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Research Methods
Paper Code:
PSY -141
Credits:
04
Contact Hours:
60.00
Max. Marks:
100.00
12.00
Unit I:
Introduction to Research in Psychology
- Traditions of Psychological Research : Positivism, Interpretation, critical theory, psychodynamics.
- Paradigms in Psychological Research : Macro theory and microtheory, conflict paradigm, symbolic interpretive, structural functionism, Feminist Paradigms
- Dietetics of Psychological Research : Idiographic and Nomothetic Explanation, Inductive and Deductive theory, Qualitative and Quantitative data, Pure and Applied research.
- Ethics of Psychological Research : Informed consent and deception, freedom to withdraw, protection from harm and debriefing, removing harmful consequences, confidentially
12.00
Unit II:
Structuring of Research in Psychology
- Research Methods : Descriptive observation : Naturalisitc observation, case study, survey research, sources of error in descriptive research
- Relational Research : Introduction, data for a correlation study, applications of correlational methods.
- Experimental Method Qualitative field study : naturalism, ethno methodology, grounded theory, institutional ethnography, participatory action research
- Research designs : Introduction, purpose Types : pretests –post test, variants of basic designs, randomized group, correlated groups
20.00
Unit III:
Statistical Evaluation of data in Psychology
- Quantitative Data Analysis
- Descriptive Statistics : measures of central tendency, measures of variability, correlation coefficient, regression analysis, normal distribution.
- Inferential Statistics : sampling, Standard Error Formula (mean, S.D. correlation) testing differences between two groups – t test, F test (one way Anova, two way Anova, ANCOVA)
- Non Parametric Tests : Mann – Whitney, Wilcoxan Signed –ranks, chisquare
- Qualitative Data Analysis : Introduction; linking theory and analysis - Discovering patterns, grounded theory method, semiotics, conversation analysis; Qualitative Data Processing : Coding, Mamoing, concept mapping; Computer programmes for Qualitative data – Leviticus as seen through NUDIST; the qualitative analysis of quantitative data
8.00
Unit IV:
Interpreting the Results of Research in Psychology
- Interpreting Specific Results : Problem of scale attenuation, regression artifacts
- Interpreting Patterns of Research : Reliability and replication, converging operations.
8.00
Unit V:
Presenting Research Results in Psychology
- Goal of a research report : General APA guidelines for writing style format : some elements of working style, guidelines for typing or word processing
- Elements of an APA – style research; submitting a manuscript for publication, writing a research proposal.
References:
- David E.G., Kantowitz, B.H. & Roediger H.L. (2006). Research Methods in Psychology
- Gravetter, F.J., Frozano, L.B. (2006). Research Methods for the Behavrioual Sciences.
- Babbie, E. (2004). The practice of social research.
- Kerlinger, F.N. (2004), Foundation of Behavioural Research.
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