| 205, Fall, 2012 Outline
Version of 10/17/12 Remember to check for revisions! |
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Readings to be done before class |
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| Week 1
Oct 1 |
Introduction and Overview Statistical and Experimental Inference |
A study on memory: data collection | Bring data sheets to class on Wednesday | |
| Oct 3 | Reasoning in Research Review of statistical concepts the basic t.test |
A classic example of experimental reasoning Madsen and McGaugh (1961) |
review statistics from 201 Leary: Chapter 1, 2 Turn in stats quiz |
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| Week 2
Oct 8 |
Examples of experimental reasoning
Research design as solving a puzzle Embracing the power of randomness |
A short introduction to R
Descriptive statistics using R Optional readings for your enjoyment simulating distributions Why you should not use Excel for statistics (Simonof) or how to fight spreadsheet addiction (Burns) |
Leary Chapter 3
Roediger and McDermott (1995) stats home work solutions Solving the homework by using R for statistics |
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| Oct 10 | Overview of Design | Experimental approaches to personality Revelle (2007)
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Leary: Chapters 8, 9, 10 | |
| Week 3
Oct 15 |
Variables in Experimentation Within Subject designs |
Modality effects on false memory results
and the most recent results |
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| October 17 | Variables in Experimentation Within Subject designs Writing a research paper Estimating the central tendency/dispersion |
Bem (2003), Writing the empirical journal article using LaTeX to format an APA style paper Three output styles: journal, document, manuscript But one tex file (with an accompanying boxplot and another graphic file as pdfs and an example bib file embedded in the text document.) |
APA Manual of Style see also the APA style FAQ as well as the APA tutorial of the basics of APA style Web based style guides by Dewey or by Plonsky as well as the U.W. writing center's guide |
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| Week 4 October 22 |
Experimental Control and
Between subject designs The use of ANOVA and Linear Regression in interaction designs | Possible figures to include in your paper may be taken from the results handout.
Remember the instructions for writing a research paper |
Leary Chapter 4, 15
Using Endnote for references or using BibTex for references |
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October 24 |
Mid Term 1 | Sample test
Another sample test with key |
Leary Chapter 11 | |
| Week 5 October 29 |
Artifacts in Experimentation Theory Testing | materials used in R & M study
R & M results and analysis Possible figures to include in your paper may be taken from the results handout. |
Leary Chapter , 10 | |
| October 31 | Design in Experimentation
Measurement Issues Correlational designs (reliability) |
Correlation and regression - an overview | ||
| Week 6 Nov 5 |
Correlational designs (continued)
Interaction designs and analysis subject variables Simulations as theory testing |
Anderson and Revelle, 1994
see also Revelle, (1993) which reviews Thayer's results and discusses performance arousal theories Revelle, Humphreys, Simon and Gilliland, 1980 (this gives some of the EPI items to measure impulsivity and Revelle, Anderson, and Humphreys, 1987 (very large file) |
Paper 1 is DUE! Appointments for paper grading A simulation experiment handout describing the experiment. Block randomization using R Experiment-2 You get to choose what to do within the constraints of this web based experiment. |
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| Nov 7 | experiments versus field studies: the example of health Random assignment in field trials (Born et al., 2002) |
Long guide to R
Shorter guide to R An even simpler guide to R |
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| Week 7 November 12 |
searching the literature Exploratory and Confirmatory data analysis |
Searching the literature using Google Scholar or Psych Lit
Using statistics in psychological research A short guide to R for 205 students Long guide to R Detailed handout on data analysis for experiment 2 An even simpler guide to R written by a 205 student |
(use an NU account/VPN or a proxy server) Psych Lit and the Social Science Citation Index Google Scholar |
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| November 14 | Methods in Differential Psychology
Pitfalls in scientific research |
Methods in differential psychology | Help on data analysis | |
| Week 8 Nov 19 |
Ethics in Research | On Being a Scientist (NAS)
Ethical Standards of APA (2002) |
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| Nov 21 | No class | Course Review | ||
| Week 9 Nov 26 |
Alternatives to Experimentation Advanced statistical procedures other kinds of designs Course Review |
Paper 2 is DUE!
Schedule appointments for grading Leary Chapters 14, 12, 13 Research Proposals for final project due |
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| November 28 | Midterm # 2 | |||
Week 10 November 28 |
Reading Week begins | appointments for analysis help | Analyze study 3
How to use R to score scales |
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| Finals Week
December 13 |
course evaluation (CTEC) | Paper 3 due Optional Final Exam Key for Midterm 2 |
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