Introduction

This course provides students a coherent overview of both classic and contemporary data on nature of experimental psychology. Experimental psychology is an applied research course for psychology majors. Basic research methods and terminology presented and practiced in the classroom and then the same basic research principles practiced and applied in a laboratory setting.  In this, course Introduces research methods employed in the study of the cognitive and social determinants of thinking and decision-making. Students gain experience in the conduct of research, including design of simple experiments; observation and preference elicitation techniques; the analysis of behavioral data, considerations of validity, reliability, and research ethics; and preparation of written and oral reports.

Learning Outcomes

Students will learn how to plan, conduct, and analyze their own experimental research, and how to communicate the results of their research to others. To familiarize the students with the critical evaluation of experimental data and their relations to current models of human psyche

Reccommended Books:

1. Martin, D. W. (2008). Doing psychology experiments. Belmont, CA: Thomson-Wadsworth.
2. Postman, L., & Egan J. P. (2001). Experimental psychology. New Delhi: Kalyan Publishers.
3. Stevens, S. S. (2002). Handbook of Experimental Psychology (3rd ed.). London: John Wiley& sons.
4. Shergill, H. K. (2012). Experimental Psychology. PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.

Course Code:

PSYC-5105

Credit Hours

3

Class: Bs 1st R + SS

Assessment Criterion: (Subjected to University Criterion)

Mid-Term: 30

Final Term: 50

Sessional: 20

Time Table:

Time (R): 9:30 to 11

Time (SS):12:30 to 2:00

Wednesday, Thursday