PSYC 3410: Experimental Psychology

PSYC 3410 Experimental Psychology

Experimental psychology is an applied research course for psychology majors. Basic research design, methods and terminology will be presented and practiced. Peer-reviewed scholarly research articles representing both correlational and experimental studies will be critically analyzed. Students will be expected to participate in the early stages of designing a quantitative research study to include a critical review of the literature, formulating testable hypotheses, choosing an appropriate research design and method, and outlining analyses. Introductory level statistical analyses will be revisited and practiced using SPSS software.