PSY 398 - Behavioral Research Methods

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Midland University

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Description:

4 credit hours Prerequisite: PSY 120, SOC 130 and MTH 210. Serving as the department's "W" course, students are introduced to the research methods ohuman behavior, including literature review, experimental and correlational design, collection of data, analysis of results, APA writing style, and the ethics and philosophy of research. Students conduct studies with various designs as a class and individually write five- to eightpage reports of each study according to APA style. Each report is evaluated for style, form and content, corrections noted and returned before the completion of the next study. As a final project, each student individually designs, conducts, and writes an eight- to 10-page report of his/her own research topic. The course includes a lab.

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4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.midlandu.edu

Phone Number:

(800) 642-8382

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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