Lecture/Class Schedule: Psyc 2023 Winter 2001
Note that this is tentative and subject to changes. Check this URL often.
last revised July 6, 2000
Class#
Date A/B
Material to be covered 
(and some relevant links)
Text Chapter: pages 
3rd Edition, (4th Edition)
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1
Jan. 10/11
Introduction to the course, web pages & links, announcements. Characteristics of Psychological Science
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2
Jan. 12/13
 Pitfalls to sound statistical thinking, Review of terminology, hypothesis testing, inferential statistics. Stanovich Ch. 9 (2nd Ed.) On reserve
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3
Jan. 17/18
Continue review of between groups design, terminology, hypothesis testing; Inferential statistics;  Parametric & non-parametric tests; Type I & II Errors, power. Ch. 8: 216-226 (208-220)
Ch. 12: 361-370: 389-393
(349-358: 372-375)
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4
Jan. 19/20
Within & Between groups variability; review of between-subjects t-test, t-test (between-subjects) hand calculations (from 2013), intoduction to within-subjects t-test Ch. 9 & 12: 370-374 (358-361: 375-378)
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5
Jan. 24/25
Within subjects designs; ESP demonstration; Unrelated and Related samples t-tests continued. Regression to the Mean Ch. 9: 246-265 
(Ch. 8: 220-235)
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6
Jan. 26/27
paired-t example .doc)
Within subjects designs (cont.); sign test, Carryover effects, Counterbalancing, Latin square. Simulations, (paired vs independent t-tests, power & a error, D, n, & rho) Ch. 9: 246-265 
(Ch. 8: 220-235)
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7
Jan 31/Feb1
Counterbalancing, Latin square (cont.), Multivalent designs Ch. 12: 374-380 (361-367)
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8
Feb. 2/3
ANOVA; planned & unplanned comparisons; Interpreting ANOVAs - Post-hoc tests. Review for midterm.
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9
Feb. 7/8
First Midterm Exam
 Everything to date
10
Feb. 9/10
Factorial Designs: Basic terminology,  Graphing and interpreting factorial designs: Main effects and interactions Ch. 8: 233-45 (235-43); Ch. 9: 257-60; & Ch.12: 380-85 (367-71)
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11
Feb. 14/15
Factorial Designs (contued - more practice interpreting data)  2x3 designs, computerized tutorial.  Ch. 8: 268-80; 
Ch. 9: 257-60 (248-55) Ch.12: 380-85 (367-71)
12
Feb. 16/17
Higher order designs (2x2x2 designs & 3-way interactions), computerized tutorial, Return midterms
13
Feb. 21/22
More higher order factorial designs, Single subject (baseline) designs: examples of time-series studies; Small-n Designs Ch. 10: 281-309 (272-99)
(Ch. 9: 255-62)
 
14
Feb. 23/24
Small n-designs (cont.) Scientific explanations: external & ecological validity; Examples from stress & health research, using animals in research. Review from Ch. 4
Ch. 5: 134-142 (132-143)
 Feb. 28-Mar. 3
Study Week!!
15
Mar. 6/7
 Retrospective and Prospective Ex-post-facto designs Ex-Post-facto designs, Relative odds and relative risk ratios, Volunteers. Course reserves
Ch. 5: 122-8; (121-6)
16
Mar. 8/9
(9th: last day to drop course)
Comparing prospective and retrospective designs:  Mood fluctuations and PMS;  Review for midterm. 
17
Mar. 13/14
Second Midterm Exam 
Everything since class #9
18
Mar. 15/16
Correlation, Regression & shared variance Correlation & Regression.  Simulations, (correlation, regression & restriction of range) Ch. 11: 349-60 (337-60)
19
Mar. 20/21
Regression artifact, Correlation & Ex Post Facto Designs; inferring causation;  Simpson's paradox
20
Mar. 22/23
Part & Partial correlations: Multiple correlation and regression; Types of Multiple regression; return midterms Ch. 14 (both editions)
21
Mar. 27/28
Types of Multiple regression; Multicollinearity.  Ch. 14 (cont.)
22
Mar. 29/30
Types of Multivariate Designs, Developmental Designs and Developmental Methods Ch.14 (cont.) Ch.6: 171-80 
Ch. 9: 262-71
23
Apr. 3/4
Discrete trials designs: Psychophysics & Signal Detection Theory (SDT), course evaluations 
(CourseEvol.com)
Ch. 10: 309-316 (300-7); Course reserves
24
Apr. 5/6
SDT & Theories in Science; Theories in Science, Review for final exam Chapter 15
Extra
April 10th
10am BAC 237
Review, Questions answered 
Everything
Final Exam: Wednesday April 12th, Aux. Gym, 2:00-5:00 (link to complete exam schedule)

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Text in this colour (or similar) indicates a change to the original schedule as distributed in hard copy.