Department of Psychology
Loeb Building B552
Telephone: 520-2644
Fax: 520-3667
The Department
Chair of the Department:
W.D. Jones
Departmental Supervisor of Graduate Studies:
Kim Matheson
The Department of Psychology offers programs of study and research on a
full-time and part-time basis, leading to the degrees of M.A., M.Sc. and
Ph.D. Financial support is available, but is limited to full-time students.
There is a very close link in the Department of Psychology between graduate
studies and research. Research in the Department is distributed across
the life sciences areas of biopsychology, animal learning, perception,
and cognition, and across the social sciences areas of social and developmental
psychology. Its research and graduate program in biopsychology is one of
the strongest in Canada, with current research focusing on problems of
the neurochemistry of stress and learning; developmental psychopharmacology;
experimental models of epilepsy; neuroanatomy; brain lateralization; neural
mechanisms of audition; drug dependence; and the effects in animals and
humans of prenatal alcohol and drug exposure on postnatal behaviour. The
Department has related human neuropsychological research activities dealing
with alterations to visual and auditory psychophysical functions associated
with neuropathological conditions; determinants, correlates, and treatment
of hyperactivity in children; and the relation of behavioural, psychological,
and electrophysiological variables to sleep and dreaming states. Within
the social sciences realm, a unique laboratory has been developed for the
study of hypnosis, approached experimentally from social psychological,
perceptual, and cognitive perspectives provided, in part, by other on-going
research programs in the Department. In recent years, there has been a
growth of activity in aspects of applied psychology, including evaluation
research; corrections; education; impact of computer and telecommunications
technology; behavioural medicine; and psychological assessment. This has
fostered close collaborative contacts between the Department and public
service and applied settings in Ottawa, such as the Children’s Hospital
of Eastern Ontario, the Royal Ottawa Hospital, the National Research Council,
Department of Communications (Canada), Ontario Ministry of Correctional
Services, and the Ottawa Board of Education. Practica and internships are
available in many of these settings to students at the doctoral level.
Because of the breadth of interests in the Department, there is an emphasis
in graduate courses on methodological and conceptual issues that are applicable
across research specializations. Consequently, most substantive courses,
regardless of title, are relevant to most students’ programs. Students
typically work very closely with their advisers who, through informal tutorials
and directed studies and independent research courses, provide much of
the opportunity for specialized study. Applicants are strongly encouraged
to write directly to faculty members for more specific details on research
interests and programs currently underway.
As part of its general experimental program, the Department provides the
opportunity to pursue a concentration at the master’s and doctoral level
in biopsychology, behavioural neuroscience (a collaborative endeavour with
the University of Ottawa), human neuropsychology, or human information
systems. Applicants should consult with the supervisor of graduate studies
for information on structuring a doctoral program of studies within a concentration.
Through a quantitative methods requirement, completion of a demanding empirical
thesis presented and defended orally, participation in small seminars,
and a close relationship with faculty advisers and students, the master’s
programs provides the opportunity for a refinement of critical, logical,
and analytical skills; skills of written and oral expression; understanding
of the strengths and limitations of the scientific method as a means of
problem solving, demonstrated through psychology but applicable to issues
in society at large; an understanding of quantification and scaling, the
use of statistical methods and inference, and the use of evidence to support
argument. For some students this is a satisfactory and satisfying end in
itself. For others, it provides a solid preparation for the doctoral program
in which original independent study and research is stressed. The Department
does not distinguish between an applied and an experimental program; instead,
the basic orientation is experimental and theoretical, but with opportunities,
where appropriate, to provide complementary experience necessary to work
successfully as a psychologist in applied research/service settings.
Augmenting the well-equipped laboratories expected in an active research
environment, the Department of Psychology receives excellent technical
support from the Carleton University Science Technology Centre, where design
and manufacture of special-purpose apparatus is carried out. In addition,
the workshops provide technical support for the more than twenty-five computer
systems currently in use in laboratories throughout the Department.
These systems support a variety of computer languages, including FORTRAN,
APL, PASCAL, and BASIC, several microcomputer emulatory programs, a variety
of statistical and mathematical packages, such as the BMDP and SPSS systems,
and many other programs.
In fulfilling degree credit requirements, all graduate students are required
to demonstrate competence in statistical and quantitative methods through
successful completion of Psychology 49.540 (with a grade of B– or better)
or a qualifying examination. This is ordinarily scheduled during the first
part of September, just prior to the registration period, and it encompasses
the material covered in Psychology 49.540. In the event of successful completion
of the examination, another course is substituted for Psychology 49.540.
In the case of M.A. students, the Department may recommend that a grade
of C+ in Psychology 49.540 be accepted for credit (see General Regulations,
Section 11.2) only after successful completion of the qualifying examination.
This option is limited to those who pass the examination within two successive
offerings of it, and who maintain continuous registration as graduate students
between the first registration in Psychology 49.540 and the taking of the
examination.
In addition to fulfilling the remaining credit requirements as described
in subsequent sections, all graduate students in psychology are expected
to conduct research of interest to them during each year of graduate study.
This requirement may be satisfied by independent research, serving as a
research assistant, or by doing pilot or thesis research.
Each year, the candidate’s adviser submits a written critique of research
progress, and this becomes part of the candidate’s permanent record. Qualifying-year
students are evaluated at the end of the first twelve months.
Depending on his/her field of concentration, a candidate may be required
to demonstrate an ability to read with understanding relevant technical
material in a foreign language and/or to give satisfactory evidence of
competence in such areas as computer techniques, electronic instrumentation,
psychometrics, sampling procedures, or surgical techniques.
The Department may recommend that a graduate student be asked to withdraw
from the program at any time if his or her progress in course work, research,
or comprehensive examinations proves unsatisfactory.
Within the Department exist subgroups of faculty members with common interests
and subgroups of courses associated with particular areas of psychology.
Below are listed four formally identified fields of concentration with
the work which would be expected from any student who decided to pursue
interests in one of these fields.
Concentrations
Basic and Applied Social Psychology
The concentration in social psychology is designed to provide students
with a fundamental knowledge in the traditional fields of social psychology
such as social psychological research methods, attitudes and personality,
as well as the application of social psychology to current social issues
such as family violence, health promotion, assessment and program evaluation,
crime and delinquency, computers, the psychology of women, and sports.
Faculty interests span a broad spectrum of perspectives in social, personality,
community and applied social psychology. Current research in the Department
includes historical and critical social psychology, laboratory investigations
of social processes in decision making, attitudes, and hypnosis, through
the applied studies in areas such as family violence, women and the work
force, the psychology of women, delinquency, criminal justice and corrections,
health promotion, and performance enhancement.
Students interested in this area are encouraged to take courses such as
49.510, 49.511, 49.519 and 49.546, as well as generate theses in this area.
Concentration in Biopsychology
Biopsychology is the study of the structure and function of the central
nervous system. Neuroanatomical, neurophysiological, neurochemical and
behavioural methods are used to investigate brain mechanisms underlying
psychological processes. The recommended courses for students in biopsychology
are 49.520, 49.620, 49.624 and 49.625, followed by additional specialized
courses, directed studies and independent research credits to be determined
in consultation with a thesis adviser. It should be noted that one of the
neuroscience techniques courses (49.624 or 49.625) can be substituted for
one of the following 0.5 credit courses to satisfy the Ph.D. program requirement
in statistics: 49.541, 49.542, 49.543 or 49.546. This course pattern is
available to all graduate students in the bio-psychology concentration
in the Department of Psychology. An alternative program is offered through
the Ottawa-Carleton Specialization in Neuroscience. The details of this
program are outlined separately on page 236 of this calendar.
Concentration in Cognitive Psychology
The concentration in cognition is intended to provide the graduate student
with an advanced knowledge of methodological and theoretical issues in
the domain of cognitive psychology. Research interests of regular and adjunct
faculty in cognition include perception and psycho-physics, attention,
pattern recognition, reading and language processing, cognitive development,
learning and memory, problem solving, neuropsychology, and human-computer
interactions. Students interested in this area are encouraged to take courses
such as 49.570, 49.573, 49.574 and 49.670 and generate theses in the area
of cognition.
Concentration in Neuropsychology
Concentration in the area of neuropsychology occurs at the Ph.D. level.
It is designed to provide students with background and skills relating
to the diagnosis and evaluation of psychological disorders that arise from
neurological problems and associated brain dysfunction syndromes. Students
interested in this area are encouraged to take all four Ph.D. seminars:
49.661, 49.662, 49.663 and 49.664. Also, it is expected that students in
this field generate theses in neuropsychology.
Qualifying-Year Program
Occasionally, candidates with exceptional promise who offer less than honours
B.A. status may be admitted to a qualifying-year program approved by the
graduate studies committee and designed to prepare them for master’s study.
A minimum grade of B– must be obtained in each qualifying-year course,
and candidates may be required to complete satisfactorily the equivalent
of an honours B.A. thesis.
Master of Arts
Admission Requirements
The normal requirement for admission into the master’s program is an Ontario
honours B.A. (or its equivalent) with high honours standing and with credit
in the following areas: statistics and design of experiments; experimental
psychology; learning or motivation; physiology and/or comparative psychology;
and history and/or systems.
Candidates with particular course deficiencies may be required to register
in additional courses at Carleton.
The deadline for submitting applications for graduate study in psychology
are as follows: February 1 for students requesting financial assistance;
July 1 for students not requesting financial assistance but who are seeking
admission in September; and November 1 for students who are seeking admission
in January.
Program Requirements
The master’s program usually consists of 3.0 credits (or the equivalent),
of which at least two must be at the graduate level (numbered 500 or higher),
and a thesis (equivalent to 2.0 credits) which must be defended at an oral
examination. Psychology 49.540, or the successful completion of the opting-out
examination in quantitative methods, is required of all graduate students.
Course credit will not be given for successful completion of the opting-out
examination.
Master of Science
The Department of Psychology offers the M.Sc. degree for those students
in the biopsychology concentration or the neuroscience specialization.
For the neuroscience specialization, the candidate must fulfil the normal
program requirements together with the requirements of the specialization.
For further details, see page 236.
Ottawa-Carleton Collaborative Program in Chemical and Environmental Toxicology
The Department of Psychology at Carleton University and the Departments
of Chemistry and Biology at Carleton University and the University of Ottawa,
provide a collaborative program in chemical and environmental toxicology
at the M.Sc. level. For further details, see page 193.
Academic Standing
A grade of B– or better is normally required in each of the credits counted
towards the M.A. degree. The Department is prepared on occasion to recommend
to the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies that a candidate be allowed
a grade of C+ in 1.0 credit or each of two 0.5 credits. In the case of
Psychology 49.540, such a recommendation will be based on successful completion
of the qualifying examination. This option is limited to those who pass
the examination within two successive offerings of it, and who maintain
continuous registration as graduate students between the first registration
in Psychology 49.540 and the taking of the examination.
Doctor of Philosophy
Admission Requirements
The requirements for admission to the Ph.D. program are outlined in the
General Regulations section of this Calendar. Scores on the Graduate Record
Examination are also optional.
The Ph.D. program in psychology normally will be undertaken on a full-time
basis; however, in cases of exceptional merit, the Department will accept
a few candidates for the degree on a part-time basis. A Ph.D. candidate
who enters the part-time program will normally be required to be registered
as a full-time student for a minimum of three terms, at least two of which
are consecutive. The time limit for completion of Ph.D. degree requirements
for those who enter the program on a part-time basis will be the same as
for those who enter on a full-time basis and subsequently register for
part-time study: that is, eight calendar years. (See General Regulations,
Section 13, Time Limits).
Applicants should note that of the B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees in Psychology,
only two may ordinarily be taken at Carleton University.
Program Requirements
The minimum program requirements for the Ph.D. degree in Psychology are
as follows:
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10.0 credits, with a minimum grade of B– or better in each credit
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Psychology 49.540 (1.0 credit) or the opting-out examination; and one of
Psychology 49.541, 49.542, 49.543 or 49.546 or other as approved by the
graduate committee are required of all Ph.D. graduate students. In the
case of success in the opting-out examination in 49.540, another 1.0 credit
is substituted
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A thesis equivalent to 5.0 of the required 10.0 credits which must be defended
at an oral examination
All Ph.D. candidates are required to submit a thesis prospectus. The prospectus
examination will normally be successfully completed within seven calendar
terms of the student’s initial registration for full-time students and
ten terms for part-time students.
Comprehensive Examination
All Ph.D. candidates in psychology are required to pass a written and an
oral examination on a topic distinct from the topic of the thesis. The
topic of the comprehensive examination shall be approved by the graduate
studies committee of the Department of Psychology. There are two optional
forms for the written and the oral examination: either a major essay or
a research grant proposal. The submission of the written portion of the
examination will be followed within one to three weeks by a comprehensive
oral examination, which is not restricted to issues raised by the written
portion.
Ordinarily the comprehensive examination must be completed successfully
before the Ph.D. prospectus meeting is scheduled. The oral defence should
normally occur within four calendar terms of the student’s initial registration
for full-time students in the Ph.D. program or six terms of the students’s
initial registration in the part-time Ph.D. program.
Graduate Courses*
The following courses are offered in the graduate program but not all are
offered every year. Students should consult the University and departmental
timetables for a list of courses offered in 1997-98 and their scheduling.
Psychology 49.510F1
Research Methods in Social Psychology
This course focuses on essential methodological issues in social psychology.
These include experimental, quasi-experimental, correlational, survey and
field research methods, as well as factors affecting the validity of findings
and ethics.
Psychology 49.511W1
Seminar in Social Psychology
This seminar deals with classic and current theoretical issues and research
findings in the areas of social psychology, personality, community, social-developmental
and applied social psychology.
Psychology 49.512F1, W1
Group Processes
The interface between the person and the group has been alleged to be the
uniquely defining feature of social psychology. This course examines the
evidence for this assertion historically, and across cultures, in an attempt
to place current publications in group processes in broader temporal and
cultural contexts than research reports normally permit.
Psychology 49.513F1, W1
Attitudes
This seminar will survey classic and contemporary theories and research
examining the nature of attitudes, the attitude-behaviour relation, and
factors affecting attitudes.
Psychology 49.514F1, W1
Psychology of Women
This seminar will consider and evaluate research concerning the psychology
of women, including research methods, gender roles and gender differences.
Psychology 49.515F1
Fundamentals of Computing for Psychologists
A survey of computer and communication hardware and software. The purpose
of the course is to make psychologists aware of the concepts and terminology
used by engineers and programers in planning computer applications; it
is not designed to train students to be programers or to build equipment.
The course will have a weekly laboratory.
Prerequisite: One course in computer programing.
Psychology 49.516F1
Applications of Computers to Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
A survey of literature in such fields as artificial intelligence, database
management, computer-aided instruction, simulation and forecasting, and
computer-mediated communication. Psychological principles in the design,
use, and evaluation of these cognitive aids will be stressed.
Prerequisite: Psychology 49.515.
Psychology 49.517F1, W1
Psychology of Family Violence
This seminar takes an eclectic approach to the study of child abuse, wife-assault,
and other forms of family violence. In an effort to understand the psychological
processes associated with family violence, theoretical and empirical work
from social, developmental, and community psychology will be considered.
In addition, the extent to which early experience of abuse affects the
development and functioning of neuroanatomical structures will be examined.
Psychology 49.518F1
Social Psychological Issues in Human Assessment
A detailed critique of orthodox assessment methodologies and exposure to
recent developments in the appraisal of human competencies, personality,
and social interaction.
Psychology 49.519F1, W1.
Historical and Social Foundations of Social Psychology
This course surveys the development of social psychology from the 1850s
to the present in both Europe and North America. Emphasis is placed on
the development of social psychology as an experimental science within
psychology. Part of the course will examine current trends in the sociology
of knowledge and the social studies as they apply to social psychology.
Psychology 49.520T2 (PSY6201)
Basics of Neuroscience
A comprehensive neuroscience course from the membrane and the cellular
levels through to the behavioural aspects of invertebrates and vertebrates.
Lectures and tutorials will cover such aspects of neuroscience as neuroanatomy,
neurophysiology, behavioural neuroscience and neuropharmacology.
(Also offered as Biology 61.534)
Psychology 49.521F1, W1
Environmental Psychology and Social Ecology
Using a combination of lectures and seminar presentations, this course
considers theory, methods, research and applications in the fields of environmental
psychology and social ecology. Topics include spatial behaviour, cognitive
mapping, territoriality, behaviour setting analysis, personal space, crowding,
environmental dispositions, psychological assessment of environments, social
ecological models of stress and health promotion, and psychological aspects
of architectural and environmental design. The course is designed for psychology
students but may be of interest to advanced students in the fields of geography,
sociology and architecture. For those who are not graduate students in
psychology, permission to register in the course is required from the instructor.
Psychology 49.522F1,W1
Psychology and Criminal Justice
A critical review of the contributions of psychological concepts, technology
and research methodology to the analysis of selected issues in law and
criminal justice. Topics may include victim studies, forensic psychology,
police studies, expert testimony, eyewitness and bystander behaviour, judicial
decision making, the psychologist as advocate and apologist, and the social
psychological status and functioning of criminal justice and correctional
practitioners. The ethics of psychological intervention in criminal justice
are reviewed, along with critiques of criminal justice policy.
Psychology 49.523F1,W1
Psychology in the Human Services
This seminar will review and evaluate non-clinical roles for psychologists
in the human services. The major roles reviewed include those of consultant,
researcher, evaluator, trainer, and policy analyst. Illustrative efforts
in a variety of settings will be reviewed with particular attention to
conditions which facilitate and inhibit organizational change and the adoption,
implementation and maintenance of innovative programing.
Psychology 49.524F1, W1
Principles and Methods in Behavioural Toxicology
A 0.5 credit course (one term) examining the basic concepts of behavioural
toxicology starting with a general discussion of behaviour testing methodology
and then focusing on procedures used in screening chemicals for behavioural
effects, and more advanced tests. Controversial examples from current research
are used to illustrate the practical problems of assessing both animal
and human behavioural toxicity.
Psychology 49.525F1
Principles of Toxicology
The basic theorems of toxicology with examples of current research problems.
The concepts of exposure, hazard and risk assessment will be defined and
illustrated with experimental material from some of the more dynamic areas
of modern research.
(Also offered as Biology 61.642 and Chemistry 65.578)
Psychology 49.526W1
Seminar in Toxicology
A two-term course in seminar format, highlighting current topics in toxicology.
The course will feature student, faculty and invited seminar speaker.
(Also offered as Biology 61.645 and Chemistry 65.585)
Psychology 49.529F1 or W1
Psychology of Health and Illness
A critical examination of scientific theory and research on the role of
psychological factors in health and illness, and the use of psychological
interventions in treating illness and maintaining health. Topics include
the biopsychological model of illness, stress and coping, psychoneuroimmunology,
personality, and issues in intervention, such as placebo effects and hypnosis.
Psychology 49.530W1
Perceptual Processes
Theoretical and empirical issues of the area of perception. The topics
may include: psycho-physics, constancies, depth perception, pattern recognition,
iconic memory, attention, hemispheric specialization.
Psychology 49.531F1,W1
Psychophysics
A study of classic and contemporary psycho-physical methods. Applications
to cognition will be included.
Psychology 49.540T2
Quantitative Psychology I: Univariate Techniques
Applications of the general linear model including analysis of variance
and multiple regression: prediction and estimation. Extensive use is made
of computer statistical packages.
Psychology 49.541F1
Quantitative Psychology II: Multivariate Techniques
Applications of multivariate statistical techniques with psychological
data including multivariate analysis of variance, canonical correlation,
discriminant function analysis, and factor analysis. Extensive use is made
of computer statistical packages.
Prerequisite: Psychology 49.540.
Psychology 49.542W1, S1
Descriptive and Nonparametric Statistics
An overview of methods for assisting in the detection and explanation of
patterns in data that do not satisfy parametric test assumptions. Topics
may include exploratory data analysis, information analysis, prediction
analysis, ordinal pattern analysis, and conceptual issues in statistics.
Prerequisite: Psychology 49.540.
Psychology 49.543W1, S1
Measurement and Scaling: Theory Methods and Applications
An examination of the various fundamental measurement and derived measurement
and scaling systems encountered in the social and behavioural sciences.
Theoretical foundations and applications of extensive, conjoint, difference,
utility and subjective probability, similarity and preference systems are
studied. Multidimensional scaling of similarities and preference data is
emphasized as is use of the available computer based routines.
Prerequisite: Psychology 49.540.
Psychology 49.546W1, S1
Quasi-experimental Design and Evaluation Research
Coverage of methodological and statistical problems occurring in the field
settings and program evaluations.
Prerequisites: Psychology 49.540, and one of 49.541, 49.542, 49.543.
Psychology 49.547F1
Tests and Measurements I: Intellectual/Cognitive
This course is designed to assist students learn basic cognitive/intellectual
assessment procedures. Students will be required to administer and interpret
a variety of tests such as the WAIS-R, Weschler Memory Scale, Rey Auditory
Verbal Learning Test, and Buschke’s Cued Recall Test.
Prerequisite: Undergraduate course in testing or psychometrics.
Psychology 49.548W1
Tests and Measurements II: Personality
This course is designed to assist students learn basic projective and non-projective
personality tests. Students will be required to administer and interpret
a variety of personality tests such as MMPI, Ror-@BREAK COLUMN =
schach, 16-PF, and STAI. Applied experience will be stressed.
Prerequisite: Psychology 49.547.
Psychology 49.551F1
Developmental Psychology I
A detailed examination of selected issues in developmental psychology.
Psychology 49.552W1
Developmental Psychology II
A continuation of 49.551.
Psychology 49.561W1
Contemporary Research in Personality
Current controversial issues in personality research, and selected theoretical
and research studies in personality.
Psychology 49.570F1
Advanced Topics in Cognition I
An in-depth study of specific topic in the area of basic cognitive processes.
Topics will vary from year to year and may include judgemental processes,
object identification, selective attention and spatial cognition.
Psychology 49.573W1
Cognition I
A survey of issues and research methodologies in basic cognitive processes.
Topics may include detection and processing of sensory signals, pattern
recognition, attention, mental imagery and automaticity.
Psychology 49.574W1
Cognition II
A survey of issues and research methodologies in higher-level cognitive
processes. Topics may include memory, representation of knowledge, decision
processes, and the procedural/declarative controversy. The course may be
focused on a particular area (e.g. reading, transfer in problem solving).
Psychology 49.576W1
Behaviour Modification II
Special problems, topics, and projects related to behaviour modification.
Prerequisite: Psychology 49.575.
Psychology 49.580F1, W1, S1
Special Topics in Psychology
The topics of this course will vary from year to year, and will be announced
in advance of the registration period.
Psychology 49.590F1, W1, S1
Directed Studies
An investigation in depth of selected problems in psychology by means of
directed library research. Registration is restricted, permission to register
being granted only by the graduate committee. A final report must be filed
in the departmental office prior to submission of course grade.
Psychology 49.591F1, W1, S1
Independent Research
Permission to register and approval of research plan must be obtained from
the graduate committee. A final research report must be filed in the departmental
office prior to submission of course grade. The course may be repeated
for credit.
Psychology 49.593F1, W1
Practicum in Psychology
The practicum offers graduate students experience in a range of applied
psychology setting (for example, hospitals, schools, and correctional centres).
Students participate in training sessions and work experience, facilitating
the integration of academic and practical aspects of psychology. It is
designed to supplement the course material offered at Carleton and should
not be viewed as constituting a clinical internship. This course is only
available to master’s students and cannot be repeated for credit. Students
will receive a grade of satisfactory or unsatisfactory. Details of the
current practicum placements are available from the Department.
Psychology 49.599F4, W4, S4
M.A. Thesis
Psychology 49.600F1
Systems of Psychology
Historical research methods on the study of psychological movements and
problems of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries; may be repeated
for credit. (Open with permission to advanced undergraduates.)
Psychology 49.613F1 or W1
Sleeping and Dreaming
Modern research in sleeping and dreaming will be examined from different
perspectives. Major emphasis will be placed on recent theory, method and
measurement in sleep and dream research from the points of view of developmental
neuro-cognition, psychophysiology and chronobiology. Disorders of sleeping
behaviour and experience in children and adults will be considered as will
cross-species comparative approaches. The course will focus on the functions
of sleeping and dreaming and examine the effects of these behaviours on
waking behaviour and experience.
Psychology 49.615F1
Psychological Aspects of Computer Use
An investigation of human factors related to the effective design of computer
hardware and software. Topics may include the design and evaluation of
information search procedures, graphic displays, and operation manuals
on the assessment of useability. A research project will be required.
Psychology 49.616W1
Social Aspects of Computer Use
An investigation of the social psychological and political factors affecting
the adoption and use of computers. Topics may include the design and evaluation
of training programs, the assessment of attitudes towards computers, threats
to privacy and jobs, and computer crime. Emphasis will be placed upon the
organizational and interpersonal changes resulting from the introduction
of computers into work settings. A research project will be required.
Psychology 49.620T2
Advanced Seminar in Neuroscience
A comprehensive proseminar covering specialized topics in neuroscience
and biopsychology. The presentations will focus on the active research
areas and interests of faculty members and will provide an in-depth coverage
of research strategies, methods and results. Graduate student presentations
of current research projects will be an integral part of the course.
Prerequisite: Psychology 49.520.
(Also offered as Biology 61.633)
Psychology 49.624F1 (ANA7400)
Neuroscience Techniques I
Completion of a research project carried out under the supervision of a
neuroscience faculty member. Students may carry out their project in any
department participating in the neuroscience specialization provided they
have approval from the administrative head of their particular program.
For example, students in the neuroscience specialization must obtain approval
from the neuroscience committee. Students in the biopsychology concentration
must obtain approval from the Department of Psychology. Credit will be
granted for learning new research techniques.
(Also offered as Biology 61.623)
Psychology 49.625W1 (ANA7400)
Neuroscience Techniques II
(Same description as 49.624)
(Also offered as Biology 61.624)
Psychology 49.627F1
Neuroscience Techniques III
(Same description as 49.624)
Psychology 49.628W1
Neuroscience Techniques IV
(Same description as 49.624)
Psychology 49.650F1
Research Seminar in Developmental Psychology I
Psychology 49.651W1
Research Seminar in Developmental Psychology II
Psychology 49.661F1
Seminar in Human Neuropsychology I
A broad and intensive consideration of selected topics in human neuropsychology,
integrating findings from psychology with related medical literature.
Psychology 49.662W1
Neuropsychological Assessment
Review of the rationale and practice of diagnosis and treatment based on
neuropsychological test results. The reliability and validity of test batteries
such as the Halstead-Reitan and the Luria-Nebraska are studied. A variety
of methods of test interpretation are utilized in clinical analysis of
patient protocols, including degenerative diseases, psychiatric disorders,
seizures, head injury, and brain tumors.
Prerequisite: Psychology 49.661.
Psychology 49.663F1
Seminar in Human Neuropsychology II
(Same description as 49.661)
Psychology 49.664W1
Theories of Brain Dysfunction in Psychopathology
A review of neuropsychological theoretical explanations and empirical findings
regarding brain functioning in a variety of organic and psychiatric disorders,
such as autism, schizophrenia, minimal brain dysfunction, anorexia nervosa,
aphasia, and memory disorders. These disorders are examined from neurological,
psychological, biochemical, and neuropsychological points of view.
Prerequisite: Psychology 49.661.
Psychology 49.666W1
Sensory Neuroscience
The anatomy and physiology of sensory processing will be discussed with
particular reference to neural mechanisms and perceptual functions. The
course will concentrate on specific sensory systems and provide an in-depth
coverage of selected topics to be determined by the instructor.
Psychology 49.667W1
Psychopharmacology
A seminar for the discussion of the neurochemical and behavioural effects
of various psychoactive substances.
Psychology 49.670F1, W1
Advanced Topics in Cognition II
An in-depth study of a specific topic in higher-level cognitive processes.
Topics will vary from year to year and may include mathematical knowledge
and processes, problem solving, or models of reading.
Psychology 49.680F1, W1
Special Topics in Psychology
(Same description as 49.580)
Psychology 49.690F1, W1, S1
Directed Studies
(Same description as 49.580)
Psychology 49.691F1, W1, S1
Independent Research
(Same description as 49.591)
Psychology 49.693F1, 49.694W1
Practicum in Psychology
The practicum offers graduate students experience in a range of applied
psychology settings (for example, hospitals, schools, and correctional
centres). Students participate in training sessions and work experience,
facilitating the integration of academic and practical aspects of psychology.
They are designed to supplement the course material offered at Carleton
and should not be viewed as constituting a clinical internship. These courses
are only available to Ph.D. students and cannot be repeated for credit.
Students will receive a grade of satisfactory or unsatisfactory. Details
of the current practicum placements are available from the Department.
Psychology 49.699F, W, S
Ph.D. Thesis
Through interuniversity cooperation in graduate instruction, full-time
graduate students registered in the Department of Psychology may enrol
in one course at the University of Ottawa.