HPS104 - Foundations of Psychological Science

Year:

2022 unit information
Enrolment modes: Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Warrnambool, Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Cloud (online)
Trimester 3: Cloud (online)
Credit point(s): 1
EFTSL value: 0.125
Prerequisite:

Nil
Corequisite:

Nil
Incompatible with:

HBS108
Study commitment

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.
Scheduled learning activities - campus

1 x 2 hour class (online) per week
1 x 1 hour Q & A (online) per week
1 x 2 hour seminar (campus) per fortnight
Scheduled learning activities - cloud (online)

1 x 2 hour class (online) per week
1 x 1 hour Q & A (online) per week
1 x 2 hour seminar (online) per fortnight

Content

This unit introduces students to the empirical foundations of psychology. The central question addressed is: 'What does it mean to be an evidence-based practitioner of psychology?'. Topics include: the nature of evidence in psychology; the relationship between psychological research and practice; experimental, quasi-experimental, and non-experimental quantitative research designs; qualitative research; threats to the reliability and validity of research; statistics and the interpretation of results; ethical research and ethical practice in psychology.

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