Many of the principles established from vision research will then be applied to some of the other modalities such as audition, somesthesis and olfaction. A critical evaluation of intelligence, learning, achievement, aptitude, interest and personality tests. This is a required course for students intending to enter the M.A. in Clinical Psychology at Lakehead University. A survey of the application of Psychology in business and industry emphasizing research methodology and the results of relevant research. Psychology 1100 Critical examination of the interaction between behaviour and drugs, i.e. how drugs affect the body and behaviour, development of tolerance to, and dependence on drugs, and therapeutic applications of all drug groups.
Discussions focus on drug effects over the entire life span.
An historic, methodological and substantive introduction to animal behaviour is presented from the perspectives of comparative psychology, ethology, sociobiology and ecology. The class consists of projects illustrating the use of observational and experimental techniques in animal behaviour research. Facilities to work with fish, birds and small rodents are available. Particular emphasis is given to an information processing analysis of problem- solving, outlining techniques for analyzing cognition into processes, strategies, and knowledge structures. Also included is a description of recent research on everyday thinking, expert problem solving, and analogical reasoning.