Experimental Designs

Paper Code: 
Psy 222
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives (COs):

This course will enable the students to –

 

  1. To develop an understanding of various experimental designs in terms of their assumption, applications and limitations.

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course

Learning Outcomes

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

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PSY 222

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Experimental Designs

The students will be able to –

CO48: Demonstrate ability to plan simple experiments and state its requirements. Also, to develop awareness of the critical components of experimental design and its conduction.

CO49: Evaluate competing causal explanations through experimental designs.

CO50: Evaluate hypotheses for consistency with scientific methods and results.

CO51: Evaluate the appropriateness of scientific procedures for investigating a question of Causation and appropriateness of statistical procedures for a given hypothesis and data set.

CO52: Apply research design concepts to novel contexts.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration, Team teaching

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Simulation, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks, Field practical

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Experimental Design:

  • Experimental Design as Variance Control;
  • Randomized Group Design;
  • Randomized Block Design

 

12.00
Unit II: 
Nested Design:
  • Two Factors Only;
  • Latin Square Design-with One Observation In Each Cell;
  • Crossover Design-Replication With The Same Square

 

12.00
Unit III: 
Repeated Measure Design:
  • Single Factor
  • Two Factors-With Repeated Measure On One Factor
  • No Trend Analysis

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
Comparison Among Treatment Means :
  • Dunnett,
  • Duncan,
  • Tukey.

 

Unit V: 
Simple Analysis Of Covariance:
  • Only Theory And Step

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Broota, K.D. (1989). Experimental Design in Behavioral Research. New Delhi: Wiley Eastern.
  • Guilord J.P. (1954). Psychometric Method. New York: McGraw Hill.
  • Kerlinger, F.N. (2017). Foundations of Behavioral Research. New Delhi: Surjeet Publications.
  • Minium, E.W., King, B.M. & Bear, G. (2011). Statistical Reasoning in Psychology and Education. New York : John Wiley& Sons.

 

References: 
  • Edward A.L. (1976). Experimental Design in Psychological Research. New York: Holt Rinehart Winston.
  • Garrett, H.E. (2005). Statistics in Psychology and Education. New Delhi: Paragon International Publications.
  • Maxwell, A.E. (1968). Experimental Design for behavioral and Medical Sciences. New York : Holt Rinehart Winston.
  • McNemar (1989). Experimental Design. New York: McGraw Hill.
  • Singh, A.K. (2017). Tests Measurements and Research Method in Behavioral Science. Patna : Bharti Bhavan.
  • Winer, B.J. (1971). Statistical Principles in Experimental Designs. New York: McGraw Hill.

 

Academic Year: 
2019-20
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