PS 345 Research Methods for Psychology: 4 semester hours
This course is an introduction to the scientific research methods used in psychology and related social sciences. Students will learn about the science of psychology, experimental and non-experimental methods of investigation, and ethics in psychological research. Students will demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to formulate research questions and hypotheses, develop research designs, operationalize variables and gather data in an ethical manner, analyze data using statistics, interpret results of statistical analyses, and write a scientific paper in APA style. Students must enroll in PS 345 the semester immediately following PS 325. Prerequisite: PS 101 and PS 325 (with a letter grade of at least a C). (Offered spring semester)..