PSYC 502 (06) - Research Methods in Psychology

Research Methods in Psychology

Durham   Liberal Arts :: Psychology
Save this Course  
Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2022 - Full Term (08/29/2022 - 12/12/2022)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   25  
CRN: 16303
Research design, including experimental and correlation design; internal versus external validity; measurement; writing a research report; graphic and statistical methods for summarizing data; sampling; and special problems such as experimenter effects, reactivity of measurement, and others. The use of hypothesis testing and data analysis in research. Prereq: PSYC 401 and PSYC 402.
Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Equivalent(s): SOC 601, SW 601, SW 601W
Only listed majors in section: PSYCHOLOGY
Attributes: Writing Intensive Course, Inquiry (Discovery)
Instructors: Michael Mangan

Times & Locations

Start Date End Date Days Time Location
8/29/2022 12/12/2022 TR 3:40pm - 5:00pm MCC 110
Additional Course Details: 

Course materials:

  • Price, P.C., Jhangiani, R.S., Chiang, I.A., Leighton, D.C., Cuttler, C. (2017). Research Methods in Psychology, 3rd American Edition.
  • Available for free (download as PDF or read online) at: https://opentext.wsu.edu/carriecuttler/ (Links to an external site.)
  • It is a comprehensive textbook for research methods classes. It is an adaptation of the second American edition and is published under Creative Commons Attribution: Non-Commercial Share-Alike.

Booklist

Course materials: Price, P.C., Jhangiani, R.S., Chiang, I.A., Leighton, D.C., Cuttler, C. (2017). Research Methods in Psychology, 3rd American Edition. Available for free (download as PDF or read online) at: https://opentext.wsu.edu/carriecuttler/ (Links to an external site.) It is a comprehensive textbook for research methods classes. It is an adaptation of the second American edition and is published under Creative Commons Attribution: Non-Commercial Share-Alike.