Dr. John S. Rosenkoetter
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Fall 2017
PSY 302:Experimental Psychology
Lecture SectionC (41231)at 5:30 to 7:20 p.m. Tuesday in GLEN 198B
Laboratory Section 304 (45063)at 7:30 to 9:20 p.m. Tuesday in GLEN 187
Laboratory Section 305 (45064)at 5:30 to 7:20 p.m. ThuRsday in GLEN 188
PURPOSE: The purpose of this course is to introduce you to the process of research design, data analysis, results interpretation, and report writing in psychology. The course also has some broader goals of describing how science operates, showing that directions should be understood and followed, and emphasizing questions should be asked when necessary. I hope that each of you will learn to use your resources.
PREREQUISITES: You must have taken an introductory psychology course, such as PSY 121, and a statistics course, such as PSY 200, before enrolling in PSY 302.
REQUIRED COURSE: This three-credit course is a Required Core course for students who wish to have a major in Psychology from Missouri State University.Psychology minors have to take PSY 121 and 15 credits of Psychology courses. Minors do not have to take PSY 200, 203, or 302. (If you take PSY 200, 203, or302,they will count toward the 18 credits needed for the minor.)
POLICY on DISABLITY ACCOMMODATION: Physically or learning disabled students should talk with me when problems can be foreseen or have arisen. Reasonable accommodations will be made. To request accommodations for disability, students should contact the Disability Resource Center ( Meyer Library, Suite111, (417) 836-4192, TTY (417) 836-6792. Students must provide documentation of disability to the Disability Resource Center prior to receiving accommodations. The Disability Resource Center refers some types of accommodation requests to the Learning Diagnostic Clinic, which provides diagnostic testing for learning and psychological disabilities. For information about testing, contact the Learning Diagnostic Clinic, (417) 836-4787,
POLICY on EMERGENCY RESPONSE:Students who require assistance during an emergency evacuation must discuss their needs with their professors and the Disability Resource Center. If you have emergency medical information to share with me or if you need special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, please make an appointment with me as soon as possible.For additional information, students should contact the Public Safety and Transportation (417) 836-5509 Emergency Quick Reference guide The University’s Emergency Response Plan is at
POLICY on NONDISCRIMINATION: MissouriStateUniversity is an affirmative action and equal opportunity institution. It maintains a grievance procedure available to any person who believes she or he has been discriminated against. At all times, it is your right to address inquiries or concerns about possible discrimination to the Office for Institutional Equity and Compliance( Park Central Office Building, 117 Park Central Square, Suite 111,(417) 836-4252. Concerns of an academic nature should be discussed with your teacher and can also be brought to the attention of your teacher’s Department Head.
POLICY on ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: Any student who cheats on an examination will receive zero points for that examination. MissouriStateUniversity is a community of scholars committed to developing educated persons who accept the responsibility to practice personal and academic integrity. You should know and follow the Student Academic Integrity Policies and Procedures, which is available at Any student participating in any form of academic dishonesty will be subject to sanctions as described in this policy. If you are accused of violating this policy and are still in the appeals process, you should continue participating in this class.
POLICY on CELL PHONE USE: Cell phone use to deal with an emergency is permitted.
DEADLINE for DROPPING or WITHDRAWING: The deadline to drop with an automatic W grade and also the last day to withdraw from the University is November 10, 2017.
It is your responsibility to understand the University's procedure for dropping a class. If you stop attending this class but do not follow proper procedure for dropping the class, you will receive a failing grade and will also be financially obligated to pay for the class. For information about dropping a class or withdrawing from the University, contact the Office of the Registrar, Carrington Hall 320, (417) 836-5520, or (
POLICY on ATTENDANCE: Attendance by itself does not give you points, but activities conducted in lecture and lab will make up most of your grade. Since the material is cumulative, you should never miss a class. If you must miss a laboratory class, try to attend the other section.
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on Audio and Video Recording of Class Activities,
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on Mental Health and Stress Management, and
on Title IX Policy, which includes the response to instances of sexual violence (rape, sexual assault, sexual misconduct, sexual discrimination, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, sexual harassment, and pregnancy issues).
The University has established a new Chosen Name Policy (
There is also a policy regarding Suicide Prevention, Available Suicide Programs, and Related Procedures (
NO CLASS: There are no scheduled classes onOctober 12 (Fall Holiday) andNovember 21 and23 (Thanksgiving Holiday).
OFFICE: Dr. Rosenkoetter's office (145GLEN) is in Glen Isle Center, 1514 SGlenstone Ave, Springfield.
OFFICE HOURS: Monday 3 to 4 p.m., Tuesday 2 to 5 p.m., andThursday3 to 4 p.m.
TELEPHONE: (417)836-5471, please leave your name, number, and a message.
E-mail:
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BOOKS
American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author. (Do not get the First Printing.)
Bordens, K. S., & Abbott, B. B. (2014). Research design and methods: A process approach (9th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Education.
GRADES: You will earn your grade by your performance on four examinations, four reports, a final project, and class activities. Each examination will have questions over the textbook, lecture, and laboratory material. If you miss a scheduled examination, you may take a make-up examination during the final examination period on December 12. You will get no credit for any material turned in after the final examination.
The reports will have to follow the sixth edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (2010). They will be due in your laboratory section; bring them as you come to class or e-mail them. Reports will not be graded until all the material (such as, manuscript, figures, SAS outputs, PsycINFO printouts, or copies of first pages of articles) has been submitted. Your grade on a report will be reduced by five points for every day that the manuscript is late. Your grade on the final project will be reduced by five points for every hour it is past the deadline. I occasionally use +/- grades when they might help students.
You need 90% of the points that are possible to get an A (not an A-).
You need 80% of the points that are possible to get a B (not a B-).
You need 70% of the points that are possible to get a C (not a C-).
You need 60% of the points that are possible to get a D (not a D-).
EXAM SCHEDULE TEXTBOOK CHAPTERSDATE
Exam 1 1, 3, & 4 September12
Exam 25, 6, 7, & 8 October10
Exam 3 10 & 11 October 31
Exam 4 9 & 12 December12 at 5:45 p.m.
PSY 302: Experimental Psychology Dr. John S. Rosenkoetter
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Report 1: (30) ______Exam 1: (50) ______Class Participation: (12) ______
Report 2: (35) ______Exam 2: (50) ______PsycINFO: (18) ______
Report 3: (35) ______Exam 3: (50) ______Survey: (20) ______
Report 4: (45) ______Exam 4: (40) ______Total: (50) ______
Final Project: (50) ______Total: (190) ______
Total: (195) ______Grand Total: (435) ______
Dr. John S. Rosenkoetter
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PSY 302: Experimental Psychology Fall2017
Lecture Section C at 5:30 to 7:20 p.m. Tuesday in GLEN198B
Laboratory Section 304at 7:30 to 9:20 p.m. Tuesday in GLEN187
Laboratory Section 305 at 5:30 to 7:20 p.m. Thursday in GLEN 188
The four experiments are designed to expose students to a broad range of experimental designs and techniques. Students can get the perspective of both a participant (subject) and an experimenter if they participate fully. But students are not required to act as a participant (subject) in any activity.
POLICY on ATTENDANCE: Since the material is cumulative, it is important that you never miss a laboratory class. If you must miss a laboratory class, try to attend the other section.
WeekLectureDate (T) Laboratory Report Due
1. Chpt. 18-22Preference experiment and data analysis computer 9-5
2. 2 & 38-29Writing APA-style reports (Chapter 16)
3. 49-5Star tracing demonstration 9-26
4. Exam 19-12Mirror figure-tracing experiment
5. 59-19ANOVA and comparison of means (REGW)
6. 6 & 79-26PsycINFO on the MSU network (APA Manual) computer 10-3
7. 810-3Impression formation experiment computer 10-17
8. Exam 210-10Two-way ANOVA, REGW, and plot
9. 1010-17Visual imagery experiment computer 11-7
10. 1110-24Linear regression analysis
11. Exam 310-31Directions for final project 12-5
12. 911-7Review of final project ideas
13. 911-14Review of final project ideas
14.11-21 Thanksgiving Holiday
15. 1211-28Review of final project ideas
11-30 (Thursday) Consultation on final project ends at7:20 p.m.
16. 1212-5 (Tuesday) Deadline to turn in final project at 5:30 p.m.
17. Exam 4 at 5:45 p.m. on December 12, 2017
Dr. John S. Rosenkoetter
Webpage:
PSY 302: Experimental Psychology Fall2017
Lecture Section C at 5:30 to 7:20 p.m. Tuesday in GLEN 198B
Laboratory Section 304 at 7:30 to 9:20 p.m. Tuesday in GLEN 187
Laboratory Section 305at 5:30 to 7:20 pm. Thursday in GLEN 188
The four experiments are designed to expose students to a broad range of experimental designs and techniques. Students can get the perspective of both a participant (subject) and an experimenter if they participate fully. But students are not required to act as a participant (subject) in any activity.
POLICY on ATTENDANCE: Since the material is cumulative, it is important that you never miss a laboratory class. If you must miss a laboratory class, try to attend the other section.
WeekLectureDate (R) Laboratory Report Due
1. Chpt. 18-24Preference experiment and data analysis computer 9-7
2. 2 & 38-31Writing APA-style reports (Chapter 16)
3. 49-7Star tracing demonstration 9-28
4. Exam 19-14Mirror figure-tracing experiment
5. 59-21ANOVA and comparison of means (REGW)
6. 6 & 79-28PsycINFO on the MSU network (APA Manual) computer 10-5
7. 810-5Impression formation experiment computer 10-26
8. Exam 210-12 Fall Holiday
9. 1010-19Two-way ANOVA, REGW, and plot
10. 1110-26Visual imagery experiment computer 11-9
11. Exam 311-2Linear regression analysis
12. 911-9Directions for final project 12-5
13. 911-16Review of final project ideas
14.11-23 Thanksgiving Holiday
15. 1211-30 Consultation on final project ends at 7:20 p.m.
16. 1212-5 (Tuesday) Deadline to turn in final project at 5:30 p.m.
17. Exam 4 at 5:45 p.m. on December 12, 2017