Empirical research in psychology part I
Associate Professor G N Molloy and Dr N Nettleton
First semester * Clayton * Prerequisites: Completion of an approved major sequence in psychology
The subject offers practical training in the design and preparation of a research project. Students will learn how a research question is devised, how the design of an investigation must meet certain criteria, and how practical constraints force compromises in design. Practical skills will be developed in undertaking a systematic literature search, report writing, and a study in the use of microcomputers in data processing and presentation. Students will plan a research project which will be carried out in second semester.
Assessment
Practical exercises: Pass/Fail * See also part II
Recommended texts
Barlow D H and others The scientist practitioner: Research and accountability in clinical and educational settings Pergamon, 1984
Johnston J M and Pennypacker H S Strategies and tactics of human behavioral research Lawrence Erlbaum, 1980
Martin D W Doing psychology experiments 3rd edn, Brooks-Cole, 1991