PSYC 3305 - Experimental Methods in Psychology

Prerequisite: PSYC 1111 or PSYC 1112. This course will focus on methods of designing and analyzing psychological experiments. The scientific method will be emphasized and we will explore literature reviews, research techniques, experimental and non-experimental variables, design problems, data analysis, and ethical issues. Students will learn how to create a research proposal for a psychological study. This course includes some preliminary training on the use of a computer statistics program (e.g., SPSS). 3 credits.