Introductory course (identical with course Psychology I in Faculty of Arts Handbook). Students who intend to take only one course in the Depart- ment of Psychology may find It more useful to choose Behavioural Studies I instead of Psychology I (see Faculty of Arts Handbook for details). However, it Is necessary to obtain permission from the Science faculty before it is possiЫe to enrol for Behavioural Studies I.
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SYLLABUS The development of behavioural patterns, individual dif- ferences end personality. Biological and social foundations of behaviour, Including perception and learning. A programmed introduction to quanti- tative methods.
No formal lectures are given in Quantitative Methods. Instead, students are expected to spend 1 y2-2 hours per week, for 15 weeks, working through a series of programmed manuals which cover the Quantitative Methods syllabus.
BOOKS
Preliminary reading:
Anderson J Durston B H et al Study Methods, McGraw-Hill paperback 1969
Miller G A Psychology the Science of Mental Life, Pelican 1968 Prescribed textbooks. All titles marked with an asterisk are expected to be in the possession of every student.
Chaplin J P Dictionary of Psychology, Dell Paperback 1975
•Hilgard E R Atkinson R C and Atkinson R L Introduction to Psychology 6th ed, Harcourt Brace Janovlch 1975
•Hilgard E R Atkinson R C and Atkinson R L Study Guide 6th ed, Harcourt Brace Janovlch 1975
EXAMINATION Examinations will take place during and at the end of the year. Laboratory and other practical work reports must be sub- mitted at specified times.
200 LEVEL
201 PSYCHOLOGY (PASS and PROVISIONAL HONOURS) A course of 72 lectures, 48 hours of discussion and practical work through the year. 12 points.
Prerequisite: Psychology 101.
SYLLABUS 241 (Compulsory) plus three units, at least one from each of Lists A and B.
204 LANGUAGE ACQUISITION (List A)
The course will examine nativistic and behaviouristic theorizing about language acquisition; development of the ability to produce and compre- hend syntax; acquisition of word meanings; the influence of environ- mental factors on language acquisition.
BOOKS
To be advised.
205 COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (List A)
(a) Cognitive Development. The theoretical contribution of Jean Piaget and the empirical studies generated by his theory. Theoretical and empirical work of Bruner and Bryant contrasted with that of Piaget.
(b) Perceptual Development. Developmental stages in perceptual growth, largely based on the development of visual perception, but other 173
modalities such as hearing and motor function will be considered.
The central theme of the course will be the growth of such per- ceptual spaces in the child. Such factors as the neurophysiological development of the infant will be considered in an attempt to understand why developments in the perceived world occur as they do in the child.
BOOKS
Prescribed textbooks:
Baldwin A L Theories of Development. Wiley 1967
• Bower T G R Development in Infancy, Freeman 1974 206 AFFECTIVE AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (List A)
(a) Theoretical formulations and empirical studies relating to psycho- analytic theory.
(b) Socialization processes and outcomes. Major theories and evidence will be examined, with special reference to aggression, moral de- velopment, and competence.
Books
Prescribed textbook:
Baldwin A L Theories of Development, Wiley 1967 208 LANGUAGE AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR (List B)
The study of language in its social context: criteria for comparing human language and animal "language"; introduction to sociolinguistic con- cepts; the functions of language in social settings; language and social class; the relationship between verbal and non-verbal communication.
BOOKS
Preliminary reading:
Farb P Word Play: what happens when people talk, Bantam 1975 209 INFORMATION PROCESSING (List B)
A unified approach to the complexities of skilled human performance.
The capacities which the human brings to the performance of motor and intellectual skills; limitations in human ability to sense, perceive, store and transmit information; experimental analysis of the flow of information within the human nervous system; applications of informa- tion processing principles to the study of man-machine systems.
BOOKS
Prescribed textbook:
Kееle S W Attention and Human Performance, Goodyear 1973 210 ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY (List B)
Theories and research in the social psychology of organizations.
BOOKS To be advised.
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211 SOCIAL INTERACTION PROCESSES (List B)
Theory and methods of research in social psychology, including social perception, attitude theory, and interpersonal processes. The application of research findings to contemporary problems.
BOOKS To be advised.
213 DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUES (List B)
Prerequisite or Corequisite: One of either 204, 205, or 206. The course will cover, in a detailed manner, a limited number of specific develop- mental phenomena. The emphasis will be on methodology, empirical findings and theoretical Interpretations. Specific areas may change from year to year, and will be chosen from social, emotional and cognitive behaviours characteristic of normal and abnormal behaviour. Typically this unit could take up topics such as attachment, early social behaviours, sex differences, maternal deprivation, and/or learning disabilities.
BOOKS
To be announced at the beginning of each year.
241 QUANTITATIVE METHODS (Compulsory)
Linear regression, product-moment correlation, t-tests, confidence limits, difference between correlations, partial correlation, non-parametric corre- lations, coefficient of concordance, elements of multiple correlation and factor analysis.
BOOKS
Prescribed textbook:
•Ferguson G A Statistical Analysis in Psychology and Education 3rd ed, McGraw-Hill 1971
EXAMINATION All examinations will take place during or at the end of units. Reports must be submitted at times to be specified on the practical and observational work relating to the course and candidates must submit satisfactory workbooks.
NOTE. It is possible that not all of these optional units will be offered in any one year; the department Manual for second year lists the units available in 1977.
202 PSYCHOLOGY (PROVISIONAL HONOURS)
For provisional honours candidates only. Students must take Unit 363 (Quantitative Methods) and three (3) of the other five topics listed.
A course of 52 lectures and 100 hours of practical work sessions throughout the year. 12 points.
Prerequisites: Honours in Psychology 101 and enrolment in or comple- tion of Psychology 201.
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212 NEUROPSYCHOLOGY A
13 lectures. Participation in the Provisional Honours tutorial and labora- tory programme.
Functional organization of the brain in relation to man's higher pro- cesses, e.g. perception, memory, learning, thinking, speech, emotion and attention.
BOOKS
Prescribed textbook:
•Luria A R The Working Brain, Penguin 1973 EXAMINATION During and at the end of the unit.
261 PERCEPTION A
13 lectures. Participation In the Provisional Honours tutorial and labora- tory programme.
Structure and function of perceptual sub-systems.. In particular vision and hearing with emphasis on human pattern perception processes.
EXAMINATION During and at the end of the unit.
263 QUANTITATIVE METHODS A(ii)
13 lectures. Participation In the Provisional Honours tutorial afd labora- tory programme.
Design of experiments and methods of data analysis.
BOOKS
Prescribed textbook:
• Edwards A L Experimental Design in Psychological Research 4th ed, Holt Rinehart & Winston 1972
EXAMINATION During the unit.
265 INFORMATION PROCESSING В
A corequisite of this unit is Information Processing A (unit 209).
13 lectures. Participation in the Provisonal Honours tutorial and labora- tory programme.
The course will examine recent research issues in the areas of sensory storage, word recognition, semantic memory, theories of attention, move- ment control.
EXAMINATION During and at the end of the unit.
266 SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODS
13 lectures. Participation In the Provisional Honours tutorial and labora- tory programme.
Methods of obtaining, analysing and interpreting data from large and small samples.
EXAMINATION At the end of the year.
267 FORMAL MODELS
An introduction to the use of logico-mathematical systems for the rep- resentation of behavioural processes. Models of structure and process;
deterministic and stochastic methods.
Prerequisite: It is highly desirable that students who take the unit should have taken some 100 level courses in the Department of Mathematics.
NOTE. It is possible that not
all
of these optional units will be offered in any one year; the department Manual for second year lists the units available in 1977.300 LEVEL