Experimental Psychology

Catalog description

Topics of psychological research, with emphasis on the manipulation and control of variables, reducing error variance, internal and external validity, the elimination of confounding factors, and social-psychological aspects of experiments. Discussion includes selected topics in the philosophy of science, logical inference, hypothesis testing, theory construction and ethics. For psychology majors completing their major requirements as outlined in this bulletin or subsequent editions, A PSY 211 is restricted to A-E grading after matriculation at Albany. A PSY 211 must be completed with a C- or better for the major in Psychology. Prerequisite(s): A PSY 101 and 210.