Examination of intervention research designs and measurement strategies that are used in diverse subfields of psychology to learn whether intended changes in outcomes are found and whether changes in processes of theoretical interest help explain observed changes. Students read conceptual papers about intervention research, reports of intervention studies in psychology, write weekly commentaries on readings, work in teams to develop potential interventions at individual, dyadic, group, and community levels, and write a paper reviewing intervention research on their topic of special interest.
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: PSY 101, PSY 204L or CHILDPOL 250S, and at least two of PSY 102, PSY 103, PSY 104, PSY 105D, PSY 106D, PSY 107