Intro to Research Methods
Helpful Course Material

Sample Papers and Exams

Review Sheet -- First Exam
Review Sheet -- Second Exam
Review Sheet -- Final Exam

Sample Exam
Sample Participant Observation Project
Sample Content Analysis Project

On-Line Surveys and other stuff mentioned in class

Website on deception, love, and romance
Attachment Style Questionnaire
Another Survey  - complete it first, we will talk about the results in class

Answers to Problems in the Reading Packet

Probability Sampling
Describing Data
chi-square test
z-test
t-test and F-test
correlation

Real World Examples

Scientific versus Lay Knowledge
Scientific Process -- Knowledge Is Always Changing (Water Comes from Space)
Scientific Process -- Knowledge Is Always Changing (Alcohol and Brain Cells)
Scientific Process -- Knowledge Is Always Changing (Evolution of Birds)
Describing Statistics -- Mean vs. Median (Interpreting Measures of Central Tendency)
Survey and Content Analysis -- Facts about Television Viewing
Content Analysis -- TV Violence Project
Content Analysis -- Election Coverage
Content Analysis -- Portrayal of Women and Men in the Media
Experiment -- Description of Study on TV Violence
Experiment -- Influence of Music on Choice of Wine
Correlational Study vs. Experimental Research -- Good Description
Survey Research -- Identify your Attachment Style
Regression Analysis (Making Predictions) -- See How Long You're Estimated to Live
Research Ethics -- Example of how Deceiving Subjects Leads to Future Mistrust
Research Ethics -- Tuskegee (Autonomy/Informed Consent, Deception, Harm, Justice (Withholding Treatment)
Research Ethics -- Principle of Injustice/Creating New Inequities
Research Ethics -- Publicly vs. Privately Funded Research

Other Useful Sites

My Friend's web page on Research Methods
Another Useful web page on Research Methods