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Introduction to Psychological Research Methods

Murdoch University
Singapore , Singapore | NA , Australia
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Statistics | Psychology | Research Methods
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Introduction to Psychological Research Methods

Overview

This unit provides an introduction to how psychologists conduct research in order to answer psychological questions. Students will explore some basic approaches to research design and analysis, and the issues that affect decision-making in research.


Offerings

The unit is offered in various locations and teaching periods, including:


  • DUBAI-ISC-TMD-INT-2018-ONGOING
    • Teaching period code: Trimester-TMD
    • Location: Murdoch University Dubai, UAE
    • Attendance mode: Internal
    • Start year: 2018
    • End year: -
    • Self enrol: No
  • KAPLAN-SGP-TJA-INT-
    • Teaching period code: Trimester-TJA
    • Location: Kaplan Higher Education Academy Pte. Ltd
    • Attendance mode: Internal
    • Start year: 2018
    • End year: 2019
    • Self enrol: No
  • KAPLAN-SGP-TJA-INT-
    • Teaching period code: Trimester-TJA
    • Location: Kaplan Higher Education Academy Pte. Ltd
    • Attendance mode: Internal
    • Start year: 2020
    • End year: 2020
    • Self enrol: No
  • KAPLAN-SGP-TJA-INT-
    • Teaching period code: Trimester-TJA
    • Location: Kaplan Higher Education Academy Pte. Ltd
    • Attendance mode: Internal
    • Start year: 2021
    • End year: 2021
    • Self enrol: No
  • KAPLAN-SGP-TJA-INT-
    • Teaching period code: Trimester-TJA
    • Location: Kaplan Higher Education Academy Pte. Ltd
    • Attendance mode: Internal
    • Start year: 2022
    • End year: 2022
    • Self enrol: No
  • KAPLAN-SGP-TMA-INT-
    • Teaching period code: Trimester-TMA
    • Location: Kaplan Higher Education Academy Pte. Ltd
    • Attendance mode: Internal
    • Start year: 2018
    • End year: 2019
    • Self enrol: No
  • KAPLAN-SGP-TMA-INT-
    • Teaching period code: Trimester-TMA
    • Location: Kaplan Higher Education Academy Pte. Ltd
    • Attendance mode: Internal
    • Start year: 2020
    • End year: 2020
    • Self enrol: No
  • KAPLAN-SGP-TMA-INT-
    • Teaching period code: Trimester-TMA
    • Location: Kaplan Higher Education Academy Pte. Ltd
    • Attendance mode: Internal
    • Start year: 2021
    • End year: 2021
    • Self enrol: No
  • KAPLAN-SGP-TMA-INT-
    • Teaching period code: Trimester-TMA
    • Location: Kaplan Higher Education Academy Pte. Ltd
    • Attendance mode: Internal
    • Start year: 2022
    • End year: 2022
    • Self enrol: No
  • KAPLAN-SGP-TSA-INT-
    • Teaching period code: Trimester-TSA
    • Location: Kaplan Higher Education Academy Pte. Ltd
    • Attendance mode: Internal
    • Start year: 2018
    • End year: 2019
    • Self enrol: No
  • KAPLAN-SGP-TSA-INT-
    • Teaching period code: Trimester-TSA
    • Location: Kaplan Higher Education Academy Pte. Ltd
    • Attendance mode: Internal
    • Start year: 2020
    • End year: 2020
    • Self enrol: No
  • KAPLAN-SGP-TSA-INT-
    • Teaching period code: Trimester-TSA
    • Location: Kaplan Higher Education Academy Pte. Ltd
    • Attendance mode: Internal
    • Start year: 2021
    • End year: 2021
    • Self enrol: No
  • KAPLAN-SGP-TSA-INT-
    • Teaching period code: Trimester-TSA
    • Location: Kaplan Higher Education Academy Pte. Ltd
    • Attendance mode: Internal
    • Start year: 2022
    • End year: 2022
    • Self enrol: No
  • MURDOCH-S2-INT-
    • Teaching period code: Semester 2-S2
    • Location: Murdoch
    • Attendance mode: Internal
    • Start year: 2018
    • End year: 2019
    • Self enrol: Yes

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:


  1. Design a simple study to answer a specific research question
  2. Use statistical and graphical techniques to analyse data and to interpret the results in terms of their psychological meaning
  3. Identify the strengths and weaknesses of various research methods
  4. Write a laboratory report in APA style to describe to the psychological community a piece of research that they have conducted

Unit Content

The unit covers the following topics:


  • The goals of science
  • Introduction to psychological inquiry
  • Research questions and types of research
  • Introduction to psychological measurement
  • Descriptive statistics and graphical methods of analysis
  • Principles of statistical inference
  • Correlational design
  • Experimental design
  • Writing up research
  • Research Ethics

Unit Details

  • Unit version: 05
  • Version start date: 01/01/2007
  • End date: 31/12/2006
  • Owning college: College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education (PRE 2023)
  • Owning school: Psychology, Counselling, Exercise Science and Chiropractic (PRE 2023)
  • Credit points: 3
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