PSY 285 Research Methods * Welcome *

Welcome to PSY 285 Research Methods w/ Mike Hoerger 1.Grab a syllabus 2.Skim it over so you can ask questions 3.Sign and complete the final page to be returned to me at the end of class

Overview Syllabus - Last Page My Background Information Detailed Review of the Syllabus Research Methods Trivia Homework #1 –Due Wednesday, 9/3

Syllabus - Last Page My Information… –Hoerger rhymes with burger, but call me Mike –Midland, and MSU –Clinical Work: Psych evals, prison substance abuse group therapy, individual and couple’s therapy - mainly in Saginaw

–Research Areas: Emotion, personality, assessment, depression, schizotypy –Other Applied Activities: GSU, web design –Interests: Sports, politics, comedy –Concerns: Exam #1 apathy, avoiding reading the book, lack of accountability –Questions?

Why do I have to take this? Research and statistics provide the basis for drawing conclusions about human behavior You may be interested in… –Conducting research –Consuming research –Applying research to daily life

Conduct Research Curiosity Add to knowledge base “I want to help people” Instrumental goals, like getting a job or going to grad school Fame and money

What if conducting research sounds boring or unfulfilling?

Consume Research Valuable to society Needed for most jobs Help friends, family, and co-workers Curious

What if I’m the hedonistic, narcissistic, individualistic type?

Daily Life Sports Persuasion Personality assessment Improved interpersonal functioning It’s fun to be the only person in the world to know something

Syllabus Order the book online  Course details Questions?

Which of the following groups is least likely to reoffend? Sex Offenders Drug Offenders Violent Offenders 1 of 15: Prison

Which of the following professional fields has not banned its members from facilitating torture? Music Psych Medicine 2 of 15: Ethics

Which of the following is related to negative outcomes after a traumatic event? Crisis Hotlines Lack of Treatment Critical Incident Stress Debriefing 3 of 15: Business

Which of the following has been shown, on average, to have a negative long-term emotional impact? Death in the family Abortion Childhood sexual abuse 4 of 15: Emotion

Which of the following methods is most accurate in detecting dementia? MRI scan Neuro- psych testing Rorschach inkblots 5 of 15: Diagnosis

Someone who is prone to experiencing a high degree of “somatic complaints” is unlikely to be… Antisocial Selfish Critical 6 of 15: Personality Assessment

SSRIs are often prescribed to children to treat depression. What percentage of the improvement in symptoms can be attributed to inert placebo? 27% 57% 87% 7 of 15: Children

How well can psych evals predict later job success? r =.13 Small r =.37 Modest r =.59 Large 8 of 15: I/O Psychology

What is the correlation between denial/ repression and development of breast cancer in women? r =.03 weak r =.16 small r =.31 modest 9 of 15: Health Psychology

What is the approximate correlation between intelligence test scores (IQ) and job success? r =.10 small r =.30 modest r =.50 large 10 of 15: Intelligence

Compared to developed countries, people with schizophrenia in developing nations are ________ likely to have a complete recovery. 25% more equally 25% less 11 of 15: Cross-Cultural

Which country is the happiest? USA Denmark Mexico 12 of 15: Happiness

How many times per year does the average year old have sex? of 15: Developmental

To whom do we attribute the exciting statistical discovery of the t-test? 14 of 15: Statistics

Which of the following symptoms are people able to accurately report? Bipolar Disorder Inattention Insomnia 15 of 15: Symptoms

Homework #1 Go to course web site and click on the Course Calendar link In the right column, click on the HW1 link Due Wednesday 9/3 More details in class next time, so skim the assignment and come with questions