University of British Columbia (UBC ) • Psychology

Here’s a detailed study guide for UBC’s first and second-year psychology courses, along with a 2-hour daily revision schedule. This guide includes the core concepts you would typically cover and integrates lecture slides and practice assignments.

This document provides an extensive overview of PSYC302 (Infancy) Modules 5 and 6, focusing on cognitive, emotional, and social development during infancy and toddlerhood. Module 5 explores cognitive development, highlighting Piaget’s theory and the sensorimotor stage, including concepts such as object permanence, schemas, and the processes of adaptation through assimilation and accommodation. The notes delve into information processing theory, detailing memory development, attention in inf...

This document contains detailed lecture notes from PSYC302 (Infancy) Modules 3 and 4, offering a comprehensive look into the early stages of human development. Module 3 focuses on prenatal development, covering the germinal, embryonic, and fetal stages, and the factors influencing them. The notes delve into the impact of teratogens and prenatal risks on development and the importance of maternal health and prenatal care. The module also addresses the process of labor and delivery, potential b...

This document contains comprehensive lecture notes from PSYC302 (Infancy) Modules 1 and 2, providing an in-depth overview of foundational topics in the study of infancy. Module 1 introduces historical perspectives on infant development and discusses key infant development theories. It details various research methods in infancy, such as longitudinal studies, cross-sectional studies, and observational techniques, while emphasizing experimental designs and their ethical considerations. The module ...

This document is a detailed compilation of lecture notes from a Childhood and Adolescence class at UBC. It encompasses various topics related to developmental stages from infancy through adolescence, highlighting critical aspects such as cognitive development and emotional regulation. The notes explore socialization processes and delve into attachment theory and its implications for child development. Key discussions include the impact of different parenting styles and the progression of mora...

Comprehensive notes for PSYC 319. Topics include What is applied developmental psychology, Birth, Attachment, Parenting, Child care, Early care, Adoption, foster care, and institutionalization, Children & media, and Schooling.

Comprehensive notes of UBC course PSYC306A. Notes include topics: Evolution and natural selection, Scientific method (mobbing in Gulls), Levels of analysis (birdsongs), Spatial learning, Development of behavior, Interactive theory of development and the Role of genes (honeybees), Developmental homeostasis, Nervous system and neural mechanisms (bats and moths), Histology/Immunofluorescence mRNA I protein detection in HC (gull chicks), Classification of bat ultrasounds, Adaption of prey (moths), C...

In depth, detailed but concise textbook notes for chapters 1 and chapters 3 to 15 (all the chapters that the professor-- David King from the University of British Columbia covered in class). With these notes, I ended the class with an A+ and an A in each exam I took.

Concise textbook notes focussing on learning goals, covering chapter 1-5 and 8-11. Course was taken at UBC with Kyle Gooderham.

In depth summarized textbook notes on chapters 1-9 at UBC's PSYC308A class with Dr. Andrew Rivers. Especially focuses on learning goals in the textbook. Well-written with examples.