PSY 301 - Psychological Research

Credits: 3

An introduction to how psychological research methods and statistics are used in academic journals and the popular media. The following topics will be discussed: scientific method, research methods used to gather evidence, descriptive statistics and hypothesis testing. Students will be asked to critically review and evaluate research findings.

Pre-Requisites: PSY 101 and PSY 200
Requirements: Students must have earned a 2.0 or higher in PSY 200. to be taken by Psychology majors only, during the junior or senior year.