1. Experimental methods PSYB2

2. AS psychology topics Social psychology Cognitive psychology Individual differences Experimental methods Research methods (E & non-E) PSYB2 PSYB1 Gender development Approaches to psychology

3. Assessment On PSYB2 you answer 3 sections (social, cognitive, ind. diffs) Each section is worth 20 marks In ONE section there will be 6 marks’ worth of Qs about experimental methods

4. This half term Experimental methods Revision of social & cognitive psychology Application to individual differences Individual differences Explanations & treatments of phobia & OCD Introduction to approaches

5. Today’s session You will learn aboutContext Distinguishing between research questions aims Writing research questions and aims Studies of social and cognitive psychology

6. Research in psychology Some important words: Empirical Nomothetic Causal Probabilistic

7. Check your understanding with your partner

8. Research questions Descriptive Relational Causal

9. Check your understanding with your partner

10. Aims The aim of the study is to investigate… …what happens in _____. …the relationship between _____ and _____. …the effect of _____ on _____.

11. The aim of the study is to investigate… …whether homework is more likely to be done in social than cognitive psychology. …how many psychology students do the homework they are set. …whether making homework tasks shorter will increase completion rates.

12. Homework Identify a research question & aim for: Zajonc et al (1962) Bickman (1974) Tulving (1989) Craik & Tulving (1975) A* - suggest whether the research Qs are descriptive, relational or causal