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Counselling & Psychology

derstanding and applying statistics in social and behavioural research. Students will learn how
to employ appropriate statistical techniques and to compute applicable descriptive and
inferential statistics with data at different levels of measurement. The course will also focus on
teaching students how to appropriately organize, present, and interpret statistical results.
Topics covered include basic concepts of statistics; measures of central tendency, dispersion,
and association; probability and sampling theories; and hypothesis testing.

PSY 110 Biological Bases of Behaviour
1 Term; 3 Credits

This course introduces the physiology and anatomy of the human nervous system to
students, and explores how different biological systems regulate human behaviours. Funda-
mental knowledge and research methodologies in studying brain and behaviour are intro-
duced to students. This allows students to understand research articles in the field, which
illustrate the relationships between the human nervous system and psychological behaviour.

PSY 120 Lifespan Developmental Psychology
1 Term; 3 Credits

This course aims at providing students with an overview of developmental psychology
and helping them understand how individuals change using a lifespan approach. Different
theoretical perspectives and research methods used in the study of human development will
be introduced.

PSY 200 Social Psychology
1 Term; 3 Credits

This course introduces key social psychological theories and research relating to the
societal context; their relevance to daily life; and how to acquire social psychological
knowledge through scientific investigation. The course begins with a general introduction to
social psychology and its methodology, and then proceeds to interesting psychological
phenomena on the social self; social perception; social relations such as persuasion,
conformity and prejudice; and applications to the real world. The course will provide practical
experience in carrying out social research, and encourage a critical awareness of the topic.

PSY 204 Personality and Individual Differences
1 Term; 3 Credits

This course offers students an introduction to the major psychological perspectives of
personality development. Students will learn different ways of conceiving individual differ-
ences and/or similarities, based on empirical research and grounded theories on human
development, personality classifications, and a variety of innate and learning mechanisms
involved in the formation of traits and characters. Students will also study various approaches
in understanding the universality and cultural-specific aspects of personality.

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