PSY 2510

*NOT FOR PSYC MAJORS* For non-Psychology majors only. This course develops students abilities as consumers of psychological research. Students learn about paradigms of research and knowledge, consider key assumptions in both quantitative and qualitative research, and explore how quantitative and qualitative perspectives influence the construction of knowledge. Students apply critical thinking strategies within the context of psychological research and develop skills to evaluate claims made about psychological phenomena in the popular media and professional literature. Concepts explored include understanding and prediction, description and inference, biases in research conduct and communication, representativeness, evaluating testimonials, correlation and causation, multiple causation, operational definitions, placebo effects, experimental control, and probability. NOTE: This course is not open to students who have already earned credit for Psychology 2780, 2790, 2700. 2730 or 2750; or for those who are currently enrolled in Psychology 2700,2730, or 2750. NOTE: This course cannot be counted as one of the 14 courses required to earn a major in Psychology.