Psychology B05: Research Methods in Psychology
Spring, 1998

B05, Spring, 1998 Outline
Version of March 30
Date
Subject
Classic Studies*
Assignment
Week 1

March 30		 Introduction and Overview
Statistical and Experimental Inference 		review statistics from B01
M&J Chapter 1
April 1 Reasoning in Research
Review of statistical concepts 		Madsen & McGaugh, 1961 M&J Chapter 2
Week 2
April 6 		Overview of Design Overmier & Seligman,1967
Miller and Carmona, 1967 		Chapter 2
April 8 Theory Testing in Experimentation
Writing a research paper 		Schachter & Singer, 1962
Weiss, 1971 		Chapter 3
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Week 3
April 13 		Variables in Experimentation
 Darley & Latane', 1968
Schachter & Gross, 1968
Valins, 1967 		M&J Chapter 6
April 15 Experimental Control McGinnies, 1949
Murdock, 1964
Aronson & Mills, 1959 		Paper 1
M&J Chapter 7, 8
Week 4
April 20 		Artifacts in Experimentation Festinger & Carlsmith, 1959
Berkowitz and LePage, 1967
Piliavin, Rodin & Piliavin, 1969 		M&J Chapter 9
April 22 Mid Term 1
Week 5
April 27 		Design in Experimentation
Measurement Issues 		Carlsmith and Gross, 1969
Dion, Berscheid, Walster, 1972
Dutton and Aron, 1974 		M&J Chapter 10
Anderson and Revelle, 1994
April 29 Interaction designs and analysis Peterson and Peterson, 1959
Deci, 1971 		M&J Chapter 8
Experiment -2
Data collection
Week 6
May 4 		Exploratory and Confirmatory
data analysis 		Systat writeup
and help with Systat
May 6 Researching the literature
using Social Science Citation Index		 Psych Lit
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Week 7
May 11 		Ethics in Research Milgram, 1963 Ethical Standards
M&J Chapter Appendix A
May 13 Bandura, Ross and Ross, 1961 Paper 2
Week 8
May 18 		Alternatives to Experimentation Dutton & Aron, 1974
Ellsworth, Carlsmith & Henson, 1972 		M&J Chapter 12 , 13
Research Proposals due
May 20 Advanced statistical procedures
Week 9
May 25 		Memorial Day (no class)
May 27 Mid Term 2
Week 10
June 3 		Summary Analyze study 3
Finals Week Paper 3 due
Final Exam
*Classic studies and the other assigned readings are to be read before class so that class discussion can focus on the readings. They will either be handed out in class on the day prior to discussion or put on electronic reserve.
William Revelle
Revised April 14, 1998.