Psyc350 Unit 1 Lecture Files

Lecture Topic	Audio files to accompany PowerPoints
Research Hypotheses	Kinds of Knowledge Sources of Knowledge Research Hypotheses Programmatic 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 Participant Assignment Internal &/vs. External Validity
Research Designs	Designs as comparisons -- IVs & DVs Not all causal RH: can be tested Types of Designs and examples Design Details and Procedures
Data Collection & Data Integrity	3 Data Collection Methods 3 Data Collection Settings 2 Data Sources Research & Participant “troubles” “Blind” procedures Attrition Hurts Initial Equivalence of Internal Validity Study attributes that do and do not directly influence causal interpretability of research results
Research Process	Decisions a Researcher Makes Review of Research Loop Research Process Steps & Validity Involved Study attributes that do and do not directly influence causal interpretability of research results Review of Important Stuff