Psychological Research Methodology IV (PSYC4050)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2025
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences
School
Psychology School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
Lecture 2 Hours/ Week
Practical 2 Hours/ Week
2L2P
Restricted
BPsySc(Hons), BSc(Hons) in Psychology, BArts(Hons) in Psychology
Assessment methods
Written Assignments, online quiz
Course enquiries
Associate Professor Brendan Zietsch (Semester 1, St Lucia, In person)
A/Prof Brendan Zietsch
Current course offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
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Course description
Enrolment Note: This course has a delayed enrolment date and will open following the allocation of Honours streams. Students will be advised of the specific date each year when their Honours stream is confirmed and should contact the School of Psychology for further information. This advanced methodology course builds on skills and knowledge developed in undergraduate psychology courses. We will first focus on preliminary data analyses, including missing data analysis; exploratory factor analysis; and confirmatory factor analysis. The next part of the course will focus on hypothesis-testing using advanced analytic techniques, including logistic regression; mediation analyses using bootstrapping; moderation analyses in regression and ANOVA; structural equation modeling; multi-level modeling; and multivariate analyses. Emphasis will be placed on conceptual understanding of analytic techniques; statistical decision-making; conducting and interpreting analyses using SPSS software; and critical evaluation of published empirical research reports.
