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PSY 285

PSY 285. Research Methods * Welcome *. Welcome to PSY 285 Research Methods w/ Mike Hoerger. Grab a syllabus Skim it over so you can ask questions Sign and complete the final page to be returned to me at the end of class. Overview. Syllabus - Last Page My Background Information

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PSY 285

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  1. PSY 285 Research Methods * Welcome *

  2. Welcome to PSY 285Research Methodsw/ Mike Hoerger • Grab a syllabus • Skim it over so you can ask questions • Sign and complete the final page to be returned to me at the end of class

  3. Overview • Syllabus - Last Page • My Background Information • Detailed Review of the Syllabus • Research Methods Trivia • Homework #1 • Due Wednesday, 9/3

  4. Syllabus - Last Page • My Information… • Hoerger rhymes with burger, but call me Mike • Midland, and MSU • Clinical Work: Psych evals, prison substance abuse group therapy, individual and couple’s therapy - mainly in Saginaw

  5. Research Areas: Emotion, personality, assessment, depression, schizotypy • Other Applied Activities: GSU, web design • Interests: Sports, politics, comedy • Concerns: Exam #1 apathy, avoiding reading the book, lack of accountability • Questions?

  6. Why do I have to take this? • Research and statistics provide the basis for drawing conclusions about human behavior • You may be interested in… • Conducting research • Consuming research • Applying research to daily life

  7. Conduct Research • Curiosity • Add to knowledge base • “I want to help people” • Instrumental goals, like getting a job or going to grad school • Fame and money

  8. What if conducting research sounds boring or unfulfilling?

  9. Consume Research • Valuable to society • Needed for most jobs • Help friends, family, and co-workers • Curious

  10. What if I’m the hedonistic, narcissistic, individualistic type?

  11. Daily Life • Sports • Persuasion • Personality assessment • Improved interpersonal functioning • It’s fun to be the only person in the world to know something

  12. Syllabus • Order the book online • Course details • Questions?

  13. 1 of 15: Prison Which of the following groups is least likely to reoffend?

  14. 2 of 15: Ethics Which of the following professional fields has not banned its members from facilitating torture?

  15. 3 of 15: Business Which of the following is related to negative outcomes after a traumatic event?

  16. 4 of 15: Emotion Which of the following has been shown, on average, to have a negative long-term emotional impact?

  17. 5 of 15: Diagnosis Which of the following methods is most accurate in detecting dementia?

  18. 6 of 15: Personality Assessment Someone who is prone to experiencing a high degree of “somatic complaints” is unlikely to be…

  19. 7 of 15: Children SSRIs are often prescribed to children to treat depression. What percentage of the improvement in symptoms can be attributed to inert placebo?

  20. 8 of 15: I/O Psychology How well can psych evals predict later job success?

  21. 9 of 15: Health Psychology What is the correlation between denial/ repression and development of breast cancer in women?

  22. 10 of 15: Intelligence What is the approximate correlation between intelligence test scores (IQ) and job success?

  23. 11 of 15: Cross-Cultural Compared to developed countries, people with schizophrenia in developing nations are ________ likely to have a complete recovery.

  24. 12 of 15: Happiness Which country is the happiest?

  25. 13 of 15: Developmental How many times per year does the average 18-29 year old have sex?

  26. 14 of 15: Statistics To whom do we attribute the exciting statistical discovery of the t-test?

  27. 15 of 15: Symptoms Which of the following symptoms are people able to accurately report?

  28. Homework #1 • Go to course web site and click on the Course Calendar link • In the right column, click on the HW1 link • Due Wednesday 9/3 • More details in class next time, so skim the assignment and come with questions

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