PSYC 502 (02) - Research Methods in Psychology

Research Methods in Psychology

Durham   Liberal Arts :: Psychology
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Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   25  
CRN: 50084
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.
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Prerequisite(s): PSYC 401 and PSYC 402
Equivalent(s): SOC 601, SW 601, SW 601W
Mutual Exclusion : IDIS 560
Only listed campus in section: Durham
Attributes: Writing Intensive Course, Inquiry (Discovery)
Instructors: Michael Mangan

Times & Locations

Start Date End Date Days Time Location
1/23/2024 5/6/2024 TR 9:40am - 11:00am MCC 245
Final Exam 5/14/2024 5/14/2024 T 8:00am - 10:00am MCC 245
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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.