Internationalizing Research Methods in the Western Psychology Curriculum

Abstract

The authors propose means by which faculty might internationalize undergraduate psychology research methods courses. In addition to highlighting the value of introducing internationalized psychology to undergraduate students, they focus on opportunities for doing so in this particular course. They address major components of research methods courses – namely, investigators, topics, methods, measures, and participants - and consider these components in a way that emphasizes the influence of culture and, ultimately, leads to a more global psychology. Finally, they offer suggestions for class activities that might be adopted by instructors.