207 Developmental Psychology

Prerequisites: 100 Introductory Psychology or 101 Introductory Psychology (with lab)
in * II. Developmental - Social Processes (one course)

This course presents students with various techniques for applying the scientific method to behavioral research. It also emphasizes effective communication through scientific writing. Students learn about observational, correlational and experimental research designs. They have the opportunity to apply these designs in the laboratory while investigating relevant psychological phenomena. Appropriate statistical procedures and computer software are used to analyze the data from these labs. For this reason it is highly recommended that prior to the course the student take a course in statistics (Mathematics 113). Counts toward the minor in Applied Statistics and the Neuroscience major (behavioral track).