PSYC 2110

Students use critical thinking to evaluate a variety of psychological research methodologies, including non-experimental, experimental, and quasi-experimental research designs. Students discuss and actively apply key concepts in sound psychological research design, including operational definitions, variables, reliability, validity, and sampling procedures. Students conduct a literature search using peer-reviewed sources and communicate their findings by writing a short introduction to a research report using APA formatting. Students analyze quantitative data through the application of descriptive and correlational statistics and practice the appropriate communication of research results by graphing, interpreting, and discussing psychological data.