PSYCHOLOGICAL
RESEARCH II
PSY
202
Course Syllabus –Fall, 2000
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Dr. Joe King |
Office Hours: |
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414 Russell Hall |
M, W 11:00 – 12:00 Noon |
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831-5789 |
T, R 9:30 – 10:30 AM |
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jsking@runet.edu |
F 9:00 – 10:00 AM |
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And by appointment |
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Texts:
Shaughnessy, J.J.,Zechmeister, E.B., and Zechmeister, J.S. (2000) Research Methods in Psychology (5th ed.), St. Paul: West.
Welkowitz, J., Ewen, R.B., and Cohen, J.(2000) Introductory Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (5th ed.) Fort Worth: Harcourt Brace.
Recommended Texts:
SPSS (1999) SPSS Student Version 9.0 for Windows, SPSS, Inc.: Chicago.
Green, S.B., Salkind, N.J., Akey, T.M. (2000) Using SPSS for Windows (2nd. Ed.), Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall.
American Psychological Association (1992) Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.
American Psychological Association. (1982). Ethical Principles in the Conduct of Research with Human Participants. Washington, D.C.:American Psychological Association.
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GOALS AND PURPOSES
The purpose of this course is to acquaint you with basic research procedures and designs used in modern psychological research. Familiarity with such research tools will enable you to (1) answer some of your own questions about behavior and, (2) make more informed and critical judgements as a consumer of research.
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LECTURE SYLLABUS
To accomplish these goals the course is divided into two parts, Lecture and Laboratory. There will be two lecture tests and a final exam covering lecture material. Your average on these three tests will constitute 70% of your class grade. The lecture syllabus is provided below:
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Topic |
Assignment |
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8/21-24 |
Review: The Essentials of Data Analysis & Interpretation |
SZZ 3, WEC 4,5 |
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8/28-9/1 |
Normal Curve, Standard Scores & etc. |
WEC 6,9 |
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9/4-15 |
Sampling Distributions & Statistical Inference: |
WEC 8,9,10 |
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Z Test and One Sample t-test |
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9/18-29 |
Logic of Experimental Design & Two Sample t- tests |
SZZ 6,7, WEC 11 |
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10/2&3 |
Test 1 |
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10/4-13 |
Single Variable Designs with more than two samples & One Way ANOVA |
SZZ 6, WEC 15 |
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10/16-20 |
Matched Groups & Repeated Measures Designs |
SZZ 7, WEC 15 |
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10/18&19 |
Test 2 |
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10/21-24 |
Fall Break |
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10/25-11/7 |
Factorial Designs: Nomenclature & Main Effects |
SZZ 8, WEC 16 |
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11/8-21 |
Factorial Designs: Interactions |
SZZ 8, WEC 16 |
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11/27-12/1 |
Quasi-experimental Designs |
SZZ 10 |
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12/4-8 |
Small N Designs |
SZZ 9 |
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12/11 |
202-02 Final Exam 11:00 AM |
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12/15 |
202-01 Final Exam 8:00 AM |
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The laboratory constitutes the remaining 30% of the course grade. The syllabus for the laboratory portion of the course will be distributed in your first laboratory meeting.
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GRADING
Your final grade for the course will be derived from both lecture and the laboratory components of the course. Your lecture test average(including the final exam) will contribute 70% toward your final grade. The laboratory portion of the course will constitute 30% of your final course grade.
Grading will be on the standard 10 point scale listed below:
90 - 100% A
80 - 89 % B
70 - 79 % C
60 - 69 % D
< 60 % F