Introduction: The replication crisis in the behavioral and social sciences spawned a credibility revolution, calling for new open science research practices that ensure greater transparency, including preregistrations, open data and code, and open access. Statement of the Problem: Replications of published research are an important element in this…

Researchers often rely on undergraduate students to participate in psychological studies and so ethical guidelines state that there must be educational value to their participation. In previous studies that have asked undergraduates whether they felt they learned something new from participating in research, students have generally said yes.…

The present study examined the coverage of Stanford prison experiment (SPE), including criticisms of the study, in introductory psychology courses through an online survey of introductory psychology instructors (N = 117). Results largely paralleled those of the recently published textbook analyses with ethical issues garnering the most coverage,…

Describes a study investigating the usefulness of crib notes in taking exams in undergraduate courses. Results showed little apparent benefit to the student except in remembering lists and definitions. (CK)

Reports results from a study of 377 high school and college students' level of personality psychology knowledge as measured by the 60-item true-false Personality Research Test. Concludes that much of what personality textbooks purport to teach undergraduates may already be known through common informal experiences. (Author/JDH)

Describes a study examing 34 introductory psychological statistics texts for their usage and definitions of the terms "random sample" and "simple random sampling." Results showed a high percentage of conceptual errors. (CK)

This article describes an exercise which helps students understand the limitations of empirical data and theory for answering practical questions. The exercise takes between two and three hours to complete and highlights the importance of values in determining "correct" answers to practical questions. (JDH)

Examines 21 recent introductory psychology textbooks to determine their treatment of A. R. Jensen and his theory of intelligence. Findings show that Jensenism is still an issue but that the trend is toward implicit or explicit rejection of the Jensen hypothesis. (CK)

Describes a study comparing the test performance of students taking a course in introductory psychology with the quality of notes taken during lectures. Findings showed students failed tests because they did not review and learn the information in their notes. (CK)

Describes two studies evaluating the use of overhead projector transparencies in psychology courses. Results supported the use of these aids for student acceptance and improvement on performance tests. (Author/CK)

Describes the method and procedures used and results of research into 72 students' participation in a psychology course emphasizing self-modification. Findings showed that students were able to produce significant changes as a result of course participation and application of self-control procedures. (CK)

Assesses apathy among students in college-level psychology courses. Data were based on responses of 455 undergraduate students enrolled in an introductory psychology course to a Purpose-in-Life test. The level of student apathy today is approximately equal to that manifested in the middle and late 1960s. Suggests that instructors strive to present…

Describes a project in an undergraduate history and systems of psychology course that investigates major psychological influence on present faculty members and reveiws psychology history in general. (CK)

Discusses various studies, including his own, of correlations between student grades and positive teacher evaluations. Notes a possibility of distortion. (CK)

Describes a lesson in a research methods class teaching undergraduate students instrument construction and interviewing techniques, using film viewing, discussion, and interviewing exercises. Student reactions were positive. (CK)