Research methods in Psychology

• Research methods in Psychology This course covers topics associated with research methods such as participant selection and allocation, the placebo effect, controlof extraneous variables, hyoptheses, inferring from data, correlation, and consent procedures. The Contents tab displays all the lessons and topics of the course. Each time you click the Contents tab, you will come to this page. A green tick indicates those lessons and topics you have completed, so you can easily see your progress. Topics in this module: Research methods in Psychology Participant selection: random and stratified sampling Participation allocation: control and experimental groups Placebo effect and experimenter effect: single-blind and double-blind procedure Ways to minimise the effects of extraneous variables; a brief overview of three experimental designs Definition of operational hypothesis Inferring from data; meaning of statistical significance; interpretation of p values Research methods in psychology: appropriateness of conclusions and generalisations based on results obtained Measures of relationship: correlation and strength of correlation Research methods in psychology: scatter diagram Positive correlation Negative correlation Patricipants' rights Psychology and informed consent procedures Psychology and debriefing Research methods in psychology: professional conduct An overview of ethical considerations

Empirical research

• Empirical research This course covers empirical research in psychology and how to write references from journals, books, the Internet, and CD-ROMS. The Contents tab displays all the lessons and topics of the course. Each time you click the Contents tab, you will come to this page. A green tick indicates those lessons and topics you have completed, so you can easily see your progress. Topics in this module: A guide to writing each section of an empirical research activity References References obtained from secondary sources Referencing books Referencing journals Referencing internet web sites Referencing CD-ROMs

Assessment

• Assessment Topics in this module: Research Methods

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