[ARCHIVED CATALOG] 2020-2021 Undergraduate Academic Catalog 
    
    Oct 04, 2024  
[ARCHIVED CATALOG] 2020-2021 Undergraduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PSY 205 - Research Methods I

3 credits
Prerequisite(s): PSY 121  or PSY 161 ; MAT 131  completed or taken concurrently
The first of two courses in understanding research methods in psychology and the statistical techniques that are used to analyze psychological data. The course will focus on ethical research practice, reviewing the psychological literature, basic nonexperimental research designs (observation, relational research), and descriptive and correlational statistical analyses. Students will gain experience in reading, researching, proposing, conducting, analyzing, interpreting, and reporting scientific research.