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Research Methodology & Statistical Analysis Unit Overview

Review 1. Define the following psychological concepts: – Anxiety disorders – Mood disorders – Personality disorders 2. Use one specific example for each concept to explain how the concepts differ from each other.

Overview of Unit – 8-10% of AP Exam 9/3-4:AP Exam Prep; Intro to Unit; have prologue read by 9/8 9/8: Quiz on prologue 9/9: Experimentation & Statistical Reasoning  IV and DV, measures of central tendency 9/10: Experimentation & Statistical Reasoning  IV and DV, measures of central tendency 9/11: Experimentation & Statistical Reasoning  IV and DV, measures of central tendency 9/14 or 15: Exam 3 & AP Exam Prep 9/16: Correlation 9/17: Correlation 9/18: Correlation

Overview of Unit – 8-10% of AP Exam 9/21 & 9/22—Surveys 9/23—Surveys 9/24*--Surveys & Analysis 9/25 – Survey Quiz 9/28 & 9/29 – AP Exam Prep & Exam 4 9/30 – Case studies and observations 10/01-- Case studies and observations 10/02--Case studies and observations 10/05* & 10/06 – AP Exam Prep & Exam 5 (Entire Unit) 10/07—Presentations on Experiments 10/08—Presentations on Experiments

Prologue Objectives Be able to define and explain the following terms: – Empiricism – Structuralism – Functionalist – Applied research – Counseling psychology – Clinical psychology

Prologue Objectives 2. Identify early psychologists: – Wilhelm Wundt – Edward Titchener – William James – Mary Calkins – Margaret Floy Washburn

Prologue Objectives 3. Explain the nature-nurture debate. 4. Identify the three main levels of analysis. 5. Identify some of psychology’s subfields.

Research Methods Objectives- Chapter 1 1. Define and explain the following concepts: Hindsight bias Hypothesis Operational definition Replication Case study False consensus effect Random sample & population Naturalistic observation Correlation Scatterplot lllusory correlation Experiment Double-blind procedure Placebo effect Experimental condition Control condition Random assignment Independent and dependent variable Measures of central tendency: mean, median, mode Range, standard deviation, variance Statistical significance

Research Methods Objectives- Chapter 1 2. Identify advantages and disadvantages of using case studies, surveys, naturalistic observation, and experimental design to study behavior. 3. Explain why correlation does not equal causation. 4. Explain how researchers isolate cause and effect. 5. Explain how bar graphs can misrepresent data. 6. Discuss the ethics of experimentation with both animals and humans.