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
Activity: Lets Make a Deal! Human Intuition vs. Empirical Reasoning
This activity utilizes a online Java applet to demonstrate the limitations of human intuition and the need for Read More...
Activity: Psychology in the Local Bookstore
This assignment has students visit a book retailer to critically evaluate the portrayal of the science of psychology Read More...
Activity: The Problem of Vague Statements (Desserts & Horoscopes)
This contains two difference activities that help show students the problem with vague statements. The first makes Read More...
Activity: Using Zodiac-based Personality Descriptions to Teach about Biases in Thinking
Students are given a list of personality descriptions based on the 12 signs of the zodiac, and have to choose Read More...
Activity: Ways of Knowing There Is a Santa Claus
This assignment involves students analyzing a famous editorial about the existence of Santa Claus in terms in Read More...
Video & Article: Fear of Science Will Kill Us
In the article and video, Michael Specter makes the case for why it is so important for people to embrace science, Read More...
Video: Individual vs. Accumulated Experience : Global Warming
This video clip from the Daily Show with Jon Stewart addresses the question of "How can global warming be Read More...
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