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| PSYC0041-1 | Study methods on attitudes and opinions
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Number of credits : |
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| Lecturer : | Benoît Dardenne |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| 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 |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| The course aims at understanding the essential scientific methods of investigation of attitudes and developing the knowledge of the principal techniques in this field. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Ex-cathedra courses |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to-face |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Mandatory readings and ppts from the course |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written exam with open questions |
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Contacts :
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| Johanne Huart, PhD
Assistante - Secteur de Psychologie Sociale
Département des Sciences Cognitives - FAPSE - B32
Boulevard du Rectorat, 5
4000 Liège
Tel : 04 366 20 90
Johanne.Huart@ulg.ac.be |
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