PSYCH 111 Introductory Psychology I
This course, together with Introductory Psychology II, is equivalent to Psychology 110, but is given in two self-contained units. (For Cooperative Students only).
3 lectures.
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Psychology (PSYCH)
86 courses in the 1968–69 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
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Faculty listed in 1968–69
G.T. Barrett-Lennard, B.Sc., B.A. (Western Australia), Ph.D. (Chicago) Professor
Acting Chairman of the Department
M.P. Bryden, S.B. (Massachussets Institute of Technology), Professor
Faculty listed in 1968–69
M.Sc., Ph.D. (McGill) Deputy Chairman A. Castaneda, A.B. (San Francisco College), M.A., Ph.D. (Ohio State)
Visiting Professor
Faculty listed in 1968–69
A. de Vos, M.Sc., Ph.D. (Wisconsin) Professor (Geography and Psychology) (on leave of absence 1967-69)
H.D. Kirk, B.S. (City College), New York, M.A., Ph.D. (Cornell) Professor (Sociology and Psychology}
J.S. Minas, B.A., M.A. (Wayne State), Ph.D. (Illinois) Professor (Philosophy and Psychology)
R.K. Penney, B.Sci. (Wayne State), Ph.D. (lowa} Professor D.A. Sprott, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. {Toronto}, F.S.S. Professor (Statistics and Psychology}
R.K. Banks, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto) Associate Professor Executive Secretary
K.S. Bowers, A.B., Ph.D. {Illinois} Associate Professor
Faculty listed in 1968–69
T.E. Cadell, B.A. (British Columbia}, M.A. (Massachussets), Ph.D. (Wisconsin) Associate Professor
J.M. Cornell, B.A., M.S., Ph.D. (Washington) Associate Professor
W.D. Fenz, B.A. (Southern Missionary}, Associate Professor
Faculty listed in 1968–69
M.A., B.D. (St. Andrew's), M.Sc. (Hawaii), Ph.D. {Massachussets)
G.V. Goddard, B.A., M.A. (Saskatchewan), Ph.D. (McGill) Associate Professor
H.M. Lefcourt, B.A. (Antioch), M.A., Ph.D. (Ohio State) Associate Professor G.E. MacKinnon, B.A. (Queen's), Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins) Associate Professor P.M. Rowe, B.A. {Toronto}, M.A. (Dalhousie), Ph.D. (McGill) Associate Professor R.R. Ross, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto) Associate Professor (part-time) S.D. Saleh, B.A. (Cairo), Dip. Ed. and Psych. (Ein-Sharms), M.A., Ph.D. (Western Reserve) Associate Professor R.A. Steffy, B.A. (Albright), M.A., Ph.D. (Illinois) Associate Professor R.V. Thysell, B.A. (Montana), M.A., Ph.D. (Iowa) Associate Professor M.D. Vogel-Sprott, B.A. (McMaster), M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto) Associate Professor D.M. Amoroso, B.4., M.A. (Toronto), Ph.D. (Waterloo) Assistant Professor
P.E. Bowers, B.A. {Rosemont}, M.A., Ph.D., (Illinois) Assistant Professor (part-time)
M. Breidenbaugh, B.A. (Wittenburgh), Ph.D. (Vienna) Assistant Professor M. Brown, B.A., M.S. (McGill), Ph.D. (Michigan) Assistant Professor G.R. Engel, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Queen's) Assistant Professor G.A. Griffin, B.A. { Colgate), M.A., Ph.D. (Wisconsin) Assistant Professor W.C. Horne, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (lowa) Assistant Professor P.C. Jennings, B.A. (Utah), M.A., Ph.D. (Texas) Assistant Professor
R.D. Lambert, B.A., M.A. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Michigan)
Assistant Professor (Sociology and Psychology } J.D. Kalbfleisch, B.Sc. (Toronto), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Waterloo)
Assistant Professor (Statistics and Psychology)
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Faculty listed in 1968–69
D. Meichenbaum, A.B. (City College of New York), M.A., Ph.D. (Illinois) Assistant Professor
P.M. Merikle, B.A. (Knox), M.A., Ph.D. (Virginia) Assistant Professor J.C. Naidoo, B.Sc. (Witwaterstrand), B.Sc. (South Africa), M.A., Ph.D. (Illinois)
Assistant Professor J R.D. Seim, B.A. (Queen’s), Ph.D. (Waterloo) Assistant Professor 1.W. Silverman, B.A. (Brooklyn), M.S., Ph.D. {Purdue} Assistant Professor J.A. Van Evra, (Mrs.) B.A. (Valparaiso), M.A.. Ph.D. (Michigan State)
Assistant Professor (part-time}
J.J. Wine, B.A. (Bridgewater College}, M.S. (Iowa State University), Ph.D.
(University of Alberta) Assistant Professor D.S. Barnes, B.A., M.D. (Western Ontario} Adjunct Professor A.J. Cawley, D.V.M., D.V.Sc. (Toronto) Adjunct Professor J.J. Hartford, M.D. (Toronto) Adjunct Professor
L.E. Tauber, B.S. (Union College), M:A. {University of Kentucky), Ph.D. (Purdue) Adjunct Professor
Faculty listed in 1968–69
D.J. Torney, B.A., M.A. (Western Ontario), Ph.D. (Waterloo) Adjunct Professor
A. Firetto, C.R., B.A. (Western), M.A. (St. Louis) Lecturer, J
Undergraduate Offerings
An introductory course (Psychology 110; 111-112, 150) is a prerequisite for all subsequent courses in Psychology.
A first year student intending to take either an Honours or a General Degree programme in Psychology must select either Psychology 110 or Psychology 150, and is advised to elect Philosophy 100 or two of Philosophy 125, 135, 140, 150. Students without high school Biology are advised to include Biology 101 or 131 in their programmes. Students with fewer than.two Mathematics papers in Grade. XIII are, in addition, advised to take Mathematics 85.
In year II to IV Honours students- are required to take Psychology 280, 290, 360, 430, and 499 as part of their programme.
In year LI the General student majoring in Psychology must take Psychology 201- 202, and at least one other full-year or two half-year Psychology courses. Psychology 281-282 is strongly recommended in the second year. The general student with a background in Mathematics or who plans to do graduate study in Psychology should substitute Psychology 280 for Psychology 281-282. During Year III the student must complete two full-year or four half-year Psychology courses at either the 200 or 300 level, including Psychology 281-282 if it has not been taken previously.
Students who expect to proceed to graduate study in Psychology will find it helpful to include the following courses:in their programme: Biology 231, Mathematics 140, Mathematics 243, Philosophy 220.
Note on numbering: Undergraduate courses ending in 0 and 99 are full-year courses. Courses ending in odd numbers are half-year courses offered in the fall term, while courses ending in even numbers are half-year courses offered in the winter term, with the exception of those courses offered to students in co-operative programmes.
Graduate Offerings
Courses numbered 600-650 are offered on a half-year basis. Courses numbered 699 and above are full-year courses.
Candidates for a graduate degree in psychology who possess an ordinary bachelor’s degree must take at least one preliminary year of work in psychology to ensure that their preparation is equivalent to that of a graduate of an honours course in psychology.
Faculty listed in 1968–69
Candidates with an honours bachelor’s degree or equivalent preparation may select either a research-oriented course leading to the Ph.D. degree or a professionally-oriented course leading to the Ph.D. degree or a professionally-oriented course leading to a Master of Applied Science (M.A.Sc.) degree.
Ph.D. candidates must pass a general.examination and examinations in major and minor fields of specialization. Permissible major areas of specialization are: perception and cognition, learning and motivation, biopsychology, child behaviour and development, social, clinical, and counselling. Permissible minor areas of specialization are: any one of the permissible major areas (except biopsychology), quantitative methods, physiological and comparative, educational, and industrial. Candidates electing to major in clinical or counselling psychology will be required to complete internship training under conditions approved in advance by the Department.
Students primarily interested in professional work in applied settings, for which they are seeking to qualify at the master’s level, are advised to take the M.A.Sc. programme. This programme is organized on a co‘operative plan and includes four full terms of on-campus study and two terms of employed practical work and training in field settings. Students enter the programme in mid-September and will go out for their first fieldwork (internship) term in the following January or May. The degree thus requires two calendar years beyond the honours bachelor degree in psychology or equivalent preparation.
Undergraduate Course
Note The number of hours of lectures shown after the course description is an attempt to indicate the “normal”; each instructor determines how often his particular class will meet.
110.. Introductory Psychology. This course is designed to provide the students with an understanding of the basic concepts and techniques of modern psychology as a behavjoural science. The development of behaviour, learning, motivation, emotion, sensation and perception, and individual differences will be studied with reference to physiological correlates and to environmental factors.
3 lectures.
PSYCH 112 Introductory Psychology II
(For Co-operative Students only). 3 lectures.
PSYCH 150 Research Methods in Psychology
An introduction to research methods in psychology. Emphasis will be placed on methods of testing, observation, and experimentation, (For students in Honours Psychology or in joint Honours programmes with Psychology. Other students by permission of department only.)
2 lectures, 2 hours laboratory.
PSYCH 201 General Experimental Psychology: Learning
An introduction to the data and theories of learning, with emphasis on experimental methodology. Required of all General Psychology students.
2 lectures, 2 hours laboratory. Fall term.
PSYCH 202 General Experimental Psychology: Perception
An introduction to the data and theories of perception, with emphasis on experimental methodology. Required of all General Psychology students.
2 lectures, 2 hours laboratory. Winter term.
PSYCH 211 Developmental Psychology
An examination of the process and factors of human development from birth to adolescence emphasizing methods of child study. 3 lectures. Fall term.
PSYCH 212 Socialization Processes in the Child
Consideration will be given to a number of topics relating to the development of social behavior in children. 3 lectures. Winter term.
PSYCH 253 (Sociology 210)
Introductory Social Psychology. The relation between psychological processes and social interaction. Topics to be considered include (1) how we evaluate others’ personalities, (2) determinants of friendship, (3) formation and change of attitudes, (4) conformity and independence, (5) the self-concept.
3 lectures. Fall term.
PSYCH 254 (Sociology 212) Interpersonal Relations
The contribution of social organization to interpersonal processes. Consideration of some “theories” of social interaction. The social system approach to the problem of personal and interpersonal control. Prerequisite: Psychology 253*.
3 lectures. Winter term.
PSYCH 256 Small Groups
Study of the structure and functioning of small groups and the effects of group membership on the individual. Data from the laboratory are studied in relation to selected theories.
Prerequisite: Psychology 253*.
3 lectures. Winter term.
PSYCH 260 Physiological Psychology
The structure and function of the nervous system and their relation to behaviour. 3 lectures, 2 hours laboratory.
PSYCH 280 Statistical Methods in Psychology
An introduction to the logical and theoretical base for the application of statistical methods to the solution of problems in the social sciences. Consideration. will be given to descriptive statistics, to sampling statistics, to inferential statistics, and also to the effective use and interpretation of statistics in the design and understanding of experiments. Required of all Honours Psychology students, except Mathematics students who have taken Mathematics 233.
3 lectures, | hour problems.
PSYCH 281 Elementary Statistics
An introduction to descriptive and inferential statistics. 3 lectures. Fall term.
PSYCH 282 Tests and Measurements
An introduction to the theory and use of psychological tests. Special emphasis is placed on the assessment of personality, intelligence, aptitudes and interests.
Prerequisite: Psychology 281*.
3 lectures. Winter term.
PSYCH 290 Learning
This course is designed to introduce the student to Learning theory and to provide an understanding of experimental techniques in this area. The course allows the student to carry out independent research in the area. Required of all Honours Psychology students. 2 lectures, 2 hours laboratory.
PSYCH 331 Individual Differences
An analysis of individual and group differences in behaviour, with an emphasis on studies of intelligence. 3 lectures. Fall term.
PSYCH 332 Applied Psychology
An introduction to the methods and problems of such applied areas as educational, industrial and counselling psychology. 3 lectures. Winter term.
PSYCH 340 Cognitive Processes
An examination and evaluation of selected topics dealing with human learning, thinking, concept formation, memory and language. Prerequisite: Psychology 201*-202* or Psychology 290.
3 lectures.
351*, Personality Theory. An examination and evaluation of some of the outstanding theories of personality and methods of assessment deriving from these theories. 3 lectures. Fall term.
PSYCH 352 Psychopathology
The nature and origin of deviant behaviour will be considered. Time will also be devoted to an examination of current research on behaviour disorders.
Prerequisite: Psychology 351*.
3 lectures, Winter term.
PSYCH 353 Research Methods in Social Psychology
Standard research techniques and recent methodological developments will be discussed. Problems involved in the design and evaluation of social psychological research will receive considerable attention. Prerequisite: Psychology 253*, 280.
3 lectures. Fall term.
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354*, Special topics in social psychology. One or more topics in social psychology will be covered in depth.
Prerequisite: Psychology 253* and consent of instructor.
3 lectures. Winter term.
PSYCH 360 Sensation and Perception
A consideration of data and theory concerning sensory and perceptual processes. Topics will include psychophysical methodology, sensory mechanisms, the neuropsychological basis of perception, basic behavioural data and theory relating to such topics as the perception of form and space, perceptual learning, and a consideration of the effect of personality variables in perception. Opportunity for independent research will be provided. (Required of all Honours Psychology students.)
2 lectures, 3 hours laboratory alternate weeks.
PSYCH 370 Animal Behaviour
An in depth study of the behaviour of animals emphasizing both observational and experimental research. 2 hours lecture, 2 hours laboratory.
PSYCH 380 Advanced Physiological Psychology
Advanced study of the physiological basis of behaviour, with particular reference to function of the central nervous system. Emphasis will be on laboratory work and on practical considerations involved in relating brain function to behaviour.
Prerequisite: Psychology 260.
2 hours lecture, 2 hours laboratory.
PSYCH 390 Human Motivation
An examination of the determinants of the direction, strength and persistence of behaviour. Several theoretical approaches which stress the tole of expectancies, values and individual differences are considered.
2 hours lectures, | hour discussion/lab.
PSYCH 410 History and Systems
An examination of current theoretical approaches to psychological problems presented in a historical context. 3 hours lectures.
PSYCH 430 Contemporary Issues in Psychology
This course is conducted as a proseminar in which nearly all the faculty give talks on the contemporary issues underlying their current research and thinking. Topics are clustered into three major areas: (1) Study of individual differences, (2) The change of behaviour, (3) Reconsideration of assumptions underlying theories of learning and perception. Required of all Honours Psychology students.
2 lectures.
PSYCH 440 Psychophysiology
The course deals with the study of interrelationships between the physiological and psychological aspects of behavior in human subjects. It covers research by psychologists, physiologists and psychiatrists on physiological responses to stimuli which are designed to influence mental, emotional or motor behavior. The laboratory deals with the physiological and physical principles and methods involved in the measurement of autonomic responses.
2 lectures, 2 hours laboratory.
449, Experimental Design. Logic of experimental designs. Randomization. Experimental and sampling errors. Designs applied to biological sciences. Methods of analysis for factorial designs. Latin squares, etc.
2 lectures.
PSYCH 480 Directed Studies in Selected Topics
For the student who desires to pursue a particular topic in depth through independent experimental research and/or extensive reading. A faculty member must approve a student’s project prior to registration for this course. Open to exceptional students with permission of the instructor and the Department.
3 hours supervised research.
PSYCH 499 Senior Honours Essay
Each student will work under the direction of a member of the department on an experimental study. The result of this investigation will be presented in the form of a thesis, which will be critically examined by members of the department and also, where pertinent, by members of other departments. Required of all Honours Students in Psychology.
J hours supervised research. Seminar.
Graduate Course Courses for Credit Toward the Ph.D. Degree
PSYCH 611 Human Factors Engineering I
The human being as an element in an engineering system; his physical and mental capabilities and limitations; his assets and liabilities as compared to automatic elements; his physical and mental requirements for optimum functioning as an element in a system.
PSYCH 612 Human Factors Engineering II]
More advanced study of selected problems presented in Psychology 611, together with laboratory demonstrations.
PSYCH 621 Basic Issues in Clinical Psychology
A critical evaluation of issues that have particular relevance for clinical psychology. Epistemological and methodological issues will be raised as well as problems in person perception, clinical judgment, and behaviour change. The course will also include historical developments, ethical problems and role definition of clinical psychology. A practicum portion of the course involves topical questions in clinical research, and subsequently covers intellectual assessment with lectures pertaining to the development and reliability of, and the validation research on, each of the tests utilized.
PSYCH 622 Psychodynamics
This course deals with the theoretical structures upon which psychological treatment is based. Coverage ranges from orthodox psychoanalytic theory to current phenomonological and social-learning theories. Practicum work includes supervised examinations of school children on standard measures of intelligence.
PSYCH 623 Personality Assessment
This course deals with the nature, validity and underlying assumptions of the major “diagnostic” clinical tests. Emphasis is placed on the more difficult “projective” tests. Practicum work includes discussion and interpretation of protocols secured from hospital and reformatory populations.
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PSYCH 624 Psychopathology
Traditional views and recent experimental approaches to psychopathological states are analyzed and contrasted. Course work is concerned with the definition and research of certain central concepts: mental illness, anxiety, defense mechanisms, unconscious processes, neurotic and schizophrenic reactions.
PSYCH 625 Psychotherapy
A detailed coverage of psychotherapeutic system; their respective views of health-illness, their techniques of intervention, and related research are considered.
PSYCH 626 Psychotherapy practicum
Students will conduct continuing psychotherapy under supervision of the staff. Theoretical and practical issues will be discussed.
PSYCH 627 Seminar in Clinical Psychology I
This seminar is designed to enable individual staff members to present their current points of view and research contributions.
PSYCH 628 Seminar in Clinical Psychology II
Presentations by individual staff members supplementary to those given in 627.
PSYCH 629A Group Psychotherapy
A study of the underlying principles of group therapy with emphasis on the psycholdynamics of the individual as he operates in a group situation.
PSYCH 629B Behaviour Modification
Learning theory is extended in the realm of human behavior with particular emphasis on the use of operant and classical’ conditoning in the elimination of maladaptive behavior and the production of adaptive behavior.
PSYCH 629C Child Psychotherapy
A number of theoretical approaches to child therapy, ranging from analytical through family to milieu therapies, are examined, particularly in the light of current research.
PSYCH 630 Directed Study
This course offers an opportunity for students who have previously taken a half-year course in a specific area to explore selected problems in greater depth.
631*, Advanced Statistics. An advanced introduction to descriptive statistics and statistical inference. Prerequisite: Psychology 280 or its equivalent.
PSYCH 632 Experimental Design
Basic principles used in the design of experiments and the analysis of experimental data, with emphasis on complex analysis-of-variance techniques.
Prerequisite: Psychology 631.
637*, 638*. Experimental Personality Research. Two half-year courses emphasizing experimental approaches to personality psychology. 637 will be given in the Fall term, 638 in the Winter term, but 637 is not a prerequisite for 638.
Prerequisite: Psychology 711.
640*-649*. Selected Topics in Psychology.
PSYCH 698 Internship
PSYCH 699 Thesis
PSYCH 701 Sensory and Perceptual Processes I
A seminar series surveying some of the major contemporary problems in the area. Both human and animal research will be discussed. Required of all students who major or minor in Perception.
702, 722, 742. Learning I, II, III. A series of seminars devoted to critical reviews of basic theoretical issues and recent advances in selected topics in learning.
703, 723, 743. Physiological and Comparative Psychology. A seminar series dealing with the physiological aspects of human behavior and with relevant animal physiological and behavioral studies. Open only to students obtaining minor credit in comparative and physiological psychology.
704, 724, 744. Social Psychology, I, H, III. A series of seminars dealing with theoretical issues and research findings in the area of social psychology.
PSYCH 705 Child Psychology I
A detailed study of theoretical issues and research in the areas of child development and behavior.
PSYCH 706 Biological Basis of Behaviour
A seminar on aspects of cytology, histology, anatomy, embryology, phylogeny and genetics in relation to the behaviour of organisms.
707, 727, 747. Biopsychology 1, II, III. Seminars dealing with topics in the comparative, physiological and neurological study of behaviour.
PSYCH 708 Comparative and Human Neuroanatomy
Comparative study of the vertebrate nervous system; detailed study of the central nervous system of mammals including man.
PSYCH 709 Physiological Mechanisms in Behaviour
An examination of aspects of physiology and physiological chemistry that are related to the behaviour of organisms.
PSYCH 710 Advanced Psychometrics
An advanced course covering theory of test construction, factor analysis, and scaling methods.
PSYCH 711 Seminar in Personality
Systematic review of personality theories and related research.
PSYCH 712 Social Development
Theory and data relating to the social development of humans and subhuman species.
721, 741. Sensory and Perceptual Processes II, III. A series of seminars focusing on a number of specific selected topics. In addition, research going on within the department will be discussed.
PSYCH 725 Child Psychology II
The first half of this course will deal with concrete descriptions and evaluations of the most widely used research techniques applied to the study of developmental and child behavior. The second half will be concerned with an application of the research methods to the student’s own research.
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PSYCH 740 Comparative Psychology
An advanced course dealing with selected problems in animal behavior.
PSYCH 745 Child Bsychology [I]
Advanced seminar in Child Psychology.
PSYCH 750 Individual Research Project
A supervised experimental study, together with a survey of relevant findings in the literature.
PSYCH 760 Advanced Experimental Psychology
Detailed study of selected problems in the student’s major area of specialization; e.g. cognition, learning, motivation, perception.
PSYCH 770 Instrumentation for the Behavioural Sciences
An introduction to the principles of electricity, relay circuiting, and biological amplifiers.
PSYCH 780 Behaviour of Non-Human Primates
A seminar on various aspects of non-human primate behaviour, including learning, concept formation, and social behaviour, accompanied by training in observational and testing techniques appropriate to the area of study.
Courses Principally for M.A.Sc. Candidates
PSYCH 801 Psychometric Theory
An examination of methods and issues in the construction, selection and evaluation of psychological tests. Prerequisite: Psychology 631 or consent of instructor. -
PSYCH 811 Personality Theory
A consideration of several major theories of personality and relevant areas of research. Applications will be made to case materials.
PSYCH 812 Assessment of Abilities
Theories of human abilities and nature of tests derived from these theories, including intelligence tests. Criteria for the selection of tests. Review of relevant research. Practice in test administration and evaluation of results.
PSYCH 813 Assessment of Personality I
The development and use of objective personality and interest tests with reference to the theoretical foundations and research literature.
PSYCH 814 Assessment of Personality [I. An introduction to projective techniques, including their rationale, administration and scoring, fundamentals of interpretations, and discussion of relevant research
PSYCH 815 Tests in Education
An examination of the major testing materials available for assessment of achievement, interests, aptitudes, and learning disabilities of the child in a school setting. Special attention is given to diagnostic tests through practicum experience.
PSYCH 820 Assessment Practicum
Intensive assessment of individual persons, with emphasis on integrating results from a variety of tests.
PSYCH 822 Social Problems
An overview of the literature on socially deviant behaviour, e.g., drug addiction, delinquency, and on problems of adjustment in industry and education.
PSYCH 830 Personality: Effectiveness and Disability
An examination of concepts of optimal, healthy or mature personality, and of factors that influence the formation and content of such concepts. Problems in the study of personality variation. Patterns and typologies in normal and deviant functioning. Dimensional and level differentiation. Conditions associated with improving and deteriorating functioning.
PSYCH 831 Theories of Psychopathology
A review of leading theoretical interpretations of deviant behaviour, e.g., psychonanalytic, Rogerian, and social-learning theories.
PSYCH 833 Interviewing
Applications and analyses of interviewing in the contexts of gathering and giving information, forming judgments and providing psychological assistance. An examination of influencing and communciation processes in interviewing. Effects of interviewer and interviewee characteristics. Interview demonstrations, and introductory practice, reporting and self observation in interviewing.
PSYCH 884 Principles and Practices in Counselling
Counselling as a helping process, examined in the context of differing situations, practical orientations and theoretical interpretations. Communication and relationship features of the client-counsellor interaction. Explanations and research bearing on the process and effects of personal counselling and therapy. Comparison of individual and group counselling. The course will include a practicum of demonstrations and discussion of recorded and live interviews and, according to the opportunities available, experience as a participant counsellor in individual or group situations.
Prerequisite: Psychology 833.
PSYCH 836 Practicum in Psychological Counselling
Supervised practice in individual and/or group counselling in settings selected with the student’s individual interests and objectives in mind. Students will meet with their instructor or supervisor individually and/or in small groups for intensive examination and discussion of their own counselling sessions and related issues.
Prerequisite: Psychology 834 or consent of instructor.
PSYCH 838 Small-group processes
The course will be concerned primarily with applications and interpretations of small-group procedures with normal persons, where the intention is to facilitate increasing sensitivity and skill in human relations, to foster selfrelated learning, or to facilitate communication and reduce tensions in an on-going group or set of interacting individuals. Research investigations of small-group processes and their effects will be considered. A series of practicum sessions will provide a personal experience of a basic encounter or human relations training group process. Prerequisite: Psychology 833.
PSYCH 840 Selected Topics in Applied Psychology
PSYCH 841 Professional Issues
Ethical concepts, practices and problems. Issues of responsibility, personal and professional values. Implications of a professional influencing function in relation to human conduct and personality. The counsellor in his contemporary and prospective institutional settings and interprofessional relations.
PSYCH 842 Applied Research
A seminar on methods and issues in applied research.
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PSYCH 843 Research Essay
A formal paper which may either: (a) report a research study carried out under supervision during work terms: or
(b) present an extensive review of the literature on some aspects of applied psychology: or
(c) present a series of related case studies within a theoretical framework.
PSYCH 844 Principles of Behaviour Modification and Programmed Learning
Theory and methodology of learning and behavior change based on operant, reinforcement principles.
PSYCH 847 Organizational Psychology: Personnel
An examination of the psychological basis of the personnel function with special reference to personnel selection, performance review, training, and labour-management relations.
PSYCH 848 Organizational Psychology: Analysis of Organizational Behavior
A consideration of current theories of organizational behavior and the use of the system approach in its analysis. Special emphasis is placed on interpersonal interaction and organizational change.
PSYCH 849 Organizational Psychology: Motivation and Leadership
This course deals with the psychological basis of organizational effectiveness with special emphasis on leadership and motivation.
PSYCH 850 Exceptional Children
The classification and definition of the exceptional child within the school system. Characteristics of learning difficulties will be emphasized. Mental retardation, emotional problems, and receptive and expressive handicaps will be considered in detail.
PSYCH 851 Contemporary Issues in Education
A critical evaluation of current curriculum development, educational theory, and related issues in education.
PSYCH 852 Assessment and Treatment of Exceptionality
A study of diagnostic techniques including available tests used to identify the exceptional child. Treatment procedures will be considered, stressing available resources within the school system.