PREREQUISITES
Students are strongly advised to take, in their second year, any 200-level course that is a prerequisite for the 300- and 400-level courses they might wish to take. Students should keep open their options on upper-level courses, as enrolment is typically limited.

NOTE    Students who do not meet the stated prerequisites for upper-year courses that they wish to take, but who nonetheless feel they are qualified for admission, may appeal to the instructor to have the prerequisite waived. A prerequisite waiver does not guarantee admission to the course. PSYC 100 can only be waived by special permission of the Chair of Undergraduate Studies for those students who can provide proof of equivalent background.

AVAILABILITY
The Department of Psychology does not offer all of the courses listed in the Calendar every year. For the most up-to-date information on the availability of courses offered in the current year, check QCARD, http://psyc.queensu.ca/undergraduate/index.html or consult with the Psychology Undergraduate Office.

An introductory survey of basic areas of psychology including perception, cognition, learning and motivation and their biological substrata. Also reviewed are child development, individual differences, social psychology and behaviour disorders. Research participation experience is provided for students on an individual voluntary basis. Students are encouraged to participate in up to five hours of research experimentation.

An introduction to the science of mind and thought, with emphasis on philosophical issues, empirical studies, and theoretical models, both symbolic and connectionist. Topics will include information theory, perception and attention, pattern recognition, working memory, long-term memory, skill acquisition, problem-solving, language, and consciousness.

The experimental approach to the understanding, description and modification of abnormal behaviour is emphasized in the analysis of disorders of cognition (e.g., learning, memory and thinking), disturbances of affect (e.g., anxiety and depression), and problem behaviours (e.g., addictions, sexual disorders and psychopathy).

The study of the individual in the social context: Self and identity, social cognition, interpersonal behaviour (affiliation, attraction, sex, aggression, altruism); social attitudes, prejudice and discrimination; social influence and group processes (conformity, leadership and intergroup relations); applied social psychology.

Introduction to the scientific study of human development, with an emphasis on social, cognitive, and neurobiological processes underlying perceptual, cognitive, and emotional development from infancy to adolescence.

A survey of the psychological literature on the causes of crime and interventions to reduce criminal behaviour.

Description and methodology of sleep research; normal sleep; circadian rhythms and sleep regulation; dreaming; effects of sleep loss; sleep disorders; sleep and learning.

NOTE    Students will spend two full nights in the Sleep Laboratory under supervision -- one night sleeping as a research volunteer, the other as a researcher staying awake for the night. An additional laboratory hour will be needed to score their own sleep record.

A survey of the history of modern psychology, from the early 19th century to the close of the 20th. The more important empirical findings of psychology and related disciplines will be examined together with their theoretical explanations. The course will lead to an examination of the causes of differential scientific progress in the various subfields of psychology.

Each student will, under supervision, formulate and present an original research proposal involving the collection and analysis of data, carry it out, and submit a thesis based on the results. Proposals must be approved by relevant Ethics Review committees. Each student will be assessed a nominal fee for binding a library copy of the thesis. This course is optional for students completing a major in psychology but all students are advised that admission to a graduate program in psychology normally requires the completion of an honours thesis.

NOTE    Students whose research involves the care and/or handling of animals must also register in LISC 488/0.0.

Laboratory courses to be arranged in consultation with individual members of the Department. Courses must involve data collection; approximately 5-7 hours of lab work per week required.

NOTE    Students whose research involves the care and/or handling of animals must also register in LISC 488/0.0. Students are limited to one of PSYC 550*, PSYC 555*, PSYC 560*, PSYC 570*, or PSYC 575* in each of Year 3 and Year 4. Students are also limited to a maximum of two 500-level courses supervised by the same faculty member. (Students registered in PSYC 501 concurrently will not normally take one of these courses with their thesis supervisor.)