| Course Title: Research Methods in Psychology |
| Start Date: 01/24/2022 End Date: 05/09/2022 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2022 |
| Description: This course provides an introduction to the skills necessary for becoming good producers and consumers of psychological research. Students learn to develop research questions, survey related literature, design rigorous and ethically sound studies, and collect, analyze, and interpret quantitative and qualitative data. Students build on their computer skills relevant for psychological research and learn to read and critique original empirical journal articles. The course culminates in an original, collaborative research project, a final paper, and an oral presentation. |
| Distribution(s): III - Social Sciences |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Katherine Binder | 413-538-2105 | kbinder@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 01/24/2022 - 05/09/2022 | Lecture | Monday and Wednesday | 10:00AM - 11:15AM | REES - Reese | 302 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: PSYCH-201 or STAT-242. | Take previously | Required |
| Coreq: PSYCH-204L. | Take concurrently | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| NXDTA0001 | NXDTA: Nexus in Data Analytics and Society | This course is approved for the Data Analytics |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 58 | Enrollment: 51 | Available: 7 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Research Methods in Psychology Author: Shaughnessy, J.J., Zechmeister, E.B. & Zechmeister, J.S. Copyright: 2014 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780077825362 Publisher: McGraw Hill |
Recommended | 220.00 |
| Title: Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association Author: , Copyright: 2020 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781433832161 Publisher: American Psychological Association |
Required | 38.39 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: PLEASE know that you can get any edition of the textbook (not the APA manual, though - that one needs to be current). However the textbook has many older editions that will be much, much cheaper! |