Research Methodology in Psychology II

Recommended Prerequisites

The units Statistics I and II (1^st year of the MSc in Psychology) and Research Methods in Psychology I (2^nd year / first semester of the MSc in Psychology).

Learning Outcomes

The objective of this unit is the development of the theoretical and technical skills necessary for scientific research in the field of psychological sciences through the study of the fundamental processes and specific strategies for planning, implementation, analysis, interpretation and presentation of results.

 

Learning Outcomes

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http://www.fpce.uc.pt/niips/novoplano/mip2/mip2.htm#objectivos 

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

3. Specific methodology: techniques of information collection
3.1. Typology and functions of techniques of information collection

Head Lecturer(s)

Lisete Santos Mendes Mónico

Assessment Methods

Final
Exam: 100.0%

Periodic
Type C examination : 50.0%
Type A examination : 50.0%

Bibliography

Alferes, V. R. (1997). Investigação científica em psicologia: Teoria e prática. Coimbra: Almedina.

Hoyle, R. H., Harris, M. J., & Judd, C. M. (2002). Research methods in social relations (7th ed.). Pacific Grove, CA: Wadsworth.

Rosnow, R. L., & Rosenthal, R. (1998). Beginning behavioral research: A conceptual primer (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Shadish, W. R., CooK, T. D., & Campbell, D. T. (2002).Experimental and quasi-experimental designs for generalized causal inference. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

Groves, R. M., Fowler, F. J., Couper, M. P., Lepkowski, J. M., Singer, E., & Tourangeau, R. (2004). Survey methodology. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.

Reis, H. T., & Judd, C. M. (Eds.).(2000). The handbook of research methods in social and personality psychology. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

Tabachnick, B. G., & Fidell, L. S. (2007). Using multivariate statistics. (5th ed.) Boston:Allyn and Bacon.