PSY 2174 Research Methods and Ethics

3 units
Psychology
Faculty of Social Sciences
Methodology and ethics of research. Research protocol. Experimental and non-experimental designs. Documentation. Writing style. Current research illustrating the different protocols employed across subfields of psychology.

Components:

Laboratory
Lecture

Requirements:

Prerequisites: PSY 1101 , PSY 1102 . This course is not equivalent to ANT 2111 , CMN 2101 , CRM 2303 , ECS 2111, FEM 2103 , POL 2156 , SCS 2150 . Reserved for students in the Major, Joint Honours, Honours programs in psychology, and Multidisciplinary Design.

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Organized

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Clear Expectations

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Learned a Lot

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Recommend

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Workload

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Fair Assessments

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