Class Research Methods and Data Analysis I

Given the scientific regulation of Psychology, this curricular unit intends that students develop and master a set of competences for the practice of scientific research in Psychology, namely the methodological skills necessary to the understanding and elaboration of a research project proposal in the field of Forensic Psychology. The critical analysis of empirical studies in the area, with a special focus on quantitative methodologies is also enphasized

PC1: Epistemological and ontological framework of quantitative methodology.

PC2: Phases of quantitative methodology.

2.1 Identification and elaboration of research questions and hypotheses.

2.2 Identification, classification, and operationalization of variables.

PC3: Sampling methods and data analysis.

3.1 Construction of databases and analysis software.

3.2 Measures of association.

3.3 Univariate/Multivariate analysis.

3.3.1 Tests of differences between groups.

3.3.2 ANOVA (Analysis of Variance): 1 factor, 2 or more factors, repeated measures.

3.3.2 Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA).

3.4 Simple and multiple linear regression analysis.

Several teaching methodologies (TM), such as exposition moments (TM1), feedback by the teacher (TM2) and peer-to-peer discussion (TM3) will be used. However, and because this is a practical CU, the methodologies to be favored are the demonstrative (TM4) and the active (TM5), involving the development of a group work in the tutorial regime.

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Howitt, D. & Cramer, D. (2017). Research methods in psychology. Pearson.

Maroco, J. (2017). Análise estatística com o SPSS Statistics. ReportNumber.