This course introduces students to the common methods used in psychological science, as well as the statistical, written, and graphical tools for appropriately conveying research in psychological science. Topics covered include critical thinking in evaluating quality of information, the process of scientific inquiry in psychology, ethics of research with both human and non-human animals, basic issues in measurement, reliability and validity, inferential statistical thinking, and the American Psychological Association’s stylistic conventions for writing about and presenting empirical research.

Prerequisite: Psychology 100 or Psychology 105.

1 unit — Driscoll, Fernandez-Peters, Weaver

Offerings

Term	Block	Title	Instructor	Location	Student Limit/Available	Updated
Fall 2024	Block 1	Introduction to Methods and Statistics ('Methods I')	Jason Weaver	Tutt Science Building 312	16 / -1	12/22/2024
Fall 2024	Block 2	Introduction to Methods and Statistics ('Methods I')	Jason Weaver	Tutt Science Building 324	16 / -1	12/22/2024
Fall 2024	Block 3	Introduction to Methods and Statistics ('Methods I')	Marcela Fernandez-Peters	Tutt Science Building 313	16 / 2	12/22/2024
Spring 2025	Block 5	Introduction to Methods and Statistics ('Methods I')	Lori Driscoll	Tutt Science Building 218	16 / 0	12/22/2024