PSYC 200 - Research Methods I

Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4NS, QFR

This skills based course introduces descriptive and inferential statistics and basic principles of experimental and non-experimental research design. Topics include probability, chi-square, ANOVA, correlation and regression, sampling, measurement, and the systematic elimination of alternative hypotheses through statistical and experimental control. Scientific writing, use of SPSS, model building, and hypothesis testing are strongly emphasized. The course is intended to provide psychology majors with the core skills they need to carry out and interpret quantitative empirical research.

Enrollment Limit: 18
Instructor: N. Darling, P. Thibodeau

Prerequisites & Notes: PSYC 100, NSCI 201, COGS 101 or permission of instructor.
This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Neuroscience