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Level 4 Diploma in Psychology

Research methods: lab, field, natural and quasi experiments

PSY406 · Research Methods and Investigating Psychology — Week 3 of 16

CoursePSY406
Week3 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Research methods: lab, field, natural and quasi experiments

  1. Research methods: lab, field, natural and quasi experiments
  2. Observations
  3. Self-report, case studies and longitudinal studies

What you will be able to do

  • 2.1 Describe research methods used in psychology.

Activity

Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: describe research methods used in psychology.

Study materials

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Course plan
  • Week 1: Principles of research design: aims, variables, operational…
  • Week 2: Experimental designs, controls, validity and sampling
  • Week 3: Research methods: lab, field, natural and quasi experiments
  • Week 4: Conducting simple statistical tests: the sign test, calcula…
  • Week 5: Types of data and analysis: quantitative and qualitative, p…
  • Week 6: Descriptive statistics: central tendency, dispersion, graph…
  • Week 7: Inferential testing and hypotheses: significance, one- and …
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Reviewing psychological papers to inform a research design
  • Week 10: Applying and justifying a method for a research scenario: p…
  • Week 11: Reporting conventions; reviewing and reflecting on own lear…
  • Week 12: Applying Research Methods and Investigating Psychology in p…
  • 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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