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Introduction to the subject…expectations
• Who am I?
• Who are you?
• What will this subject entail?
Week 1
– What will I learn?
– What books do I need?
– What journals should I access/read?
Introduction
• What constitutes the assessment pieces for this subject?
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Attendance (10%)
Mid-semester exam (20%)
2000 word review essay (30%)
End semester exam (40%)
• How hard is this subject?
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Who am I?
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Who are you?
Name: Damith (day-mith) Woods
Born: Sri Lanka
• Name:
– Moved to Australia when I was 1-year old
– Completed all my schooling in Australia
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Bachelor of Psychology (Honors Class I) (University of South Australia)
Master of Clinical Psychology (Child) (Melbourne University)
Master of Clinical Neuropsychology (Macquarie University)
Doctor of Philosophy (Melbourne University)
• Qualifications
– Studying in the JIPP Program
– Will head to the University of Queensland
What was my job before I came to Chulalongkorn University?
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• Born: Thailand
Qualifications
Director of the Cognitive Clinic at ACAP
Clinical Child Psychologist and Clinical Neuropsychologist
Clinical Lecturer and Supervisor
Clinical Researcher and Supervisor
• Areas of expertise
– Psychology….
Areas of research and expertise
– Neurodegenerative diseases (Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease), traumatic and nontraumatic causes of brain injury, neuropsychological assessment, IQ testing
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What will this subject entail?
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What constitutes the assessment pieces for this subject?
• What will I learn?
• Lab attendance and participation (10%)
– The biology of psychology
– The science behind the psychology
– Brain-behavior relationships as it relates to neuroscience
• Mid-semester exam_Class 6 (20%)
– Multiple choice
• What books do I need?
• 2000 word review essay_Class 11 (30%)
– James Kalat – Biological Psychology
– reviewing the...