Applying Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology

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This course will examine: a) the philosophical roots of empirical science, b) key topics in understanding social science (e.g., understanding the merits and limitations of descriptive and experimental research), and c) the application of these research methods and statistics to their own laboratory (i.e., experiments) and field data (e.g., surveys and naturalistic observation). P: Understanding Social Science course; Mathematical Reasoning course; PSY 201 . This course does not fulfill any requirement for the psychology major.