Description:

The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to the various issues involved in conducting psychological research. Minimally this includes the design, analysis, and reporting of experiments. In this course we will also to focus on the less tangible but ultimately more important issue of how one asks a good question - a question that leads to a rich field of empirical study.

Texts:

To be announced.

Grading and Requirements:

Exams: Every second Friday (short essays, stats problems) - 30%
Papers: 3 - 30%
Final Project: 40%

Prerequisites:

Psychology 301 with a grade of C or better, Psychology 418 or an equivalent statistics course with a grade of C or better, upper division standing, a GPA of 3.0 in Psychology courses taken at the University, and a major in psychology.

Updated 16 June 1998
Department of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
University of Texas at Austin

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