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This course introduces students to fundamental concepts and methods in psychological research and data analysis. Lectures cover distributions and probability, null hypothesis significance testing, t-tests, chi-square tests, and correlations. Practical classes involve the application of these methods to research examples from different areas of psychology, using the statistical software package SPSS.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 2 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course introduces students to fundamental concepts and methods in psychological research and data analysis. Lectures cover distributions and probability, null hypothesis significance testing alongside a range of analytical techniques. Practical classes involve the application of these methods to research examples from different areas of psychology, using statistical software packages.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 40 | |
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1,500-word individual lab report. Written feedback will be provided via MyAberdeen. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Procedural | Apply | Students will be able to clearly communicate findings from analysing data. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 55 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
60-minute, in-person, on campus MCQ exam. Automated scores released immediately |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | Students will be able to understand the different statistical methods used to analyse data in psychology. |
| Procedural | Apply | Students will be able to apply the appropriate statistical method for different study designs. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 5 | |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Factual | Understand | Attain knowledge of the general principles of psychological research and the most common elementary designs of qualitative analysis and statistical methods for used in practicals and research projects |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Factual | Understand | Attain knowledge of the general principles of psychological research and the most common elementary designs of qualitative analysis and statistical methods for used in practicals and research projects |
| Procedural | Create | Students will be able to design a study to address a specific research question. |
| Procedural | Apply | Students will be able to apply the appropriate statistical method for different study designs. |
| Procedural | Apply | Students will be able to clearly communicate findings from analysing data. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Students will be able to understand the different statistical methods used to analyse data in psychology. |
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