Links for Psychology 2013:Research Design & Analysis (last updated 10/09/2007)

2013 Course Information                                       Back to Top
• Course outline
• Course Schedule (updated frequently)
• Lab schedule



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2013 Lab Information                                             Back to Top
• Lab schedule
• Assignment 1:  PsycINFO    
• Assignment 2: Comparing and Contrasting Articles                                        
• Assignment 3:  Variables Assignment
• Observation Lab                                                        
• Correlation Lab                                                     
• Assignment 4:  SPSS
• Research Proposal                                                     
  • Consent and debriefing examples
  • NCEHR's definition of "minimal risk" (all that is allowed for your proposal)

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  Lab Resources                                                        Back to Top
• Etholog home page (shareware event recorder for behavioral observations)
• Etholog guide (word doc)

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Designs                                                                    Back to Top
• Small-n Designs
• Different Types of Multivariate Designs
• Ex-Post-facto designs
• Correlation & Regression
• Regression
• Correlation & Ex Post Facto Designs
• Methods used in Developmental Psychology
• Developmental Research Designs
• Social science research tutorial information from Cornell



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Statistics                                                                  Back to Top
• Statistics textbook online
• Inferential Statistics
• Stats and stats graphics resources
• Potential Problems with statistics
• Between & within group variability
• Types of Validity
• Difficulties with Probabilistic Reasoning (based on Stanovich)
• Characteristics of Psychological Science (based on Stanovich)
• Falsifiability and folk wisdom
• Interpreting significant ANOVAs - Post-hoc tests
• Partial & Semi-partial correlations
• Types of Multiple regression
• Simpson's paradox
• RICE UNIVERSITY: Virtual Lab in Statistics (with simulations)
• David Lane- Rice University: links to simulations used in class
• Stats resource (Good ANOVA section)
• An electronic introductory statistics text
• Bill Trochim's centre for social research (Cornell)
• Pseudo random number generator
• HotBits: a true random number generator - based on radioactive decay
• Sample size calculator for surveys
• John Allen Paulos' home page



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Exercises                                                                 Back to Top
• 2x2x2 Factorial exercise handout key: in  word
• 2x2 & 2x3 Factorial exercise handout key: in  word



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Science and Pseudoscience                                 Back to Top
• Characteristics of Science
• Richard Dawkins
• Theories in Science
• Blondlot & N-rays
• Carl Sagan's Baloney Detection Kit
• Iridology
• Koko - the talking chimp
• Link to the Committee for the Scientific Claims of the Paranormal
• Increase in public belief in paranormal
• Junk Science Home Page
• Skeptic's dictionary
• Quackwatch



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Trivia (of some interest or amusement... I hope)                      Back to Top
• Some Quotes I Like (of marginal, if any, relevance)
• A Facetious Guide to Translating Scientific Writings



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Ethics                                                                       Back to Top
• NCEHR (National Council on Ethics in Human Research)
• Summary of NCEHR information
• Canadian council on Animal Care
• CCAC Chapter on the use of animals in psychology (in MS-word format)
• Canadian Psychological Society Code of Ethics
• Acadia Research Ethics Board

• Psychology Department Policy on Cheating and Plagiarism

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  Psychophysics                                                        Back to Top
• Psychophysics
• Gustav Theodor Fechner & Psychophysics : this is a link to pages (by Craig Elvers of U. Dayton) with links to demonstrations of some psychophysical methods. You are encouraged to explore this one! (Used with permission.)
• Signal Detection Theory



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Other Resource Links                                            Back to Top
• Find out more about NSERC (Natural Sciences &  Engineering Research Council)

Find out more about SSHRC (Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council)
• National Cancer institute (Research)
• Canadian breast Cancer Initiative
• Statistics Canada data available here
• Links to Psychology Societies, Electronic Journals, etc.
• Check here for information on citing online material in APA style
• Acadia Library Indexes (e.g. PsycInfo)
• Library resources in psychology
• Psychology Research Guide
• Plagiarism tutorial
• Statistical Datafiles available from the library
• Psychology experiments on the internet