Psychology 200 - Research Methods in Psychology

Spring
2015
01
4.00
Gail Hornstein;Cheryl Lee
TTH 11:30AM-12:45PM
Mount Holyoke College
91296
Reese 302
ghornste@mtholyoke.edu;cherylee@mtholyoke.edu
This course provides an introduction to the skills necessary for becoming good producers and consumers of psychological research. Students learn to develop research questions, survey related literature, design rigorous and ethically sound studies, and collect, analyze, and interpret quantitative and qualitative data. Students build on their computer skills relevant for psychological research and learn to read and critique original empirical journal articles. The course culminates in an original, collaborative research project, a final paper, and an oral presentation.
Course limited to sophomores, juniors and seniors; Prereq: 100-level course in Psychology or Neuroscience 100 and Psychology 201 or Statistics 240.; Coreq: PSYCH-200L.
students must take statistics (Psychology 201) before enrolling in this course; students should sign up for the lecture course and one lab section
Multiple required components--lab and/or discussion section. To register, submit requests for all components simultaneously.
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.