Research Methods in Psychology

This course is a part of:

Associate of Paralegal Studies

Bachelor of Science in Legal Studies

Bachelor of Business Administration

Bachelor of Science in Psychology

This course introduces students to research methods in psychology. Students will learn the goals and processes of research as well as descriptive and correlational approaches to research. After learning about the basic principles of experimentation and the concepts of reliability and validity, students will plan and conduct simple and complex experiments using between -and within-group designs, small-N designs, and quasi-experimental designs. Students also learn to disseminate research through research reports and oral/written presentations.

Course Learning Outcomes

• Describe psychological research method goals, processes, descriptive techniques, and correlational techniques.

• Explain the principles of experimentation, the role of variables, and the types of validity and reliability.

• Apply knowledge of experimental design and small-N experimentation.

• Investigate quasi-experimental design, results interpretation, and results presentation.

• Plan, conduct, interpret and disseminate original research.