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PSY331 Central concepts |
Day 2
Chpt 1:
Reliability,
Validity,
Control problems,
Scientific method,
Empiricism,
Parsimony,
"Tyranny of the senses,"
experimental methodology,
non-experimental methodologies,
naturalistic observation,
correlational studies,
accumulation of knowledge
From lecture/discussion:
Operational definitions,
Operational level of variables,
Conceptual level of variables (constructs),
Indirect measurement,
Direct measurement,
What is science?,
Is psychology of science?,
Descriptive generalizations,
Cause and effect generalizations,
Properties of a good research idea
Chpt 9:
Psychology literature,
Literature review (what is it, why is it important),
Social Science Citation Index,
PsycInfo,
FirstSearch,
Day3
Chpt2:
Steps in experimental process,
Hypothesis,
Operational definition,
Independent variables,
Dependent variables,
Experimental and control groups,
Placebo,
Experimenter bias,
Within subjects variables/designs,
between subjects variables/designs,
demand characteristics
Chpt 10:
The steps in the research process
Day 4
From lecture/discussion: APA style review, what is plagiarism
Chapt 11: the parts of APA style, what goes where, examples of clear and concise writting
Day 5
From lecture/discussion: Ethics, to our scientific peers, to our participants, what is the IRB (institutional review board), going over the IRB form, consent forms, risks-benefits analysis
Chpt 3: Ethical principles of psychologists, research with human participants, informed consent, use of deception, plagiarism, social responsibility
Chpts 22, 26: example of research with children, additional ethical issues, use of deception in research
Day 6
From lecture/discussion: Designing your experiments: state your IVs (both conceptually and operationally), picking the right levels of your IVs, selecting your DVs (operational and conceptual), direct or indirect measurement, Control variables
Chpt 4: Advanced Experimental designs: Factorial designs, ANOVA (analysis of variance), interactions and main effects, statistical significance, quasi-experimental designs (advantages and limitations),
Chpt 14: an example of a complex design, what are the IV(s) and the DV, control variables
Day 7
Day 8
From lecture/discussion: The peer review process, your peer review assignment
Chapt 6
Day 9
Day 10
From lecture/discussion: Work in groups to do a peer review
Chapt 8
Day 11
Day 12
Day 13
Review for the Exam, prepare Psyscope versions of experiments
Day 14
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