Psychology 200 INTRODUCTION to PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH DESIGN Spring, 2004
Lecture 09:00 - 09:50 AM MW (20082) SCIB133
Laboratories 10:00 - 11:50 PM M (21093)
or W (21094) OR Th (24645) GH 124
REQUIRED TEXT: Experimental Methodology, 9/E by Larry B. Christensen,
University of South Alabama
ISBN: 0-205-39369-1 Publisher: Allyn & Bacon : 2004
LECTURE AGENDA - CRN# 20082
Dates Descriptions
Jan 21 W Course Introduction - No Laboratory this week
Jan 26 - Jan 28 What is Science Ch 1
Question: What is not Science? "Creation Science"?
How to use and not use the results of scientific
experiments.
What If studies conflict?
What If yesterday's data are contradicted by today's?
Lab2==>'Unconscious bias' exercise with ESP cards
'Clever Hans'
Feb 2 - Feb 4 Nonexperimental Research Approaches Ch 2
Lab3==>Exercise based on ESP movie
Formulate each team's survey research
question & hypothesis of first survey
Discuss experiments
Feb 9 - Feb 11 Survey Method Ch 2
Lab1==>Library Tour
computer literature search
Feb 16 - Feb 18 Experimental Research Approach Ch 3
Lab4==>Take and exam computer & paper surveys
Feb 23 - Feb 25 Hypothesis Formation & Ethics (IRB form) Ch 4
Lab5==>Movie? Milgram, discussion, scenarios Ch 5
Critique the Milgram's experimental design
And the conduction of the experiment. (week 6)
Feb 25 Test 1 (Chs 1-5)
Mar 1 - Mar 3 Variables used in Experimentation Ch 6
Lab6==>Form teams and formulate research hypotheses
Begin the process of designing teams' project
Turn in working notes, summarize team work
and the names of team members (week 7)
Mar 8 - Mar10 Movie "Keys of Paradise" and finish Dependent Variable
Lab7==>Continue the design and plan of the teams' project
Turn in working notes, summarize team work
and the names of team members (week 8)
Mar 14 End of First Half of Semester
Mar 15 - Mar 19 Spring Break
Mar 22 Control in Experimentation Ch 7
Lab8==>Continue the design and plan of the teams' project
Turn in working notes, summarize team work
and the names of team members (week 9)
Mar 24 Techniques for Achieving Constancy Ch 8
Lab8==>Continue the design and plan of the teams' project
Turn in working notes, summarize team work
and the names of team members (week 9)
Mar 31 Cesar Chavez Holiday
Mar 29 - Apr 5 Experimental Research Design Ch 9
Conduct teams projects & provide me with a
report of your team's progress (week 10 & 11)
Apr 7 Quasi-Experimental Designs Ch 10
Conduct teams projects & provide me with a
report of your team's progress (week 11)
Apr 12 Test 2 (Chs 6-9)
Lab9==>Inputting data into SPSS & provide me with a
report of your team's progress (week 12)
Apr 14 - Apr 19 Single Case Research Designs Ch 11
Lab9==>Inputting data into SPSS & provide me with a
report of your team's progress (week 12 & 13)
Apr 19 Data Collection Ch 12
No Lab - Western Psychological Assn. Convention
Apr 21 Hypothesis Testing Ch 13
No Lab - Western Psychological Assn. Convention
Apr 26 - Mar 28 External Validity Ch 7
Lab10==>Interpert project results, displays,
plots, analyses, etc (week 14)
May 3 - May 5 Research Report Ch 14
Lab 11==> Oral Presentations & brief discussion
of personal written reports (week 15)
May 5 Test 3 (Chs 10-15)
May 10 8 am Final Examination week Possible Final Questions
May 15 Commencement
20 bonus points are possible for volunteering as a participant for a
research project sponsored by a Psychology faculty member (Two maximum).
My office is in room 116C of HGH (826-4571). I invite
you to consult with me on any matter during my office hours
or any time that is agreeable to you and me either in person
or by email (jmm4@humboldt.edu).
Laboratory Sessions:
Early in the semester, students will form small groups of 4 to 6
students from our class. During some of the laboratory periods
these groups will discuss the topic assigned by the professor and
report to the class on the outcome of their discussions at the end
of the period.
During other lab periods the groups will design and begin carrying
out the group's research projects. Each member of the group will
take responsibility for certain aspects of the group's projects
and report on the their findings both to the group and the class.
Each group will submit a written report of each week's laboratory
activities within a week of the lab date. Each student will be
responsible for an individual research report of the last of their
group's research projects written in proper style and using
conventions discussed in the book, in suggested web sites and in
class. All of these matters will be discussed and help will be
provided in the laboratory sessions.
Active participation in all lecture and laboratories is expected
and part of the final point score will depend on my perceptions
of each student's participation.
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IV. Resources:
Textbook of the course
Book section (stacks) of the library
Periodical section of the library (see list of
Neuroscience journals, for example)
Search of electronic indexes through the library, e.g.
Medline, Psychlit, PsychInfo, APA journals, PsychArticles
Internet newsgroups and lists (see list for examples)
Search internet for specific topic home pages as suggested
by the textbook
VI. Evaluation: Total Points
Mandatory:
3 quizzes over the lectures @ approx 5 week intervals @ 50 pts 150
25 multiple-choice questions each
Essay Final Examination 50
Written report of team research project 100
Report must include explicit statement of:
Theory, Research Hypothesis,
Independent and Dependent Variables
Ten of the lab reports and exercises @ 10 points each 100
Team peer evaluation @ 50 pts 50
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Total for the Semester 450
Voluntary extra credit:
Volunteering to be a subject in 2 Psychology dept experiments 40
My Wide World Web site is http://users.humboldt.edu/jmmorgan
My Internet email address is jmm4@humboldt.edu
Letter grades are calculated on a curve generated by
this class only.
My office is in room 116C of HGH (826-4571) and I invite you
to consult with me on any matter during my office hours or
any time that is agreeable to you and me.
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