Research Methods
The Science of Psychology
Ethics
Reliability & Validity
Conceptualizing a Research Study
Descriptive Methods
Key Elements of Experimental Design
Experimental Designs
Quasi-Experimental Designs
Applying Research Concepts
General Review Material
Statistics
Why We Need Statistics
Levels of Measurement
Central Tendency and Variability
Inferential Statistics
Statistical Significance
Single Sample t-test
t-test for Dependent Means
t-test for Independent Means
One-way Analysis of Variance
Factorial Analysis of Variance
Repeated Measures Analysis of Variance
Correlation
Prediction
Chi-square
Scale Reliability
Applying Statistical Concepts
General Review Material
Activity: Lets Make a Deal! Human Intuition vs. Empirical Reasoning
This activity utilizes a online Java applet to demonstrate the limitations of human intuition and the need for empirical reasoning when studying psychological phenomena. This activity was developed to be used in conjunction with an online Java applet, http://www.stat.sc.edu/~west/javahtml/LetsMakeaDeal.html
Intuition, Empirical Reasoning
Author: David B. Strohmetz
Monmouth University
Posted: Tuesday, January 18, 2011
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