From where I can get knowledge about "use of statistics in psychology:?

Answer 1

From an intro psych book at your library. On line, you might try a google search with your key words.

Answer 2

Statistics courses are often dreaded by psychology majors. As a general rule, many students decide to major in psychology because they are not attracted to the quantitative demands of other sciences.

I suspect that one reason why many students are turned off by mathematics and statistics is that that they have never had the opportunity to think critically and intuitively about mathematics. It is not uncommon for students to have learned math in a context in which they were forced to memorize equations or solve math problems incessantly. In this course, my goal is to help you appreciate the kinds of theoretical and applied problems that certain mathematical and statistical tools are designed to solve. By approaching the topic in this manner, I hope to give you a better understanding of how the techniques work, what they mean, and why the study of mathematics and statistics can be exciting. ;-)

There will be four required exams over the course of the semester. These exams will not be cumulative in the strict sense of the term, but the subject matter will build on itself, so mastering material for the second exam, for example, may require that you keep yourself refreshed on earlier material.

If you are unhappy with one of your four exam grades, you can take the optional final and use that grade as a substitute for your lowest of the required four exams. The final exam, however, will be cumulative in the strict sense of the term; I will ask you about anything that has been covered in the course. You will be allowed to substitute the optional final exam score for only one of your exams.

Why do I have this "optional final exam" policy? I allow this because emergencies (e.g., death in the family, oversleeping on exam day, traffic problems) will crop up at some point during the semester, and you might have to miss an exam. I do not give traditional make-up exams under any circumstances; the fact that you can take the optional final and use that grade for your lowest of the four required exams covers all make-up exam situations.

In light of this policy, your best strategy is to plan to study hard for each exam and hope nothing bad happens. Then, if something bad does happen along the way (e.g., decapitation in a cooking accident), you'll know that you can take the optional final and substitute that grade for your missed exam. If you oversleep for exam 1 and then a relative dies for exam 2, you can use the optional final as a substitute for only one of your two zero's. (If you have a genuine medical emergency, the university will sometimes allow for make-up exams. In such an event, it is necessary that you provide me with a copy of your medical bill. A simple doctor's note will not be accepted.)

The exam schedule for the semester is posted on the class webpage. It will not be changed, so please determine as soon as possible whether your schedule will prohibit you from making it to certain exams. It might be wise for you to drop the class (or change to another section) if you can foresee possible problems in scheduling from Day 1.

Your four exam scores will be averaged, and that average will account for 90% of your grade. The remaining 10% of your grade will come from quizzes and homeworks.

Answer 3

I'm not sure what knowledge you are looking for. Statistics used in psychology makes me think of stats that show correlation between environment and behavior.