This course on Psychology Research Methods aims to teach students the difficulties of psychological research, the scientific mindset of skepticism and humility, observer bias, operational definitions, case studies, surveys, populations, samples, correlations, causation, the experimental method, central tendency measures, variance measures, frequency distributions, significance, internal and external validity, and ethical guidelines. The course utilizes tutorials and practice questions to help learners understand and apply these research methods. It is intended for individuals interested in gaining a foundational understanding of research methods in psychology.
Overview
Syllabus
Difficulties of Psychological Research (Intro Psych Tutorial #6).
The Scientific Mindset: Skepticism and Humility (Intro Psych Tutorial #7).
Observer Bias: Clever Horses and Dull Rats (Intro Psych Tutorial #8).
Operational Definitions and Construct Validity (Intro Psych Tutorial #9).
Case Studies and the Survey Method (Intro Psych Tutorial #10).
Populations and Samples (Intro Psych Tutorial #11).
Real and Illusory Correlations, Scatterplots, and Causation (Intro Psych Tutorial #12).
The Third Variable Problem (Intro Psych Tutorial #13).
The Experimental Method (Intro Psych Tutorial #14).
Measures of Central Tendency (Intro Psych Tutorial #15).
Difference between a Theory and a Hypothesis (Intro Psych Tutorial #16).
Measures of Variance: Range and Standard Deviation (Intro Psych Tutorial #17).
Frequency Distributions, Normal Curves, and Skew (Intro Psych Tutorial #18).
Understanding Significance and P-values (Intro Psych Tutorial #19).
Internal Validity (Intro Psych Tutorial #20).
External Validity (Intro Psych Tutorial #21).
Ethical Guidelines for Psychological Research (Intro Psych Tutorial #22).
Psychology Research Methods Practice Questions.
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