Dr. Anthony A. Walsh's Introduction to Psychology UNIT 2 Page

Introduction to Psychology: Unit 2

Research Methods in Psychology
Always REFRESH/RELOAD for latest version! The first known photo--only recently found in 2009-- of Phineas Gage and his tamping iron.

Introduction
- PDF Handout READ THIS FOR THIS UNIT [February 1, 2012]
Additional Resource Papers Available for this Unit
- Levels of analysis in psychological research
- Psychology's Functional Research Relationships
- Steps in the Scientific Method in Psychological Research
  - Weiten's Steps in a Scientific Investigation
  - Weiten on "Theory Construction"
- Research Methods in Psychology Thumbnail Sketches
  - Psychology Research Links in McKillop Library
  - Take the "Laundry Survey"
- Read More About Phineas Gage at These Links
  - Dr. Walsh's Gage Page
  - Phineas Gage in Wikipedia
  - Dr. Malcolm Macmillan, the leading Gage authority, maintains a Gage focused web site here .
  - Listen to a BBC Reporter's account of the case here including excerpts from Banjo Dan's Vocal Ballad about Gage's case.
    - Banjo Dan's ballad of "Phineas Gage" is available for download at iTunes (c) as can be seen here.
  - Dr. Paul I. Yakovlev, former curator of the Warren Museum at Harvard where Gage's skull & "crowbar" reside, has also written a history of this case.
  - On the recent discovery of the Phineas Gage image (at right). / Also see this article on "Finding Phineas".
    - View Yet Another New Photo of Phineas here
  - And, for Phineas Gage image souvenirs, follow this link, and for tee shirts, this one. Can you belive it?

Correlation Resource Papers

Experimental Method Resource Papers

Research Variables Defined
Populations vs. Samples~1 / Populations vs. Samples~2
Elements of a Simple Experiment / A Complex Experiment
Weiten on "Experimental Design"
"Possible Psychic Ability" Test
- Test Your Psychic Potential again with a coin toss test here
  and with the "Let's Make a Deal" problem here.
  - Professor Walsh's Coin Toss Results on 3-Oct-02
  - Learn about the winning ODDS for "Let's Make a Deal" here
    - Dr. Walsh's Proof that Switching is Best

Quantitative Tools

Key terms, names, & concepts, dates, etc. for this unit in PDF format

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