Psychology 220: Research Methods
OAKS This
password-protected "private web" site is available only to students
in my Psychology 220 class. This is where you will go to take online quizzes,
peruse resources (e.g., graphics, PowerPoint slideshows) used during class,
and check your grades. You can also get there by gong My Charleston, logging
in using your Cougars ID and Password, and clicking the acorn icon in the upper
right corner.
General Research Methods Links
Key resources developed for this class will be posted on my OAKS home page as we use them during the semester. The links below are general in nature, and you may find some to be useful as you move through this course. Although I obviously cannot vouch for the accuracy of the content of these sites, each appears to be worth a look:
Goodwin,
J, (2008). Research in Psychology: Methods and Design (6th Edition). Hoboken,
NJ: John Wiley & Sons. The
textbook is available at the College of Charleston Bookstore (160 Calhoun St.,
953-5518) and at University Books of Charleston (360 King St., 853-8700).
Clicking this link will take you to a useful publisher's website with a variety
of resources related to your textbook. For each chapter there is a set
of chapter objectives, a concept review, application exercises, key terms, and
a variety of sample test questions. Enjoy!
The Knowledge Base
An online research methods textbook--excellent, comprehensive source of research methods
topics (e.g., interaction effects, quasi-experimental designs, factorial designs) written
by Dr. William Trochim of Cornell University.
Amoeba
Web, an extensive collection of research methods links on numerous
topics (e.g., reliability, program evaluation, scales of measurement, how to
construct a survey), is maintained by Douglas Degelman at Vanguard University
of Southern California.
Psychology
Tutorials and Demonstrations Part of an excellent website
at Hanover College (examples of topics include internal validity tutorial, demonstrations
in auditory and visual perception.
"Name
That Threat" Examples of threats to internal validity
taken from Huck and Sandler's book, Rival Hypotheses.
Electronic
Statistics Textbook Rusty
on stats? This is a good online review and general reference book made
available by the StatSoft company.
Online
Statistical Calculation
A number-cruncher's delight: Many links to web pages that
perform statistical calculations online, as well as links to free statistical software,
online statistical manuals and tutorials, and so on. Compiled by a biostatistician,
John C. Pezzullo.
APA Style, Library and Internet Research
Basics
of APA Style 
From the horse's mouth (APA): A tutorial that introduces you to
the scientific writing style used by our profession (the 6th
edition of the Publication Manual). Warning:
It speaks!
Digital
Articles and Databases The best online database for
references and abstracts of professional articles in psychology is PsycINFO.
The College of Charleston Library also provides full-text access to over
40 high-quality APA journals, such as the Journal of Experimental Psychology:
Human Perception and Performance, American Psychologist, Neuropsychology,
and Psychological Review, via the PsycARTICLES database
If you are a student at the College and wish to use these databases, this link
will take you to the list of all of the College's databases. Click "P"
to go to the PsycINFO and PsycARTICLES links (if you are off-campus, be
sure to login to "Off-Campus Access" first). Two other
useful psychology-related databases are Medline and the InfoTrac
Expanded Academic Index.
I am amazed at the number of e-journals (electronic journals) and databases that our College Library carries -- and most with access to full-text articles! For example, the journals Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, Brain and Cognition, and Neuroscience are carried in the ScienceDirect database, and the journal Annual Review of Psychology and Journal of Applied Psychology are carried in the Business Source Premier database.
Bare Bones 101
New to the Internet? To Boolean logic? Metasearch engines? Specialized databases?
Check out this basic tutorial on searching the web from the USC-Beaufort library.
Google Scholar
A good way to find real articles about real research.
Research Ethics Resources
Online Ethics Center for Engineering and Science
Interesting research ethics issues raised through various concrete examples;
maintained by Case Western Reserve University.
Centre for Applied Ethics
Many useful links to ethics resources in health care, animal welfare, environment,
business, science, etc.
Teaching
Research Ethics A project of Indiana University; more links to ethics
resources.
College
of Charleston Institutional Review Board The IRB is coordinated
by the College's Office of Research and Grants Administration (ORGA).
Government Accountability Project
Resources concerning whistleblowing, governmental wrongdoing, scientific integrity and
misconduct, and so on. [This is a private organization, not a government
agency.]
Internet-Based Online Experiments
Psychological
Research on the Net Many single, stand-alone
experiments in different areas of psychology; an up-to-date list maintained
by Dr. Krantz of Hanover College.
Yahoo!
Listing of Tests and Experiments in Psychology More single, stand-alone
experiments in different areas of psychology.
PsychExps
- Psychology Experiments on the Internet An excellent site begun
by Drs. McGraw and Tew of the University of Mississippi. The experiments are written
in Macromedia Authorware, which requires a free plugin for your browser (downloadable
through their site).
Web
Experimental Psychology Lab The WWW's first online
site for experimentation in psychology. Experiments in English and German,
with much up-to-date information about online experimentation and useful links.
Created by Dr. Ulf-D. Reips of the Psychological Institute, University
of Zürich.
Psychology Career Resources (also see the Psychology Department's Advising Resources web page...)
Psychology
Scientific Problem Solvers: 21st Century Careers in Psychology
A very useful APA online brochure on psychology careers,
job outlooks, employment statistics, and so on.
APA
Student Site All the wonderful student resources
of the American Psychological Association at your fingertips; take a look at
the new online version of the monthly Monitor, which includes job advertisements
in psychology.
Last revised on January 7, 2013