PSYC 353 - Research Experience in Decision Making

Institution:

University of Pennsylvania

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Description:

Baron. Prerequisite(s): Some prior familiarity with decision making (e.g. Psyc 153) andstatistics would be helpful and students must be willing to deal with computer programs (with help). This course will focus on medical decision making. After some background reading and homework, groups of students will design experiments, analyze the data, and write reports. Possible topics include decision biases, judgments of the benefits of treatment or prevention, adaptation to disability, and the development and evaluation of decision aids. The experiments will be done on the World Wide Web.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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