PSYC 012: PSYCHOLOGICAL METHODS: RESEARCH PROCEDURES
University of California, Riverside
6 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 3 hours; research, 3 hours; term paper, 1 hour; extra reading, 2 hours. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 001B with a grade of C or better; PSYC 001 with a grade of C- or better; PSYC 002 with a grade of C- or better; PSYC 011 with a grade of C- or better; MATH 004 with a grade of C- or better or MATH 005A with a grade of C- or better or MATH 006A with a grade of C- or better or MATH 006B with a grade of C- or better or MATH 007A with a grade of C- or better or MATH 007B with a grade of C- or better or MATH 009A with a grade of C- or better or MATH 09HA with a grade of B or better or MATH 009B with a grade of C- or better or MATH 09HB with a grade of B or better or MATH 009C with a grade of C- or better or MATH 09HC with a grade of B or better or MATH 010A with a grade of C- or better or MATH 010B with a grade of C- or better or MATH 022 with a grade of C- or better; or equivalent; a score on the Math Advisory Exam sufficient for placement into MATH 005A or MATH 022 or higher; consent of instructor is required for students repeating the course. A systematic survey of research methodologies in psychology. Laboratory assignments include evaluating and testing psychological theories; assessing methodologies and research designs; designing and implementing research; collecting data and analyzing statistics; writing research reports; and discussing ethical issues in science.
Average GPA: 3.08
Grade distribution records: 5,573 students across 40 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 466 | 8.4% |
| A | 1,013 | 18.2% |
| A- | 852 | 15.3% |
| B+ | 674 | 12.1% |
| B | 793 | 14.2% |
| B- | 511 | 9.2% |
| C+ | 344 | 6.2% |
| C | 367 | 6.6% |
| C- | 180 | 3.2% |
| D+ | 70 | 1.3% |
| D | 90 | 1.6% |
| D- | 36 | 0.6% |
| F | 153 | 2.7% |
| NP | 3 | 0.1% |
| S | 1 | 0.0% |
| W | 16 | 0.3% |
Based on 5,573 student grade records across 40 terms and 8 professors.
Instructors
- John Franchak 911 students, Average GPA 3.24
- Jimmy Calanchini 857 students, Average GPA 2.93
- Brent Hughes 742 students, Average GPA 3.22
- Megan Robbins 553 students, Average GPA 2.82
- Roberto Perez 139 students, Average GPA 3.43
- Curt Burgess 135 students, Average GPA 2.45
- Iman Feghhi 59 students, Average GPA 2.76
- Antonio Curtis 41 students, Average GPA 2.71