Research Methods
The Science of Psychology
Ethics
Reliability & Validity
Conceptualizing a Research Study
Descriptive Methods
Key Elements of Experimental Design
Experimental Designs
Quasi-Experimental Designs
Applying Research Concepts
General Review Material
Statistics
Why We Need Statistics
Levels of Measurement
Central Tendency and Variability
Inferential Statistics
Statistical Significance
Single Sample t-test
t-test for Dependent Means
t-test for Independent Means
One-way Analysis of Variance
Factorial Analysis of Variance
Repeated Measures Analysis of Variance
Correlation
Prediction
Chi-square
Scale Reliability
Applying Statistical Concepts
General Review Material
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Factorial designs: Making the connection between hypotheses, follow-ups and conclusions
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Statistics > Calculus
A TED talk about why learning about statistics is more important than calculus.
Activity: Using Zodiac-based Personality Descriptions to Teach about Biases in Thinking
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Activity: Using Spongebob Squarepants to teach Observational/Archival Research and Coding of Behaviors
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Activity: Lets Make a Deal! Human Intuition vs. Empirical Reasoning
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