Module Code - Title:
PS4034
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EMPIRICAL PSYCHOLOGY 2
Year Last Offered:
2025/6
Hours Per Week:
Grading Type:
N
Prerequisite Modules:
PS4042
PS4041
Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
To develop students ability to design, collect, code and analyse empirical data using non-experimental approaches in psychology
Syllabus:
Classical approaches to psychology emphasise the importance of the experimental paradigm to understanding behaviour and mental processes. This lab based module introduces students to the shortcoming associated with the traditional experimental approach and familiarises them alternative correlation and observational paradigms via a series of practicals. Students learn to design, conduct, code and analyse quantitative psychometric data whilst paying due consideration to the welfare of participants and attending to the appropriate ethical guidelines.
Learning Outcomes:
Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)
knowledge of the survey and observational paradigms and how they can be applied to the study of human behaviour and mental processes.
Understand the implications of these approaches in terms of the interpretation and conclusions drawn.
Affective (Attitudes and Values)
An appreciation of the importance of ethical research in psychology
valuing human cop-operation and participation in psychological research
Psychomotor (Physical Skills)
the ability to conduct non-experiemtnal research using interviews and surveys
How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:
lectures, labs and fieldwork
Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):
yes
Prime Texts:
Banyard and Grayson (2000)
Introducing Psychological Research
, Palgrave
Other Relevant Texts:
Reiss and Judd (2000)
Handbook of Research Methods in Social and Personality Psychology
, Cambridge
Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:
Semester(s) Module is Offered:
Module Leader:
kevin.omalley@ul.ie