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Title: Psychology 110:Research Methods II Spring 2004 http:www.uvm.eduwfallsmethods.html
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Psychology 110Research Methods IISpring
2004http//www.uvm.edu/wfalls/methods.html
- Professor William Falls
- JDH 406
Updated 1-04
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Course Overview
- Goals
- Lecture
- Learn how to interpret and apply statistical
methods - Examine basic principles of animal behavior and
animal learning - Laboratory
- Examine basic principles of animal behavior and
animal learning - Learn how to apply and interpret statistical
methods
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Course Overview
- But why do I need to take statistics?
- Bill has three children to feed.
- Professor Howell (the author of your textbook)
has recently retired from our faculty and needs
the cash. - Contrast effect (psychological principle). Stats
makes all other psychology courses appear to be
better than they really are. - Virtually any career you select will involve
tasks where data are collected and interpreted. - I had to take it, so you do too. Ha!!
- Psychology, like other sciences, derives its
knowledge from data collection. - Its a requirement
- We are constantly being barraged with data, why
not be an informed consumer?
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Course Overview
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Course Overview
- But why do I need to learn about animal behavior
and animal learning? - Humans are animals too and we learn a great deal
about human behavior from studying animal
behavior - Some psychologists are interested in non-human
animal behavior in and of itself. - Animals cannot talk.. Some of the most elegant
and ingenious experimental designs are those that
ask questions about animal behavior.
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Abstract Conceptualization
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Abstract Conceptualization
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Abstract Conceptualization in non-Human Animals?
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Abstract Conceptualization in non-Human Animals?
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Course Overview
- Syllabus
- Lecture syllabus (www.uvm.edu/wfalls/courses.html
) - Schedule of topics, our pace
- _at_!?! Math!
- Lecture Attendance
- Exams
- Laboratory syllabus (www.uvm.edu/wfalls/methods2
0lab20sylabus.html) - Where is the lab?
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Where is John Dewey Hall Room 126?
Front door
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Course Overview
- Syllabus
- Lecture syllabus (www.uvm.edu/wfalls/courses.html
) - Schedule of topics, our pace
- _at_!?! Math!
- Lecture Attendance
- Exams
- Laboratory syllabus (www.uvm.edu/wfalls/methods2
0lab20sylabus.html) - Where is the lab?
- Lab exercises
- Homework
- Term paper
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Course Overview
- Keys to success
- Attend lecture and labs.
- Ask questions.
- See me before you get in too deep!
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