ABSTRACT
The many subdisciplines of psychology favor different research methodologies, each with corresponding strengths and weaknesses. This chapter gives a brief introduction to the college, presents an overview of the requirements for the people major, emphasizes the role that research methods courses play, and highlights what the courses have in common so that the other chapter can emphasize the unique aspects of four courses. The many subdisciplines of psychology favor different research methodologies, each with corresponding strengths and weaknesses. There are some experiments where the data fit with students’ expectations as participants, which can help students make links between task and data. A survey design project is an extremely versatile activity that can expose students to virtually all aspects of research. One area of industrial/organizational psychology that is extremely useful for demonstrating a variety of statistical techniques is personnel selection.
