Psychology 330 - Lab: Romantic Development

Students will work in teams to code videotaped observations of romantic conflict discussions. Students will learn to code emotion expressions,conflict engagement and resolution strategies, attachment behaviors, and relationship quality at both the dyadic and individual levels. Students will also write their own coding scales to apply to these observations. Issues of coding bias, construct validity, and intercoder reliability will be addressed. Emphasis will be on conceptual and methodological aspects of developing, coding, and analyzing observational data for individuals and individuals nested within dyads.

Instructor Permission Required. Prereq: Psychology 200 and 201. Instructor permission also required for section 01 and Psychology 230 or 236 required for section 02.