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Psychology
| Psychology 020, Introduction to Psychology | |
| | Description: An introductory survey of the methods and findings of modern scientific psychology. The following topics will be covered: history and methodology, biological psychology, sensation and perception, learning and motivation, verbal and cognitive processes, developmental psychology, social psychology, individual differences (intelligence and personality), and clinical psychology. | | Antirequisite(s): Psychology 022E, Psychology 023. | | 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 023, Biological Foundations of Behaviour | |
| | Description: This introductory course treats psychology as a biological science. The same content areas are covered as in Psychology 020, but with a greater emphasis on comparative and physiological studies. Serves as a prerequisite for any course served by Psychology 020. | | Antirequisite(s): Psychology 020, Psychology 022E. | | 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 115a/b, The Psychology of Perception | |
| | Description: This survey course provides an introduction to perception with an emphasis on perceptual principles in everyday life. The topics may include: assessment of vision and hearing, perceptual principles in art and film, colour vision, illusions and constancies, the perception of pain, perceptual disabilities, and the senses of animals. | | Antirequisite(s): Psychology 215a/b | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 126a/b, Drugs and Behavior | |
| | Description: Survey of the major drugs of abuse used to treat psychopathological disorders including a brief section on methods of administration, drug distribution and elimination, neurotransmitters. The history and patterns of use and abuse, clinic indications, neurochemical bases for action for a variety of licit and illicit drugs. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 130a/b, The Human Mind | |
| | Description: A survey of recent findings, theories and applications concerning information-processing approaches to human cognition. A selection of topics from such areas such as memory, thinking and language will be considered. | | Antirequisite(s): Psychology 235a/b. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 142a/b, Exceptional Children: Behavioral Disorders | |
| | Description: This half course will cover theory and treatment related to major psychological disorders of childhood, including depression, anxiety, autism, conduct problems, and the impact of child maltreatment. | | Antirequisite(s): Psychology 141, Psychology 334E, Psychology 364F/G. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 143a/b, Exceptional Children: Developmental Disorders | |
| | Description: This half course will cover theory and treatment related to major childhood disorders affecting learning and development, including attention deficit disorder, learning disabilities, mental retardation, and physical handicaps. | | Antirequisite(s): Psychology 141, Psychology 334E, Psychology 364F/G. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 152a/b, The Psychology of Physical Health and Illness | |
| | Description: This course will cover the role of psychological factors in the prevention of illness and the maintenance of good health, and treatment of already-existing illness. Topics will include the stress/illness relationship, psychological influences on physical symptom perception and reporting, personality and health, behavioral factors in disease, coping, adherence and compliance. | | Antirequisite(s): Psychology 352F/G. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 153, Human Sexuality | |
| | Description: A survey of the psychological study of human sexual behavior. Topics include history, methodology, theory, anatomy, physiology, attraction, sexual function, sexual orientation, contraception, conception and birth, sexual health and sexual coercion, and pornography. | | 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 154a/b, Psychological Aspects of Life-skills | |
| | Description: This course examines ways in which recent research findings in psychology may be applied in the individual's life. Emphasis on psychology as an empirical science and on avenues of self- understanding and personal growth. Topics include: personality, stress and coping, person perception, interpersonal communication, friendship and love, sexuality, vocational development. | | Antirequisite(s): Psychology 150. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 155a/b, Human Adjustment | |
| | Description: This course will survey various categories of maladjusted behavior and consider different explanatory models and treatment strategies for the control of such behavior. Theories of human adjustment and maladjustment will be reviewed. | | Antirequisite(s): Psychology 150, Psychology 350F/G | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 164, The Psychology of People, Work, and Organizations | |
| | Description: An introduction to the study and practice of industrial/organizational psychology with emphasis on personnel selection, performance appraisal, work related attitudes, work motivation, organizational processes, and leadership. | | Antirequisite(s): Psychology 266a/b | | 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 171a/b, Social Psychology | |
| | Description: An introduction to the theories, methods, findings and problems encountered in the study of people as social beings. | | Antirequisite(s): Psychology 272a/b, 275E and the former Psychology 170 | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course | | back to top |
| Psychology 180a/b, Introduction to Test and Measurement | |
| | Description: This course examines principles of psychological assessment in an applied context through lectures and demonstrations. Topics will include reliability and validity, legal and ethical issues in test construction, and selected controversial questions relating to assessment in areas such as personnel selection, standardized testing in schools, and group differences in test performance. | | Antirequisite(s): Psychology 354F/G. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | Note: Psychology 180a/b is a mandatory course for students completing a Major or Minor in Psychology. | | back to top |
| Psychology 205a/b, Introduction to Animal Cognition | |
| | Description: An introduction to animal cognition, including topics such as classical and operant conditioning, memory, timing, and categorization. | | Antirequisite(s): Psychology 208E | | Prerequisite(s): At least 60% in a 020 level Psychology course. | | 4 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 215a/b, Introduction to Sensation and Perception | |
| | Description: An introduction to the study of the human senses and higher order perceptual processes. Data gathered from psychophysical research and studies of the nervous system in both humans and other animals will be discussed. The course will review the mechanisms and principles of operation of vision, hearing, touch, taste and smell. | | Antirequisite(s): Psychology 115a/b | | Prerequisite(s): At least 60% in a 020 level Psychology course. | | 4 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 221a/b, Introduction to Biological Basis of Behavior | |
| | Description: An introduction to the principles of evolutionary biology, genetics, and physiology in relation to behavior. This course is intended as an introduction to the biological basis of behavior for students who do not have a background in biology. | | Antirequisite(s): Psychology 223a/b. | | Prerequisite(s): At least 60% in a 020 level Psychology course. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | Note: Effective 1991, Psychology 221a/b no longer serves as a prerequisite for Psychology 322F/G. Students wishing to take Psychology 322F/G are advised to take Psychology 223a/b. | | back to top |
| Psychology 223a/b, Introduction to Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience | |
| | Description: Structure and function of the nervous system in relation to behaviour. The physiological basis of the major aspects of behavior in human and other animals (principally mammals) will be covered, including: sensorimotor control, sleep and waking cycles, reproduction, ingestion, aggression, learning, memory, communication and behavioral disorders. Some background in biology is desirable. This course is the normal prerequisite for Psychology 322F/G. | | Antirequisite(s): Psychology 221a/b. | | Prerequisite(s): At least 60% in a Psychology course at the 020 level. Psychology 023 and/or a background in biology is strongly recommended. | | 4 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 234a/b, Introduction to Psycholinguistics | |
| | Description: This course introduces the vocabulary and concepts used by psychologists who study human language. The course covers traditional psycholinguistic topics such as meaning, speech perception, comprehension, production and theories of language acquisition. | | Prerequisite(s): At least 60% in a 020 level Psychology course. | | 4 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 235a/b, Introduction to Cognition | |
| | Description: An introduction to empirical, computational, and theoretical approaches to the study of human cognitive processes. The topics surveyed will include: perception, attention, memory, concepts, language and problem-solving. The course will show how these diverse psychological processes are related to and influence one another. | | Antirequisite(s): Psychology 130a/b, Psychology 227E | | Prerequisite(s): At least 60% in a 020 level Psychology course. | | 4 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 240a/b, Introduction to Developmental Psychology | |
| | Description: A survey of theory and research in developmental psychology including: learning, cognition, perception, personality, and social development in infancy and childhood. | | Antirequisite(s): Psychology 140, 145a/b, Psychology 241E, Health Sciences 341a/b. | | Prerequisite(s): At least 60% in a 020 level Psychology course. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 255a/b, Introduction to Personality Theory and Research | |
| | Description: A survey of the history, methodology and content of the study of individual differences. Topics to be covered include: evaluation of typical personality assessment methods and a consideration of modern empirical research in personality theory and assessment. | | Antirequisite(s): Psychology 150 | | Prerequisite(s): At least 60% in a 020 level Psychology course. | | 4 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 260a/b, Introduction to Clinical Psychology | |
| | Description: This course offers a survey of major topics in clinical psychology, including assessment and intervention approaches; experimental psychopathology; ethical, professional and theoretical issues; and emerging trends. | | Prerequisite(s): At least 60% in a 020 level Psychology course. | | 4 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 262a/b, Introduction to Educational Psychology | |
| | Description: Survey of psychological research and theory in terms of their implications for educational practice. Topics will include learning, motivation, development, problem-solving, individual differences, teacher effectiveness, and assessment. | | Antirequisite(s): Psychology 261F/G | | Prerequisite(s): At least 60% in a 020 level Psychology course. | | 4 hours lecture/discussion, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 266a/b, Introduction to Industrial and Organizational Psychology | |
| | Description: An introduction to the theories, methods, findings and applications of industrial and organizational psychology. Topics to be covered include: personnel recruitment and selection, employee training and development, performance appraisal, work attitudes and motivation, leadership and group processes, and organizational design. | | Antirequisite(s): Psychology 164 | | Prerequisite(s): At least 60% in a 020 level Psychology course. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 272a/b, Introduction to Social Psychology | |
| | Description: An introduction to the theories, findings, methods, and problems encountered in the study of people as social beings. Emphasis will be placed on experimental research, conducted both in the laboratory and in the field. Content areas include: attitudes and social cognition, social interaction and influence, group processes and applications of social psychology. | | Antirequisite(s): Psychology 171a/b, the former Psychology 170, 270F/G, or Psychology 275E. | | Prerequisite(s): At least 60% in a 020 level Psychology course. | | 2 lecture hours, 2 tutorial hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 280E, Research Methods in Psychology | |
| | Description: Using selected examples, this course will introduce students to the variety of ways to conduct research in Psychology. Topics to be covered include: the scientific approach; ethical issues in human and animal research; designing, running, analyzing and writing up a research project; experimental, observational and correlational research strategies. | | Antirequisite(s): Psychology 282E, Psychology 284F/G. | | Prerequisite(s): At least 60% in a 020 level Psychology course. | | 2 lecture hours, 2 laboratory hours, 1.0 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 281, Statistics for Psychology | |
| | Description: Introduction to data analysis with particular reference to statistical procedures commonly used in Psychological research. | | Antirequisite(s): All other University level statistics courses at the 100 level or above, including Psychology 282E, Psychology 283a. | | Prerequisite(s): At least 60% in a 020 level Psychology course plus one full course in mathematics. To fulfill the mathematics requirement, you must complete a full course equivalent by taking Mathematics 030 or Mathematics 031 (Mathematics 031 is preferred) or by taking two half courses from among the following courses: Mathematics 012a/b or Mathematics 017a/b, Mathematics 028a/b, Calculus 050a/b, Calculus 051a/b, Calculus 081a/b, Calculus 091a/b, Linear Algebra 040a/b, Statistical Sciences 024a/b. If either Mathematics 012a/b or Mathematics 017a/b is selected, then either Statistical Sciences 024a/b or Mathematics 028a/b must be taken. The combination of Mathematics 028a/b and Statistical Sciences 024a/b is strongly recommended. | | 2 lecture hours, 2 laboratory hours, 1.0 course. | | Note: Psychology 281 is a mandatory course for students taking an Honors program in Psychology. Students may substitute one of the antirequisites for Psychology 281 only in rare cases, and only with written permission of the Department. | | back to top |
| Psychology 282E, Research Methods and Statistical Analysis in Psychology | |
| | Description: An introduction to the design, conduct, and statistical analyses of psychological research. The intent is to provide students with knowledge of how to implement and evaluate research in both laboratory and applied settings. Design and statistical analysis will be taught in the context of specific studies and data sets from correlational, experimental, quasi-experimental and qualitative research. Written research projects will be required. | | Antirequisite(s): All other University level statistics courses at the 100 level or above including Psychology 280E, Psychology 281 and Psychology 283a and Psychology 284F/G. | | Prerequisite(s): At least 60% in a 020 level Psychology course plus one full course in mathematics. To fulfill the mathematics requirement, you must complete a full course equivalent by taking Mathematics 030 or Mathematics 031 (Mathematics 031 is preferred) or by taking two half courses from among the following courses: Mathematics 012a/b or Mathematics 017a/b, Mathematics 028a/b, Calculus 050a/b, Calculus 051a/b, Calculus 081a/b, Calculus 091a/b, Linear Algebra 040a/b, Statistical Sciences 024a/b. If either Mathematics 012a/b or Mathematics 017a/b is selected, then either Statistical Sciences 024a/b or Mathematics 028a/b must be taken. The combination of Mathematics 028a/b and Statistical Sciences 024a/b is strongly recommended. | | 2 lecture hours, 2 laboratory/tutorial hours, 1.0 course | | Note: Psychology 282E is a mandatory course for students taking an area of concentration or Major in Psychology. | | back to top |
| Psychology 290a/b, Applications of Psychology | |
| | Description: The purpose of this course is to acquaint students with some of the ways in which psychological evidence and techniques can be applied to the practice of law, business, education, the health sciences, etc. | | Prerequisite(s): At least 60% in a 020-level Psychology course. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | Note: Psychology 290a/b is a mandatory course for students completing a Major or Minor in Psychology. | | back to top |
| Psychology 302F/G, Research in Animal Behaviour and Animal Cognition | |
| | Description: This course provides practical experience in conducting research in animal cognition and behaviour. Cognition in animals includes perception, learning, memory, choice, timing, spatial orientation, and other processes. The course emphasizes the ecological context and evolution of cognitive processes in animals. | | Prerequisite(s): Psychology 205a/b and registration in third or fourth year of Honors Specialization in Psychology or Animal Behavior. Students in third or fourth year taking a Psychology major or special students may enrol in this course if they received a 70% in Psychology 282E (or 70% in Psychology 281 and 280E). | | 2 lecture hours, 2 laboratory hours, 0.5 course. | | Note: Third or fourth year Honors Psychology students who receive a passing grade in the prerequisite course Psychology 205a/b or the former 210E and a 70% in Psychology 282E may enrol in this course. Other Psychology students or Special Students who receive 70% in the prerequisite course Psychology 205a/b or the former 210E and a 70% in Psychology 282E or Psychology 281 and Psychology 280E may also enrol in this course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 309F/G, Neuroscience of Motivation and Emotion | |
| | Description: An examination of motivation and emotion from a variety of perspectives. Biological, cognitive, developmental, evolutionary, physiological and social approaches to motivation and emotion may be considered. | | Antirequisite(s): Psychology 208E. | | Prerequisite(s): Registration in third or fourth year of Honors Specialization in Psychology, Honors Specialization in Physiology and Psychology or Major in Psychology | | 3 lecture/discussion hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 317F/G, Research in Sensation and Perception | |
| | Description: This course will give a practical introduction to research on sensory and perceptual processes. Lectures on selected research topics may include vision, audition and the other senses. These will be accompanied by lab projects using a variety of experimental approaches. The course will deal also with general issues of perceptual measurement. | | Prerequisite(s): Psychology 215a/b plus registration in third or fourth year of either Honors Specialization in Psychology or Honors Specialization in Animal Behavior. | | 2 lecture hours, 2 laboratory hours, 0.5 course. | | Note: Third or fourth year Honors Psychology Students who receive a passing grade in the prerequisite course Psychology 215a/b and a 70% in Psychology 282E may enrol in this course. Other Psychology students or Special Students who receive 70% in the prerequisite course Psychology 215a/b and 70% in Psychology 282E or Psychology 281 and Psychology 280E may also enrol in this course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 321F/G, Animal Behavior | |
| | Description: An introduction to the scientific study of animal behavior, emphasizing evolutionary and ecological influences on behavior. Recent research from the field and the laboratory will be used to illustrate such topics as communication, foraging, orientation, territoriality, mate choice, altruism, and animal cognition. | | Antirequisite(s): Biology 336F/G | | Prerequisite(s): Psychology 221a/b or 223a/b and registration in third or fourth year Honors Specialization in Psychology, Physiology/Psychology and Animal Behavior. Other Psychology students and Special Students who receive 70% in the prerequisite course(s) may enrol in this course. | | 3 lecture/discussion hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 322F/G, Research in Behavioural Neuroscience | |
| | Description: An introduction to techniques used to investigate the neural and endocrine bases of behavior. | | Prerequisite(s): Psychology 223a/b and registration in third or fourth year Honors Specialization in Psychology, Physiology/Psychology and Animal Behavior. Other Psychology students and Special Students who receive 70% in the prerequisite course(s) may enrol in this course. | | 1 lecture hour/3 laboratory hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 324a/b, Neuropsychology and Cognitive Neuroscience | |
| | Description: Neural mechanisms in human perception, spatial orientation, memory, language, and motor behavior. | | Prerequisite(s): Psychology 221a/b or 223a/b and registration in third or fourth year Honors Specialization in Psychology, Physiology/Psychology and Animal Behavior. Other Psychology students and Special Students who receive 70% in the prerequisite course(s) may enrol in this course. | | 3 lecture/discussion hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 325a/b, Sex Differences in Human Brain and Behaviour | |
| | Description: An evolutionary and biological approach to understanding the differences between men and women. Topics include sociobiological explanations of sex roles; gonadal and brain sexual differentiation; hormonal factors in aggression, sexual preference and gender identity; sex differences in cognitive function; genetic and hormonal influences on sexually dimorphic brain function. | | Prerequisite(s): Psychology 221a/b or 223a/b and registration in third or fourth year Honors Specialization in Psychology, Physiology/Psychology and Animal Behavior. Other Psychology students and Special Students who receive 70% in the prerequisite course(s) may enrol in this course. | | 3 lecture/discussion hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 326a/b, Hormones and Behaviour | |
| | Description: An in-depth review of current research problems in the field and the biological mechanisms by which hormones can affect behaviour. Topics may include hormones and brain development, sexual differentiation, sexual and courtship behaviour, parental behaviour, aggressive behaviour, stress, food intake, and endocrine disorders in humans. | | Prerequisite(s): Psychology 221a/b or 223a/b and registration in third or fourth year Honors Specialization in Psychology, Physiology/Psychology and Animal Behavior. Other Psychology students and Special Students who receive 70% in the prerequisite course(s) may enrol in this course. | | 3 lecture/discussion hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 329a/b, Evolution and Human Behavior | |
| | Description: A survey of evolutionary approaches to the study of human behavior, including evolutionary psychology. | | Prerequisite(s): Psychology 221a/b or 223a/b and registration in third or fourth year Honors Specialization in Psychology, Physiology/Psychology and Animal Behavior. Other Psychology students and Special Students who receive 70% in the prerequisite course(s) may enrol in this course. | | 3 lecture/discussion hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 330a/b, Psychology of Thinking | |
| | Description: Theoretical and empirical studies on problem solving, reasoning, concept formation, thinking and cross-cultural variations in thinking processes. | | Prerequisite(s): At least 60% in a 020-level Psychology course and registration in third or fourth year of Honors Psychology. | | 3 lecture/discussion hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 336F/G, Research in Cognitive Psychology | |
| | Description: Cognitive theorists face a unique problem: the understanding of mental structures and processes that are not directly observable. A variety of methods used to address this problem will be surveyed, by introducing research questions of enduring interest. Students will be expected to use the techniques learned. Cognitive domains to be examined include attention, memory, problem-solving, and thinking. | | Prerequisite(s): Registration in third or fourth year Honors Specialization in Psychology and one of: Psychology 215a/b, 234a/b, 235a/b, 205a/b. Other Psychology Majors and Special Students who
receive 70% in the prerequisite courses and 70% in Psychology 282E (or 70% in each of Psychology 281 and 280E) may enrol. | | 2 lecture hours, 2 laboratory hours, 0.5 course. | | Note: Third or fourth year Honors Psychology Students who receive a passing grade in any of the prerequisite courses and 70% in Psychology 282E (if taken in place of Psychology 280E and Psychology 281) may enrol in this course. Psychology and Special students who receive 70% in the prerequisite courses or 70% in the prerequisite courses and 70% in Psychology 282E (if taken in place of Psychology 280E and Psychology 281) may enrol in this course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 337a/b, Attention and Perceptual Cognition | |
| | Description: Considers theories and experimental research about the flow of information in human cognition through various stages of perceptual processing to various types and degrees of attention in conscious experience. | | Prerequisite(s): Registration in third or fourth year of Honors Psychology Program. | | 4 lecture/discussion hours, 0.5 course. | | Note: Third or fourth year Honors Psychology Students who receive a 70% in Psychology 282E may enrol in this course. Other Psychology students and Special Students who receive 70% in Psychology 282E or Psychology 280E may also enrol in this course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 338a/b, Memory | |
| | Description: A review of the theories and data bearing on how people encode, store and retrieve information, both from permanent and temporary memory stores. Emphasis will be given both to laboratory studies and the study of memory in ecologically valid settings. | | Prerequisite(s): Psychology 215a/b or Psychology 234a/b or Psychology 235a/b or Psychology 280E and registration in third or fourth year of Honors Psychology Program. | | 3 lecture/discussion hours, 0.5 course. | | Note: Third or fourth year Honors Psychology Students who receive a passing grade in any of the prerequisite courses or 70% in Psychology 282E may enrol in this course. Other Psychology students and Special Students who receive 70% in any of the prerequisite courses or 70% in Psychology 282E may also enrol in this course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 342F/G, Research in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience | |
| | Description: An introduction to the design, administration, and interpretation of developmental cognitive neuroscience research. Students receive instruction in the formulation of developmental research questions and the choice of appropriate methods, and training in the analysis, and interpretation of pediatric evoked response potential (ERP) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data. | | Prerequisite(s): Psychology 223a/b or Psychology 221a/b; Psychology 240a/b; Psychology 280E; Psychology 281 and registration in third or fourth year of Honors Psychology | | 4 lecture/laboratory hours, 0.5 course | | back to top |
| Psychology 347F/G, Special Topics in Developmental Psychology | |
| | Description: An in-depth analysis of research in selected topics of developmental psychology. Topic available in Department. | | Prerequisite(s): Registration in third or fourth year of Honors Psychology or permission of Department. | | 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 348F/G, Special Topics in Developmental Psychology | |
| | Description: See Psychology 347F/G. | | Prerequisite(s): Registration in third or fourth year of Honors Psychology or permission of Department. | | 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 350F/G, Adult Psychopathology | |
| | Description: This theory course is designed to introduce the wide-ranging theories and treatment perspectives of psychopathology in adults. The major disorders covered in the DSM-IV will be explored, with an orientation on empirical research findings. | | Antirequisite(s): Psychology 155a/b and Psychology 351. | | Prerequisite(s): Registration in third or fourth year of Honors Psychology. | | 3 lecture/discussion hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 352F/G, Health Psychology | |
| | Description: This course will focus on the scientific and professional contributions of the discipline of psychology to the promotion and maintenance of health, the prevention and treatment of illness, and the identification of etiologic correlates of health, illness, and related dysfunction. | | Antirequisite(s): Psychology 152a/b | | Prerequisite(s): Registration in third or fourth year of Honors Psychology. | | 3 lecture/discussion hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 354F/G, Test Construction | |
| | Description: A review of methods for developing psychological tests, questionnaires, and surveys. Topics will include reliability and validity, norming and standardization, attitude measurement, and observational methods. Opportunities for developing measures of human abilities and personality will be provided. | | Antirequisite(s): Psychology 180a/b | | Prerequisite(s): Psychology 281 and registration in third or fourth year of Honors Psychology. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | Note: Third or fourth year Honors Psychology Students who receive a 70% in Psychology 282E may enrol in this course. Other Psychology students and Special Students who receive 70% in Psychology 281 or a 70% in Psychology 282E may also enrol in this course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 356F/G, Research in Personality Assessment | |
| | Description: Addresses reliability and validity issues as well as several contemporary topics in assessment such as multitrait-multimethod analysis, personality testing in personnel selection, and control of dissimulation or "faking" of personality test responses. The course includes a hands-on research component. | | Prerequisite(s): Psychology 281 and registration in third or fourth year of Honors Psychology. | | 2 lecture hours, 2 laboratory hours, 0.5 course. | | Note: Third or fourth year Honors Psychology Students who receive a 70% in Psychology 282E may enrol in this course. Other Psychology students and Special Students who receive 70% in Psychology 282E or Psychology 281 may also enrol in this course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 362E, Issues and Methods in Early Childhood Education | |
| | Description: This seminar course covers various topics related to the overall development and early education of the young child with a focus on the implications of theory and research for working with young children. Students participate weekly in a practicum placement at University Preschool in the Department of Psychology. | | Prerequisite(s): Psychology 240a/b or Psychology 241E and registration in third or fourth year of Honors Psychology. Other Psychology students and Special Students who receive 70% in the prerequisite course(s) may enrol in this course. | | 3 seminar hours, 3.5 practicum hours, 1.0 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 364F/G, Child Psychopathology | |
| | Description: This is a theory course designed to introduce the wide-ranging theories of developmental psychopathology in children and adolescents. Topics will include the major DSM-IV diagnostic categories for childhood disorders, as well as research and treatment. The course orientation is empirical, with an emphasis on recent research findings with this population. | | Antirequisite(s): Psychology 142a/b, Psychology 143a/b, Psychology 351 | | Prerequisite(s): Registration in third or fourth year of Honors Psychology. | | 3 lecture/discussion hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 365F/G, Special Topics in Industrial and Organizational Psychology | |
| | Description: Topic available in Department. Prerequisite: Registration in third or fourth year of Honors Psychology or permission of the Department. | | 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 368F/G, Special Topics in Clinical Psychology | |
| | Description: Topic available in Department. Prerequisite: Registration in third or fourth year of Honors Psychology or permission of Department. | | 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 370F/G, Research in Social Psychology | |
| | Description: An introduction to the methods and techniques used in the study of human social behavior. Students will conduct studies using a variety of procedures, and will develop an independent research proposal. | | Antirequisite(s): Psychology 275E. | | Prerequisite(s): Psychology 272a/b or 270F/G; Psychology 280E and 281; And registration in third or fourth year of Honors Psychology Program. | | 2 lecture hours, 2 laboratory hours, 0.5 course. | | Note: Third or fourth year Honors Psychology Students who receive a passing grade in the prerequisite course Psychology 272a/b or the former 271 and a 70% in Psychology 282E may enrol in this course. Other Psychology students and Special Students who receive 70% in the prerequisite course Psychology 272a/b or the former 271 and 70% in Psychology 282E or Psychology 281 and Psychology 280E may also enrol in this course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 371F/G, Special Topics in Social Psychology | |
| | Description: Topic available in Department. | | Prerequisite(s): Psychology 272a/b, or 275E, or the former 270F/G; And registration in third or fourth year of Honors Psychology. | | 3 lecture/discussion hours, 0.5 course. | | Note: Other Psychology students and Special Students who receive 70% in the prerequisite course may enrol in this course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 372F/G, The Psychology of Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior | |
| | Description: The course will consider the social, situational and personality factors responsible for the occurrence of antisocial behaviors such as violence and aggression, and of prosocial behaviors such as helping others in disaster or crisis situations. | | Prerequisite(s): Registration in third or fourth year of Honors Psychology. | | 3 lecture/discussion hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 373F/G, The Psychology of Persuasion | |
| | Description: An examination of social psychological theories and research relating to attitude formation and change. Both persuasion of others and self-persuasion will be considered. Specific topics to be covered include the effects of fear appeals, race relations and prejudice, mass media, communications, advertising, and sex role stereotypes. | | Prerequisite(s): Psychology 272a/b, or 275E, or the former Psychology 270F/G; And registration in third or fourth year of Honors Psychology. | | 3 lecture/discussion hours, 0.5 course. | | Note: Other Psychology students and Special Students who receive 70% in the prerequisite course(s) may enrol in this course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 374F/G, Social Cognition and Motivation | |
| | Description: An examination of social psychological theories and research relating to the cognitive and motivational processes involved in understanding and representing the social world. Specific topics will include attribution, goals, impression formation, person memory, the self, stereotypes, and social inference. | | Prerequisite(s): Registration in third or fourth year of Honors Psychology. | | 3 lecture/discussion hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 380F/G, Psychological Statistics Using Computers | |
| | Description: This course covers most statistical procedures used in psychological research, and the use and interpretation of SPSS for Windows. Topics covered include the t test, various forms of analysis of variance, chi-square, bivariate and multiple regression and correlation, factor analysis, multivariate analysis of variance, and Monte Carlo methods. | | Antirequisite(s): Psychology 381F/G | | Prerequisite(s): Registration in third or fourth year of either Honors Specialization in Psychology or Honors Specialization in Animal Behavior. | | 2 lecture hours, 2 laboratory hours, 0.5 course. | | Note: Psychology 380F/G is a mandatory course for students taking
Honors Specialization in Psychology. Special Students who receive 70% in Psychology 282E may also enrol in this course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 385F/G, History of Psychology | |
| | Description: A study of persistent problems in the history of psychology and an introduction to traditional systems in psychology. | | Antirequisite(s): Psychology 393F/G (King's) | | Prerequisite(s): Registration in third or fourth year Honors Psychology or permission of Department. | | 4 lecture/discussion hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 386a/b, Fundamentals of Cognitive Science | |
| | Description: A review of information processing approaches in selected areas such as perception, memory and cognition. An examination of the contributions from psychological experiments, computer simulation, logical models, language analysis, neural models, and comparative cognition. | | Prerequisite(s): At least 60% in a 020 level Psychology course and registration in third or fourth year of an Honors Program or Special Students. | | 3 lecture/discussion hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 387F/G, Research in Psycholinguistics | |
| | Description: This course will introduce students to the variety of research methods used in experimental psycholinguistics. Topics covered will include: language perception, comprehension, production and memory. The major issues regarding these processes are discussed with a focus on frequently encountered experimental procedures to provide an overview of the fields. | | Prerequisite(s): Psychology 205a/b or Psychology 215a/b or Psychology 234a/b or Psychology 235a/b and registration in third or fourth year of Honors Psychology. | | 2 lecture hours, 2 laboratory hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 388F/G, Special Topics in Psychology | |
| | Description: Selected topics of current interest in Psychology. Topic available in Department. | | Prerequisite(s): Registration in third or fourth year of Honors Psychology Program or permission of Department. | | 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 389F/G, Special Topics in Psychology | |
| | Description: Topic available in Department. | | Prerequisite(s): Registration in third or fourth year Honors Specialization in Psychology or permission of the Department. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 394F/G, Teams and Work Groups in Organizations | |
| | Description: This course examines and assesses psychological research on workgroups / teams. Particular attention is paid to issues associated with team composition, team processes, individual vs. group performance, and the organizational context in which teams operate. Methodological/statistical issues associated with workgroup/team research are given considerable emphasis. | | Antirequisite(s): Psychology 365F if taken in 1998, or between 2002 and 2005, Psychology 365G if taken in 2000 or 2007 | | Prerequisite(s): Registration in third or fourth year Honors Specialization in Psychology or permission of the Department. | | 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 398F, Independent Study | |
| | Description: Individual reading and research at an advanced level under faculty supervision. Students are responsible for arranging independent study credit with an individual faculty member of their choice. | | Prerequisite(s): Written permission of instructor and Department and an "A" average the previous year. | | 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 399G, Independent Study | |
| | Description: Individual reading and research at an advanced level under faculty supervision. Students are responsible for arranging independent study credit with an individual faculty member of their choice. | | Prerequisite(s): Written permission of instructor and Department and an "A" average the previous year. | | 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 408F/G, Special Topics in Animal Behavior and Animal Cognition | |
| | Description: Topic available in Department. | | Prerequisite(s): Psychology 221a/b or 223a/b and registration in third or fourth year Honors Specialization in Psychology, Physiology/Psychology and Animal Behavior. Other Psychology students and Special Students who receive 70% in the prerequisite course(s) may enrol in this course. | | 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 412F/G, Gender and Social Development | |
| | Description: The purpose of this course is to critically evaluate current theoretical explanations for the development and maintenance of gender-differentiated behavior. Social and cognitive theories are the primary focus, but biological explanations also are considered. Gender differences in personality, interpersonal behavior (e.g., play styles, aggression, communication), and relationships are discussed. | | Antirequisite(s): Psychology 447G if taken between 2003 and 2006, Psychology 447F if taken in 2006. | | Prerequisite(s): Registration in third or fourth year Honors Specialization in Psychology. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 413F/G, The Psychology of Humour | |
| | Description: This course expores theoretical and empirical approaches to a psychological understanding of humour. Topics include: cognitive, social, biological, and developmental aspects; individual differences; the role of humour in mental and physical health; and applications in psychotherapy, education, and the workplace. | | Antirequisite(s): Psychology 368G if taken in 1998. Psychology 468F if taken in 2000 or 2006. | | Prerequisite(s): Registration in third or fourth year Honors Specialization in Psychology. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 419F/G, Special Topics in Sensation and Perception | |
| | Description: Topic available in Department. | | Prerequisite(s): Psychology 221a/b or 223a/b and registration in third or fourth year Honors Specialization in Psychology, Physiology/Psychology and Animal Behavior. Other Psychology students and Special Students who receive 70% in the prerequisite course(s) may enrol in this course. | | 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 428F/G, Special Topics in Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience | |
| | Description: Topic available in Department. | | Prerequisite(s): Psychology 221a/b or 223a/b and registration in third or fourth year Honors Specialization in Psychology, Physiology/Psychology and Animal Behavior. Other Psychology students and Special Students who receive 70% in the prerequisite course(s) may enrol in this course. | | 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 439F/G, Special Topics in Cognitive Psychology | |
| | Description: Topic available in Department. | | Prerequisite(s): Fourth year Honors Psychology status. | | 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 447F/G, Special Topics in Developmental Psychology | |
| | Description: Topic available in Department. | | Prerequisite(s): Fourth year honors Psychology status. | | 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 449F/G, Special Topics in Developmental Psychology | |
| | Description: Topic available in Department. | | Prerequisite(s): Fourth year honors Psychology status. | | 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 454F/G, Advanced Topics in Measurement Research | |
| | Description: An in depth coverage of selected issues in psychological measurement and data-analysis, including one or more of the following: factor analysis, unidimensional and multidimensional scaling, analysis of preferences, test bias, multiple regression and other multivariate procedures, and other related topics. | | Prerequisite(s): Psychology 380F/G or the former 381E and registration in fourth year Honors Psychology Program. | | 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 456F/G, Current Issues in Personality Research | |
| | Description: Critical evaluation of contemporary research in personality. Issues to be examined could include the person-situation debate, the idiographic vs. nomothetic study of personality, moderators of behavior predictability, new methods of personality assessment, evolutionary, sociobiological, genetic, and environmental influences on individual and group differences. | | Prerequisite(s): Registration in fourth year of Honors Psychology Program. | | 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 457F/G, Special Topics in Personality | |
| | Description: Topic available in Department. | | Prerequisite(s): Fourth year honors Psychology status. | | 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 465F/G, Special Topics in Industrial and Organizational Psychology | |
| | Description: Topics available in Department. | | Prerequisite(s): Fourth year Honors Psychology status. | | 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 467F/G, Special Topics in Educational Psychology | |
| | Description: Topic available in Department. | | Prerequisite(s): Fourth year Honors Psychology status. | | 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 468F/G, Special Topics in Clinical Psychology | |
| | Description: Topic available in Department. | | Prerequisite(s): Fourth year Honors Psychology status. | | 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 478F/G, Special Topics in Social Psychology | |
| | Description: Topic available in Department. | | Prerequisite(s): Fourth year Honors Psychology status. | | 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 479F/G, Special Topics in Social Psychology | |
| | Description: Topic available in Department. | | Prerequisite(s): Registration in third or fourth year Honors Specialization in Psychology or permission of the Department. | | 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 484F/G, Advanced Topics in the History of Psychology | |
| | Description: A seminar course on selected topics in the history of psychology. Discussion will focus on the development of ideas and the history of research in various fields of psychology. | | Prerequisite(s): Fourth year Honors Psychology status or permission of Department. | | 3 lecture/seminar hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 485E, Honors Thesis | |
| | Description: Independent research under the direction of a faculty member. | | Prerequisite(s): Psychology 380F/G and 0.5 of Psychology 302F/G, 317F/G, 322F/G, 336F/G, 356F/G, 361F/G, 370F/G, 382F/G, 387F/G and registration in fourth year of Honors Specialization in Psychology. Students in fourth year Honors Specialization in Animal Behavior may also enrol in this course. | | 4 seminar hours, 1.0 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 487F/G, Psychology of Pain | |
| | Description: Topics include the psychological, clinical, and physiological manifestations of the pain experience, the major theories of pain, congenital insensitivity to pain, psychophysical assessment of the sensory and affective components of pain, and placebo effects. Various treatment methods will be discussed. | | Prerequisite(s): Fourth year Honors Psychology status. | | 3 lecture/seminar hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 488F/G, Special Topics in Psychology | |
| | Description: Selected topics of current interest in Psychology. Topic available in Department. | | Prerequisite(s): Fourth year honors Psychology status. | | 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 489F/G, Special Topics in Psychology | |
| | Description: Topic available in Department. | | Prerequisite(s): Registration in third or fourth year Honors Specialization in Psychology or permission of the Department. | | 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 498F, Independent Study | |
| | Description: Individual reading and research at an advanced level under faculty supervision. Students are responsible for arranging independent study credit with an individual faculty member of their choice. | | Prerequisite(s): Written permission of instructor and Department and an "A" average the previous year. | | 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Psychology 499G, Independent Study | |
| | Description: Individual reading and research at an advanced level under faculty supervision. Students are responsible for arranging independent study credit with an individual faculty member of their choice. | | Prerequisite(s): Written permission of instructor and Department and an "A" average the previous year. | | 0.5 course. | | back to top |
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