Psyc941 Lecture Files

Lecture Topic	Quiz 1 Lectures
Research Hypotheses	Intent & Reality of Research How We Do Research Research & Your Future Kinds of Knowledge Research Hypotheses Research Loop, Replication & Convergent Research
External Validity	Intro to kinds of validity External validity & Examples External Validity – Intertwinings, Generalization & Application Intro to Sampling & Participant Sampling Sampling -- details & examples
Internal Validity	Kinds of Behaviors/Measures Controls & Confounds Roles of Variables in a Study & Examples Components of Internal Validity (& External Validity) Assignment & Standardization Biases, Expectancies & Their Control
Research Designs	Introduction & Some Review Designs as comparisons -- IVs & DVs Not all causal RH: can be tested Types of Designs and examples Design Details and Procedures
Data Collection & Research Process	Observation Data Collection Self-report Data Collection Primary and Archival Data Sources Research Settings Decisions a Researcher Makes Research Loop Research Process Steps & Validity Involved Design Attributes that Do (and Don’t) Influence Causal Interpretability “Named” Designs and the Attribute that Influence Causal Interpretability

Fun Stuff

The “con,” rapport building & teaching

Statisticians Blues