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Psychology 433 experiences:

Psychology 433: Laboratory in Personality and Social Psychology Brad Sagarin Lily Patel Sara Johnson. Psychology 433 experiences:. Searching the literature and reading articles Generating theories and hypotheses Designing experiments Considering ethics Analyzing data Writing in APA style.

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Psychology 433 experiences:

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  1. Psychology 433:Laboratory in Personality and Social PsychologyBrad SagarinLily PatelSara Johnson

  2. Psychology 433 experiences: • Searching the literature and reading articles • Generating theories and hypotheses • Designing experiments • Considering ethics • Analyzing data • Writing in APA style

  3. Conceptual and methodological issues Attendance not mandatory Tests (midterm and final) Hands-on experience with research activities Attendance is mandatory Homework LectureLab

  4. Required text • American Psychological Association. (2009). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6thed.). Washington, DC: Author. • Journal articles and book chapters

  5. Recommended texts • Cialdini, R. B. (2009). Influence: Science and practice (5th ed.). Boston: Allyn & Bacon. • Strunk, W., Jr., & White, E. B. (2000). The elements of style (4th ed.). New York: Longman.

  6. Course organization • Building scholarly, methodological, and data analytic skills. • Personality research: scale development and testing. • Social psychology research: social influence experiment.

  7. Course evaluation • Midterm: 15% • Final exam: 15% • In-class assignments, group work, quizzes, etc.: 5% • Personality scale development paper: 10% • Social psychology experiment paper: 35% • Lab grade: 20%

  8. The bad part • Late assignments: one grade penalty per day • Spelling/grammar mistakes: one point per mistake

  9. The good part This certificate entitles the bearer to hand in one assignment up to two days late with no penalty. Limitations & exclusions: cannot be used to avoid a penalty for the final submission of the final paper, cannot be transferred. To use, attach the cer- tificate to the assignment. PSYC 433, Fall, 2010.

  10. Final grades • 90% = A, 80% = B, 70% = C, 60% = D • Within 1% will be considered for the next higher letter grade • You must pass the lab to pass the class

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