COGS 14AIntroduction to Research Methods
Introduction to the scientific method. Methods of knowledge acquisition, research questions, hypotheses, operational definitions, variables, control. Observation, levels of measurement, reliability, validity. Experimentation and design: between-groups, within-subjects, quasi-experimental, factorial, single-subject. Correlational and observational studies. Ethics in research.
Prerequisites
None listed in the catalog.
Where it sits in degree plans
Suggested plans most often put it in Year 2 · Winter (8 programs).
Required in (3)
- Cognitive Science (B.A.)
- Cognitive Science with Specialization in Design and Interaction (B.S.)
- Cognitive Science with Specialization in Language and Culture (B.S.)
One of the options in (6)
- Business Psychology (B.S.)
- Clinical Psychology (B.S.)
- Cognitive Science with Specialization in Neuroscience (B.S.)
- Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience (B.S.)
- Data Science (B.S.)
- Media Industries&Comm
Courses that list COGS 14A as a prerequisite (13)
- COGS 142 Animal Communication
- COGS 144 Social Cognition: A Developmental and Evolutionary Perspective
- COGS 14B Introduction to Statistical Analysis
- COGS 150 Large Language Models and Cognitive Science
- COGS 180 Decision-Making
- PSYC 113 Electroencephalogram (EEG) Lab
- PSYC 114 Psychophysiological Perspectives on the Social Mind Laboratory
- PSYC 117 Laboratory in Educational Research and Outreach
- PSYC 118 Laboratory in Animal Behavior
- PSYC 175 Psychology of Mindfulness and Well-being
- PSYC 193L Psychology Laboratory Topics
- PSYC 71 Laboratory in Psychological Research Methods
- PSYC 81 Laboratory in Brain, Behavior, and Evolution