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01-02-2013 at 08:59 PM

Does anyone know if the Psych 1XX3 course textbook or handbook changes from year to year? :S

01-03-2013 at 12:05 AM

not sure.. i dont recall even using them when i took it

01-03-2013 at 12:24 AM

Yeah we didnt use them the handbook is very useful the textbook wasn't so but, they only told us we didn't need it after everyone bought it (and it was non-refundable).

01-03-2013 at 06:40 AM

The Handbook is very useful. Contains necessary information for some assignments. That changes annually. The text was useless and I don;t believe it changes..

01-04-2013 at 03:09 PM

handbook is amazing! must have

01-06-2013 at 10:04 AM

Even though the Profs say that the handbook "changes" annually,the material was fairly consistent from year to year. You should be fine buying an older edition of the handbook - it'll be a lot cheaper too. As far as the textbook goes - it was needed to complete a few questions on the weekly quizzes for 1X03. It wasn't needed for 1XX3 at all - not for the quizzes nor for the exam. I'd wait a couple weeks into the course before deciding whether or not to buy the textbook. If you decide on buying the textbook, make sure it's of the latest edition. I'd recommend splitting the costs with a friend & sharing the textbook if your trying to save on money. ..The textbook was pretty worthless though last year.

01-06-2013 at 03:05 PM

does anyone know the course outline for this class?

01-06-2013 at 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Omar36

does anyone know the course outline for this class?

I found 2 old outlines:
http://www.science.mcmaster. ca/pnb..._outline.p df

http://www.science.mcmaster. ca/pnb.../1XX3_2010.pdf

01-07-2013 at 03:37 PM

Yes I think it does!

01-07-2013 at 05:23 PM

I did not use my 1XX3 textbook at all. It's only supposed to supplement the modules.

01-08-2013 at 01:19 PM

There was a post on avenue regarding this:

"Please note that the Winter 2013 editions are fully updated to reflect course content changes. In particular, the topics of Psychological Disorders and Psychological Treatments will be covered in PSYCH 1XX3 this term. If you are using the previous edition of the course textbook for 1XX3 (Winter 2012), you will also need to consult the 1X03 Fall 2011 textbook for the chapters on Psychological Disorders and Treatments."