PSYC 465 (Clark-Foos): Experimental Psychology

Email Nadine at nfanders@umich.edu with your research questions and/or to set up a meeting. During the semester I am available online from Monday through Friday. I do not engage in work emails outside of these days or holidays.

1. Go to Online Library Access for help and instructions on accessing library databases, articles, and ebooks online

Article Analysis Assignments

1. Find articles:
   1. Analysis Assignment #1: Copy the title of the article you select into the Mardigian Search box on the library website homepage.
   2. Analysis Assignment #2: Go to Find Articles to find peer-reviewed journal articles about your research area 
2. Go to Read & Analyze Your Articles to find key information in your research articles
3. Go to Develop A Hypothesis for guidelines and instructions on using your articles to develop a focused, well-defined research hypothesis
4. Go to Use Your Articles for guidelines and instructions on using your articles to build your evidence, arguments and conclusions for your Discussion
5. Go to Cite in APA Style for help formatting your citations in APA style (7th ed.)
   • follow the In-Text Citations and Journal Articles links for guidelines and templates 

Research Paper

1. Go to Find Articles to find peer-reviewed journal articles for your Introduction and Discussion 
2. Go to Read & Analyze Your Articles to find key information in your research articles
3. Go to Use Your Articles for guidelines and instructions on using your articles to build your evidence and narrative for your Introduction and your arguments and conclusions for your Discussion
4. Go to Write Your Research Paper for guidelines and instructions on putting together each section of your Research Paper
5. Go to Cite in APA Style to put together your citations and format your Research Paper and References List in APA style (7th ed.)
   • follow the In-Text Citations and Journal Articles links for guidelines and templates 
   • follow the Create an APA References List link and use the References list at the end of the Sample Student Paper

You cannot collect data or run analyses without Institutional Research Board (IRB) approval for any planned research involving human subjects. Go to the eResearch Regulatory Management Human Subjects application page and click on the Human Subjects Study Application button in the upper left margin to start a new application.

Office Of Research Help Guides

• Go to the Human Subjects Research page for more information about conducting human subjects research and the IRB application process
• Go to the PEERS Human Subjects module, required training for anyone doing human subject research
• Use the IRB Application Checklist and the Instructional and Step-by-Step Guides for IRB Applications to help you put together your IRB application

For questions regarding IRB application requirements (e.g., policy, procedure, science), contact IRB Health Sciences and Behavioral Sciences, by email at irbhsbs@umich.edu or by phone at (734) 936-0933.