PSYE102 Изследователски методи в психологията - II част
Анотация:
The course broadens the knowledge and skills for designing and conducting experimental research in psychology. The topics cover the main types of experimental designs, APA standards for citing scientific sources, APA standards for writing research reports, statistical methods that are used to analyze experimental data. During the course each student plans, conducts, analyzes and report an experimental study.
Преподавател(и):
доц. Евгения Христова д-р
Описание на курса:
Компетенции:
Students who complete this course:
1) will know:
• the basic types of experimental designs
• procedures for conducting experiments in psychology
• how to cite scientific sources
• the international standards for writing research reports
2) will be able to:
• plan experiments
• conduct experiments
• write a research report in APA style
Предварителни изисквания:
• Basic knowledge in experimental psychology
• Basic knowledge in statistics.
Форми на провеждане:
Редовен
Учебни форми:
Лекция
Език, на който се води курса:
Английски
Теми, които се разглеждат в курса:
- Experimental method in psychology. Hypotheses. Variables.
- Literature search. Citations & References. Standards for Citing Sources. Avoiding Plagiarism. APA Standard for writing experimental design. Literature review.
- One-factor experiments (between-subjects design) – example cases. Factorial Experiments.
- One-factor experiments (within-subjects design) – example cases.
- Online experiments - advantages and possible problems. How to use Google forms to collect data.
- Ideas and hypotheses for experimental designs.
- Ethics of research. Informed consent.
- Experimental design. Presentation of the experimental designs.
- Experimental design. Presentation of the experimental design
- Final preparation of stimuli and instructions.
- APA standards for writing research reports. Reporting results.
- Analysing and presenting data - t-test.
- Analyzing and presenting data - chi-square and ANOVA.
- Presentations of final research reports.
- Presentations of final research reports.
Литература по темите:
• Kantowitz, B. H., Roediger III, H. L. Elmes, D. G., (2008). Experimental Psychology. Wadsworth Publishing.
• Harris, P. (2008) Designing and Reporting experiments in Psychology. Open University Press.
Additional
• Cozby, P., Bates, S. (2011). Methods in behavioral research. McGraw-Hill.
• Stanovich, K. (2012). How To Think Straight About Psychology. Pearson.
• Gottsdanker R, (1982) Experimenting in Psychology, Englewood Cliffts, NJ, Prentice Hall
• Solso R., H. Johnson (1989) An Introduction to Experimental Design in Psychology. A Case Approach, Harper & Row Publishers, NY
Средства за оценяване:
• Written assignment 1
• Written assignment 2