PSYC 280 - Experimental Psychology * Ssc

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Hudson Valley Community College

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Spring This course provides a general introduction to howpsychologists go about the business of doing their science. A non-exhaustive list of the topics covered includes: 1) why and how psychologists develop theories and hypotheses, 2) philosophy of science, 3) the criteria that can be used for evaluating a theory's validity and usefulness, including the social psychology of what makes theories wax and wane in popularity, 4) the observational and experimental methodologies one uses to "test" hypotheses properly, 5) the kinds of inferencesone can logically draw from data collected using thesemethodologies, 6) the steps psychologists go through to communicate their findings effectively and to publish them in scientific journals, and 7) the ethical issues involved in conducting research with animals (including humans). Prerequisite: PSYC 275, Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.hvcc.edu

Phone Number:

(518) 629-4822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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