1st Psychology Assistant - Bachelor

Experimental psychology

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ECTS Credits2
Number of Hours (h/year)30
Teaching staffFRYNS, André
Course UnitCompulsory
TermQuad. 1
CodeSOC-PSY00011/1
Prerequisite

None.

Aims and Objectives
  • To implement a type of observation according to the required objective
  • To identify the variables of an experimental situation
  • To formulate assumptions, to validate them and propose others of them
  • To describe a method to isolate the variables and to evaluate them
  • To establish a coherent experimental plan and to justify its step
  • To precisely describe the various stages of an experiment
  • To develop the critical spirit and the precision in the formulation
Description
  • Basic concepts in Psychology
  • Origin of the scientific and experimental step
  • Description of the scientific and logical method
  • Analysis of the experimental steps
  1. Observation
  2. Assumptions
  3. Variables
  4. Measurements
  5. Research plans
  6. Results included some basic statistical indices
  7. Models
  • Experimental approach in cognitive and behavioral psychology
  • Quasi-experimental approach in psychopedagogy
  • Ethical considerations
Bibliography

Robert,M.(1988). Recherche scientifique en Psychologie. Ed.Edisem.

Richelle,M. & al. (1994) Traité de Psychologie Expérimentale. PUF.

Richelle,M.(1972).Le conditionnement opérant. Delachaux et Niestlé.

Lemaire;P. (1997). Psychologie cognitive.De Boeck.

Skinner,B.(1971).L’analyse expérimentale du comportement. Mardaga.

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures
Tutorials

Theory is illustrated by concrete experiments

Students are brought to imagine experiments from theoretical concepts

Assessment MethodsWritten examinations
NotesYes
LanguageFrench

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