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PSYC 655: The Psychological Sciences in Everyday Life Report a Broken Link

Unit 1: Introduction to Science

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The Lancet. (2019). Cardiology’s problem women. The Lancet, 393, 959.
Rosenberg, A. (2018). Hiding my mental illness from my Asian family almost killed me. Vox.
Yeung, A, & Kam, R. (2006). Recognizing and treating depression in Asian Americans. Psychiatric Times, 23.
Chen, J., Chen, H., & Chung, H. (2002). Depressive disorders in Asian American adults. Western Journal of Medicine, 176, 239–244.
Molteni, M. (2021). The 60-year-old scientific screwup that helped COVID kill. Wired.
Watch
The Royal Society. (2021, June 28). Why science getting it wrong isn’t always a bad thing. YouTube.
Horner, J. (2014, March). Where are the baby dinosaurs? TED.

Unit 3: The Problem of Pseudoscience

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Sackhoff, K. (2020, May). How I train my body for film and television. YouTube.

Unit 4: Behaviour Modification: Part I

Supplementary Materials
Kwasnicka, D., Dombrowski, S., White, M., & Sniehotta, F. (2016). Theoretical explanations for maintenance of behaviour change: A systematic review of behaviour theories. Health Psychology Review, 10(3), 277–296.

Unit 5: Behaviour Modification: Part II

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Heyen, N. B. (2020). From self-tracking to self-expertise: The production of self-related knowledge by doing personal science. Public Understanding of Science, 29, 124–138.
Mohlhenrich, E., & Krpan, D. (2022). Amateur hour: Improving knowledge diversity in psychological and behavioural science by harnessing contributions from amateurs. New Ideas in Psychology, 65.
Quantified Self. (n.d.). Get Started.
The Health Sciences Academy. (n.d.). How to conduct an effective self-experiment.
Price, P., Chiang, I., & Jhangiani, R. (2019). Ch 10: Single-subject research. Research methods in psychology, Canadian edition (4th ed). BC Open Textbook Project, British Columbia.

Unit 6: Science in Practice: Part 1

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Weingart, P., Muhl, C., & Pansegrau, P. (2003). Of power maniacs and unethical geniuses: Science and scientists in fiction and film. Public Understanding of Science, 12, 279–287.
Neill, U. (2019). Hollywood’s portrayals of science and scientists are ridiculous. Scientific American.
OWL Purdue. (2022). APA Style (7th ed.). Purdue Online Writing Lab.
Field, A. (2016). Writing a laboratory report. Discovering Statistics.
Supplementary Materials
Babic, T., & Browning, K. (2014). The role of vagal neurocircuits in the regulation of nausea and vomiting. Eur J Pharmacol, 722, 37–47.
Gerritsen, R., & Band, G. (2018). Breath of life: The respiratory vagal stimulation model of contemplative activity. Front Hum Neurosci, 12, 397.

Unit 8: Science in Practice: Part 3

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Dunning, D. (2017). Why incompetent people think they’re amazing. YouTube. TED.
Supplementary Materials
TNT. Supernatural. (2015, April). Genital herpes. YouTube.
Government of Canada. (n.d.). Report a side effect. canada.ca.
APrON. Alberta pregnancy outcomes and nutrition [home page]. apronstudy.ca

Unit 9: Science and Authority

Supplementary Materials
Freidrich, M. (2020). ‘Misery factories’: At for-profit colleges, a web of predatory behaviour. Arnold Ventures.
White, R., Rampes, H., Liu, J., Stead, L., & Campbell, J. (2011). Acupuncture and related interventions for smoking cessation (Review). John Wiley.
Debra Rose Wilson. (n.d.). Profile [LinkedIn page]. Healthline. healthline.com.
Online PhD in Psychology: Health Psychology. (n.d.). Explore our PhD in psychology, healthy psychology specialization. Walden University. walden.edu.

Unit 10: Science and Communication

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Wakefield, A. J., et al. (1998). RETRACTED: Ileal-lymphoid-nodular hyperplasia, non-specific colitis, and pervasive developmental disorder in children. Lancet, 351, 637–641.
Original Retracted Wakefield Paper
Bouchard, T. (2004). Genetic influence on human psychological traits: A survey. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 13, 148–151.
Kok, G., Bartholomew, L., Parcel, G., Gottleib, N., & Fernandez, M. (2014). Finding theory- and evidence-based alternatives to fear appeals: Intervention Mapping. International Journal of Psychology, 49, 98–107.
Stokes, P. (2012, October). No, you’re not entitled to your opinion. The Conversation.
Supplementary Materials
CIHR. (n.d.). Knowledge translation [About us]. Government of Canada. cihr-irsc.gc.ca.
Hutton, J. (2016). Does rubella cause autism? A 2015 appraisal. Front Humn Neurosci, 10, 25.

Unit 11: Science Authority and Communication Gone Wrong

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Le Guin, U. (2017). Belief in belief. No time to spare. Mariner Books.
Kimmerer, R. (2015). Asters and goldenrod. Braiding sweetgrass. Milkweed Editions.
Kimmerer, R. (2015). Learning the grammar of animacy. Braiding sweetgrass. Milkweed Editions.
Kimmerer, R. (2015). Mishkos Kenomagwen: The teachings of grass. Braiding sweetgrass. Milkweed Editions.

Assignment 1 - Project Outline Worksheet

Assignment 1 - Project Outline Worksheet

PSYC 655 Course Overview or Roadmap

PSYC 655 Course Overview or Roadmap