PSYE309 Practice in Lab
Annotation:
Students will be involved in planning and conducting of psychological experiments mainly in the domain of cognitive psychology. The practice can be realized in one or in several of the department’s labs, depending on the students’ research interests. The students can plan and conduct behavioral experiments in the Experimental Psychology Lab, eye-tracking or usability studies in the Usability Lab, EEG studies in the Neuroscience Lab, observational and experimental studies in the Cognitive Development Lab and finally, simulations and experiments with robots in Robot Lab.
Lecturers:
Asst. Prof. Kiril Kostov, PhD
Asst. Prof. Ivo Popivanov, PhD
Course Description:
Competencies:
• To plan psychological experiments
• To conduct psychological experiments
• To analyze and describe data from psychological experiments
Prerequisites:
psychology (experimental psychology and statistics)
Types:
Full-time Programmes
Types of Courses:
Practice, practicum
Language of teaching:
English
Topics:
- Introduction to the specific lab and task that is to be performed by the student
- Practice in the lab
- Work report
Bibliography:
Beins, B.C., and McCarthy, M.A. (2012). Research Methods and Statistics. NJ: Pearson Education, Inc.
Optional
Marczyk, G., and DeMatteo D. (2005). Essentials of research design and methodology. NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Goodwin, C.J. (2010). Research in psychology methods and design. NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.