Principles of Experimental Design. An introduction to theory and research methods in psychological science. Topics include philosophy of science, ethical issues, experimental design, and data interpretation. Not open to students who have received credit for Psychology 213. 209. Introductory survey of principles and methods for the statistical analysis of experiments, with emphasis on applications is psychology.
Major topics are descriptive and inferential statistics.
Developmental changes and continuity in psychological processes from the prenatal period through old age. Social, perceptual, cognitive, linguistic, and emotional development. Thinking and Cognition. Introduction to cognitive psychology. Topics include attention, pattern recognition, knowledge representation, language, reasoning, and human intelligence.