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Counselling & Psychology

methodology. Data-collection methods include case study, naturalistic observation, systematic
observation, interview, focus group, and participant-observation. Major schools include
Grounded Theory, Ethnography, Investigative Phenomenology, Content Analysis, Frankfurt
School, Feminist Critiques, Discourse Analysis, Conversational Analysis, and Action Research.
Students will learn the ways to collect qualitative data and interpret the results.

PSY 215 Cyberpsychology
1 Term; 3 Credits
The advances in digital and communication technologies and devices have been
influencing human lives and altering human behaviours. Cyberpsychology is an emerging field
in psychology that studies human mind and behaviour in the context of human-technology
interaction. There are four general aims of this course: 1) providing an overview of the
development and significance of cyberpsychology, 2) addressing key issues in cyberpsychology
to examine the positive and negative impacts of human-technology interactions on various
psychological aspects, 3) advocating positive cyberpsychology to enhance positive human-
technology interactions for supporting human flourishing and well-being, as well as 4) raising
awareness of cultural relevance of cyberpsychology to research and practice in Chinese
societies.

PSY 216 Psychology of Ageing
1 Term; 3 Credits
This course provides students with the fundamental knowledge about normal and
pathological ageing from biological, psychological and societal perspectives. It helps students
appreciate ageing as an inevitable course of life. The course will enable students to embrace
ageing with a positive and appropriate mindset and empower them with the knowledge base
to improve the quality of life of the elderly population in the society.

PSY 217 Sensation and Perception
1 Term; 3 Credits
This course will provide an introduction to sensation and perception, with an emphasis
on the psychology of seeing. We come to know about the world through our physical senses
(e.g. eyes, ears) and we use to take this ability for granted. However, sensation is only half the
story; perception is a different process. How do we transfer the physical energy (e.g. light) from
the environment in our brain to give rise to a perceptual experience? The course aims at
providing basic knowledge of sensory mechanisms, exploring the relationship between the
physical world and our perceptual experiences, the anatomy and physiology of the parts of the
brain responsible for processing perceptual information, discussing different psychophysics
methods to measure subjective perceptual experience and perceptual sensitivity, and the
mechanisms that give rise to the perceptual experience, such as illusions, and perceptual
abnormalities.

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