Research Methods in Experimental Psychology

Part 1 Psychology as a science: research procedures from a beginners point of view; introduction to the scientific study of psychology; the logic of research. Part 2 Measurement: special topics in measurement; introduction to measurement. Part 3 Non-experimental research techniques: introduction to research; correlational analyses in research; interpreting correlations. Part 4 Experiments in psychology: logic of experimental designs; random assignment for control of subject variables; interpreting data; factorial design; within-subjects designs. Part 5 Putting research to work: organization necessary for research; getting professional.