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Statistical Tests                28/11/09

Article outlining the basic considerations for the selection and use of inferential statistics

Quantitative Data

Article outlining the basics of quantitative data and descriptive statistics

Research

These pages contain material on how psychological and sociological research is carried out, the methods used and some of the issues and debates which arise from applying the scientific approach to thought, experience and behaviour.

Research Methods

Experimental Method
Mind map detailing the issues and considerations for carrying out an experiment in controlled conditions

 

 

Other Experiments
Mind map covering other types of experiment and considering correlational analysis as an alternative

 

Research Design
Mind map looking at the factors to be taken into account when designing psychological research

 

Investigator-Participant Relationships
Mind map covering types of samples, participant reactivity and investigator effects

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Interviews & Surveys
Mind map exploring the construction of surveys and the types of interview which can be conducted

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Observations
Mind map considering different types of observation and the issues which confront observers

Qualitative Data

Mind map looking at the benefits of qualitative data and the factors which influence how it is used

Research Methods Overview
Mind map providing an overview of how psychological research is designed and conducted

 

Ethical Issues in Research

Mind map covering ethical issues in psychological research and the means taken to deal with them

Experimental Method.
Research Design.
Investigator-Participant Relationships.
Interviews & Surveys.
Observations.
Qualitative Data.
Research Methods Overview.
Ethical Issues in Research.
Quantitative Data.
Statistical Tests.
Other Experiments.

The Mind-Body Problem                08/06/09
Illustrated feature on this most philosophical of debates.

 

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Gender Bias
Mind map exploring the issue of Gender Bias in psychological research

 

 

Cultural Bias
Mind map exploring the issue of Cultural Bias in psychological research

 

 

Animals in Research
Mind map exploring the issue of the use of non-human animals in psychological research

 

Issues & Debates

Free Will & Determinism
Mind map exploring the Free Will vs Determinism debate in psychological thought

 

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Reductionism
Mind map exploring the influence of Reductionism in psychological conceptualisation

 

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Psychology as Science
Mind map considering just how much Psychology is truly ‘scientific’

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Nature-Nurture

Mind map looking at the nature vs nurture debate in its relevance to psychological thought

Strengths & Limitations of the Scientific Approach
Chart depicting the pros and cons of insisting Psychology is a science

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Gender Bias.
Cultural Bias.
Animals in Research.
Free Will & Determinism.
Reductionism.
Psychology as Science.
Nature-Nurture.
Strengths & Limitations of the Scientific Approach.
The Mind-Body Problem.