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PSYC 70Research Methods in Psychology

4 units · PSYC · UC San Diego

This course provides an overview of how to choose appropriate research methods for experimental and nonexperimental studies. Topics may include classic experimental design and counterbalancing, statistical power, and causal inference in experimental and nonexperimental settings.

Before you enroll

Prerequisites

From the catalog: “PSYC 60 or equivalent.”

Where it fits

Where it sits in degree plans

Suggested plans most often put it in Year 2 · Winter (6 programs).

Required in (2)

  • Experimental Psychology (B.S.)
  • Psychology (B.A.)

One of the options in (4)

  • Business Psychology (B.S.)
  • Clinical Psychology (B.S.)
  • Cognitive Science with Specialization in Neuroscience (B.S.)
  • Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience (B.S.)
What it opens up

Courses that list PSYC 70 as a prerequisite (10)

  • PSYC 113 Electroencephalogram (EEG) Lab
  • PSYC 114 Psychophysiological Perspectives on the Social Mind Laboratory
  • PSYC 116A Laboratory in Clinical Psychology Research I
  • PSYC 117 Laboratory in Educational Research and Outreach
  • PSYC 118 Laboratory in Animal Behavior
  • PSYC 127 Sexual Health Inequities and Sexual Well-Being
  • 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