Current Courses

*For more detail for each course below, see the specific course syllabus under the Current Courses tab above.

Introduction to Psychology I

This course emphasizes scientifically-based biological and environmental explanations of human and animal behaviour. The course topics will focus on:

the Grand Psychology Theories,	the Scientific Method,
Brain Structure and Function,	Developmental Psychology,
Perception and our Senses,	3 dominant Learning Theories,
Human Personality Structures	Select Psychological Disorders

Course Readings: see the online syllabus under the Current Courses Tab above.
Other resources, links, and assignments: login to Blackboard and go to the course content.

Introduction to Psychology II

This course builds on Introduction to Psychology I. We will examine ideas and findings focused on:

States of Consciousness	Memory
Thinking, Language, & Intelligence	Emotion & Motivation
Social Psychology (interpersonal influence & relationships)	Mind-Body Connection (Health Psychology)
more Psychological Disorders	Treating Psychological Disorders

Course Readings: see the online Syllabus under the Current Courses Tab above.
Other resources, links, and assignments: login to Blackboard and go to the course content.

 

PSYC 3007 – Science of Mind Reading

In this course, you will evaluate the psychological factors that support accurate mental state inferences of:

people’s thoughts and feelings (states),

people’s general tendencies (traits), and

lie detection.

In class, you will participate in article summaries and evaluations which highlight state detection, trait detection, and lie detection. After some basic lectures and discussions on these topics, you will focus on various tasks related to
writing up a term paper on one of these three topics.  

Course Readings: see my online Syllabus under the Current Courses Tab above.
Other resources, links, and assignments: login to Blackboard and go to the course content.

 

PSYC 4105 – Senior Empirical Thesis

In this course, students conduct an empirical investigation of a research problem in psychology under the supervision of a Psychology Faculty member. After discussion and approval of faculty advisor, students identify their research topic.

During the course, students engage in

novel, psychological research investigations,	demonstrate competence in research design,
develop scientific oral presentation skills, &	write a final in a style suitable for a journal.

Procedures and Prerequisites:
Students must submit an Individualized Course Supervision Contract to the Chair of the Department by February 15 prior to the academic year when the course will be taken. Once this has been approved, they need to register through Webadvisor for the course.

This course is restricted to students in their fourth-year of the Honours Psychology program. Approval of the discipline is required prior to registration.