PSYC 290 - CRITICAL THOUGHT AND ANALYSIS

Hours: 5
This course examines how to analyze and interpret complex information from the world, with a focus on the logic and methods of research psychology. Topics include: biases in human judgment, decision analysis, research ethics, representation of data, measurement of human traits, hypothesis testing, descriptive and inferential statistics, and experimental design. In general, the course covers strategies that research psychologists employ to ask and answer important questions about human beings. This course is designed for students majoring in Liberal Studies in Business Psychology only, and a special emphasis will be placed on the complexities encountered by psychologists in the business world.
Prerequisites: One 200-level PSYC course and MATH 230.

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PSYC 290 - CRITICAL THOUGHT AND ANALYSIS