Research Methods Guide
Course Expectations
Research Methods is a 45-hour BCIA-accredited self-paced continuing education course.
You will read 14 chapters in Morling's Research Methods in Psychology (5th ed.) text and pass 14 chapter exams (15 multiple-choice questions) with an average score of 70%. You may take these exams as many times as you need until you achieve a passing score.
Course Resources
You may purchase or rent Morling's Research Methods in Psychology (5th ed.) from online vendors like Amazon.com and Norton.
Required Chapters
1. Psychology Is a Way of Thinking
2. Sources of Information
3. Three Claims, Four Validities
4. Ethical Guidelines for Psychology Research
5. Identifying Good Measurement
6. Surveys and Observations
7. Sampling
8. Bivariate Correlational Research
9. Multivariate Correlational Research
10. Introduction to Simple Experiments
11. More on Experiments
12. Experiments with More Than One Independent Variable
13. Quasi‑Experiments and Small‑N Designs
14. Replication, Credibility, and Wider Importance
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How to Take Exams
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How to Download PowerPoints and Lectures
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1. Psychology Is a Way of Thinking
3. Three Claims, Four Validities
4. Ethical Guidelines for Psychology Research
5. Identifying Good Measurement
7. Sampling
9. Multivariate Correlational Research
10. Introduction to Simple Experiments
12. Experiments with More Than One Independent Variable
How to Receive Your Certificate of Exam Completion
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