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Start Intro to Psychology Start Stats Lab
2 classes 5 study modes, all live 152 Intro Psych concepts 15 Stats chapters in the book

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Study games

Interactive practice with hints and worked solutions. Built to teach while you play, not just score you.

Quizzes

Short checks by chapter or module. Best for finding gaps fast before an exam. Opens Synapse Study.

Flashcards

Terms, definitions, formulas, and notation, arranged by chapter. Quick drilling for the facts you have to know cold.

Practice tests

Mixed, exam-style sets drawn from the whole class. Use these last, when you want a real read on readiness.

Chapter summaries

A study guide for every chapter of the statistics textbook: the summary, the key ideas, the formulas, and a check-yourself list.

Your classes

Class 01 · Start here

Intro to Psychology

The foundations: how psychology became a science, how research works, how the brain and nervous system operate, and how memory is built, stored, and lost.

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Synapse Study Live

The Intro Psych study game. 152 concepts across 4 modules, each with multiple question forms and a plain-language explanation. Open →

Flashcards Live

Term and definition decks built from the same 152 Synapse concepts, split by module so you can drill one topic at a time. Open →

Practice test Live

A mixed exam across all 4 modules. Twenty questions, no hints until the end, scored with a full review. Open →

Coverage · 152 concepts in 4 modules

M1
History and ApproachesDefinition and goals of psychology, empirical method, structuralism, functionalism, psychoanalytic, Gestalt, behaviorism, humanistic and cognitive schools.
19 concepts
M2
Research MethodsVariables, falsifiability, operational definitions, correlation vs. causation, confounds, experiments, random assignment, reliability, validity, ethics.
36 concepts
M3
Brain and Nervous SystemNeurons, action potential, synapse and neurotransmitters, nervous systems, brain structures, lateralization, plasticity, EEG and fMRI.
48 concepts
M4
MemoryEncoding, short-term and long-term memory, chunking, rehearsal, serial position, misinformation, schemas, amnesia, forgetting and interference.
49 concepts

Class 02

Statistics for Psychology

Descriptive and inferential statistics for behavioral science: summarizing data, probability, hypothesis testing, t tests, ANOVA, correlation, and chi-square.

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Stats Lab Live

The Stats practice game. Worked, step-by-step problems with hints and full solutions, at Starter and Challenge levels. Open →

Flashcards Live

86 cards covering notation, formulas, and key terms for all 15 chapters, arranged by chapter. Open →

Practice test Live

A mixed exam across all 15 chapters. Twenty questions, scored straight, no hints until the end. Open →

Textbook for this class

Essentials of Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences, 10th edition

Frederick J Gravetter, Larry B. Wallnau, Lori-Ann B. Forzano, and James E. Witnauer · Cengage

ISBN 978-0-357-36529-8MindTap Course List edition
15 chapters · 689 pages

Chapter map · All 15 chapters are in Stats Lab

1
Introduction to Statistics
In LabGuide →
2
Frequency Distributions
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3
Central Tendency
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4
Variability
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5
z-Scores: Location of Scores and Standardized Distributions
In LabGuide →
6
Probability
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7
Probability and Samples: The Distribution of Sample Means
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8
Introduction to Hypothesis Testing
In LabGuide →
9
Introduction to the t Statistic
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10
The t Test for Two Independent Samples
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11
The t Test for Two Related Samples
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12
Introduction to Analysis of Variance
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13
Two-Factor Analysis of Variance
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14
Correlation and RegressionThe full chapter is in the Lab, including regression in section 14.6.
In LabGuide →
15
The Chi-Square Statistic: Tests for Goodness of Fit and Independence
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Stats Lab sections live today

Central tendency and spreadMean, median, mode, range, variance, standard deviation, sum of squares.
Proportions and percentagesWorking with parts, wholes, and percent problems.
Z-scoresLocating scores, finding X from z, standardizing distributions.
Probability and the normal tableProportions under the normal curve, percentiles, percentile ranks.
CorrelationPearson correlation from sections 14.1 to 14.2.
Sample meansStandard error, z-scores and probabilities for sample means. Chapter 7.
Hypothesis tests and the t statisticTest statistics, Cohen's d, and effect size r². Chapters 8 and 9.
Two-sample t testsPooled variance, independent-measures t, and repeated-measures t. Chapters 10 and 11.
ANOVAF-ratios, eta squared, and degrees of freedom for one-way and two-factor designs. Chapters 12 and 13.
Regression and chi-squareRegression slope and predicted Y, chi-square goodness of fit and independence. Chapters 14 and 15.
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