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| Course ID: | PSYC 3980. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Research Design in Psychology | Course
Description: | Design of research in psychology. Experimental and quasi-experimental design, as well as the general principles of the scientific method. Direct experience with the formulation of hypotheses, collection of data, and description of research findings is required. | | Oasis Title: | Research Design in Psychology | | Prerequisite: | PSYC 1101 or PSYC 1101E and [(BIOL 1103 or BIOL 1103E) and BIOL 1103L) or (BIOL 1104 and BIOL 1104L) or (BIOL 1107 or BIOL 1107E and BIOL 1107L) or (BIOL 1108 and BIOL 1108L)] and (STAT 2000 or MATH 2200 or MATH 2250 or MATH 2250E or BIOS 2010-2010L) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | Course Objectives: | By the end of this course, students should have learned:
1. How to formulate meaningful scientific hypotheses
2. How to carry out research to test hypotheses
3. How to design research free of confounds
4. How to identify variables that threaten the validity of research
5. How to assess the degree to which laboratory experiments generalize to real
world situations | | Topical Outline: | 1. Defining science and research
2. Descriptive research approaches
3. Experimental research approach
4. Problem identification and hypothesis formation
5. Variables used in experimentation
6. Control in experimentation
7. Techniques for achieving constancy
8. Quasi-experimental design & experimental research
9. Single-subject research design
10. Hypothesis testing
11. External validity | |
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