to
problems inherent in psychological research.
Prerequisites: Psychology 2900.
Laboratory period weekly.
NOTE: Credit may not be obtained for both Psychology 2901 and any
of the following: Psychology 2950, Statistics 2501, Statistics 2560.
3050. Developmental Psychology I. An examination of the
methods of study and an evaluation of current findings and theoretical issues
of importance to an understanding of development. Topics will be drawn
from perception, learning, cognition, social learning, memory and language
development.
Prerequisite: Psychology 2900.
Laboratory period weekly.
NOTE: Credit may not be obtained for both Psychology 3050 and Psychology
2010.
3051. Developmental Psychology II. An examination of the
methods of study and an evaluation of current findings and theoretical issues
of importance to an understanding of development. The central focus is the
nature/nurture issue. Course material will be drawn from such topics as intelligence
and intelligence testing, behaviour genetics, maturation/learning, prenatal
development, attachment processes, sensitive periods, nutrition, and intervention
research.
Prerequisite: Psychology 2900.
Laboratory period weekly.
3100. Social Psychology: Social Cognition. An examination
of the concepts and principles involved in the understanding of the social
behaviour of the individual. Emphasis will be on the theoretical, empirical,
and methodological concerns of social cognition, attitude formation and
change, and interpersonal perception.
Prerequisite: Psychology 2900.
Laboratory period weekly.
NOTE: Credit may not be obtained for both Psychology 3100 and Psychology
2100.
3160. Social Psychology: Group Processes. An examination
of the concepts and principles involved in the understanding of the social
behaviour of the individual. Emphasis will be on the theoretical, empirical
and methodological concerns of interpersonal relations and group processes.
Prerequisite: Psychology 2900.
Laboratory period weekly.
NOTE: Credit may not be obtained for both Psychology 3160 and any
of the following: Psychology 2120, the former Psychology 2101, the former
Psychology 2160.
3450. Human Cognition. An introduction to the experimental
study of the mental representations and processes involved in human cognition.
Topics such as attention, perception and pattern recognition, concepts and
the organization of knowledge, language processes, mental imagery, reasoning,
problem solving, decision making and skilled performance will be covered
with an emphasis on experimental analysis and techniques.
Prerequisite: Psychology 2900.
Laboratory period weekly.
NOTE: Credit may not be obtained for both Psychology 3450
and either of the following: Psychology 2440, Psychology 2425.
3650. The Experimental Study of Abnormal Behaviour. A
literature review of research on major behavior problems.
Prerequisites: One laboratory course from Clause 1(b) of the requirements
for a Major in Psychology.
NOTE: Credit may not be obtained for both Psychology 3650 and any
of the following: Psychology 3640, Psychology 3626, and the former Psychology
3600.
3750. Animal Behaviour I. (Same as Biology 3750). An introduction
to the mechanisms and development of the behaviour of animals. Topics include
the history of ethology and comparative psychology, methods of animal behaviour
study, behaviour of animals in relation to physiology, sensory function,
learning, communication, orientation, and other areas in Biology and Psychology.
Prerequisites: Biology 1001, 1002 and Psychology 2900.
Laboratory period weekly.
NOTE: Credit may be obtained for only one of Psychology 3750, Biology
3750, the former Psychology 4700 or the former Biology 4700.
3800. Physiological Psychology. An introduction to the
structure and function of the vertebrate nervous system as it relates to
behaviour. Topics covered will include neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, sensory
systems, motor systems, and development and plasticity of the nervous system.
Prerequisite: Psychology 2900.
Laboratory period weekly.
3900. Design and Analysis III. (Formerly 3520). Complex
and specialized research design in Psychology. Multifactor research designs
that employ both between- and within-subjects independent variables. Advantages
and disadvantages of using multifactor research designs to test psychological
hypotheses. Hierarchical designs and incomplete factorials. The use of covariates
and blocking to increase experimental precision. Problems created by missing
data. Single subject designs. How to answer specific psychological questions
in the context of complex designs. The design and analysis of non-experimental
psychological research. Applications of such techniques as the analysis
of variance and multiple linear regression to the data obtained with these
research designs, with special attention to problems inherent in psychological
research.
Prerequisite: Psychology 2901.
Laboratory period weekly.
NOTE: Credit may not be obtained for both Psychology 3900 and any
of the following: Psychology 3950, Statistics 3520, the former Psychology
3520.
4050. Selected Topics in Developmental Psychology I.
Prerequisite: Psychology 3050 or 3051.
4051. Selected Topics in Developmental Psychology II.
Prerequisite: Psychology 3050 or 3051.
4150. Selected Topics in Social Psychology I. (Formerly
4200).
Prerequisite: Psychology 3100 or 3160.
4151. Selected Topics in Social Psychology II. (Formerly
4201).
Prerequisite: Psychology 3100 or 3160.
4152. Selected Topics in Applied Social Psychology. (Formerly
4203).
Prerequisite: Psychology 3100 or 3160.
4250. Selected Topics in Learning and Motivation I. (Formerly
4300).
Prerequisite: Psychology 2250.
4251. Selected Topics in Learning and Motivation II. (Formerly
4301).
Prerequisite: Psychology 2250.
4350. Selected Topics in Perception I. A specific topic
of current interest in perception will be intensively examined.
Prerequisites: Psychology 2360.
4351. Selected Topics in Perception II. A specific topic
of current interest in perception will be intensively examined.
Prerequisites: Psychology 2360.
4400. Selected Topics in Cognition I.
Prerequisite: Psychology 2450 or 3450.
4401. Selected Topics in Cognition II.
Prerequisite: Psychology 2450 or 3450.
4610. Selected Topics in Personality I. (Formerly 4100).
Prerequisite: Psychology 2620.
4620. Selected Topics in Personality II. (Formerly 4101).
Prerequisite: Psychology 2620.
4640. Selected Topics in Applied Behavioural Analysis Procedures
with Children. The application of the principles of learning and
practice in the assessment and treatment of behaviour problems in children.
Treatment is based primarily on contingency management techniques. A practicum
in an applied setting is an integral part of the course.
Prerequisites: Psychology 2250, 2620, 3050 and 3650, or permission
of the Head of the Department.
4650. Selected Topics in Abnormal Behaviour I.
Prerequisite: Psychology 3640 or 3650.
4651. Selected Topics in Abnormal Behaviour II.
Prerequisite: Psychology 3640 or 3650.
4701. Animal Behaviour II. (Same as Biology 4701). - inactive course.
4750. Selected Topics in Animal Behaviour I.
Prerequisite: Psychology 3750; or Biology 3750 (Formerly Biology 4700).
4751. Selected Topics in Animal Behaviour II.
Prerequisite: Psychology 3750; or Biology 3750 (Formerly Biology 4700).
4850. Selected Topics in Physiological Psychology I.
Prerequisite: Psychology 2810, 2850 or 3800.
4851. Selected Topics in Physiological Psychology II.
Prerequisite: Psychology 2810, 2850 or 3800.
4900. Selected Topics in Psychometrics and Data Analysis I.
Prerequisite: Psychology 2901.
4901. Selected Topics in Psychometrics and Data Analysis II.
Prerequisite: Psychology 2901.
4910. Systems in Contemporary Psychology. A study of paradigms
and explanations in contemporary psychology in the context of their historical
antecedents.
Prerequisites: Seventy-eight credit hours in University courses including
(a) six credit hours in Psychology laboratory courses from Clause 1(b) of
the requirements for a Major in Psychology or (b) Psychology 3425 or (c)
Psychology 3950.
NOTE: Credit may not be obtained for Psychology 4910 and the former
Psychology 4000 or 4001.
499A/499B. Honours Dissertation. A six credit hours linked
course, based on independent study of an approved problem in Psychology.
The topic will be chosen in consultation with the Faculty Advisor. The first
semester will normally involve directed reading in this area, and preparation
of a dissertation proposal. The second semester will be devoted to conducting
the study, gathering data, data analysis and preparation of a formal written
report. The dissertation must be submitted for grading before the end of
the tenth week of the semester in which the student is registered for 499B.
Prerequisite: Admission to the Honours Program.
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