113 graduate courses in the Winter 2008 Graduate Calendar, from Waterloo’s archived copy.
Some examples of seminars offered recently: biological foundations of psychopathology, death, therapeutic use of hypnosis, clinical disorders.
LEC, PRA · Course ID 010580Archived pagePSYCH 605 today
This is an advanced skills-based course designed to provide students with a solid understanding of cognitive-behavioural theory and basic skills in applying theory to treatment of anxiety and mood disorders in adults.
Only students in the Clinical Psychology program are permitted to take this course.
LEC · Course ID 002500Archived pagePSYCH 607P today
This is a practicum course designed to give students the opportunity to practice the skills they learn in PSYCH 607P. Students will see one adult patient with a mood or anxiety disorder for a total of 16 sessions of cognitive-behaviour therapy (CBT). Students will meet with individual supervisors every week and will meet as a group to discuss their cases every two weeks.
Only students in the Clinical Psychology program are permitted to take this course.
PRA · Course ID 002501Archived pagePSYCH 607R today
This is an advanced applied research course designed to provide students with skills for conducting research in applied settings. Most non-academic clinical psychologists work in a hospital setting for a least part of their career, where they will be responsible for clinical service delivery and also to conduct reserach and program evaluation. This course reviews relevant research designs and advanced data analytic strategies for research in such settings. Only students in the clinical Psychology program are permitted to take this course.
LEC · Course ID 002502Archived pagePSYCH 607S today
This course is designed to familiarize third-year clinical students with a range of child psychotherapy modalities, such as behavioural and cognitive therapies, parental guidance, family and narrative therapies, and play therapy. It will normally meet biweekly throughout the Fall and Winter terms. (The student must have third-year standing, or the equivalent, in the clinical program.)
Only students in the Clinical Psychology program are permitted to take this course.
SEM · Course ID 011832Archived pagePSYCH 608A today
This course is designed to familiarize third-year clinical students with a range of child psychotherapy modalities, such as behavioural and cognitive therapies, parental guidance, family and narrative therapies, and play therapy. It will normally meet biweekly throughout the Fall and Winter terms. (The student must have third-year standing, or the equivalent, in the clinical program.)
Only students in the Clinical Psychology program are permitted to take this course.
SEM · Course ID 002504Archived pagePSYCH 608B today
This course provides a survey of current theories of personality and a practicum in personality assessment featuring a wide range of assessment techniques with clients. It is a requirement for the second year of the clinical program. Only students in the Clinical Psychology program are permitted to take this course.
PRA · Course ID 002512Archived pagePSYCH 610A today
This course provides a survey of current theories of personality and a practicum in personality assessment featuring a wide range of assessment techniques with clients. It is a requirement for the second year of the clinical program. Only students in the Clinical Psychology program are permitted to take this course.
PRA · Course ID 002513Archived pagePSYCH 610B today
This course reviews existing standards and ethical guidelines for clinical practice and research; an introduction to statutes that affect applied psychology; in-depth reviews of major ethical issues such as confidentiality, cultural and ethnic influences, religious and sex/gender biases, duties to inform/report, psychology in the courts, service delivery models and custody and access assessment guidelines. Ethical issues in training and supervision are also discussed.
LEC · Course ID 002514Archived pagePSYCH 611 today
This course is designed to familiarize students with the theories and associated techniques of couples' therapy and to provide an overview of basic and applied research in the study of intimate relationships. A range of therapeutic perspectives will be surveyed but particular emphasis will be given to the cognitive-behavioural perspective. The first section of the course will focus on assessment and treatment of relationship distress; the second section will cover basic research on cognition, affect, and behaviour in maritial/dyadic relationships; the final section will cover specialized topics in couples' therapy such as multicultural relationships, same gender relationship, domestic violence, infidelity, and individual psychopathology. In addition to learning the theoretical and empirical basis of marital/couples' therapy, the course will emphasize application of maritial therapy priniciples by working with couples in distress. Only students in the Clinical Psychology program are permitted to take this course.
SEM · Course ID 013032Archived pagePSYCH 614 today
This course provides a forum in which general topics of research methodology and content are to be discussed. The course is required of all first year students and attendance of all senior students and faculty is anticipated. The course is intended to provide a forum for discussion of general research ideas, for presentation of specific proposals, for the report of completed MA research projects and for discussion of specific problems and advances in statistical and design techniques pertinent to clinical research.
LEC · Course ID 002516Archived pagePSYCH 616 today
This course explores issues of culture and diversity in the theory and practice of clinical psychology. Required of all 4th year clinical students.
SEM · Course ID 011732Archived pagePSYCH 617 today
This practicum develops basic clinical skills in interviewing, the administration and scoring of intelligence tests and other cognitive assessment techniques, the integration and interpretation of test information, and report-writing and client-feed-back skills, Only students in the Clinical Psychology program are permitted to take this course. Graded on a Cr/NCr basis.
SEM · Course ID 012338Archived pagePSYCH 618 today
This practicum develops basic clinical skills in interviewing, the administration and scoring of intelligence tests and other cognitive assessment techniques, the integration and interpretation of test information, and report-writing and client-feedback skills. Only students in the Clinical Psychology program are permitted to take this course.
SEM · Course ID 012328Archived pagePSYCH 619 today
Clinical students in all of the first four years of the graduate program are expected to enroll in this two-term advanced clinical research topics seminar that will meet twice a month and continue throughout the fall and winter terms to discuss new and ongoing clinical research topics conducted by the students and faculty in the program. Senior students making major presentations of their work will be provided a letter grade evaluation; others will be allowed a "credit" for their contributions. Topics will include research into personality study, psychopathology, various assessment and therapeutic efforts in clinical psychology. Special emphasis will be placed on research design and statistical analyses applicable to lab and clinical settings. Note: 621 - Required of all 1st year Clinical students.
LEC · Course ID 002517Archived pagePSYCH 621A today
Clinical students in all of the first four years of the graduate program are expected to enroll in this two-term advanced clinical research topics seminar that will meet twice a month and continue throughout the fall and winter terms to discuss new and ongoing clinical research topics conducted by the students and faculty in the program. Senior students making major presentations of their work will be provided a letter grade evaluation; others will be allowed a "credit" for their contributions. Topics will include research into personality study, psychopathology, various assessment and therapeutic efforts in clinical psychology. Special emphasis will be placed on research design and statistical analyses applicable to lab and clinical settings. Note: 621 - Required of all 1st year Clinical students.
LEC · Course ID 002518Archived pagePSYCH 621B today
Clinical students in all of the first four years of the graduate program are expected to enroll in this two-term advanced clinical research topics seminar that will meet twice a month and continue throughout the fall and winter terms to discuss new and ongoing clinical research topics conducted by the students and faculty in the program. Senior students making major presentations of their work will be provided a letter grade evaluation; others will be allowed a "credit" for their contributions. Topics will include research into personality study, psychopathology, various assessment and therapeutic efforts in clinical psychology. Special emphasis will be placed on research design and statistical analyses applicable to lab and clinical settings. Note: 622 - Required of all 2nd year Clinical students.
LEC · Course ID 002520Archived pagePSYCH 622A today
Clinical students in all of the first four years of the graduate program are expected to enroll in this two-term advanced clinical research topics seminar that will meet twice a month and continue throughout the fall and winter terms to discuss new and ongoing clinical research topics conducted by the students and faculty in the program. Senior students making major presentations of their work will be provided a letter grade evaluation; others will be allowed a "credit" for their contributions. Topics will include research into personality study, psychopathology, various assessment and therapeutic efforts in clinical psychology. Special emphasis will be placed on research design and statistical analyses applicable to lab and clinical settings. Note: 622 - Required of all 2nd year Clinical students.
LEC · Course ID 002521Archived pagePSYCH 622B today
Clinical students in all of the first four years of the graduate program are expected to enroll in this two-term advanced clinical research topics seminar that will meet twice a month and continue throughout the fall and winter terms to discuss new and ongoing clinical research topics conducted by the students and faculty in the program. Senior students making major presentations of their work will be provided a letter grade evaluation; others will be allowed a "credit" for their contributions. Topics will include research into personality study, psychopathology, various assessment and therapeutic efforts in clinical psychology. Special emphasis will be placed on research design and statistical analyses applicable to lab and clinical settings. Note: 623 - Required of all 3rd year Clinical students.
LEC · Course ID 002523Archived pagePSYCH 623A today
Clinical students in all of the first four years of the graduate program are expected to enroll in this two-term advanced clinical research topics seminar that will meet twice a month and continue throughout the fall and winter terms to discuss new and ongoing clinical research topics conducted by the students and faculty in the program. Senior students making major presentations of their work will be provided a letter grade evaluation; others will be allowed a "credit" for their contributions. Topics will include research into personality study, psychopathology, various assessment and therapeutic efforts in clinical psychology. Special emphasis will be placed on research design and statistical analyses applicable to lab and clinical settings. Note: 623 - Required of all 3rd year Clinical students.
LEC · Course ID 002524Archived pagePSYCH 623B today
Clinical students in all of the first four years of the graduate program are expected to enroll in this two-term advanced clinical research topics seminar that will meet twice a month and continue throughout the fall and winter terms to discuss new and ongoing clinical research topics conducted by the students and faculty in the program. Senior students making major presentations of their work will be provided a letter grade evaluation; others will be allowed a "credit" for their contributions. Topics will include research into personality study, psychopathology, various assessment and therapeutic efforts in clinical psychology. Special emphasis will be placed on research design and statistical analyses applicable to lab and clinical settings. Note: 624 - Required of all 4th year Clinical students.
LEC · Course ID 002525Archived pagePSYCH 624A today
Clinical students in all of the first four years of the graduate program are expected to enroll in this two-term advanced clinical research topics seminar that will meet twice a month and continue throughout the fall and winter terms to discuss new and ongoing clinical research topics conducted by the students and faculty in the program. Senior students making major presentations of their work will be provided a letter grade evaluation; others will be allowed a "credit" for their contributions. Topics will include research into personality study, psychopathology, various assessment and therapeutic efforts in clinical psychology. Special emphasis will be placed on research design and statistical analyses applicable to lab and clinical settings. Note: 624 - Required of all 4th year Clinical students.
LEC · Course ID 002526Archived pagePSYCH 624B today
The emphasis of the course is on understanding psychodynamic, humanistic, and interpersonal theory and applications to psychotherapy. The course will be a balance between lectures, reading, and experiential learning through case conceptualization and treatment planning from each of the covered perspectives. Only students in the Clinical Psychology program are permitted to take this course.
LEC · Course ID 002528Archived pagePSYCH 625B today
This course offers supervised psychotherapy training in one-to-one therapy to the students enrolled in the third year of the clinical training program. The supervision is conducted in small groups and individually; theoretical and practical issues are discussed in special seminars. Ordinarily students will enrol in all three terms because psychotherapy practice requires year-round service. If, however, a student's work demands a placement off-campus or otherwise requires a full commitment to other activities, the third (spring) term may be omitted. Graded on a Cr/NCr basis. Only students in the clinical Psychology program are permitted to take this course.
PRA · Course ID 002529Archived pagePSYCH 626A today
This course offers supervised psychotherapy training in one-to-one therapy to the students enrolled in the third year of the clinical training program. The supervision is conducted in small groups and individually; theoretical and practical issues are discussed in special seminars. Ordinarily students will enrol in all three terms because psychotherapy practice requires year-round service. If, however, a student's work demands a placement off-campus or otherwise requires a full commitment to other activities, the third (spring) term may be omitted. Graded on a Cr/NCr basis. Only student in the clinical Psychology program are permitted to take this course.
PRA · Course ID 002530Archived pagePSYCH 626B today
This course offers supervised psychotherapy training in one-to-one therapy to the students enrolled in the third year of the clinical training program. The supervision is conducted in small groups and individually; theoretical and practical issues are discussed in special seminars. Ordinarily students will enrol in all three terms because psychotherapy practice requires year-round service. If, however, a student's work demands a placement off-campus or otherwise requires a full commitment to other activities, the third (spring) term may be omitted. Graded on a Cr/NCr basis. Only students in the clinical Psychology program are permitted to take this course.
PRA · Course ID 002531Archived pagePSYCH 626C today
This course offers supervised psychotherapy training in one-to-one therapy for students enrolled in the fourth year of the clinical training program. Ordinarily students will enrol in all three terms because psychotherapy practice requires year-round service. If, however, a student's work demands a placement off-campus or otherwise requires a full commitment to other activities, the third (spring) term may be omitted. Graded on a Cr/NCr basis. Only students in the clinical Psychology program are permitted to take this course.
PRA · Course ID 002532Archived pagePSYCH 627A today
This course offers supervised psychotherapy training in one-to-one therapy for students enrolled in the fourth year of the clinical training program. Ordinarily students will enrol in all three terms because psychotherapy practice requires year-round service. If, however, a student's work demands a placement off-campus or otherwise requires a full commitment to other activities, the third (spring) term may be omitted. Graded on a Cr/NCr basis. Only students in the clinical Psychology program are permitted to take this course.
PRA · Course ID 002533Archived pagePSYCH 627B today
This course offers supervised psychotherapy training in one-to-one therapy for students enrolled in the fourth year of the clinical training program. Ordinarily students will enrol in all three terms because psychotherapy practice requires year-round service. If, however, a student's work demands a placement off-campus or otherwise requires a full commitment to other activities, the third (spring) term may be omitted. Graded on a Cr/NCr basis. Only students in the clinical Psychology program are permitted to take this course.
PRA · Course ID 002534Archived pagePSYCH 627C today
This course offers supervised psychotherapy training in one-to-one therapy for students enrolled in therapy who are continuing their training on campus during their fifth year, prior to a full-year off-campus internship. Ordinarily students will enrol in all three terms because psychotherapy practice requires year-round service. If, however, a student's work demands a placement off-campus or otherwise requires a full commitment to other activities, the third (spring) term may be omitted. Graded on a Cr/NCr basis. Only students in the clinical Psychology program are permitted to take this course.
PRA · Course ID 002535Archived pagePSYCH 628A today
This course offers supervised psychotherapy training in one-to-one therapy for students enrolled in therapy who are continuing their training on campus during their fifth year, prior to a full-year off-campus internship. Ordinarily students will enrol in all three terms because psychotherapy practice requires year-round service. If, however, a student's work demands a placement off-campus or otherwise requires a full commitment to other activities, the third (spring) term may be omitted. Graded on a Cr/NCr basis. Only students in the clinical Psychology program are permitted to take this course.
PRA · Course ID 002536Archived pagePSYCH 628B today
This course offers supervised psychotherapy training in one-to-one therapy for students enrolled in therapy who are continuing their training on campus during their fifth year, prior to a full-year off-campus internship. Ordinarily students will enrol in all three terms because psychotherapy practice requires year-round service. If, however, a student's work demands a placement off-campus or otherwise requires a full commitment to other activities, the third (spring) term may be omitted. Graded on a Cr/NCr basis. Only students in the clinical Psychology program are permitted to take this course.
PRA · Course ID 002537Archived pagePSYCH 628C today
This course is designed to familiarize students with the major forms of psychopathology as they occur across the lifespan (in children, adolescents, and adults). Basic diagnostic information, including clinical presentation and course, as well as theories about the etiology of disorders are covered.
Instructor Consent Required
SEM · Course ID 012017Archived pagePSYCH 629 today
The purpose of this course is to review contemporary perspectives on assumptions, procedures, and implications of analysis of variance. The course follows a model testing approach in which parameters for full and restricted models are predicted, and the adequacy of the models compared. Concepts such as power, effect size, error rates, contrasts, trend analyses, nonorthogonality, and so forth are discussed for higher-order, between and within -subjects designs. Special attention is given to analyses with multiple dependent variable (MANOVA). Finally, the application of randomization tests is presented as an alternative to theoretical distributions of test statistics, and the relationships of ANOVA and multiple regression techniques are also examined for simple and complex designs.
LEC · Course ID 011138Archived pagePSYCH 630 today
Basic principles used in the design of experiments and the analysis of experimental data, with emphasis on multiple regression and complex analysis of variance techniques.
LEC · Course ID 002539Archived pagePSYCH 632 today
Instruction and supervision in the use of standard IQ tests and report writing is emphasized. The course also covers the assessment of brain damage, and basic interviewing procedures. This course is a requirement for all first year clinical graduate students. Graded on a Cr/NCr basis.
Only students in the Clinical Psychology program are permitted to take this course.
LEC · Course ID 010587Archived pagePSYCH 633 today
This full-year (fall and winter terms) course covers topics such as systems of clinical interviewing and observation, psychometric construction and use of self-report inventories and ability tests, principles of test interpretation and report writing, theories and measurement of intelligence, the conceptualizaiton and assessment of learning disabilities and other academic problems, and basic neuropsychology, as they apply to the clinical asessement of both children and adults. This course is a requirement for all first-year clinical graduate students. Only students in the Clinical Psychology program are permitted to take this course.
SEM · Course ID 002540Archived pagePSYCH 633A today
This full-year (fall and winter terms) course covers topics such as systems of clinical interviewing and observation, psychometric construction and use of self-report inventories and ability tests, principles of test interpretation and report writing, theories and measurement of intelligence, the conceptualizaiton and assessment of learning disabilities and other academic problems, and basic neuropsychology, as they apply to the clinical asessement of both children and adults. This course is a requirement for all first-year clinical graduate students. Only students in the Clinical Psychology program are permitted to take this course.
SEM · Course ID 002541Archived pagePSYCH 633B today
First year clinical students are expected to formulate a research goal and a proposal for a thesis project. This course is mandatory during the summer concluding the first academic year (term three of the program). Although established as a reading course, students are expected to learn laboratory routines and conduct pilot investigations using the research technology appropriate to their thesis plans. Graded on a Cr/NCr basis. Only students in the clinical Psychology program are permitted to take this course.
RDG · Course ID 002542Archived pagePSYCH 634 today
This practicum offers training in assessment and treatment procedures in a clinical setting. All clinical students are obliged to enrol for this course in the summer following their second academic year of the program. Graded on a Cr/NCr basis. Only students in the clinical Psychology program are permitted to take this course.
PRA · Course ID 002543Archived pagePSYCH 635 today
This practicum offers advanced training in assessment and treatment procedures in a clinical setting. Students in the third or successive year of the program may petition the clinical program director to enrol in this second four-month block placement in a community agency. If the student envisions a career in a service setting and has shown adequate progress in meeting research goals, this course may be taken as an elective. Graded on a Cr/NCr basis. Only students in the clinical Psychology program are permitted to take this course.
PRA · Course ID 002544Archived pagePSYCH 636 today
This lab is open to clinical students only and is designed to teach students how to administer the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCID-I). Each section of the SCID-I will be reviewed thoroughly, with in-class demonstrations and role plays used to practice each module. Students administer the complete interview twice in order to receive detailed feedback on their administration and are evaluated on the final administration to fulfill the course requirement. Only students in the clinical Psychology program are permitted to take this course.
LAB · Course ID 010588Archived pagePSYCH 637 today
This course provides greater detail on psychopathology and treatment of chilhood psychopahtology, and when taken in conjunction with PSYCH 629 - Adult Psychopathology - provides an overview of psychopathology across the lifespan. The College of Psychologists of Ontario requires students to have this training and detailed description to register for their license when they complete their degree requirements.
Instructor Consent Required
SEM · Course ID 002548Archived pagePSYCH 639 today
LEC · Course ID 010589Archived pagePSYCH 640 today
LEC · Course ID 002572Archived pagePSYCH 650 today
RDG · Course ID 010590Archived pagePSYCH 670 today
This survey course will be team-taught by members of the collaborative program, and will serve to introduce students to major subareas of ongoing behavioural neuroscience research at Waterloo. Topics will include cognitive psychopathology, apraxia, topics in visual neuroscience, early experience and brain development, cognitive electrophysiology, human locomotion, neuropathology of schizophrenia, object recognition, hemispheric specialization, motor control and psychoneuroimmunology.
LEC · Course ID 002626Archived pagePSYCH 677A today
LEC · Course ID 010591Archived pagePSYCH 680 today
LEC · Course ID 010592Archived pagePSYCH 690 today
Optional supervised field work training, full-time in an approved applied setting. Graded on a Cr/NCr basis
FLD · Course ID 002716Archived pagePSYCH 701 today
The course will cover children's development and representation of concepts. Recent experimental findings and contemporary theories will be emphasized.
SEM · Course ID 012844Archived pagePSYCH 702 today
Examines the acquisition by children of a first language. Issues to be considered include the following: (1) the cognitive prerequisites for language learning; (2) the acquisition of phonology, semantics syntax and pragmatics; (3) the implications of semantic and grammatical development for cognitive development; (4) the question of whether language eventually mediates thought and problem solving; (5) metalinguistic awareness. Research and theory germane to these and related issues will be considered.
LEC · Course ID 002717Archived pagePSYCH 703 today
Seminars dealing with theoretical issues and research findings in the area of social psychology.
LEC · Course ID 002719Archived pagePSYCH 704A today
Seminars dealing with theorectical issues and research findings in the area of soical psychology.
LEC · Course ID 002720Archived pagePSYCH 704B today
A critical review of selected areas in cognitive development. Special emphasis will be placed on the theories of Piaget and Bruner and on the application of cognitive theories to education.
LEC · Course ID 002721Archived pagePSYCH 705 today
This is a weekly seminar including both student and faculty presentations of current research and student proposals for MA or PhD work. The format of the seminars may vary from term to term depending on the availability of invited speakers, topics of interest to students and faculty, and the research of members of the group. All first-year students are required to take this course.
LEC · Course ID 002722Archived pagePSYCH 707A today
This is a weekly seminar including both student and faculty presentations of current research and student proposals for MA and PhD work. The format of the seminars may vary from term to term depending on the availability of invited speakers, topics of interest to students and faculty, and the research of members of the group. All first-year students are required to take this course.
Prereq: PSYCH 707A
LEC · Course ID 002723Archived pagePSYCH 707B today
The ability to reason about what others think (believe) and want (desire) is crucial to social interaction, and when making sense of what we and others do. For example, in explaining why someone goes to a certain store we might say the she DESIRES to buy a hammer, and BELIEVES the store sells them. The ability to reason about beliefs, desires, and other mental states is often called "theory of mind." How this ability develops in childhood, has been grealty debated over the past 20 years, and remains mysterious (e.g. how can we learn that people have mental states when we cannot see mental states, but only infer them by observing people's behaviour). This course will mainly concern the development of theory of mind in childhood, and we will discuss the major empirical discoveries and theorectial positions in this area of investigation.
SEM · Course ID 012223Archived pagePSYCH 709 today
LEC · Course ID 010595Archived pagePSYCH 710 today
Systematic review of personality theories and related research.
LEC · Course ID 010596Archived pagePSYCH 711 today
The course will cover a number of currently active areas of research in early social development in some depth. The treatment of the various topics will emphasize methodological as well as substantive issues.
LEC · Course ID 002741Archived pagePSYCH 712 today
From early in development (18 months, if not earlier) children engage in and recognize pretence. For example, children can pretend that a banana is a telephone, that their juice is in an empty cup, or that a clean teddybear is dirty. Although pretence is often taken for granted, and perhaps considered childish, it is mysterious: How do children pretend, and purposely represent the world as different than it really is? And how are children able to recognize what others pretend? Are children behaviourists about pretend play? Or does successful pretence signal that your children engage in mental state reasoning ('theory of mind')? Theories of children's (and adults') pretence have sought to provide answers to the questions. These theroies are still actively debated, and are the main topic of this course. Relevant experimental work will also be discussed.
LEC · Course ID 010597Archived pagePSYCH 713 today
This is a weekly seminar including both student and faculty presentations of current research and student proposals for MA and PhD work. The format of the seminars may vary from term to term depending on the availability of invited speakers, topics of interest to students and faculty, and the research of members of the group. All second-year students are required to take this course.
LEC · Course ID 002742Archived pagePSYCH 714A today
This is a weekly seminar including both student and faculty presentations of current research and student proposals for MA and PhD work. The format of the seminars may vary from term to term depending on the availability of invited speakers, topics of interest to students and faculty, and the research of members of the group. All second-year students are required to take this course.
Prereq: PSYCH 714A
LEC · Course ID 002743Archived pagePSYCH 714B today
This is a weekly seminar including both student and faculty presentations of current research and student proposals for MA or PhD work. The format of the seminars may vary from term to term depending on the availability of invited speakers, topics of interest to students and faculty, and the research of members of the group. All third-year students are required to take this course.
LEC · Course ID 002747Archived pagePSYCH 727A today
This is a weekly seminar including both student and faculty presentations of current research and student proposals for MA or PhD work. The format of the seminars may vary from term to term depending on the availability of invited speakers, topics of interest to students and faculty, and the research of members of the group. All third-year students are required to take this course.
Prereq: PSYCH 727A
LEC · Course ID 002748Archived pagePSYCH 727B today
LEC · Course ID 002749Archived pagePSYCH 731 today
This is a weekly seminar including both student and faculty presentations of current research and student proposals for MA or PhD work. The format of the seminars may vary from term to term depending on the availability of invited speakers, topics of interest to students and faculty, and the research of memebers of the group. All fourth-year students are required to take this course.
LEC · Course ID 002754Archived pagePSYCH 747A today
This is a weekly seminar including both student and faculty presentations of current research and student proposals for MA or PhD work. The format of the seminars may vary from term to term depending on the availability of invited speakers, topics of interest to students and faculty, and the research of memebers of the group. All fourth-year students are required to take this course.
Prereq: PSYCH 747A
LAB · Course ID 002755Archived pagePSYCH 747B today
In this seminar a variety of issues dealing with causal thinking and reasoning will be covered. General topics will include associative learning, causal cue interactions (i.e. contiguity, covariation, mechanisms), categorization, naive physics, and scientific thinking. These topics will be discussed from a variety of methodological and theorectical perspectives including cross cultural analyses, developmental trajectories, evolutionary theory, and neuropsychological foundations.
SEM · Course ID 012224Archived pagePSYCH 769 today
A seminar in which major methods and theoretical arguments in contemporary cognitive psychology will be examined through the reading and evaluation of significant papers of the past several decades.
LEC · Course ID 002758Archived pagePSYCH 770 today
A seminar dealing with primary visual mechanisms. Such general topics as visual psychophysics, retinal photochemistry, brightness perception, colour mechanisms, binocular interactions, and physiological mechanisms of vision may be considered.
LEC · Course ID 002759Archived pagePSYCH 771 today
A seminar dealing with primary auditory processes and the basics of speech perception. Topics may include cochlear mechanisms, loudness, pitch, auditory localization, central auditory mechanisms, the motor theory of speech, contemporary speech theory, and artificial speech.
LEC · Course ID 002760Archived pagePSYCH 772 today
A seminar covering classical psychophysics and more recent psychophysical scaling techniques. Topics include theory and methods of classical psychophysics (Weber, Fechner), direct and indirect scaling, multidimensional scaling, and signal detection theory. Contextual effects and sequential effects may be included.
LEC · Course ID 002761Archived pagePSYCH 773 today
A seminar dealing with various aspects of higher-order visual processes. Topics may include aspects of visual representation, object and pattern recognition, and mental transformations.
LEC · Course ID 002762Archived pagePSYCH 774 today
Investigation of the methods and theories concerning the distinction between conscious and unconscious representation of knowledge.
LEC · Course ID 002763Archived pagePSYCH 775 today
A seminar on the cognitive processes involved in problem solving, judgment and decision making. Representative topics include reasoning, traditional and artificial intelligence approaches to problem solving, heuristics and biases in judgment, and theories of choice behaviour.
LEC · Course ID 002764Archived pagePSYCH 776 today
A seminar considering various aspects of human memory. Topics may include long-term and short-term memory, memory codes, storage and retrieval processes, and theories of forgetting.
LEC · Course ID 002765Archived pagePSYCH 777 today
A seminar dealing with aspects of attention in humans. The processes involved in selective attention and the various theories of attention will be considered. Additional topics may include a consideration of preattentive processes and the analysis of nonattended sensory input.
LEC · Course ID 002766Archived pagePSYCH 778 today
A seminar considering various aspects of psycholinguistics and reading. Possible topics include single-word identification, theories of reading, and various aspects of contemporary psycholinguistic theory.
LEC · Course ID 002767Archived pagePSYCH 779 today
A seminar dealing with current research in human neuropsychology. Topics will include object agnosia, coloragnosia, prosopagnosia, and anosognosia, as well as other consequences of brain damage on human cognitive functions.
LEC · Course ID 002768Archived pagePSYCH 779A today
A seminar dealing with current research in human neuropsychology. May include such topics as acquired dyslexia, aphasia, blindsight, frontal lobe function, memory dysfunction, visual neglect, and the neural correlates of human cognitive functions.
LEC · Course ID 010601Archived pagePSYCH 779B today
Memory is intimately involved in most, if not all, domains of human cognition, from the ability to temporarily remember a phone number to the acquisition of language, to defining who we are. This course will consider the cognitive and neural organization of memory, the basis of remembering and forgetting, and the nature of false memories, with an emphasis on the consequences of brain changes associated with normal and pathological aging. Throughout, cognitive theory and behavioural evidence will be integrated with data from neuropsychology and functional brain imaging.
SEM · Course ID 002770Archived pagePSYCH 781 today
In this seminar course we will examine the neural bases of visual processing with an emphasis on the domains of space and motion. Although we will review research dealing with a variety of different kinds of animals, we will focus on vision in primates, including humans.
LEC · Course ID 010602Archived pagePSYCH 782 today
Students will learn fundamental aspects of various neuroimaging techniques as they relate to broad areas of cognition including vision, attention, language, memory and executive control.
SEM · Course ID 002772Archived pagePSYCH 783 today
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to basic aspects of anatomy and pathology in the human brain. After completing this course, students should expect to have mastered the location of major neuroanatomic landmarks, be able to identify these landmarks on both postmortem brains and neuroradiologic films (i.e., CT scan, MRI scan), understand rudimentary brain structure-function relations, outline the gross morphological and cellular consequences of major categories of neuropathology, understand fundamental neuropathologic mechanisms associated with various brain diseases, and describe the general impact of various neuropathologic processes on cognitive and behavioural functioning. (Offered in alternate years from PSYCH 785.)
Antirequisite: PSYCH 675C.
LEC · Course ID 010603Archived pagePSYCH 784 today
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the fundamentals of clinical neuropsychology and neuropsychological assessment. The course will cover three major content areas: (1) history and theory of brain-behaviour relations; (1) characteristics of major neuropsychological syndromes (e.g., aphasia, executive dysfunction); and, (3) the neuropsychological sequelae of major neurological and psychiatric disorders (e.g., Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia). This course is designed to complement the graduate seminar entitled Human Neuroanatomy and Neuropathology, which is not a formal prerequisite but is strongly recommended. This course will also touch on some of the technical aspects of neuropsychological assessment; however, a more detailed introduction to assessment is available through PSYCH 786. Students who do not have the necessary prerequisite must seek the consent of the Department.
Prerequisite: PSYCH 784
LEC · Course ID 010604Archived pagePSYCH 785 today
This course is designed to give students practical experience in neuropsychological evaluation. The seminar will emphasize the clinical and technical aspects of clinical interviewing, neuropsychological assessment, report writing, and patient/family education. Students will become familiar with several conventional neuropsychological tests such as the WMS-R/III, Halstead-Reitan Battery, Wisconsin Card-Sorting Test, Controlled Oral Word Association Test, Semantic Fluency Test, Ruff Figural Fluency Test, California Verbal Learning Test, Benton Visual-Spatial Tests, and the Grooved Pegboard Test. In addition, students will be required to evaluate a person referred to one of several university clinics secondary to neuropsychological complications. Enrollment is limited. Graded on a Cr/NCr basis. Students who do not have the necessary prerequisite must seek the consent of the Department.
PRA · Course ID 010605Archived pagePSYCH 786 today
This course focuses on both classic and contemporary studies of visual perception. The readings will involve studies of perception from a variety of perspectives including cognitive, cognitive neuroscience, Gestalt, phenomenological and ecological perspectives of vision. Studies of normal, unusual and disordered perception will be discussed. Students will be required to (a) facilitate a discussion in class based on the assigned research articles, (b) write commentaries on the articles covered each week, and (c) write a paper outlining a novel conceptual idea or a proposed experiment based on the studies discussed in class.
SEM · Course ID 010606Archived pagePSYCH 787 today
This course introduces the application of epidemiologic methods to the study of older persons. This lecture/discussion will present core epidemiologic concepts and methodologic issues in epidemiologic students of older persons. We will then study predictors of health and three major health outcomes: longevity/mortality, functional status/disability, and disease. Students will critically evaluate epidemiologic studies in aging research and will investigate a specific topic in this field in depth.
(Cross-listed with HSG 672)
LEC · Course ID 012868Archived pagePSYCH 788 today
The first part of the course introduces classical test theory and test construction principles, and addresses issues in interpreting test scores. The second part covers exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling. The last part of the course examines important measurement issues that arise in the analysis of experimental and nonexperimental data.
LEC · Course ID 002774Archived pagePSYCH 800 today
This course addresses contemporary advances in the areasa of psychometric theory and structural equation modeling. Included are topics such as item response theory, nonlinear factor analysis, latent curve models and other longitudinal models, and models for analyzing dyadic data.
LEC · Course ID 002775Archived pagePSYCH 801 today
Strategies for decision making in planning and conducting statistical analyses: sample size, statistical power, violations of variance assumptions, error terms, and related issues. Focus on repeated/mixed versus multivariate analyses of variance for complex designs of experiments. The course provides experience for organizing data sets, interpreting printouts, and presenting data in ways that meet standards of journal publications.
Prerequisite: PSYCH 632.
LEC · Course ID 010607Archived pagePSYCH 803 today
This course is designed to provide graduate students in Psychology with the background and skills to be able to interpret and conduct multi-level data analysis. Heirarchical linear modeling (HLM) software will be used for instruction and assignments. Conceptual issues with multi-level data and theory will also be addressed. Applications may involve data concerning work groups in organizations, romantic couples, individual change over time (as in learning growth curves), and event-level associations of mood states with other variables (as in "diary" studies). Extensions to 3-level models and to "non-linear" models (e.g., for count and rate data) will also be discussed.
Prerequisite: PSYCH 632
SEM · Course ID 012329Archived pagePSYCH 804 today
RDG · Course ID 010608Archived pagePSYCH 810 today
The intern will be placed in the Early Childhood Education Centre (ECEC) 1 half day a week for the duration of the term. Interns will become familiar with the ECEC program, routines, children and staff by working 'in program' alongside the teachers and through readings related to educational approaches for Early Childhood Education. Interns will observe communicative interactions between children and note the various formats this can take. Recording these observations using audio tapes, video tapes, written format and photographs will assist the intern in preparing documentation of children's ongoing learning.
LAB · Course ID 012229Archived pagePSYCH 820 today
The intern will be placed in the Early Childhood Education Centre (ECEC) 1 half day a week for the duration of the term. Interns will become familiar with the ECEC program, routines, children and staff by working 'in program' alongside the teachers and through readings related to educational approaches for Early Childhood Education. Interns will observe communicative interations between children and note the various formats this can take. Recording these observations using audio tapes, video tapes, written format and photographs will assist the intern in preparing documentation of children's ongoing learning.
LAB · Course ID 012230Archived pagePSYCH 821 today
The intern will be placed in the Early Childhood Education Centre (ECEC) 1half day a week for the duration of the term. Interns will become familiar with the ECEC program, routines, children and staff by working 'in program' alongside the teachers and through readings related to educational approaches for Early Childhood Education. Interns will observe communicative interactions between children and note the various formats this can take. Recording these observations using audio tapes, video tapes, written format and photographs will assist the intern in preparing documentation of children's ongoing learning.
LAB · Course ID 012231Archived pagePSYCH 822 today
Part-time supervised field work training in an applied setting.For on-campus students only. Graded on a Cr/NCr basis
PRA · Course ID 002790Archived pagePSYCH 836A today
RDG · Course ID 010609Archived pagePSYCH 844 today
RDG · Course ID 010610Archived pagePSYCH 846 today
The intern will be placed in one of the research labs of a Developmental division or affiliated program faculty member for a minimum of 15 hours a week. The student will complete one or more research projects with the goal to develop research skills related to empirical measurement of communication such as study design, data collection, statistical analysis and written preparation of research results.
LAB · Course ID 012232Archived pagePSYCH 851 today
The intern will be placed in one of the research labs of a Developmental division or affiliated program faculty memeber for a minimum of 15 hours a week. The student will complete one or more research projects with the goal to develop research skills related to empirical measurement of communication such as study design, data collection, statistical analysis and written preparation of research results.
LAB · Course ID 009412Archived pagePSYCH 852 today
The intern will be placed in one of the research labs of a Developmental division or affiliated program faculty memeber for a minimum of 15 hours a week. The student will complete one or more research projects with the goal to develop research skills related to empirical measurement of communication such as study design, data collection, statistical analysis and written preparation of research results.
LAB · Course ID 002862Archived pagePSYCH 853 today
This course concerns research design and the operationalization of variables. Among the topics covered are these: research designs (experimental, correlational, and quasi-experimental), internal validity, external validity, construct validity, reliability, sources of bias and artifact, strategies for ruling out confounds, mediations, effect sizes, and ethical issues in research.
SEM · Course ID 012339Archived pagePSYCH 870 today
A general graduate seminar in significant areas of industrial and organizational psychology. Topics will include personnel selection, training and development, motivation, leadership, job satisfaction and performance appraisal.
LEC · Course ID 002867Archived pagePSYCH 880 today
Basic personnel functions will be discussed, including job analysis, personnel selection, job evaluation, and criterion development, as well as the economics and legal environment in which these activities take place.
LEC · Course ID 002869Archived pagePSYCH 881A today
An introduction to the theories and techniques for improving organizational effectiveness. This course is open to students registered in the Industrial/Organizational Psychology graduate program or to others who prove to have sufficient background in human resource management or organizational behaviour.
LEC · Course ID 002872Archived pagePSYCH 883 today
A number of workshops on topics of current interest in industrial psychology will be held throughout the year.
RDG · Course ID 010612Archived pagePSYCH 884 today
A seminar including both student an faculty presentations of current research and student proposals for MASc/MA or PhD work. The seminar is held weekly or biweekly depending on availability of speakers, and the format may vary, depending on the research topics of members of the group. Graded on a Cr/NCr basis
LEC · Course ID 010613Archived pagePSYCH 885 today
Examines major topics and issues regarding the psychology of training in work organizations. Areas typically covered include task analysis, training objectives, curriculum development, instructional techniques, and training evaluation.
LEC · Course ID 002890Archived pagePSYCH 886 today
Topics will include experimental and non-experimental research design; internal, external, and construct validity; psychometrics including reliability and factorial structure; statistical inference; and practical considerations in measurement and evaluation in I/O Psychology.
SEM · Course ID 011831Archived pagePSYCH 887 today
Negotiation: Theory and Practice addresses planning, motivation, communication, information exchange, influence, relationships, emotion, and reaching objectives in the diverse array of interdependent decision-making contexts faced by managers. Topics include distributive and integrative negotiations, coalitions, negotiating on teams, dispute resolution, and multi-party negotiations. Mandatory first class attendance.
Department Consent Required
SEM · Course ID 012845Archived pagePSYCH 888 today