Research Methods - Human Behavior · Psychology
Review of stats curriculum and writing effective lab reports. Research methods (mostly review if you've taken any other psych courses that address how to conduct good studies, ethics etc.)
I learned how to do research from the beginning stage (thinking of ideas) to the development of a unique experiment, to publishing results
I learned alot about what goes into a research study, and also analysis/peer review. The course was very detailed and thorough in describing all of the pieces that are necessary when conducting a research study.
3 lab reports, multiple-choice midterm & final (since the topics are so superficial, the tests are mostly jokes)
How to read and use r, read empirical papers, and analyze experiments/data.
I learned a lot in terms of conducting an experiment. I learned the differences between correlational studies, experimental studies, quasi-experimental studies, as well as forming hypotheses. I also learned about interactions which were very interesting.
How psychological research works and correct practices when conducting research,
Professor Magnuson certainly tried hard to make his class accessible (master web site for all relevant info, available powerpoint lectures), but this is a course that's desperately in need of a subject. There's no theory to be learned, just a whole semester devoted to lab technique, experimental construct, and other topics that are usually found within the first two chapters of any real science textbook. And the time devoted to statistics was simply insult to injury - psych majors already have a stat. requirement! Two of the three labs were devoted to language and memory, Prof. Magnuson's specialty, but he didn't take the time to teach any of the theory behind them. Thus, writing the lab reports was about as fun as chewing broken glass. I don't blame Professor Magnuson, he certainly tried hard, but someone needs to inject substance into this course if it has any hope of survival.
All about research methods! How to design a study, collect data, analyze it, present results, etc. Very comprehensive
such a good course! and it's not really hard in my opinion