Psychological Research: Interpretation & Evaluation (PSYC3042)
Information valid for Semester 2, 2024
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
School
Psychology School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
Lecture 2 Hours/ Week
Tutorial 2 Hours/ Week
2L2T
Recommended prerequisite
PSYC2010 + PSYC2020 + PSYC2030 + PSYC2040 + PSYC2050+PSYC3010
Assessment methods
Assignments, tutorial work and final exam
Course enquiries
Associate Professor Stefanie Becker (Semester 2, St Lucia, In person)
A/Prof Stefanie Becker
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
Current course offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.
Course description
In this course students learn how to critically evaluate empirical journal articles in psychology in terms of the appropriateness of the methods and the soundness of the conclusions. The major topics are the nature of psychological research over the domains of the discipline, the design and conduct of research studies, factors affecting the validity of causal inferences drawn from empirical relationships and finally, techniques to enhance the interpretability of results, and the sensitivity, construct validity and generality of research studies.