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Research Methods in Psychology

PSYCH 2300: Research Methods in Psychology

An overview of issues, methods, and techniques of scientific psychological research. Students must be pursuing majors or minors in Psychology.
Prereq: 1100 or 1100H.
Credit Hours
3

Sample Topics:

  • Thinking like a Scientist
  • Sources of Information
  • Claims and Validities
  • Ethical Guidelines
  • Construct Validity
  • Surveys
  • Sampling
  • Bivariate Correlations
  • Multivariate Correlations
  • Simple Experiments
  • Conf. and Obsc. Variables
  • Experiments with Multiple IVs
  • Quasi and Small N Designs
  • Real World Applications

Meets the following Psychology Major Goals: 

Knowledge Base in Psychology

  • Describe key concepts, principles, & overarching themes in psychology
  • Develop working knowledge of psychology's content domains
  • Describe applications of psychology

Scientific Inquiry & Critical Thinking

  • Use scientific reasoning to interpret psychological phenomena
  • Demonstrate psychology information literacy
  • Engage in innovative & integrative thinking & problem solving
  • Interpret, design, & conduct basic psychological research
  • Incorporate sociocultural factors in scientific inquiry

Ethical & Social Responsibility in a Diverse World

  • Apply ethical standards to evaluate psychological science & practice
  • Build & enhance personal relationships

Communication

  • Demonstrate effective writing for different purposes
  • Interact effectively with others

Professional Development

  • Apply psychological content & skills to career goals
  • Exhibit self-efficacy & self-regulation
  • Refine project-management skills

 

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