PSY 211 Introduction to Psychology Statistics - - Welcome - -

Welcome to PSY 211 Psychology Statistics w/ Mike Hoerger Grab a syllabus and a bundle of note cards Count that there are at least 15 note cards Please sign and fill out the final page of the syllabus and return it to me at the end of class

Overview Syllabus: Last Page Background Information Review Syllabus in Detail Trivia Game Homework Assignment 1 –Due a week from Wednesday

Syllabus - Last Page Your information helps me choose relevant examples so the course is more helpful My information: –Hoerger rhymes with burger –Clinical Psychology: personality, emotion, assessment –Summer activities –Graduate of MSU, originally from Midland –Questions?

Why do I have to take this? Learn to use numbers to describe people and predict behavior Psychology, sociology, social work, economics, health, medicine, zoology, epidemiology, philosophy, education, criminology, political science, athletics Conduct research, consume research, and apply statistics to everyday life

Why conduct research? Curiosity about people Advancing knowledge Improving lives Getting a good job Getting into graduate school Fame or infamy Money

What if I’m not cut out for research? What if conducting research bores me?

Consuming research Most jobs require people to keep up on information, including recent research findings. If you can’t draw the correct conclusions, you may get fired. Read articles and books to help yourself, family, friends, coworkers, clients Fulfill your curiosities

What if I dislike research, hate knowledge, have no intellectual curiosity, hate reading, and have no interest in helping other people?

Apply statistics to everyday life TV: sports, game shows, detective shows, the news Draw reasonable conclusions about people based on limited information

Syllabus Course web site, , office hours Course materials –Book  Course description Typical Class Special needs Cheating

Grades Grades in this course will be based largely on effort. What you put in, you will get out. “We maximize choice and enhance power by deciding for ourselves how much is good enough in each and every activity we engage in. We all have the inalienable right to waste our potential.” –Kaufman Recommendations

Grades 1,000 points total C to advance e.g. 727 points = 72.7% = C- Exams…………….…….50% Homework……….……..35% Term Paper…….………10% Applied Participation……5%

Exams 5 x 100pts = 500pts = 50% 5 regular exams; 1 make-up exam, which is a cumulative final No additional make-up exams Specific exam format will be announced one class prior to the exam

Homework 10 x 35pts = 350pts = 35% 10 regular assignments; 2 make-up assignments near the end of the year No late assignments Due dates announced in class; at least one week per assignment

Term Paper 1 x 100pts = 100pts = 10% We will conduct a classroom research project to generate a large date file You will analyze a subset of the data that interest you Write-up the report in APA format (Abstract, Method, Results, etc.)

Applied Participation in Psych 5 hours = 50pts = 5%, all or none Any combination of… Research participation through Sona Read + review thought-provoking research articles I’ve posted on Bb Anything else approved by me in advance (interview, advocacy, observation, etc)

Extra Credit 50 points of extra credit based on pop quizzes at my discretion More likely when attendance is low Used to determine borderline grades Name, date, and a good question One per week, on time, on note card Weekly Question Cards

Course Calendar Will be updated continuously Links to lecture notes and assignments Dates of assignments and readings may fluctuate

Statistics Trivia Game and Discussion

A CMU student comes to the psychology clinic for a psychological evaluation due to poor grades, feeling distracted while studying, and trouble paying attention in class. What’s the most likely diagnosis? Learning Disorder ADHD Anxiety 1 of 15: Diagnostics

If halfway through the season the Detroit Pistons basketball team has won 85% of their games, what will likely be their win percentage at the end of the year? 73% 79% 85% 2 of 15: Athletics

Among children, what is the correlation between sugar consumption and hyperactivity? r =.00 none r =.30 modest r =.60 strong 3 of 15: Children

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Compared to others in their age group, physicians are more likely to abuse what drug? Alcohol Vicodin Cocaine 4 of 15: Medicine

What’s the correlation between self-reported level of attention problems and actual level of attention problems measured by an attention test? r =.00 none r =.30 modest r =.60 strong 5 of 15: Cognitive Psychology

What’s the correlation between success in a job interview and success on the job? r =.00 none r =.20 mild r =.40 modest 6 of 15: Personnel Selection

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Using judges’ ratings, how highly does a person’s level of attractiveness correlate with that of their romantic partner? r =.10 weak r =.40 modest r =.70 strong 7 of 15: Romance

What’s the correlation between a dentist’s judgment that a cavity is present (based on x-rays) and the actual presence of a cavity? r =.40 modest r =.60 strong r =.80 very strong 8 of 15: Dentistry

What’s the correlation between at-home pregnancy test results and whether or not the woman is actually pregnant? r =.40 modest r =.70 strong r =.95 near perfect 9 of 15: Pregnancy

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How well do scores on a memory test identify level of dementia? r =.00 none r =.30 modest r =.60 strong 10 of 15: Diagnostics

What’s the correlation between ACT scores and college GPA? r =.00 none r =.20 mild r =.40 modest 11 of 15: College Recruitment

On a scale from 1 (not happy) to 7 (very happy), how happy are people two months after being dumped? of 15: Emotion

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A young, distressed mother brings her 5-year- old daughter to the psychology clinic for an evaluation because her daughter has been having delusions, hallucinations, and crying spells. What is the likely diagnosis? Depression Schizo- phrenia Child Abuse 13 of 15: Diagnostics

What’s the correlation between self-efficacy scores and successful physical rehabilitation? r =.00 none r =.30 modest r =.60 strong 14 of 15: Physical Therapy Waterboy, You can do it!

What treatment has helped to treat depression, anxiety, erectile dysfunction, pain, ulcers, warts, bedwetting, arthritis, malignant tumors, diabetes, narcotic withdrawal, insomnia, colds, inattentiveness, and heart attack? Lipitor Zyprexa Zoloft 15 of 15: Pharmacology

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Homework #1 Today’s goal: question assumptions, be curious, use statistics Read the instructions for HW#1 and ask me about it next time For the homework, come up with 5 questions you want to know about people I’ll choose the best questions, and we’ll have participants (friends, family) take the survey online