HPS104 - Foundations of Psychological Science
Year: | 2023 unit information |
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Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Warrnambool, Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online Trimester 3: 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 |
Scheduled learning activities - cloud (online) | 1 x 2 hour class (online) per week |
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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