Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology

Experiments and experimental designs in psychology The role of experiments in gathering evidence – demonstrating cause and effect; Alternative explanations; Features of the true experiment; Simple experimental designs (Independent samples design, Repeated measures design, Matched-pairs design); Single participant or small n design

Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology ◽

10.4324/9780203769669-6 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 66-90

Keyword(s):

Repeated Measures ◽

Experimental Designs ◽

Matched Pairs ◽

Cause And Effect ◽

Repeated Measures Design ◽

Small N ◽

True Experiment

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Psychology, science and research Why psychology and science? Science – not a subject but a way of thinking; So what is this scientific method then? Asking why? Generating theories for laws;The hypothetico-deductive method; How psychologists actually do scientific research; What are the main features of a psychological investigation? Qualitative data and qualitative approaches

Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology ◽

10.4324/9780203769669-4 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 11-37

Keyword(s):

Scientific Method ◽

Qualitative Data ◽

Scientific Research ◽

Qualitative Approaches ◽

Deductive Method ◽

Way Of Thinking ◽

Science And Research

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Correlation Simple correlation; Measurement of a correlation; Correlation coefficients (Pearson product-moment, Spearman’s rho); Significance and correlation coefficients;Variance estimates; SPSS procedures for correlation;What you can’t assume with a correlation; Categorical variables; Common uses of correlation in psychology; Regression and multiple regression; Multiple predictions; Partial and semi-partial correlation; Regression coefficients; Effect size and power; Conducting a regression analysis in SPSS

Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology ◽

10.4324/9780203769669-20 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 438-484

Keyword(s):

Regression Analysis ◽

Multiple Regression ◽

Effect Size ◽

Partial Correlation ◽

Correlation Coefficients ◽

Correlation Measurement ◽

Regression Coefficients ◽

Categorical Variables ◽

Simple Correlation ◽

Variance Estimates

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Psychological tests and measurement scales Introduction; Measurement vs. information gathering; scales, tests, inventories and questionnaires; Open and closed questions; Attitude scales; Central issues in the use of psychological scales; Scale items – what to avoid in statement construction; Projective tests; Intelligence and personality tests; Reliability, validity and standardisation

Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology ◽

10.4324/9780203769669-11 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 182-215

Keyword(s):

Information Gathering ◽

Psychological Tests ◽

Measurement Scales ◽

Personality Tests ◽

Projective Tests ◽

Attitude Scales ◽

Psychological Scales

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Quasi-experiments and non-experiments The field and the laboratory;True experiments and field experiments;The quasi- experiment; Non-experimental research; Control and validity in the laboratory and in the field

Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology ◽

10.4324/9780203769669-8 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 116-132

Keyword(s):

Experimental Research ◽

Field Experiments ◽

Quasi Experiment

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Analysing qualitative data Quantitative analysis of qualitative data; Qualitative content analysis; Qualitative analysis of qualitative data; Doing qualitative research; Considerations for a qualitative project; Data analysis; Procedures in major approaches (grounded theory, interpretive phenomenological analysis, discourse analysis);Writing up the report; Reliability and validity – how are qualitative studies evaluated?

Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology ◽

10.4324/9780203769669-25 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 564-594

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Research ◽

Content Analysis ◽

Data Analysis ◽

Quantitative Analysis ◽

Qualitative Data ◽

Qualitative Content Analysis ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Phenomenological Analysis ◽

Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis ◽

Project Data

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Tests for categorical variables and frequency tables Tests on two-way frequency tables; Unrelated data – the Chi-square test of association; The 2x2 chi-square; More complex chi-square (r x c designs);The ‘goodness of fit’ test; SPSS procedure for conducting arxc chi-square test; Multi-way frequency tables and loglinear analysis; Conducting a three-way frequency analysis in SPSS

Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology ◽

10.4324/9780203769669-19 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 407-437

Keyword(s):

Frequency Analysis ◽

Goodness Of Fit ◽

Categorical Variables ◽

Goodness Of Fit Test ◽

Chi Square ◽

Loglinear Analysis ◽

Chi Square Test

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Testing for differences between two samples Tests of difference between two conditions or groups (Parametric tests: the t test for related data; the t test for unrelated data; the single sample t test) Data assumptions for t tests; Non-parametric tests of difference (Wilcoxon’s T, Mann-Whitney U,The binomial sign test); SPSS procedures of two condition difference tests; Effect size and power

Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology ◽

10.4324/9780203769669-18 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 360-406

Keyword(s):

Test Data ◽

Effect Size ◽

T Test ◽

Single Sample ◽

Sign Test ◽

Related Data ◽

Or Groups ◽

Two Samples ◽

Non Parametric

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Significance testing – was it a real effect? Significance decisions;The null and alternative hypotheses; Probability; Rejecting the null hypothesis;The standard level of significance; Critical values; Significance testing – the basic model; Rejection regions; Frequency distributions and probability distributions;Type I and type II errors;The question of power and effect size; Significance ‘levels’; Directional and non-directional hypotheses – one and two tailed tests

Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology ◽

10.4324/9780203769669-17 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 332-359

Keyword(s):

Probability Distributions ◽

Significance Testing ◽

Type I ◽

Type Ii ◽

Frequency Distributions ◽

Basic Model ◽

Significance Levels ◽

Alternative Hypotheses ◽

Level Of Significance ◽

Type Ii Errors

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Graphical representation of data Graphs in general;The bar chart; Line charts;The histogram; Exploratory data analysis; Using SPSS to produce your charts

Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology ◽

10.4324/9780203769669-15 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 297-314

Keyword(s):

Data Analysis ◽

Exploratory Data Analysis ◽

Graphical Representation ◽

Exploratory Data

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Quasi-experiments and non-experiments The field and the laboratory;True experiments and field experiments;The quasi- experiment; Non-experimental research; Control and validity in the laboratory and in the field

Graphical representation of data Graphs in general;The bar chart; Line charts;The histogram; Exploratory data analysis; Using SPSS to produce your charts

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Quasi-experiments and non-experiments The field and the laboratory;True experiments and field experiments;The quasi- experiment; Non-experimental research; Control and validity in the laboratory and in the field

Graphical representation of data Graphs in general;The bar chart; Line charts;The histogram; Exploratory data analysis; Using SPSS to produce your charts

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