Psychology Research & Methods

LAUNCHING IDEAS:

• Site Visit – An Observation & Analysis
  • Psychology of Color (Tread lightly. Slippery “science”. But have fun!)
• 10 Psych Experiments You’d Never Believed Happened (YouTube approx :15 mins)
• 10 Famous Psych Experiments That Could NEVER Happen Today
• Crash Course: Psych Research (YouTube :10 mins)

Backmasking Legit?

• “Another One Bites the Dust” (Queen mp3) 
• Reverse Speech (Scroll for “Another One Bites the Dust” – Queen) 
• Backmask Online (w/ samples)
• Backmasking Samples
• Backmasking v. Reverse Speech (and samples)
• Backward Masking

Candid Camera & Power of Suggestion/Conformity, etc.

• Elevator
• Black Squares

Marshmallow Test

• Modern Version (YouTube)
• Reconsidering Its Validity (Atlantic)
• WRONG lessons from Marshmallow Test (NPR)

Other REALLY INTERESTING research areas:

• Project Implicit – Take this test on underlying bias
• Richard Thayler’s “NUDGE” Theory (Thayler is the “father” of Behavioral Economics)
  • NUDGE: An Overview (YouTube :3 mins)
  • A Brief History of NUDGE (YouTube :6 mins)
  • 10 Examples of NUDGE Theory
  • “If You Want Somebody to Do Something, Make It Easy” (Thayler interview)
• The New Science of Our Ancient Bond With Dogs (Smithsonian)
• Email is Making Us Miserable (some interesting studies here – The New Yorker)

THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD:

• The Standard Deviants (view from :11 through :24 min mark)
• Observation Exercise: Tardy Behavior
• Testing Hypothesis- Quick Hit Exercise
• M&Ms Meet Stats (Compliments of Mrs. Melton)
• Chi-Square and Quarters (Compliments of Mr. Ormiston)
• Chi-Square Video Tutorial (7 mins)
• Chi Square Basics
• Student Study Sample Chi Square
• Some Past Class Experiments
• Research Methods Idea Generation
• Psych Experiment Final Report Assignment
• Psych Experiment Checklist

And let us never forget that….

• Correlation is NOT Causation (a FUN take!)
• Correlation is NOT Causation 2

 

Stanford Prison Experiment: Controversy Then & Controversy Now…

• What We Can Learn From the Standford Prison Experiment (Includes Critique of Zimbardo & his response)
• The Lifespan of a Lie (by Ben Blum – Includes links to support documents & resources)

Finally, how ’bout a field experiment (consider METHODS & MEASURES)…

• Would You Return This Lost Wallet?
• Does Your Name Matter?

 

If our perplexing pandemic prevents our in-class research, here’s some virtual resources:

• Top 10 Online Psych Experiments (PsychCentral)
• Online Social Psych Studies (SocialPsychology.org, Wesleyan University, S. Plous)
  • Student Activities (Scroll to Student Activites Section)
• Harvard Implicit Bias Research
• PsyToolKit (About Page)
  • PsyToolKit Experiment Library
  • PsyToolKit Library of Questionnaires
• Online Psychology Laboratory (American Psychological Association)
• Experimental Philosophy – Morality & the Corporate CEO
• MIT Scientists Create an Artificial Intelligence “Psychopath”
  • Here’s their site where you can take the Rorschach Test 
• ResearchMatch.org -> Sign up to see if you’re a good match for a study (Note: Some 18+)