PY 456L - Research Methods I: Quantitative Approaches

This course is designed to teach students experimental, quasi-experimental, and non-experimental quantitative research designs at both the conceptual and applied levels. Areas of emphasis include experimental control, validity, reliability, sampling, correlational research, single subject designs, independent group designs, repeated measures and complex designs, and design confounds. Additionally, matching statistical methods with specific research methods will also be covered. Students will learn how to generate research designs, select variables for study, and  critique designs in psychological research. This course will prepare students to designate the designs utilized in published research, identify, and explain design confounds, and think critically about published psychological research.