Course Curriculum

    1. Ch 1.1 What is Research? - Definition, Purpose & Typical Researchers

    2. What is Research?

    3. Components of Research

    4. What is Psychological Research?

    5. Research Meaning

    6. Purpose of Research

    7. Types of Research Methods

    8. Examples of Research

    9. Lesson Summary

    10. Activities

    11. FAQs

    12. Quiz 1.1

    1. Introduction

    2. High Quality in Research

    3. Bringing the Aspects Together

    4. Lesson Summary

    5. Quiz 1.2

    1. Introduction

    2. Nonscientific and Scientific Research

    3. Lesson Summary

    4. Additional Activities

    5. Quiz 1.3

    1. Introduction

    2. The Scientific Method and Psychology

    3. Five Steps of the Scientific Method

    4. Why The Scientific Method Is Important For Psychology

    5. Lesson Summary

    6. Quiz 1.4

    1. Introduction

    2. Scientific Models

    3. Psychological Models

    4. Bad Decision Making Using Models

    5. Good Decision Making Using Models

    6. Lesson Summary

    7. Quiz 1.5

    1. Introduction

    2. Psychological Tools

    3. Observation

    4. Measurements

    5. Experimentation

    6. Lesson Summary

    7. Quiz 1.6

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