Handbook

This course provides students with knowledge of the characteristics of the scientific approach in general, and experimental methodology, design and data analysis in psychology.  It provides a comprehensive foundation in critical thinking, enabling students to design and plan research, conduct basic statistical analysis, scrutinise and critically evaluate published research, discriminate between evidence-based information and pseudoscience, and effectively communicate about statistical analyses and research data in a variety of formats and contexts. No prior knowledge of science of psychology is needed.