| Module Code: PSYM026 |
Module Title: ASPECTS OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY |
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Module Provider: Psychology
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Short Name: PS.M47
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Level: M
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Module Co-ordinator: SOWDEN PT Dr (Psychology)
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Number of credits: 15
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Number of ECTS credits: 7.5
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| Module Availability |
| Run once during Semester 1 |
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| Assessment Pattern |
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| Module Overview |
Methods of Assessment and Weighting
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Components of Assessment
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Method(s)
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Percentage weighting
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Coursework
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Written assessment
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50%
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Examination
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Short answer test
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50%
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| Prerequisites/Co-requisites |
First degree in Psychology |
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| Module Aims |
This module aims to provide students with advanced knowledge and understanding of current methodologies and concepts in experimental psychology.
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| Learning Outcomes |
Upon successful completion of the module, you will be able to:
critically assess experimental research methods and findings.
apply knowledge to your own research designs.
be knowledgeable about techniques of commumnicating results of experimental research. |
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| Module Content |
Week 1: Introduction
Week 2: Experimental Developmental Psychology
Week 3: Experimental Developmental Psychology
Week 4: Cognitive Psychology
Week 5: Cognitive Psychology
Week 6: Experimental Social Psychology
Week 7: Experimental Social Psychology
Week 8: Psychophysics
Week 9: Cognitive Neuroscience
Week 10: Short answer test |
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| Methods of Teaching/Learning |
Lectures and seminars (depending on numbers). |
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| Selected Texts/Journals |
Essential Reading
Clifford, A., Franklin, A., Davies, I. R. L., & Holmes, A. (2009) Electrophysiological markers of categorical perception of color in 7-month old infants. Brain and Cognition, 71, 165-172.
Barrera, M. & Maurer, D. (1981). The perception of facial expressions by 3-month olds. Child Development, 52, 203-206.
Cohen, L. B. (2004). Uses and misuses of habituation and related preference paradigms. Infantand Child Development, 13, 349-352.
Fazio, R.H. and Olsen, M.A. (2003). Implicit meqsures in social cognition research: Their meaning and use. Annual Review of Psychology, 54, 297-327.
(http://homepage.psy.utexas.edu/homepage/class/psy394U/Bower/10%20Automatic%20Process/Implicit%20measure%20%20Fazio.pdf).
de Haan, M. & Nelson, C.A. (1997). Recognition of the Mother's Face by Six-Month-Old Infants: A Neurobehavioral Study. Child Development, 68, 187-210.
Houston-Price, C. & Nakai, S. (2004). Distinguishing novelty and familiarity effects in infantpreference procedures. Infant and Child Developmnent, 13 341-348.
Key, A.P.F., Ferguson, M., Molfese, D.L., Peach, K., Lehman, C., & Molfese, V.J. (2007).
Smoking during Pregnancy Affects Speech-Processing Ability in Newborn Infants.
Environmental Health Perspectives, 115(4), 623-629.
Purves, D. et al. (2008) Principles of Cognitive Neuroscience. Sunderland, M.A: Sinauer. Chapter 3.
Sowden, P.T. (in press) Psychophysics, in H. Cooper, P. Camie, R. Gonzalez, D. Long, A. Panter and K. Sher (Ed's) APA Handbook of Research Methods in Psychology. American Psychological Association.
Recommended Reading
Csibra, G., Kushnerenko, E., & Grossman, T. (2008). Electrophysiological methods in studying infant cognitive development. In M. N. Luciana, Charles A (Ed.), Handbook of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience (2nd Ed.). Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Eysenck, M.W. & Keane, M.T.(2010) Cognitive Psychology: A Student's Handbook (6th Ed).
Hove: Psychology Press
Gazzaniga, M.S. (2009). Cognitive neuroscience: The biology of the mind. (3rd Ed). New York; London: Norton.
Slater, A. & Bremner, J.G. (eds) (2003) An Introduction to Developmental Psychology. Oxford:Blackwell
Background Reading
Gescheider, G. A. (1997) Psychophysics: the fundamentals. Psychology Press
Healy, A.F. (2005) Experimental cognitive psychology and its applications (electronic resource). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. |
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| Last Updated |
5th May 2011 |
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