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| 1 | | | | Goals of the class and overview of content and Administrivia | | | | |
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| 2 | | | | The genesis and nature of research ideas Basics of data collection and analysis | | | | |
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| 3 | | | | Experimental design - I | | | | |
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| 4 | | | | Data analysis - I | | | | |
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| 5 | | | | Experimental design - II | | | | |
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| 6 | | | | Data analysis - II | | | | |
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| 7 | | | | Home experiment presentations | | | | Home experiments (set 2) handed out |
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| 8 | | | | Data analysis in Excel; Presenting | | | | |
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| 9 | | | | Tutorial on Matlab (data analysis and Psych Toolbox) | | | | |
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| 10 | | | | Correlational research | | | | |
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| 11 | | | | Small N designs | | | | |
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| 12 | | | | Quasi-experimental designs/ Applied research/ Descriptive research | | | | |
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| 13 | | | | Home experiments (set 2) presentations | | | | Home experiments (set 3) handed out |
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| 14 | | | | Mid-term Exam | | | | |
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| 15 | | | | Ethics in conducting and reporting research | | | | |
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| 16 | | | | Flawed papers - I | | | | Papers for home experiments (set 2) due in class |
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| 17 | | | | Flawed papers - II | | | | |
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| 18 | | | | Home experiment presentations (set 3) | | | | |
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| 19 | | | | Flawed papers - III | | | | |
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| 20 | | | | Areas of research at MIT and the neighborhood | | | | Papers for home experiments (set 3) due in class |
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| 21 | | | | Final project presentations | | | | |
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| 22 | | | | Final project presentations | | | | |
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| 23 | | | | Final project presentations | | | | |
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| 24 | | | | Final project presentations | | | | |
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| 25 | | | | Show-case presentations | | | | |
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