Research Methodology in Psychology II

Recommended Prerequisites

Introductory Statistics courses; Research Methods in Psychology I.

Teaching Methods

Interactive theoretical presentations and practical exercises, including the SPSS to integrate the methodological and statistical components of research in psychology.

Learning Outcomes

The main objective of the course units (CUs) Research Methodology in Psychology I and II  is the development and improvement of the theoretical and technical skills necessary for for the practice of scientific research in the field of psychological sciences, through the systematic study of the fundamental processes and specific strategies for planning, implementation, analysis, interpretation and presentation of results. On the CU website (http://www.fpce.uc.pt/niips/novoplano/mip1/mip1.htm#objectivos) are described the specific skills directly related to the main objective.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

3. SPECIFIC METHODOLOGY: TECHNIQUES OF INFORMATION COLLECTION

3.1. Typology and functions of techniques of information collection

3.2. Study of documents

3.3. Systematic observation

3.4. Survey

4. REVIEW AND CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE

4.1. Fundamental structure and characteristics of a research report

4.2. “Qualitative” analysis of scientific literature

4.3. “Quantitative” analysis of scientific literature: Introduction to meta-analysis

5. CONCLUSION: FROM RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION POLICIES TO THE SOCIAL ANALYSIS OF SCIENTIFIC PRACTICES

A developed version of the syllabus is available on the CU website: http://www.fpce.uc.pt/niips/novoplano/mip2/mip2.htm

The program of Research Methods in Psychology II continues the program the Research Methods in Psychology I, including, of course, the numbering system for syllabus.

Head Lecturer(s)

Marco Daniel de Almeida Pereira

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Exam: 100.0%

Bibliography

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

Alferes, V. R. (2012). Methods of randomization in experimental design. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage

Cooper, H. (Ed.).(2012). APA handbook of research methods in psychology (3 Vols.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Groves, R. M., Fowler, F. J., Couper, M. P., Lepkowski, J. M., Singer, E., & Tourangeau, R. (2009). Survey methodology (2nd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.

Reis, H. T., & Judd, C. M. (Eds.).(2014). The handbook of research methods in social and personality psychology (2nd ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

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

For a more extensive bibliography, see the CU website: http://www.fpce.uc.pt/niips/novoplano/mip2/mip2.htm#bibliografia