Time & Location: Fall semester, 2004; Wednesdays 12:30-2:00pm; INSC H204 (Computer lab on the second floor, down the hall from the commons area)

Course Objectives: Students will become familiar with the methodological and measurement practices that are commonly employed in social psychological research. Both quasi-experimental and survey methodologies will be explored, with students completing activities and projects to gain relevant research experience.

Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). (2001). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. *In addition, a few selected readings will be made available via Blackboard. Supplemental reading assignments will be announced in class and on the 'Home' and/or 'Lab Schedule' sections of this web site, and will be listed below.)  It is also assumed that you have copies of the texts for PSY 224, and are keeping up with those assigned readings.

Supplemental Readings: 

Clicking on the below articles takes you to the Blackboard page Gonzales, M. H., & Meyers, S. A. (1993). "Your mother would like me": Self-presentaiton in the personal ads of heterosexual and homosexual men and women. Persoanlity and Social Psychology Bulletin, 19, 131-142. Rajecki, D. W., Bledsoe, S. B., & Rasmussen, J. L. (1991). Successful personal ads: Gender differences and similarities in offers, stipulations, and outcomes. Basic and applied social psychology, 12, 457-469. Smith, J. E., Waldorf, V. A., & Trembath, D. L. (1990). "Single white male looking for thin, very attractive..." Sex Roles, 23, 675-685.

Grades in PSY324 will be determined based on several factors:

	Weight
	10%		Attendance and participation
	10%		APA style exercise
	10%		Web data collection exercise
	35%		Project 1 lab report
	35%		Project 2 lab report
	100%

The grading scale and policies are similar to those delineated for PSY 224-- Click here for more information.