Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
| Bachelor in psychology and education : speech and language therapy | 3 crédits | |||
| Bachelor in psychology and education : general | 3 crédits | |||
| Master in speech and language therapy (120 ECTS) | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course introduces the main research methods in psychology (nonexperimental, correlational, quasi-experimental and experimental designs).
It presents a methodological overview of scientific research in psychology: hypothesis formulation, classical experimental designs (between-subjects factorial designs, within-subjects designs, mixed designs, etc.), alternatives to experimentation. Validity notions, ...
It constitutes a first approach to the use of the scientific method in answering fundamental or applied research questions.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The course helps developing critical thinking relatively to the use of the experimental approach in psychology. It initiates the student into the hypothesis operationalization and the conception of an experimental design, viewing potential biases which could impact the experiment validity.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures.
Scheduled interactive sessions for the experimental designs study (problem solving).
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Face-to-face.
Recommended or required readings
Required manual: A. Myers & C. Hansen (2007). Psychologie expérimentale. De Boeck. Additional notes and illustrations to the textbook will be provided through eCampus (PDF files).
Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Ferrara André (04/366.22.32 - a.ferrara@ulg.ac.be)