[ARCHIVED CATALOG] 2014-2015 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

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[ARCHIVED CATALOG] 2014-2015 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.