Paper 1.3: Research Designs &Methods
Unit |
Contents |
Teaching Hrs. |
Domain |
| I | Introduction to Psychological Research
Nature, purpose and scope of psychological research Pure vs applied research; experimental vs correlational research Epidemiological research, Hypothesis, variables, sampling, Experimental bias and its control Ethnographicresearch |
13
3 4
3 3
|
Must know
Desirable to know Nice to know |
| II | Quantitative research methods
Basic single factor designs: between- and within-group designs Advanced multifactor experimental designs: factorial designs Correlational design Quasi-experimental design; repeated measure design, survey research Longitudinal design Main effects and interaction effects |
17
5 4 4 4
|
Must know
Desirable to know Nice to know |
| III | Issues in psychological research
APA Code of ethics, guidelines for use of humans, informed consent Communicating research results: writing research proposals and reports, Reading, reviewing and replicating research Using internet and computer softwares for research Presentations and posters Emerging issues in psychological research |
10
3 2 3 2
|
Must know
Desirable to know Nice to know |
Syllabus Books:
- McGuigan, Experimental Psychology
- Kerlinger, Research Methods
- Gravelter, F.J. and Forzano, L.B. (2006). Research Methods in Behavioral Sciences. Singapore: Thomson-Wadsworth
Reference Books:
- M. YaremkoHerbert HarariRobert C. HarrisonElizabeth Lynn, (1986). Handbook of Research and Quantitative Methods in Psychology: For Students and Professionals. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
- Banister, E. Burman, I. Parker, M. Taylor, C. Tindall. (1994).Qualitative Methods in Psychology: A Research Guide.Open University Press.
- Todd, B. Nerlich, S. McKeown, D. Clarke. (2004). Mixing Methods in Psychology: The Integration of Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Theory and Practice.Psychology Press.
- Levine, &S. Parkinson. (1994). Experimental Methods in Psychology.Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
- Albon. (2007). Introducing Psychology through Research.Open University Press.
- Iain R. Edgar. (2004). Guide to Imagework: Imagination-Based Research Methods.Routledge.
