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Level 4 Diploma in Psychology

The scientific method, Kuhn, objectivity, experimenter bias, demand characteristics, internal versus external validity

PSY401 · The Scope of Psychology — Week 9 of 16

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Week9 of 16
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This week’s topics

The scientific method, Kuhn, objectivity, experimenter bias, demand characteristics, internal versus external validity

  1. How appropriate it is to use the scientific method to study human behaviour and cognitive processes

What you will be able to do

  • 3.1 Assess how appropriate it is to use the scientific method to study human behaviour and cognitive processes.

Activity

Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: assess how appropriate it is to use the scientific method to study human behaviour and cognitive processes.

Study materials

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Course plan
  • Week 1: Defining psychology; its origins with Wundt and emergence a…
  • Week 2: Classifying psychologists' work: process approach (biopsych…
  • Week 3: Areas of applied psychology (clinical, counselling, educati…
  • Week 4: Biopsychological and behaviourist approaches: Watson, Skinn…
  • Week 5: Psychodynamic and humanistic approaches: Freud, Erikson, Ju…
  • Week 6: Cognitive, social constructionist and evolutionary approach…
  • Week 7: Roots of psychology as a science: dualism, empiricism, Wund…
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: The scientific method, Kuhn, objectivity, experimenter bias…
  • Week 10: Ethics with human participants: BPS and APA codes, consent,…
  • Week 11: Socially sensitive research, research with animals, power i…
  • Week 12: Applying The Scope of Psychology in practice: case studies
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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