Models of Psychological Processes (PSYC40012)
HonoursPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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Semester 2
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This subject is designed to introduce student to the development and testing of models for psychological data. Quantitative data is a feature of all areas of psychology. Such data can only be interpreted by use of an appropriate model. Modelling in psychology has two main aims. The first is to find a quantitative description that accurately captures and expresses the underlying regularities of the data. The second is to test competing hypotheses about the psychological processes that generated the data. The methods of psychological modelling will be introduced and illustrated in selected areas of psychology.
Intended learning outcomes
This subject aims to
- To introduce students to the concepts and methods involved in the development and testing models for psychological data.
- To illustrate the relationship between psychological theories and quantitative modelling using selected examples from the psychological literature.
- To provide students with experience in fitting quantitative models to psychological data using appropriate modelling software.
Generic skills
This subject aims to:
- Thinking critically and analytically about quantitatively expressed theories and models.
- Drawing inferences about the relationship between unobserved structures and processes and their observed manifestations or expressions.
- Quantitative, evidence-based evaluation of scientific theories.
- Use of modelling software for quantitative data.
Last updated: 3 November 2022