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PSYC 203

Research Methods in Psychology

3.00 units · Undergraduate

Winter 2026

Topics

  • Data Management in R I
  • Data Management in R II
  • Data Management in R III
  • Learning
  • Experimental design
  • Research design

Readings

  • Listed material: Psychology at Queen’s Guest Speakers:
  • Listed material: Psychology at Queen’s Speaker Schedule:
  • Listed material: Week Date Speaker Topic 1 Jan. 7 No Speaker No Speaker 2 Jan. 14
  • Required Text: Goodwin, K. A., & Goodwin, C. J. (2017). Research in Psychology: Methods and Design (8th Edition). New York: Wiley.
  • Listed material: E-textbook 150-day subscription:
  • Recommended Text: American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th Edition). ()
2025

Topics

  • Data Management in R I
  • Data Management in R II
  • Data Management in R III

Readings

  • Required: Goodwin, K. A., & Goodwin, C. J. (2017). Research in Psychology: Methods and Design (8th Edition). New York: Wiley.
  • Required: E-textbook 150-day subscription: Recommended Text: American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th Edition). ()
  • Listed material: Psychology at Queen’s Speaker Schedule:
  • Listed material: Week Date Speaker Topic 1 Jan. 9
2024

Topics

  • Attention in Context
  • Data Management in R I
  • Data Management in R II
  • Data Management in R III
  • Critical thinking

Readings

  • Required: Goodwin, K. A., & Goodwin, C. J. (2017). Research in Psychology: Methods and Design (8th Edition). New York: Wiley. Permalink for etextbook: https://www.campusebookstore.com/link/?id=82fe883a-a0b6- 4ec0-b50b-b3cdd0286002 Recommended Text: American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th Edition).
  • Listed material: Psychology at Queen’s Speaker Schedule:
2022-2023

Topics

  • Data Management in SPSS I
  • Data Management in SPSS II
  • Data Management in SPSS III
  • Critical thinking

Readings

  • Required: Goodwin, K. A., & Goodwin, C. J. (2017). Research in Psychology: Methods and Design (8th Edition). New York: Wiley.
  • Recommended Text: American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th Edition).
  • Listed material: Psychology at Queen’s Speaker Schedule:
  • Listed material: Week Date Speaker Topic 1 Jan. 12 No Speaker
  • Listed material: 2 Jan. 19 No Speaker
2021-2022

Topics

  • Data Management in SPSS I
  • Data Management in SPSS II
  • Data Management in SPSS III
  • Critical thinking

Readings

  • Required: Goodwin, K. A., & Goodwin, C. J. (2017). Research in Psychology: Methods and Design (8th Edition). New York: Wiley. Recommended Text: American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th Edition).
  • Listed material: Lab Schedule:
  • Listed material: Week Topic 1 (Jan. 10 – Jan. 14)
  • Listed material: No Lab *** 2 (Jan. 17 – Jan. 21)
  • Listed material: Introduction
  • Listed material: Literature Search Techniques and Mendeley 3 (Jan. 24 – Jan. 28)
  • Listed material: Data Collection for Assignment 1 5 (Feb. 7 – Feb. 11)
  • Listed material: Data Analysis for Assignment 1 6 (Feb. 14 – Feb. 18)
  • Listed material: Data Management in SPSS III
  • Listed material: Data Analysis and Writing for Assignment 1 7 (Feb. 28 – Mar. 4)
  • Listed material: Data Collection for Assignment 2 8 (Mar. 7 – Mar. 11)
  • Listed material: Data Analysis for Assignment 2
  • Listed material: More on Scientific Writing and Common Writing Problems 9 (Mar. 14 – Mar. 18)
  • Listed material: Data Analysis and Writing for Assignment 2 10 (Mar. 21 – Mar. 25)
  • Listed material: No Lab *** 11 (Mar. 28 – Apr. 1)
  • Listed material: Critical Thinking Assignment 12 (Apr. 4 – Apr 8)
  • Listed material: Careers in Psychology
  • Listed material: Lab Section Day Time
2021

Topics

  • Data Management in SPSS I
  • Data Management in SPSS II
  • Data Management in SPSS III
  • Critical thinking

Readings

  • Required: Goodwin, K. A., & Goodwin, C. J. (2017). Research in Psychology: Methods and Design (8th Edition). New York: Wiley.
  • Recommended Text: American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th Edition).
  • Listed material: Lab Schedule:
  • Listed material: Week Topic 1 (Jan. 11 – Jan. 15)
  • Listed material: No Lab *** 2 (Jan. 18 – Jan. 22)
  • Listed material: Introduction
  • Listed material: Literature Search Techniques and Mendeley 3 (Jan. 25 – Jan. 29)
  • Listed material: Data Collection for Assignment 1 5 (Feb. 8 – Feb. 12)
  • Listed material: Data Analysis for Assignment 1 6 (Feb. 22 – Feb. 26)
  • Listed material: Data Management in SPSS III
  • Listed material: Data Analysis and Writing for Assignment 1 7 (Mar. 1 – Mar 5)
  • Listed material: Data Collection for Assignment 2 8 (Mar. 8 – Mar. 12)
  • Listed material: Data Analysis for Assignment 2 9 (Mar. 15 – Mar. 19)
  • Listed material: Data Analysis and Writing for Assignment 2 10 (Mar. 22 – Mar. 26)
  • Listed material: Careers in Psychology 11 (Mar. 29 – Apr. 2)
  • Listed material: Critical Thinking Assignment 12 (Apr. 5 – Apr 9)
  • Listed material: Lab Section Day Time
2019-2020

Topics

  • Ethics in Psychological Research
  • Data Management in SPSS I
  • Data Management in SPSS II
  • Data Management in SPSS III
  • Critical Thinking Workshop

Readings

  • Required: Goodwin, K. A., & Goodwin, C. J. (2017). Research in Psychology: Methods and Design (8th Edition). New York: Wiley. -Physical and electronic versions available in the bookstore.
  • Recommended Textbook American Psychological Association. (2009). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th Edition). -Physical version available in the bookstore.
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