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By: Alan Module taken in Sem 2 AY2010/11 Research and Statistical Methods II Lecturer(/s): Sim Teck Ngee What is it about?: A continuation from PL2131, this teaches you that everything you have learn in PL2131 is useless and you should use what you learn in PL2132. Ok fine, it teaches you more advanced statistical techniques besides the t-tests…
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By: Alan Module taken in Sem 1 AY2011/12 Group Dynamics Lecturer(/s): Dr Cha Yeow Siah What is it about?: The study of intergroup issues and processes, such as cohesion, conflict and structure. How’s the workload?: 1 mid terms, 1 finals, in classic Cha Yeow Siah style – mid terms was MCQ + fill in the blanks, finals…
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By: Alan Module taken in Sem 1 AY2011/12 Cognitive Psychology Lecturer(/s): Dr Chua Foo Kee What is it about?: Another core mod for Psych majors. You’ll learn about the mind and how it operates with regards to perception, memory, object recognition, etc. How’s the workload?: 1 textbook. But this textbook REALLY sucked. Quinlan and Dyson. Terrible. Alot of…
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By: Alan Module taken in Sem 1 AY2011/12 Abnormal Psychology Lecturer(/s): Gregor Lange What is it about?: One of the 5 core modules for Psychology majors. It is about.. psychological disorders. That’s pretty much it. Every chapter involves the Symptoms/Main Characteristics, Causes, Statistics, Treatment for each disorder. How’s the workload?: 1 standard psych textbook, about 1 chapter…
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By: Alan Module taken in Sem 1 AY2013/14 Addictive Behaviours Lecturer(/s): Dr Marlene Lee What is it about?: You will learn to answer the question ‘ what is an addiction?’ (not as simple as you think), the two main groups of addictions – substance and behavioral addictions, their etiology, treatment, prevention, and some ongoing controversies and issues in…
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By: Alan Module taken in Sem 1 AY2013/14 Positive Psychology Lecturer(/s): Dr Grace Lee What is it about?: You learn about what makes people happy, and what it means to be happy. Topics include Money and hedonics, subjective well-being vs psychological well-being, optimism, self-esteem, positive relationships, mindfulness and resilience, affective forecasting and choice. How’s the workload?: One…