2020-2021 Undergraduate Calendar

Jack Adams-Webber, John G. Benjafield, Nancy DeCourville, David DiBattista, Stefan M. Brudzynski, Jane Dywan, Harry T. Hunt, Dorothy Markiewicz, Robert D. Ogilvie, Edward W. G. Pomeroy, Joan Preston, Stanley W. Sadava, Paul D. Tyson

Professors

Karen Arnell, Michael Ashton, Kathryn Belicki, Angela Book, Kimberly Cote, Carolyn Hafer, Gordon Hodson, Tanya Martini, Cheryl McCormick, John Mitterer, Catherine J. Mondloch, Tim Murphy, Gary Pickering, Linda Rose-Krasnor, Sidney J. Segalowitz, Teena Willoughby

Associate Professors

Michael Busseri, Andrew V. Dane, Veena D. Dwivedi, Stephen M. Emrich, Angela D. Evans, Dawn E. Good, Caitlin Mahy, Cameron Muir

Assistant Professors

Karen Campbell, William Hall, Elizabeth Shulman, Sabrina Thai

Adjunct Professors

Marie Good, Michelle Jetha, Chrissy Lackner, Don McCreary, Danielle Molnar, Lindsay Short

Undergraduate Program Officer

Caitlin Mahy

Administrator

Kirsti van Dorsser

Co-ordinator

Tammy Stewart

Director of Co-operative Programs

Cara Krezek

General Information

Administrative Assistant

Linda Di Raddo

905-688-5550, extension 5050

Mackenzie Chown B327

brocku.ca/social-sciences/psychology

The Department of Psychology offers four-year programs of study leading to a BA (Honours) Psychology, a BA with Major Psychology, and a three-year BA Pass degree program. Programs are designed to provide students with a broad introduction to the field of psychology including research methodology, psychological theory and application. In addition, the 20-credit degree programs give students the opportunity to prepare for admission to professional and advanced degree training in a variety of fields. Students interested in pursuing graduate study specifically in psychology should complete the Honours program.

Students wishing to major in Psychology must apply to declare their major. Declare or Change Major forms are available in the Registrar's Office and online at brocku.ca/registrar/forms. The Department believes that a broadly-based liberal arts and science background is appropriate in conjunction with a major in Psychology. It is required that Honours students acquire some background in other disciplines as part of their undergraduate program by taking elective courses in areas outside of Psychology. Students wishing to pursue an Honours (Research) degree must complete a PSYC 4F91 Application. Applications are available in the Department of Psychology.

Students wishing to take PSYC 3F40 and 3P39 require a minimum 77 percent major average. Students wishing to take PSYC 4F91, 4P93 and 4P95 require a minimum 80 percent major average.

The requirements for graduation with a BA (Honours) are a minimum 70 percent major average and a minimum 60 percent non-major average. The requirements for a BA with Major and a Pass BA are a minimum 60 percent major average and a minimum 60 percent overall average.

Psychology Co-op Program (Honours and 4 Year BA with Major)

The Psychology Co-op program combines academic and work terms over a five-year period. Students spend two years in an academic setting studying the core concepts of psychology prior to taking the first work placement. In addition to the current fees for courses in academic study terms, Psychology Co-op students are assessed an annual administrative fee (see the Schedule of Fees).

Eligibility to continue is based on the student's major average and non-major average. A student with a minimum 70 percent major average and a minimum 60 percent non-major average will be permitted to continue. A student with a major average lower than 70 percent will not be permitted to continue in the Psychology Co-op program. If a student subsequently raises their major average to 70 percent, the student may be readmitted only if approved by the Co-op Admission Committee.

All students in the Co-operative Education program are required to read, sign and adhere to the terms of the Student Regulations Waiver and Co-op Student Manual (brocku.ca/co-op/current-students/co-op-student-manuals) as articulated by the Co-op Programs Office. In addition, eligibility to continue in the co-op option is based on the student's major average and non-major average, and the ability to demonstrate the motivation and potential to pursue a professional career.

Each four-month co-operative education work term must be registered. Once students are registered in a co-op work term, they are expected to fulfill their commitment. If the placement accepted is for more than one four-month work term, students are committed to complete all terms. Students may not withdraw from or terminate a work term without permission from the Director, Co-op Program Office.

The Psychology Co-op program designation will be awarded to those students who have completed a four-year degree (Honours or BA with Major) and who have successfully completed a minimum of twelve months of Co-op work experience.

Policing and Criminal Justice-Niagara College

The Policing and Criminal Justice program involves courses offered through Brock University and Niagara College. This four-year program combines training in policing and criminal justice with an education in a chosen academic discipline, which may be Communication Studies, Psychology, Political Science or Sociology. Upon successful completion of the program, students majoring in Communication Studies, Human Geography, Political Science and Sociology will receive an Honours BA degree from Brock and a Police Foundations diploma from Niagara College. Upon successful completion of the program, students majoring in Psychology will receive a BA with Major degree from Brock and a Police Foundations diploma from Niagara College. The program caters to the increasing demand in society for professionals who possess both solid applied skills and the substantive knowledge needed to apply them to the areas of policing and criminal justice. This would ordinarily involve attending college after gaining a university degree, but the Brock and Niagara program combines the two in a single integrated package. Applicants must have a minimum 70 percent overall average to be considered for admission to the program. Volunteering experience is considered an asset. Successful applicants must maintain a minimum 70 percent overall average during Year 2 and meet other program requirements to continue in the program. Enrolment in this program is limited. Admission to the program is not guaranteed by attainment of the minimum requirements. Application forms for the Policing and Criminal Justice program are available from the Office of the Dean of Social Sciences.

Please consult the Policing and Criminal Justice entry for a listing of program requirements.

Program Notes

1.	Prior to graduation, students completing a four-year degree (Honours or BA with Major) must choose 7.0 credits from disciplines outside of Psychology. As well, students completing a Pass BA must choose 5.0 credits from disciplines outside of Psychology.
2.	Students wishing to take PSYC 3F40 and 3P39 require a minimum 77 percent major average. Students wishing to take PSYC 4F91, 4P93 and 4P95 require a minimum 80 percent major average.
3.	Students enrolled in PSYC 4F91 must enrol concurrently in PSYC 4P93. PSYC 4P95 is strongly recommended.
4.	If a student has completed PSYC 3F40 and wishes to complete an Honours Comprehensive stream or BA with Major program, PSYC 3P30 will not be required.
5.	Students completing the Honours Comprehensive stream program must take a minimum one-half credit from each of the Applied Psychology, Social Processes, and Brain and Cognition categories.
6.	In 20 credit Honours degree programs a maximum of eight credits may be numbered 1(alpha)00 to 1(alpha)99; at least three credits must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above; at least three credits must be numbered 3(alpha)90 or above; and the remaining credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above. In this 20 credit BA with Major degree program a maximum of eight credits may be numbered 1(alpha)00 to 1(alpha)99; at least four and one-half credits must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above; at least one and one-half credits must be numbered 3(alpha)90 or above; and the remaining credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above. In 15 credit degree programs a maximum of eight credits may be numbered 1(alpha)00 to 1(alpha)00; at least three credits must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above; and the remaining credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above. In some circumstances, in order to meet university degree and program requirements, more than 15 or 20 credits may be taken.

Honours Program

Comprehensive Course Categories

Among the total number of Psychology courses taken in year 3 and 4, students completing the Comprehensive stream program must take minimum of one-half credit from each category

Applied Psychology

PSYC 3P31, 3P50, 3P51, 3P53, 3P72, 3P75, 4P20, 4P25, 4P27, 4P72, 4P79

Social Processes

PSYC 3P18, 3P31, 3P32, 3P34, 3P37, 3P77, 4P30, 4P71

Brain and Cognition

PSYC 3P05, 3P06, 3P38, 3P46, 3P59, 3P60, 3P65, 3P68, 4P55, 4P60, 4P63

Comprehensive Stream (Honours only)

Year 1

	PSYC 1F90
	one Humanities context credit
	one Sciences context credit
	two elective credits (see program note 1)

Year 2

	PSYC 2F23 and 2P01
	one of PSYC 2P20, 2P35, 2P36, 2P49
	PSYC 2P25 or 2P30
	one and one-half PSYC credits numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99
	one elective credit (see program note 1)

Year 3

	PSYC 3P30 (see program note 4)
	two and one-half PSYC credits numbered 3(alpha)00 to 3(alpha)99 (see program note 5)
	two elective credits (see program note 1)

Year 4

	PSYC 4P07 or 4P92
	PSYC 4P08
	two PSYC credit numbered 3(alpha)90 to 4(alpha)99 (see program note 5)
	two elective credits (see program note 1)

Research Stream (Honours only)

Year 1

	PSYC 1F90
	one Humanities context credit
	one Sciences context credit
	two elective credits (see program note 1)

Year 2

	PSYC 2F23 and 2P01
	one of PSYC 2P20, 2P35, 2P36, 2P49
	PSYC 2P25 or 2P30
	one and one-half PSYC credits numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99
	one elective credit (see program note 1)

Year 3

	PSYC 3F40 and 3P39 (see program notes 2 and 4)
	one and one-half PSYC credits numbered 3(alpha)00 to 3(alpha)99
	two elective credits (see program note 1)

Year 4

	PSYC 4F91, 4P92 and 4P93 (see program note 2)
	one PSYC credit numbered 3(alpha)90 to 4(alpha)99 (see program note 3)
	two elective credits (see program note 1)

Comprehensive Stream Co-op (Honours only)

Year 1

	PSYC 1F90
	one Humanities context credit
	one Sciences context credit
	two elective credits (see program note 1)

Year 2

	PSYC 0N90, 2F23 and 2P01
	one of PSYC 2P20, 2P35, 2P36, 2P49
	PSYC 2P25 or 2P30
	one and one-half PSYC credits numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99
	one elective credit (see program note 1)

Spring/Summer Sessions:

PSYC 0N01 and 2C01

Year 3

	PSYC 3P30 (see program note 4)
	two and one-half PSYC credits numbered 3(alpha)00 to 3(alpha)99 (see program note 5)
	two elective credits (see program note 1)

Spring/Summer Sessions:

PSYC 0N02 and 2C02

Year 4

	PSYC 4P07 or 4P92
	PSYC 4P08
	two PSYC credit numbered 3(alpha)90 to 4(alpha)99 (see program note 5)
	two elective credits (see program note 1)

Spring/Summer Sessions:

PSYC 0N03 and 2C03

Research Stream Co-op (Honours only)

Year 1

	PSYC 1F90
	one Humanities context credit
	one Sciences context credit
	two elective credits (see program note 1)

Year 2

	PSYC 0N90, 2F23 and 2P01
	one of PSYC 2P20, 2P35, 2P36, 2P49
	PSYC 2P25 or 2P30
	one and one-half PSYC credits numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99
	one elective credit (see program note 1)

Spring/Summer Sessions:

PSYC 0N01 and 2C01

Year 3

	PSYC 3F40 and 3P39 (see program notes 2 and 4)
	one and one-half PSYC credits numbered 3(alpha)00 or above
	two elective credits (see program note 1)

Spring/Summer Sessions:

PSYC 0N02 and 2C02

Year 4

	PSYC 4F91, 4P92, and 4P93 (see program note 2)
	one PSYC credit numbered 3(alpha)90 to 4(alpha)99 (see program note 3)
	two elective credits (see program note 1)

Spring/Summer Sessions:

PSYC 0N03 and 2C03

Yukon College Degree Completion

For Brock students attending Yukon College in Year Two

Year 3

Year 3 is now closed

Year 4

(taken at Brock University)

	PSYC 4F91, 4P92 and 4P93 (see program note 2)
	one PSYC credit numbered 3(alpha)90 to 4(alpha)99 (see program note 3)
	two elective credits (see program note 1)

For Yukon College students attending Brock in Year Three and Four

Year 3

Year 3 is now closed

Year 4

(taken at Brock University)

	PSYC 4F91, 4P92 and 4P93 (see program note 2)
	one PSYC credit numbered 3(alpha)90 to 4(alpha)99 (see program note 3)
	two elective credits (see program note 1)

BA with Major Program

Year 1

	PSYC 1F90
	one Humanities context credit
	one Sciences context credit
	two elective credits (see program note 1)

Year 2

	PSYC 2F23 and 2P01
	one of PSYC 2P20, 2P35, 2P36, 2P49
	PSYC 2P25 or 2P30
	one and one-half PSYC credits numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99
	one elective credit (see program note 1)

Year 3

	PSYC 3P30 (see program note 4)
	two and one-half PSYC credits numbered 3(alpha)00 to 3(alpha)99
	two elective credits (see program note 1)

Year 4

	One and one-half PSYC credits numbered 3(alpha)00 to 4(alpha)99
	one PSYC credit numbered 3(alpha)90 to 4(alpha)99
	PSYC 4P07
	two elective credits (see program note 1)

BA with Major Co-op

Year 1

	PSYC 1F90
	one Humanities context credit
	one Sciences context credit
	two elective credits (see program note 1)

Year 2

	PSYC 0N90, 2F23 and 2P01
	one of PSYC 2P20, 2P35, 2P36, 2P49
	PSYC 2P25 or 2P30
	one and one-half PSYC credits numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99
	one elective credit (see program note 1)

Spring/Summer Sessions:

PSYC 0N01 and 2C01

Year 3

	PSYC 3P30 (see program note 4)
	two and one-half PSYC credits numbered 3(alpha)00 to 3(alpha)99
	two elective credits (see program note 1)

Spring/Summer Sessions:

PSYC 0N02 and 2C02

Year 4

	One and one-half PSYC credits numbered 3(alpha)00 to 4(alpha)99
	one PSYC credit numbered 3(alpha)90 to 4(alpha)99
	PSYC 4P07
	two elective credits (see program note 1)

Spring/Summer Sessions:

PSYC 0N03 and 2C03

Yukon College Degree Completion Program (BA with Major)

For Brock students attending Yukon College in Year Two

Year 3

Year 3 is now closed

Year 4

(taken at Brock University)

	One and one-half PSYC credits numbered 3(alpha)00 to 4(alpha)99
	one PSYC credit numbered 3(alpha)90 to 4(alpha)99
	PSYC 4P07
	two elective credits (see program note 1)

For Yukon College students attending Brock in Year Three

Year 1 and 2

Years 1 and 2 are now closed

Year 3 and 4

(taken at Brock University)

	PSYC 3P30 and 4P07 (see program note 4)
	four PSYC credits numbered 3(alpha)00 to 4(alpha)99 or elective credits (see program notes 1 and 5)
	one PSYC credit numbered 3(alpha)90 to 4(alpha)99
	four elective credits (see program note 1)

Pass Program

Year 1

	PSYC 1F90
	one Humanities context credit
	one Sciences context credit
	two elective credits (see program note 1)

Year 2

	PSYC 2F23 and 2P01
	one of PSYC 2P20, 2P35, 2P36, 2P49
	PSYC 2P25 or 2P30
	one and one-half PSYC credits numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99
	one elective credit (see program note 1)

Year 3

	Three PSYC credits numbered 3(alpha)00 to 3(alpha)99
	two elective credits (see program note 1)

Combined Major Program

Students may take a combined major in Psychology and a second discipline. For requirements in the other discipline, the student should consult the relevant department/centre. It should be noted that not all departments/centres provide a combined major option. All combined major students should consult with the Administrator or Co-ordinator in each department/centre in order to avoid duplication of courses.

Honours

	PSYC 1F90, 2F23, 3F40 and 3P39 (see program notes 2 and 4)
	one and one-half credits from PSYC 2P12, 2P15, 2P20, 2P25, 2P30, 2P35, 2P36, 2P37, 2P49
	one-half PSYC credit numbered 3(alpha)00 to 3(alpha)99
	one PSYC credit numbered 3(alpha)90 to 4(alpha)99
	PSYC 4F91, 4P92 and 4P93 or one Honours thesis credit in the second discipline (see program note 3)

BA with Major

	PSYC 1F90, 2F23 and 3P30 (see program note 4)
	one and one-half credits from PSYC 2P12, 2P15, 2P20, 2P25, 2P30, 2P35, 2P36, 2P37, 2P49
	two and one-half PSYC credits numbered 3(alpha)00 to 4(alpha)99
	one PSYC credit numbered 3(alpha)90 to 4(alpha)99

Pass

	PSYC 1F90 and 2F23
	one PSYC credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99
	two PSYC credits numbered 3(alpha)00 to 3(alpha)99

Psychology and Biological Sciences

Consult the Biological Sciences entry for a listing of program requirements.

Psychology and Child and Youth Studies

This is a specialized Combined Honours program that has students choosing to focus on either Child and Youth Studies or on Psychology upon entry to Year Three. Consult the Child and Youth Studies entry for a listing of program requirements.

Minor in Psychology

Students in other disciplines can obtain a minor in Psychology within their degree program by completing the following courses with a minimum 60 percent overall average:

	PSYC 1F90
	three additional PSYC credits
	one PSYC credit numbered 3(alpha)00 or above

Brock/Colleges Articulation Agreement

Policing and Criminal Justice-Niagara College

Consult the Policing and Criminal Justice entry for a listing of program requirements.

Graduate (MA, PhD) Program

The graduate programs allow for study and directed research with a concentration in behavioural neuroscience, life span development, or social/personality. For further information, including faculty interests, see the current graduate calendar or the Psychology Department website.

Course Descriptions

Note that not all courses are offered in every session. Refer to the applicable term timetable for details.

# Indicates a cross listed course

* Indicates primary offering of a cross listed course

Prerequisites and Restrictions

Students must check to ensure that prerequisites are met. Students may be deregistered, at the request of the instructor, from any course for which prerequisites and/or restrictions have not been met.

PSYCHOLOGY COURSES

PSYC 1F90

Foundations of Psychology

Methodological approaches and contemporary issues in psychology and their application to everyday life.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Note: prerequisite to all courses in Psychology except PSYC 2F23 and 3Q91.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in PSYC 1F25 and 1P28.

PSYC 1P28

Introduction to Psychology and Human Lifespan Development

Human biological, psychology and social development through the lifespan.

Online activities, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to RECL majors. Not open to PSYC (single or combined) majors.

Note: students may not concurrently register in PSYC 1F90.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in PSYC 1F90.

PSYC 2F23

Statistics and Research Design in the Behavioural Sciences

Principles of research design and data analysis in the context of psychological research.

Lectures, tutorial, 4 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90 or one Social Science credit.

Note: 4U Mathematics of Data Management or equivalent background recommended.

PSYC 2P01

Roadmap to Careers in Psychology

Career exploration and applications in psychology and related fields.

Seminar, online activities, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single) majors. Not open to combined majors and minors.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90.

Note: students are expected to register during their second year of study. Must be completed before registering in required year 4 courses.

PSYC 2P12

Lifespan Development

Introduction to theories and research in human development across the lifespan. Topics include development in physical, perceptual, cognitive, linguistic, social and/or emotional domains.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined), HEAR, NEUR, RECL, SPLS majors and PSYC minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90.

Note: students may not concurrently register in CHYS 2P10.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in CHYS 2F05 and 2P10.

PSYC 2P15

Abnormal Psychology

Mental disorders with respect to classification, diagnosis, etiology, treatment, and applied case studies. Biological and psychosocial risk factors for mental disorders.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined), and PSYC minors until date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to PSYC (single or combined), NEUR majors, GHUM, SOSC students and PSYC minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in PSYC 3F20 and 3P28.

PSYC 2P20

Cognition

How the mind processes information. Topics include recognition, attention, memory, problem solving, judgment and decision making.

Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined), NEUR, SPLS majors and PSYC minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90.

PSYC 2P25

Personality and Individual Differences

Introduction to theory and research in personality and related individual differences. Topics include measurement and structure of personality characteristics; biological bases, genetic and environmental origins, and evolutionary function of personality; personality disorders; personality as a predictor of life outcomes; other domains of psychological variation (religious beliefs and political attitudes, sexuality, occupational interests, mental abilities).

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90.

PSYC 2P30

Fundamentals of Social Psychology

Theory, methods and research examining the influence of others on phenomena such as cognition, the self, attitudes, group processes and communication.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined) majors and minors until dates specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90.

PSYC 2P35

Introduction to Brain and Behaviour

Introduction to biological aspects of behavioural neuroscience. Basics of the structure and function of the nervous system in relation to behaviour and reviews activities of the brain from the neuron through to interrelationships among neural systems. Topics include neuronal function, drugs and behaviour, brain plasticity and recovery from injury, sensation and perception, and the organization of the brain emphasizing human behaviour.

Lectures, 3 hours per week; seminar, 1 hour per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined), HEAR, NEUR, SPLS majors and PSYC minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90.

Note: student may not concurrently register in PSYC (NEUR) 2P36.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in PSYC (NEUR) 2P36.

*PSYC 2P36

Brain and Behaviour I

(also offered as NEUR 2P36)

Introduction to behavioural neuroscience and biological aspects of behaviour. Basics of the structure and function of the nervous system in relation to behaviour and activities of the brain from the neuron through to interrelationships among neural systems (central and peripheral nervous system, and hormonal regulation). Topics include neuronal function, drugs and behaviour, brain plasticity and recovery from injury, sensation and perception, and the organization of the brain emphasizing human behaviour.

Lectures, 3 hours per week; lab, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined), HEAR, NEUR, SPLS majors and PSYC minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90.

Note: materials fee required. Students may not concurrently register in PSYC 2P35.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in PSYC 2P35.

*PSYC 2P37

Brain and Behaviour II

(also offered as NEUR 2P37)

Physiological basis of neural mechanisms relevant to human actions and cognitions such as motivation (sleep, sexual behaviour, eating), emotions and stress, learning and memory, communication and language, and thought (psychological/psychiatric disorders).

Lectures, 3 hours per week; lab, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined), HEAR, NEUR, SPLS majors and PSYC minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 2P35 or 2P36.

PSYC 2P49

Perception

Introduction to human perception emphasizing visual and auditory perception, including theory and applications to neurophysiology, speech recognition and development. Integration of smell, taste, balance and time perception to demonstrate the biological and cognitive bases of perception.

Lectures, 2.5 hours per week, seminar, 1 hour, alternating weeks.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined), HEAR, NEUR majors and PSYC minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90.

#PSYC 2P95

Sport Psychology

(also offered as KINE 2P95)

Psychological basis and implications of physical activity in sport and physical education. Topics include personality, motivation, achievement needs, group interaction.

lectures, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BKin, BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate) and BSc (Kin) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 3.5 overall credits.

PSYC 3F01

Facilitating Communication and Critical Thinking in Groups

Examination of theories and concepts related to the successful facilitation of groups. Topics may include the promotion of critical thinking and effective communication, group-based learning, intergroup dynamics and conflict resolution.

Lectures, seminar, 5 hours per week; group-based facilitation, 4 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined) majors with a minimum of 8.0 overall credits, 3.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90 and permission of the instructor.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90 and 2F23.

PSYC 3F40

Psychological Research

Research methods emphasizing correlational and experimental designs and associated analyses (regression and ANOVA). Development of the student's capacity to evaluate scientific literature, generate testable hypotheses, gather and analyze data and report results in a manuscript.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined) and NEUR majors with a minimum 77 percent major average and a minimum of 8.0 overall credits and 3.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90 and 2F23.

Corequisite(s): PSYC 3P39.

Note: Neuroscience majors with a minimum 70 percent major average and a minimum of 8.0 overall credits may register. Contact the Department.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in PSYC 3P30.

PSYC 3P05

Visual Perception From Eye to Brain

Historical and contemporary issues in the cognitive neuroscience of visual perception. Different approaches to perception, emphasizing neuroimaging and neuropsychology. Topics may include face and object perception, emotion, short and long-term memory, and neural correlates of consciousness.

Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined), NEUR majors and PSYC minors until date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to PSYC (single or combined), NEUR majors, GHUM, SOSC students and minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90; one of PSYC 2P35, 2P36, 2P20, 2P49.

*PSYC 3P06

Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience

(also offered as NEUR 3P06)

Neural basis of human cognition, emphasizing contemporary methods in cognitive neuroscience. Methodology (e.g. neuroimaging), perception, memory, language, emotion, executive functions and social cognition.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined) NEUR, SPLS majors and PSYC minors until the date specified in the Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits and 1.0 PSYC credit above PSYC 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90; one of PSYC 2P20, 2P35, 2P36, 2P49 or permission of the instructor.

#PSYC 3P11

Theories of Development and Socialization

(also offered as CHYS 3P11)

Interdisciplinary exploration of child and youth development and socialization, including the foundational literature in psychology, sociology and anthropology, as well as contemporary and critical interpretive theories of childhood and youth.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined), CHYS (single or combined), CHYS BA (Honours)/BEd (Primary/Junior) majors and CHYS minors until date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to PSYC (single or combined), CHYS (single or combined), CHYS BA (Honours)/BEd (Primary/Junior) majors, GHUM, SOSC students and CHYS minors. Students must have a minimum of 7.0 overall credits or 3.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90 or permission of the Department.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 2P12 or CHYS 2P10.

PSYC 3P18

Adolescent Development

Theories and research pertaining to development during adolescence. Topics include biological, cognitive and socioemotional development, and the various contexts (family, peers, schools, culture) in which development occurs.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined), NEUR, PHTH majors and PSYC minors until date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to PSYC (single or combined), NEUR, PHTH majors, GHUM, SOSC students and PSYC minors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits or 3.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90. Not open to CHYS (single or combined) majors.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90 and 2P12.

PSYC 3P19

Psychology of Aging

Theories and methods of lifespan development as applied to the special issues that emerge during late adulthood; how physiological, social and cognitive factors interact as individuals cope with the tasks of later years.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined), CHYS (single or combined), CHYS (Honours)/BEd (Primary/Junior), HEAR, NEUR, PHTH, SPLS majors and PSYC minors until date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to PSYC (single or combined), CHYS (single or combined), CHYS (Honours)/BEd (Primary/Junior), HEAR, NEUR, PHTH, SPLS majors, GHUM, SOSC students and PSYC minors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits or 3.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90; PSYC 2P12 or CHYS 2P10.

PSYC 3P20

Human Memory

Current theories and research on human memory from cognitive psychology and cognitive neuroscience. Encoding, storing, and retrieving memories in different time scales and/or systems of memory (e.g., short-term memory, working memory, long-term memory, prospective memory).

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits or 3.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90 and 2P20.

Note: may be offered on-site or online

PSYC 3P21

Persuasion and Propaganda

Psychology of social influence, with particular emphasis on persuasion and propaganda.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits or 3.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90 and 2P30.

Note: may be offered on-site or online.

PSYC 3P22

Social Cognition

Theory and research on how we make sense of ourselves and our social world. Topics include goals, mood, memory, hypothesistesting, counterfactual thinking, stereotypes and culture.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined) majors and minors until the date specified in the Registration guide. After thatdate open to PSYC (single and combined) majors, GHUM, SOSC students and PSYC minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90 and 2P30.

*PSYC 3P23

Psychology of Parenting

(also offered as CHYS 3P23)

Determinants, varieties and consequences of parenting, focusing on psychological research findings in contemporary parenting/parenthood issues. Topics include different styles of parenting, parent-child relationships, child maltreatment, parenting children with different temperaments, and parenting in ecological contexts.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined), CHHS, CHLH, CHYS (single or combined), CHYS BA (Honours)/BEd majors and PSYC minors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits or 3.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90; PSYC 2P12 or CHYS 2P10.

PSYC 3P24

Classic Theories of Personality

Introduction to personality psychology using a heorist by theorist approach. Classic theories of personality, including, psychoanalytic, humanistic and social learning approaches.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to PSYC (single of combined) majors, GHUM, SOSC students and PSYC minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90.

PSYC 3P26

Puberty and Adolescence

Adolescent development from a psychobiological perspective. Topics include occurrence and consequence of early puberty, the influence of hormones and social factors on adolescent development, and adolescent engagement in risky behaviour.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits or 3.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90 and 2P12.

Note: may be offered on-site or online

PSYC 3P28

Introduction to Abnormal Psychology

Selected mental disorders with respect to classification, diagnosis, etiology and treatment. Biological, psychological and social determinants of psychopathology.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to RECL majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits. Not open to PSYC (single or combined) majors.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90 or 1P28.

Note: may be offered on-site or online.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in PSYC 2P15 and 3F20.

PSYC 3P30

Critical Thinking in Psychology

Development of scientific thinking and discovery procedures in psychology. The design of experiments and quasi-experiments. Control of variables, statistical power and alternative sources of data. Critical analysis of typical examples of contemporary psychological research.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined), NEUR majors and PSYC minors with either a minimum of 8.0 overall credits or 3.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90 and 2F23.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in PSYC 3F40.

PSYC 3P31

Applied Social Psychology

Theory and research of social psychology as applied to specific areas of practical and social concern, such as physical and mental health, the justice system, the workplace, education, and the environment. Planning and evaluating social psychological interventions.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined) majors and minors until the date specified in the Registration guide. After that date open to PSYC (single and combined) majors, GHUM, SOSC students and PSYC minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90 and 2P30.

PSYC 3P32

The Development of Deception

Development of non-verbal and verbal deceptive behaviours from the preschool years into adolescence. Influence of cognitive development on deceptive behaviours as well as social factors that influence lie-telling and deceptive behaviours. Legal and social implications of deception.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined) majors and minors until the date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits or 3.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90; PSYC 2P12 or CHYS 2P10.

*PSYC 3P33

Psychology of Intergroup Behaviour

(also offered as COMM 3P33)

Social psychological theories and research in the area of intergroup relations and intergroup conflict. Topics include realistic conflict theory, social identity theory, social exchange, relative deprivation and research on intergroup perceptions and attitudes. Current issues/controversies and implications for the resolution of intergroup conflict.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined), BCMN, COMM, MCMN majors and PSYC minors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits or 3.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90.

PSYC 3P34

Psychology of Human Sexuality

Introduction to the psychological study of human sexuality. Biopsychosocial approaches are applied to different issues in human sexuality. Topics may include sexual differentiation, gender identity and sexual orientation, attraction and love, paraphilias, and sexual physiology.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined), NEUR majors and PSYC minors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits or 3.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in HLSC 2P50.

#PSYC 3P36

Conflict, Contradictions and Development

(also offered as CHYS 3P36)

Conflict in early human development including the understanding of the causes, management and outcomes of conflicts. Cognitive and social strategies used to resolve conflicts.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined), CHYS (single or combined), CHYS BA (Honours)/BEd majors and CHYS minors until date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to PSYC (single or combined), CHYS (single or combined), CHYS BA (Honours)/BEd majors, GHUM, SOSC students and CHYS minors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 7.0 overall credits.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 2P12, CHYS 2P10 or permission of the instructor.

PSYC 3P37

Human Evolutionary Psychology

Human psychological characteristics in terms of function and evolution. General principles of evolutionary psychology, individual differences, group differences, adaptations to the natural environment, kin relationships, co-operation and conflict, sexuality and mating, and social organization. Critical evaluation of evidence that a given psychological characteristic may be an adaptation.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined) majors and minors until the date specified in the registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 credits or 3.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90; one of PSYC 2P25, 2P30, 3P24 (2P24) or permission of the instructor.

PSYC 3P38

Motivation and Emotion

Scientific examination of human and nonhuman motivation and emotion from evolutionary, physiological, developmental and social perspectives. Topics include hunger, thirst, reproduction, sleep, aggression, stress, arousal, love, drug addiction, curiosity and creativity.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined), NEUR majors and PSYC minors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits and 3.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in PSYC 3V88.

*PSYC 3P39

Computer Data Analysis

(also offered as NEUR 3P39)

Applications of computers to management and analysis of data, including data entry, statistical procedures and interpretation of output, using SPSS.

Lectures/lab, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined) and NEUR majors with a minimum 77 percent major average, a minimum of 8.0 overall credits and 3.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90 and 2F23.

Note: Neuroscience majors with a minimum 70 percent major average and a minimum of 8.0 overall credits may register. Contact the Department.

PSYC 3P43

Psychology of Film

Psychological theories of perception, cognition, narrative, and emotion through the lens of contemporary and classic films.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits or 3.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90

Note: may be offered on-site or online

PSYC 3P45

Comparative Psychology I

Introduction to comparative psychology, emphasizing the similarity and differences of behaviour patterns across several species (including humans).

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90.

PSYC 3P46

Psychology of Food and Eating

Psychological, biological and social factors influencing food/beverage consumption in humans, including theoretical and applied aspects. Topics include physiological control of food intake; biological, orosensory, social and cultural factors influencing food selection; the effects of food on behaviour; eating disorders; and obesity and weight control.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined), OEVI, NEUR majors and PSYC minors until date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to PSYC (single or combined), NEUR, OEVI majors, GHUM, SOSC students and PSYC minors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits or 3.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90.

PSYC 3P48

Directed Studies I

Topics, readings and/or research chosen in consultation with a faculty member who is willing to supervise the student.

Restriction: students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits or 3.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90 and permission of the Department.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90.

PSYC 3P49

Empirical Directed Studies

Empirical research project chosen in consultation with a faculty member who is willing to supervise the student.

Restriction: students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits or 3.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90 and permission of the Department.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90.

PSYC 3P50

Human Learning

Survey of the means by which humans learn, and the role of attention, perception, cognition and memory in learning. Individual, social and cultural factors that influence the acquisition of knowledge and development of skills in a variety of fields including art, science, sports and music. Strategies to promote durable learning and the challenge of transferring learning across contexts.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined) majors and minors until the date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in PSYC 2P45.

PSYC 3P51

Health Psychology

Introduction to psychological aspects of health and illness. How behaviour, social context and attitudes influence physiological processes and our health. Topics include health promotion, stress, psychoneuroimmunology, health and physical activity, pain and the health care system.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90.

PSYC 3P53

Forensic Psychology

Overview of the field of forensic psychology including psychopathy, risk assessment, criminal profiling, deception, eyewitness identification and jury decision-making.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to PSYC (single or combined) majors, GHUM, SOSC students and PSYC minors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits or 3.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90.

*PSYC 3P59

Introduction to Human Neuropsychology

(also offered as NEUR 3P59)

Brain function and behaviour through basic research on neuropsychological and neurocognitive function through clinical syndromes and cases. Topics include neural basis of perception, memory, language, motor control, emotion and executive functions. Recovery and advances in assessment, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of such functional deficits.

Lectures, seminar, 4 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined), NEUR, SPLS majors and PSYC minors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits and 1.0 PSYC credit above PSYC 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90; PSYC 2P35, 2P36 or permission of the instructor.

PSYC 3P60

Children's Thinking

Theory and research pertaining to cognitive development. Topics include the development of perception, language, memory, problem solving, reading and social cognition.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined), HEAR, NEUR, SPLS majors and PSYC minors until date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to PSYC (single or combined), HEAR, NEUR, SPLS majors, GHUM, SOSC students and PSYC minors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits and 3.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90; one of PSYC 2P12 , 2P20, 2P49, CHYS 2P10.

Note: students may not concurrently register in CHYS 3P65.

Completion of this course will replace previously assigned grade and credit in CHYS 3P65.

#PSYC 3P61

Child Language Acquisition: Early Stages

(also offered as CHYS 3P61 and LING 3P61)

Theories, research and methods in early language development. Linguistic stages in the development of child language at the level of grammar and meaning (phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics). Discourse as an indicator of the socialization process. Effects of interaction with care givers. Early bilingualism.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined), APLI (single or combined), CHYS (single or combined), CHYS (Honours)/BEd (Primary/Junior), HEAR, NEUR, SPLS (single or combined) majors, PSYC, APLI, CHYS minors, HESC, SLSC and TESC Certificate students until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90 or LING 1P92.

Note: may be taken concurrently with LING 1P92. LING 1P94 and 1P95 (1F94) recommended.

#PSYC 3P64

Music Cognition

(also offered as MUSI 3P64)

How the human mind/brain processes, responds to and produces music. Topics include perception, memory, emotions, performance, and the developmental and social psychology of music.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: permission of the instructor.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90 or MUSI 1P50 (1F50).

PSYC 3P65

Brain and Language

Neural basis of human language, emphasizing contemporary methods in cognitive neuroscience. Topics include methodology (e.g., behavioural and neuroimaging), biological and developmental bases of language, foundations of language, and word and sentence comprehension.

Lectures/lab, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined), NEUR, SPLS majors and PSYC minors until the date specified in the Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits and 1.0 PSYC credit above PSYC 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90; one of PSYC 2P20, 2P35, 2P36, 2P49 or permission of instructor.

*PSYC 3P67

Bases of Neuropsychopharmacology

(also offered as NEUR 3P67)

Mechanisms of drug action and classification of psychoactive agents. Elements of pharmacokinetics (drug absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination) and a review of the major groups of psychoactive agents including hypnotics, analgesics, anxiolytics, antidepressants, psychostimulants and neuroleptics, emphasizing mechanisms and consequences of drug action on selected neurotransmitter systems (dopaminergic, noradrenergic, cholinergic, serotonergic).

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90; PSYC 2P35 or 2P36.

PSYC 3P68

Sleep and Wakefulness

Functions, mechanisms, rhythms, physiology and psychology of sleep contrasted with counterparts during wakefulness. Current issues in sleep research and sleep disorders medicine.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90.

PSYC 3P72

Drugs and Behaviour

Basic principles of the kinetics of drugs and drug action, drug effects and drug interactions. Psychology of addictive behaviour. Effects of psychoactive drugs on behaviour and experience. Focus on recreational drugs and psychiatric medications.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined), NEUR, PHTH majors and PSYC minors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits or 3.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90.

#PSYC 3P74

Children and Youth in the Digital Age

(also offered as CHYS 3P74)

Theoretical, political, practical, legal and developmental perspectives on the use and impact of digital media and current technologies. Topics may include social networking, cyber-bullying, communication patterns, gamification and media literacy.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined), CHYS (single or combined), CHYS BA (Honours)/BEd (Primary/Junior) majors and CHYS minors until date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to PSYC (single or combined), CHYS (single or combined), CHYS BA (Honours)/BEd (Primary/Junior) majors, GHUM, SOSC students and CHYS minors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 7.0 overall credits or permission of the Department.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 2P12 or CHYS 2P10.

Note: may be offered on-site, online or blended.

PSYC 3P75

Stress

Modern theories and misconceptions about the effects of stress on psychology and health. Diverse material ranges from workplace theories of stress to the effect of stress on our immune system. Coping strategies, methods of stress appraisal and behavioural effects are also studied and physiological systems involved with the mammalian stress response.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90.

PSYC 3P77

Social Development

Social competence, aggression, friendship and other topics in social development from a variety of developmental perspectives. Methodological and intervention issues relevant to the study of social development.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits or 3.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90; PSYC 2P12 or CHYS 2P10.

Note: students may not concurrently register in CHYS 3P24.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in CHYS 3P24 and 3P77.

*PSYC 3P80

Psychology of Interpersonal Behaviour

(also offered as COMM 3P80)

Social psychology of interpersonal attraction and relationships, as studied through experimental, correlational and longitudinal designs. Reinforcement, exchange, attributional, equity and balance models. Levels of relationships. Aspects of the maintenance and dissolution of relationships and of interpersonal psychopathology.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90.

Note: PSYC 2P30 (2F30) recommended.

PSYC 3P84

Psychological Trauma

Emotional, physiological and social components of psychological trauma including diagnostic concerns and treatments.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90.

*PSYC 3P87

Behavioural Neuroscience

(also offered as NEUR 3P87)

Integrative approach to basic neuroscience, focusing on behavioural analysis in animal models, insights into brain and behaviour relationships provided by the traditional and the latest techniques (e.g., stereotaxic surgery, DREADDs, viral vectors and optogenetics transgenic organisms).

Lectures, 2 hours per week; lab, 3 hrs alternating weeks.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined) and NEUR majors until the date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 2P36 and BIOL 1P92.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in PSYC (NEUR) 3F81, 3P81 and 3P82.

#PSYC 3P92

Environmental Psychology

(also offered as ENSU 3P92)

Introduction to the field of Environmental Psychology. Theoretical and applied aspects of the discipline, with an emphasis on understanding the human response to today’s most pressing environmental challenges. Topics may include history and theory of environmental psychology, psychological and social barriers to change, risk perception, change strategies for pro-environmental behaviour, sustainability education and communication, and research methods.

Lecture, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90; one of PSYC 2P35, PSYC(NEUR) 2P36, or PSYC 2P20.

#PSYC 3Q91

Second Language Acquisition and Learning

(also offered as LING 3Q91)

Theories of subsequent-language learning. Topics include psychological aspects of language learning (behaviourism, cognitivism, humanism), language and culture, contrastive analysis, error analysis, and interlanguage.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

#PSYC 3Q98

The Psychology of Screens (Television and Beyond)

(also offered as COMM 3Q98, IASC 3Q98 and PCUL 3Q98)

Cognitive responses to mediated communication including television and new/emerging information and communication technologies. Focus on cognitive effects, theories and research.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits or permission of the instructor.

Prerequisite(s): one of PSYC 1F90, COMM 1F90, IASC 1F01, IASC 1P04 and 1P05 or permission of the instructor.

Note: completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in PSYC (COMM/PCUL) 3P95 and COMM 3Q20.

PSYC 3V85-3V89

Special Topics in Psychology

Structure and content of course varies.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90.

PSYC 4F05

Independent Empirical Research

Empirical research carried out with a faculty member who is willing to supervise the student.

Project course.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined) and NEUR majors with a minimum of 13.5 overall credits and permission of the Department.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 2F23; PSYC 3F40 (3P41 and 3P42) or 3P30.

Note: this course is not a substitute for PSYC 4F91 nor can it be counted toward an Honours degree in Psychology. Students may not concurrently register in PSYC 4F91.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in PSYC 4F91.

PSYC 4F91

Empirical Research Thesis

Research project carried out with a faculty supervisor whose permission must be obtained prior to registration.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined) majors with a minimum 80 percent major average and permission of the Department.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 2P01, 3F40 and 3P39.

Corequisite(s): PSYC 4P93.

Note: students may not concurrently register in PSYC 4F05.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in PSYC 4F05, 4P07 and 4P08.

PSYC 4P07

Psychology Students' Transition to Work

Use of the e-portfolio process to develop students' metacognitive awareness and their understanding of key concepts associated with transitions from university to the workplace.

Lectures, 1.5 hours per week; online activities, 1.5 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined) majors with a minimum of 13.5 credits and 5.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90 and 2P01.

Completion of this course will replace previously assigned grade and credit obtained in PSYC 4F91.

PSYC 4P08

Data Science for Academic and Applied Research

Introduction to data management, analysis and visualization using relevant computer software. Provides hands-on experience analyzing interesting psychological questions.

Lab, 2 hours per week; online activities 1 hour per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single) majors with a 70 percent major average, a minimum of 13.5 overall credits and 5.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90; PSYC 3F40 or 3P30.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in PSYC 4F91.

PSYC 4P10

Advanced Directed Studies I

Topic, readings and/or research chosen in consultation with a faculty member who is willing to supervise the student.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined) and NEUR majors with a minimum of 13.5 overall credits and permission of the Department.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90.

PSYC 4P11

Empirical Advanced Directed Studies

Empirical research project chosen in consultation with a faculty member who is willing to supervise the student.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined) and NEUR majors with a minimum of 13.5 overall credits and permission of the Department.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90.

PSYC 4P15

Close Relationships

Social psychology of interpersonal relationships, especially romantic relationships and other close relationships (e.g., friendship). Psychological processes underlying the development, maintenance, disruption or end of personal relationships. Current social psychological theories of close relationships.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combine) majors and minors until the date specified in the Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 13.5 credits and 5.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90 and 2P30.

Students will not receive earned credit in PSYC 4P15 if PSYC 3P80 has been successfully completed.

PSYC 4P18

Organizational Psychology

Psychological principles and research relevant to organizations and industry. Topics include hiring, training, work performance,leadership, and team dynamics.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combine) majors and minors until the date specified in the Registration guide. Students musthave a minimum of 13.5 credits or 5.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90; PSYC 3F40 or 3P30.

PSYC 4P20

Applied Cognitive Psychology

How basic principles of memory, attention, recognition and decision making influence our behaviour in everyday and forensic contexts. Topics may include brain training, multitasking, person perception, consumer psychology and eyewitness memory.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits or 3.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90 and 2P20; PSYC 3F40 or 3P30.

PSYC 4P22

Advanced Seminar in Human Memory

Historic and current ideas about memory and the implication these have for our approach to memory in research, everyday function, medical and legal contexts as revealed through such topics as recollections, tip of the tongue, hypnosis and memory, eyewitness testimony and various memory disorders (psychogenic amnesia, childhood amnesia).

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined), NEUR majors and PSYC minors with a minimum of 13.5 overall credits.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90.

PSYC 4P25

Psychological Measurement and Personality Research

Principles of psychological measurement, psychometric theory and test construction. Personality structure and the causes and functions of personality variation. Individual differences in the area of personality and associated domains, including cognitive abilities, interests, attitudes, religiosity, and sexuality.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits or 3.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 2F23 and 2P25.

PSYC 4P27

Developmental Psychopathology

Selected topics related to atypical child and adolescent development. Topics may include the study of intellectual disability, autism, ADHD, learning disorders, antisocial behaviours, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, substance abuse, personality disorders, and schizophrenia. Emphasis on understanding disorders at multiple levels of analysis (biological, cognitive, social) and within various ecological contexts (individual, peer, family, community, culture).

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits or 3.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90; PSYC 2P12, CHYS 2P10 or permission of the instructor.

Note: students must be available to participate in the Special Needs Activity Program (SNAP) at Brock University on Thursday mornings.

PSYC 4P28

Person Perception

Examination of how we perceive and form impressions of other people, including the perception of facial displays of emotion, perception of facial identity and social judgements. Topics include the development of person perception, underlying neural mechanisms and implications for daily life.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combine) majors and minors until the date specified in the Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 13.5 credits and 5.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90; PSYC 3F40 or 3P30.

PSYC 4P30

Positive Psychology

Focus on positive experiences, characteristics, and institutions. Main themes include positive psychology as a source of information about well-being and optimal human functioning, central role of psychological science in the study of positive psychology, positive psychology as a lens through which to view all psychological inquiry.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined) majors and minors until the date specified in Registration guide. Students must have 13.5 credits or 5.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90; PSYC 2P25 or 2P30; PSYC 3F40 or 3P30.

PSYC 4P34

Psychobiology of Human Sexuality

Advanced topics in human sexuality focusing on current research and a biopsychological perspective.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 13.5 overall credits or 5.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90; PSYC 3P34 or HLSC 2P50 or permission of the instructor.

PSYC 4P35

Development During Infancy

Human development from conception to 3 years. Topics may include brain, perceptual, cognitive, social, emotional development and animal models. The impact of early experience on later development.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined) and SPLS majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits or 3.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90 and 2P12; PSYC 3P60 or 3P77.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in PSYC 3P35.

PSYC 4P44

Psychology of Social Justice

Basic research and theories addressing how people think about and respond to justice and injustice as subjective concepts. Topics include the nature of people's motivation for justice, how justice is defined and the influence of justice concerns on human behaviour.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined) majors and minors with a minimum 13.5 overall credits.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90.

PSYC 4P49

Human Emotion

Historical and current beliefs about the nature of human emotions. Topics may include the definition and measurement of emotions, connections between emotional experience, emotion physiology, and emotion regulation across positive and negative affect, the relationship between emotion and other domains of psychology, developmental changes in emotion across adulthood, and/or emotion-related psychopathology (depression, autism).

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined), NEUR majors and PSYC minors until the date specified in Registration guide. Students must have 13.5 credits or 5.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90.

PSYC 4P50

Psychosocial Problems in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood

Theory and research on internalizing and externalizing problem behaviours in adolescence and emerging adulthood, as well as the factors that enhance resilience and competence.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined) majors with a minimum 13.5 credits until the date specified in the Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 2P12.

*PSYC 4P55

Neural Mechanisms, Hormones and Behaviour

(also offered as NEUR 4P55)

Relations among the hormones of the endocrine system, the nervous system and behaviour; the involvement of hormones in sexual behaviour, the mechanisms of stress and cognition; relevant research methodologies.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined) and NEUR majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 13.0 overall credits or 5.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 2P35 or 2P36.

*PSYC 4P56

Maturation and Development

(also offered as CHYS 4P56)

Influences of brain maturation on psychological development and vice versa, and the implications for behaviour.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined),CHYS (single or combined), CHYS BA (Honours)/BEd (Primary/Junior) and NEUR majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 13.0 overall credits or 5.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): one of PSYC 2P12, 2P35, 2P36, CHYS 2P10.

PSYC 4P60

Psychology of Bilingualism

Methodology (e.g., behavioural and neuroimaging), second language acquisition (in children and adults), social psychological aspects of bilingualism and cognitive consequences of bilingualism.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined), NEUR, SPLS majors and PSYC minors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 credits and 3.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90 or permission of the instructor.

PSYC 4P63

Human Psychophysiology

Concepts related to acquisition and analysis of bioelectrical signals recorded from the brain, pupillary system, skeletomotor system, cardiovascular system, electrodermal system and respiratory system. Applications to health and human factors include arousal, attention, emotion, stress, immunology, lie detection and brain injury.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined), HEAR, NEUR majors and PSYC minors until the date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits or 3.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 2P35 or 2P36.

PSYC 4P69

Professional Topics in Psychology

Topics may include privacy legislation, confidentiality, research ethics, post-degree training and professional programs, and other issues that individuals in psychology-related professions may face.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined) majors and minors until the date specified in Registration guide. Students must have 13.5 credits or 5.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90.

PSYC 4P71

Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination

Theory and research on the basic processes involved in prejudice and discrimination. Topics include stereotyping, emotions, competition, contemporary prejudice, implicit biases, individual differences, and prejudice reduction.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined) majors who hold a minimum of 13.5 overall credits or 5.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 2P30.

PSYC 4P72

Psychology of Violent Predators

Multi-disciplinary approach in an effort to understand the psychology of criminals who engage in predatory violence, including serial killers, mass murderers, child molesters, and rapists. Theories, concepts and research from the fields of psychology, sociology, criminology and criminal justice that social scientists employ to understand and respond to violent criminals.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined) majors and minors who hold a minimum of 13.0 overall credits or 5.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 2P15 (3F20) or 3P53.

PSYC 4P77

Introduction to the Profession of Clinical Psychology

Review of ethical issues, approaches to assessment, research on the efficacy of psychotherapy and a selective review of evidence-based approaches for treating specific disorders.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single and combined) majors and minors who hold a minimum of 13.5 overall credits or 5.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 2P15 (3F20) or 3P24.

PSYC 4P79

Introduction to Counselling and Psychotherapy

Contemporary major theories of counselling and psychotherapy, including client/person-centered counselling, cognitive-behaviour therapy, interpersonal psychotherapy, psychodynamic psychotherapy, and post-modern approaches.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined) majors and minors who hold a minimum of 13.5 overall credits or 5.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 2P15 (3F20).

PSYC 4P92

History of Psychology

Historical development of the multiple orientations within psychology. Philosophical and scientific influences on the field of psychology and their relevance to new developments in psychology.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined) majors with a minimum 80 percent major average and permission of the Department.

Prerequisite(s): one of PSYC 3F40, 3P30, CHYS 3P10, 3P15.

Corequisite(s): PSYC 4F91.

Note: students not completing a thesis in the same year or students in combined programs completing a thesis in another discipline should contact the Department.

PSYC 4P93

Honours Thesis Seminar

Discussion of Undergraduate thesis research and preparation, including examination of various topics in Psychology.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined) majors with a minimum 80 percent major average and permission of the Department.

Corequisite(s): PSYC 4F91.

PSYC 4P95

Literature Research

Scientific literature relevant to the topic of the empirical thesis.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined) majors with a minimum 80 percent major average and permission of the Department.

Corequisite(s): PSYC 4F91.

PSYC 4V85-4V89

Special Topics in Psychology

Structure and content of course varies.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 13.5 overall credits or 5.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90.

CO-OP COURSES

PSYC 0N01

Work Placement I

First co-op work placement (4 months) with an approved employer.

Restriction: open to PSYC Co-op students.

PSYC 0N02

Work Placement II

Second co-op work placement (4 months) with an approved employer.

Restriction: open to PSYC Co-op students.

PSYC 0N03

Work Placement III

Third co-op work placement (4 months) with an approved employer.

Restriction: open to PSYC Co-op students.

PSYC 0N04

Work Placement IV

Optional co-op work placement (4 months) with an approved employer.

Restriction: open to PSYC Co-op students.

PSYC 0N05

Work Placement V

Optional co-op work placement (4 months) with an approved employer.

Restriction: open to PSYC Co-op students.

PSYC 0N90

Co-op Professional Preparation

Provides students with the tools, resources and skills to maximize co-op employment and professional development opportunities.

Lectures, presentation, site visits, 1.5 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC Co-op students.

PSYC 2C01

Co-op Reflective Learning and Integration I

Provide student with the opportunity to apply what they've learned in their academic studies through career-oriented work experiences at employer sites.

Restriction: open to PSYC Co-op students.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 0N90.

Corequisite(s): PSYC 0N01.

Note: students will be required to prepare learning objectives, participate in a site visit, write a work term report and receive a successful work term performance evaluation.

PSYC 2C02

Co-op Reflective and Integration II

Provide student with the opportunity to apply what they've learned in their academic studies through career-oriented work experiences at employer sites.

Restriction: open to PSYC Co-op students.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 0N90.

Corequisite(s): PSYC 0N02.

Note: students will be required to prepare learning objectives, participate in a site visit, write a work term report and receive a successful work term performance evaluation.

PSYC 2C03

Co-op Reflective Learning and Integration III

Provide student with the opportunity to apply what they've learned in their academic studies through career-oriented work experiences at employer sites.

Restriction: open to PSYC Co-op students.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 0N90.

Corequisite(s): PSYC 0N03.

Note: students will be required to prepare learning objectives, participate in a site visit, write a work term report and receive a successful work term performance evaluation.

PSYC 2C04

Co-op Reflective Learning and Integration IV

Provide student with the opportunity to apply what they've learned in their academic studies through career-oriented work experiences at employer sites.

Restriction: open to PSYC Co-op students.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 0N90.

Corequisite(s): PSYC 0N04.

Note: students will be required to prepare learning objectives, participate in a site visit, write a work term report and receive a successful work term performance evaluation.

PSYC 2C05

Co-op Reflective Learning and Integration V

Provide student with the opportunity to apply what they've learned in their academics studies through career-oriented work experiences at employer sites.

Restriction: open to PSYC Co-op students.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 0N90.

Corequisite(s): PSYC 0N05.

Note: students will be required to prepare learning objectives, participate in a site visit, write a work term report and receive a successful work term performance evaluation.

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