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Advanced Research Methods In Psychology (PSYC40014)
Undergraduate level 4Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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In this subject, students will acquire advanced research skills and methods to critically investigate, measure and assess research topics involving human behaviour, interactions, and thought in a variety of contexts. In addition, students will acquire an understanding of fundamental principles in psychologcial assessment of indvidual traits and dispositions, in particular, how to evaluate the reliability and validity of psychological assessments. Emphasis will be placed on how the skills and techniques being taught are tools for gathering evidence relating to real-world problems typically encountered in the behavioural sciences, but not limited to this area, for which meaningful inferences can be generalised beyond the particular sample data available. Topics to be covered may include research design, implementation, and evaluation; techniques for measuring human behaviour, emotions, and interactions; the application of quantitative models to data in order to identify differences and associations, make predictions, and possible assert causation.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject students will demonstrate an advanced ability to
- design and assess methods to investigate complex problems;
- apply quantitative models to data concerning real-world problems;
- understanding research questions and translate them into meaningful and appropriate mothods of investigation;
- understand an extended range of principles for the evaluation of individual and group based psychological assessments;
- evaluate the reliability and validity of common psychological tests and other approached to psychological assessment.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject students should be able to
- think critically and coherently about complex problems;
- translate aims and objectives for investigating complex problems into measureable questions, hypotheses, findings, and answers;
- evaluate both broad and specific kinds of evidencde to support answers to, and inferences about, complex problems;
- synthesise and present evidnece in meaningful and interpretable ways for others to comprehend;
- critcially recognize and articulate various limitations when investigating complex problems.
Last updated: 3 November 2022