Undergraduate Catalog

PSY 332 Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences

This course covers an introduction research methods. Topics include developing research question, ethical issues in research, reliability and validity, describing variables, using tables and graphs, experimental and non-experimental designs, and APA style. The students will read research reports, design and conduct a research project, use statistical procedures and SPSS (or a similar program) introduced in PSY 331 for analysis and interpretation of their data and will write up the results using APA style.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

A minimum grade of C in PSY 331

Distribution

Undergraduate