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PSYCH 392Research in Human Cognitive Neuroscience

Units
0.50
Faculty
Arts
Subject
Psychology

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 0 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Students learn how to measure psychophysiological responses to the stimuli in our world (e.g., familiar faces, emotional scenes, video games, etc.). Students get hands-on training in acquiring and analyzing different types of psychophysiological data such as skin conductance responses and heart rate changes over short and long periods.

Prerequisites

  • Complete all of the following
    • Must have completed the following:
      • PSYCH261 - Physiological Psychology (0.50)
    • Earned a minimum Psychology major average of 74.0%
    • Students must be in level 3A or higher
    • Complete 1 of the following

Corequisites

  • Completed or concurrently enrolled in:
    • PSYCH391 - Advanced Data Analysis (0.50)

Antirequisites

  • Complete all of the following

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  • Hands-on course. You get to plan and carry out your own experiment at the end which was awesome. It's a very engaging course and you'll get as much out of it as you put into it.

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Discussed on r/uwaterloo

One post or comment in 1 thread mentions PSYCH 392, May 2017 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Spring 2017

Any Psych students who have done a thesis? 4 points, 6 comments

“Hey! Are there any Psychology students/alumni here that have done their Honours thesis? Do you have specific information on the experience or tips to prepare for it?”

u/ReeMotes: “Yep, finished mine in the fall. If you have any specific questions, I'd be happy to answer them. I can try to give some general advice, but I see that you're in 4A. Have you found a supervisor? …”

u/ReeMotes: “… Do you have any experience as an RA or conducting an experiment in class (like PSYCH 392/394/395/etc.)? I had a vague idea of what I was interested in, but my supervisor had a very specific idea of an experiment he hadn't had a chance to try yet that was related to my interest. …”

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