PSY 222 Research Methods Study Guides

I may edit study guides as we progress through the semester, so please don't download one until you need it.
   

Unit 1. Why knowing about research is essential in psychology

• Unit 1 study guide
• Martin -- pp. 1-3
• Smith and Davis --  Why is the research methods course important? (PDF)
  

• Tavris -- Mind Games:  Psychological Warfare Between Therapists and Scientists (PDF)
• Summary of student interviews about science and research

Unit 2. Introduction to scientific research in psychology

• Unit 2 study guide
• Martin -- Chapter 1
• Trochim --  Five big words

Unit 3. Basics of psychology experiments

• Unit 3 study guide
• Martin -- Chapter 2 (pp. 25-32)

Unit 4. Threats to internal validity

• Unit 4 study guide
• Martin -- Chapter 2 (pp. 32-41)
• Trochim -- Single group threats, Multiple group threats (specifically, learn about the instrumentation threat)
• Carroll -- Regressive fallacy, post hoc fallacy

Unit 5. Writing the research report

• Unit 5 study guide
• Martin -- Chapter 13, pp. 268-299.
  
• APA workshop (Purdue Univ.) -- Sections: What is APA Style?, Why Use APA?, and Who Should Use APA?
• Silvia -- Chapter 2: Specious barriers to writing a lot (PDF) 
  
• Thompson and Fisher-Thompson -- Avoid Term Paper Procrastination

Unit 6. Literature review: Finding, evaluating, and synthesizing published research

• Unit 6 study guide
• Martin -- Chapter 6
• Purdue online writing lab -- Avoiding plagiarism
• Handout: A Quick Review of the Literature Review

Unit 7. Ethics in psychological research

• Unit 7 study guide
• Martin -- Chapter 4, pp. 68-86 and Chapter 5
• Carroll -- The Clever Hans Phenomenon and The Ideomotor Effect
• Trochim -- Ethics in research

Unit 8. Manipulating and measuring variables

• Unit 8 study guide
• Martin -- Chapter 7
• Trochim -- Reliability and Validity and Measurement Validity Types

Unit 9. Between-subject and within-subjects designs

• Unit 9 study guide
• Martin -- Chapter 8

Unit 10. Single-Variable Designs and Factorial Designs

• Unit 10 study guide
• Martin -- Chapter 9 (pp. 171-185) and Chapter 12 (pp. 253-257)