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PSYCH 395Research in Social Psychology

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.

Current research methods and procedures employed in social psychology research are covered. Activities may include research proposals, group and/or individual projects (e.g., 'hands on' lab experience and data collection), research reports, critiques of published and proposed research, individual and/or group presentations.

Prerequisites

  • Complete all of the following
    • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
    • 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
    • Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in any of the following:
      • PSYCH389 - Social Science Advanced Research Methods Topics (0.50)
      • PSYCH393 - Research in Developmental Psychology (0.50)
      • PSYCH397 - Research in Personality and Clinical Psychology (0.50)
      • PSYCH399 - Research in Industrial/Organizational Psychology (0.50)
    • Not open to students enrolled in PSYCH-Research Intensive Specialization

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Reviewed on UW Flow

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From 7 ratings and 3 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • mostly group work but very interesting when we got to create our own hypothesis and design our own experiment

    Apr 2015 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • The group presentation was helpful for the latter individual presentation

    Jan 2015 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Lots of assignments/quizzes but really good marking and can do well with a little effort

    Oct 2012 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

Discussed on r/uwaterloo

2 posts and comments in 2 threads mention PSYCH 395, 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.

Fall 2017

Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments

“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”

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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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