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| PSYC1016-1 | Methods and Techniques in Social Psychology
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| Duration : | 45h Th |
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| Holder(s) : | Benoît Dardenne |
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| Language : | Langue française |
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| Course contents : | Introduction to the scientific approach :
theory, hypotheses, research strategies - validity and fidelity - dependent and independent variables - psychology of the evaluation - control and causality.
Concept of attitude :
Measurement of the attitudes: representative measurements and scales of attitude - psychometric measurements, traditional and current approaches.
Analyses and design for non-experimental data: noncausal hypotheses - causal hypotheses
Surveys : partim I : introduction - sampling and interview
Surveys : partim II : Survey and social cognition - development of questionnaires - surveys as cognitive process of communication
Quasi-experimental and experimental approach
(Presentation (individual or in small group) of an article JPSP) |
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| Course objective : | The course aims at understanding the essential scientific methods of investigation in psychology and developing the knowledge of the principal techniques in this field. |
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| Written notes : | Syllabus + mandatory readings. |
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| Assessment : | Written examination (approximately 10 questions).
Oral presentation of a scientific article, insisting on the method. This presentation moderates the mark obtained with the written examination. |
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| Contacts : | Teaching assistant :
Service de Psychologie sociale, B32, 1er étage
Tel : 04/366 20 87 |
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