Brian E. Butler
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
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Brian E. Butler
Associate Professor |
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B.A., University of New Brunswick, 1967
M.A., University of Waterloo, 1969
Ph.D., University of Waterloo, 1973
(613) 533-6002
(613) 533-2499
e-mail: brian.butler
at queensu.ca
Department of Psychology,
Queen's University at Kingston
Kingston, Ontario
K7L 3N6
I am especially interested in:
visual attention and late-selection
stimulus localization and eye movements
word recognition, effects of length, frequency, and individual differences
dyslexia
prose comprehension and memory load
In the future, we hope to provide access to recent conference presentations and prepublication copies of articles
I collect (and build) spatial and mechanical puzzles. I'm really interested in the history of puzzles, cultural aspects of puzzles and games, and any new puzzles or board games. If you have a new or unique item, please let me know by e-mail.
I always like to hear from former students. E-mail me and let me know what's happening. I'd especially like to hear from Offer, Sara, Ian, David, Sandra, Susan or Carol.
Educational Psychology (PSYC 260)
Peter Kepros told me that educational psychologists deal with the toughest issues in the field because everything is real and when you make a mistake you just screw up a generation of kids. I inherited this course from Isabel Laird in 1972 and combined it with some applied cognitive psychology to produce quite a unique curriculum. The course usually has an enrolment of 120 to 140 students in the fall/winter term and another 60 to 70 by correspondence. It is recommended by the Faculty of Education for all Concurrent Education students.
I inherited this course from Araeme Halford who taught it as a 300-level course on Piaget. In the early days, it was a seminar course with 15 students. In the mid-1980's we moved it to second year and it is now a required course for all BSCH students with an enrolment of about 180 in the fall/winter term and another 70 to 90 by correspondence. Also recommended for all Concurrent Education students.
This covers all we know about word recognition and reading comprehension among adults and begins to explore how children learn to read and the problems of acquired dyslexia and developmental dyslexia. Recommended for the Concurrent Education students.
This is a continuation of PSYC 365. All students are required to complete a series of readings on the child's acquisition of literacy and to work as a volunteer reading coach with someone who is learning to read or to recover the ability to read. We meet in small groups to discuss our experiences and observations. Students maintain a journal of their observations and reflections based on readings.
COGS 100 (2003) can download COPYCAT right here 
COPYCAT.ZIP
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COGS 100 (2003) Some notes on Creativity
COGS 100 (2003) Some questions to consider
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Cognitive Psychology PSYC 220 Course Outline Sept.
2000
Psyc 220A -
Lecture Notes
Psyc 202 Lecture
Notes September
2000
Educational Psychology PSYC 260
Psychology 260S Spring-Summer 1999
Updated January 2007