Students will become familiar with variables, research settings and measuring methods typical for psychological research. After a successful completion of this course, students will understand the different stages of a psychological research process and are able to read psychological research reports from theoretical and empirical points of view.
Contents
An introduction to the principles of scientific thinking, the research methods used in psychology and the different stages of a research process.
Teaching methods
Teaching method
Contact
Online
Exam
General written exam. A book exam on electronic exam.
Modes of study
Option
1
Available for:
Degree Programme Students
Other Students
Open University Students
Doctoral Students
Exchange Students
Written exam
In
English
Evaluation
Numeric 1-5.
Study materials
1. Neale &Liebert, Science and behavior: Introduction to methods of research. Prentice-Hall 1986 or Salkind, Exploring research. Pearson 2006.
2. Stanovich, How to think straight about psychology, 4th edition. HarperCollins 1996 or later edition.