Dr. Cutting's PSY231 Course Syllabi
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Course Catalog description
PSY 231 RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY
PSY 110 or 111 required. Formerly
EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY.
Philosophy of science and inquiry with
emphasis on experimental methodology and some
application of principles through laboratory
experimentation and demonstration.
Course Description & Objective.
This course is designed to introduce students
to philosophy of science and inquiry with an
emphasis on experimental methodology. This will
be accomplished by combining traditional
lectures with application of principles through
laboratory experimentation and demonstration.
The main course objectives include:
- Learning to review the primary literature
(improving library research skills, increase
familiarity with scientific writing and
reading scientific journals)
- Getting a research idea (specification of a
testable research idea, develop hypotheses on
several topics in psychology)
- Development and execution of a research plan
(choosing the appropriate research method to
test specific hypotheses, ethical guidelines,
how to collect data)
- Basic analysis of research results.
- Presentation of the results (including both
a verbal and written presentation).
Roughly we will cover the "nuts and bolts" of
putting together and completing a research
project in psychology. To this end we will cover
all fourteen chapters of the textbook. Classes
will consist of both lectures and discussions
and/or exercises related to the assigned
readings. So it is critical that students read
the assigned chapters prior to class. Homework
and/or on-line quizzes will be assigned to
facilitate learning and in-class discussions.
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