Required for all psychology majors and recommended for anyone considering psychology as a major. Introduction to descriptive and inferential statistics, including measures of central tendency and variability, correlation, t-tests, and analysis of variance. Some students may want to take Math 115 before enrolling in PSY 202. The course will involve the presentation of information and exercises designed to facilitate the development of sexual and personal decision-making skills. Classes will be student-led and limited to 15 students.
Students learn basic research methods used to study brain-behavior relationships.
Laboratory exercises include sheep brain dissection, surgical procedures in rats, and the testing of various behavioral systems in response to physiological challenge. After conducting experiments, students write up their findings. Students conduct experiments to study behavior that occurs in the presence or the implied presence of others and report on their findings. Students conduct a series of animal conditioning experiments and report on the findings. Students perform a number of computer-based experiments and report on their findings.