COGST 6910 Research Methods in Psychology (also COGST 4910, PSYCH 4910/6910)
Spring. 4 credits. Limited to 15 students. V. Zayas.
Intensive examination of the basic research methods used in social, personality, cognitive, and developmental psychology. Focuses on designing and conducting experiments, i.e., how to turn vague theories into concrete and testable notions, evaluate studies, avoid common pitfalls, and, finally, remain ethical. The course, in addition, covers test construction, survey methods, and “quasi experiments.” Students concentrate on completing a small research project in which they conduct an experiment, interpret its data, and write up the results.