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Syllabus EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY - 51301
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Last update 14-02-2017
HU Credits: 3

Degree/Cycle: 1st degree (Bachelor)

Responsible Department: psychology

Semester: 2nd Semester

Teaching Languages: Hebrew

Campus: Mt. Scopus

Course/Module Coordinator: Dr. Eyal Kalanthroff


Coordinator Office Hours: Needs to be scheduled

Teaching Staff:
Dr. Eyal Kalanthroff
Mr.
Ms. Shira Goldenberg
Ms.

Course/Module description:
In this course are learn about ways in which scientific thinking modes allow a better understanding of the world, and hence - critical thinking. Among other things we will discuss research design, problems and failures in research, critical thinking processes, reasoning biases and more.

Course/Module aims:
The purpose of the course is to introduce students to the principles of critical scientific thinking, as well as concepts and basic tools for conducting research.

Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
At the end of the course students will be able to write an original research proposal.
In addition they will be able the read scientific papers from a critical perspective, and understand of the threats and failures that characterize various research designs.

Attendance requirements(%):
Presence mandatory only in -22.6.17

Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: 2 weekly meetings:
1.5 hr lecture for the full class
45 minutes practice meetings in small groups.

Course/Module Content:
• What makes a good theory; History of psychology as a science; experimental approach.
• From theory to a research question to an and experiment
• Theory and experiment, experimental and correlational research designs, statistical correlation and causality.
• experiment: a method to control, experimental vs. quasi-experimental designs.
• Within and between subjects designs, reliability.
• Test- validity: predictive validity, content validity, internal validity
• Integration of information from multiple sources, clinical vs. statistical prediction
• Validity of the research results: internal validity, statistical validity, construct validity, ecological validity.
• reasoning biases: Regression to the mean and perception of randomness
• reasoning biases: persistence of beliefs
• reasoning biases: introspection failures

Required Reading:
Beyth-Marom, R (ED). (2001). Research methods for the social sciences, 2nd ed., Tel- aviv: Open University press.
units 1,2,3,6,7.

Additional Reading Material:
Beyth-Marom, R (ED). (2001). Research methods for the social sciences, 2nd ed., Tel- aviv: Open University press.
units 4,5,8.

Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 70 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 20 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 10 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %

Additional information:
Course website:
http://moodle.huji.ac.il/hu12/
 
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