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PSYC4014: Psychology Honours D
2024 unit information
Students enrolled in the Honours programs study various advanced aspects of Psychology. The program may include lectures, tutorials, seminars and practicals. They will undertake a research project. Assessment will include the project and may include examinations and classwork.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Psychology Academic Operations
| Code | PSYC4014 |
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| Academic unit | Psychology Academic Operations |
| Credit points | 12 |
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Prerequisites:
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None |
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Corequisites:
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PSYC4013 |
| Prohibitions:
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. describe, explain, evaluate and apply key principles of ethical conduct that apply to psychologists working in professional practice and research
- LO2. apply decision making to ethical dilemmas that are likely to be faced by practicing psychologists in a variety of areas
- LO3. explain how to work responsively with a range of culturally diverse clients
- LO4. demonstrate interpersonal communication and interview skills in situations relevant to psychological practice and research. This includes active listening, clarifying and reflecting, effective questioning, summarising and paraphrasing, developing rapport, appropriate cultural responsiveness and empathic responding
- LO5. describe and apply basic assessment and interpretation skills in personality and/or cognition
- LO6. explain how basic psychological intervention strategies can be applied across a range of contexts.
- LO7. source, collate, synthesise and critically evaluate information from a range of relevant sources and identify knowledge gaps for investigation
- LO8. develop a research question with creativity and lateral thinking
- LO9. use appropriate methodologies to design experiments, and collect and analyse data to investigate a research question
- LO10. demonstrate a command of relevant disciplinary conceptual and theoretical frameworks
- LO11. communicate research methodologies and findings in written form for a scientific audience
- LO12. produce independent research which is an original contribution to the discipline
- LO13. development of a critical and analytic approach towards measurement and psychometric theories
- LO14. understanding of conceptual issues relating to probability and null hypothesis significance testing
- LO15. have an understanding of experimental design issues: control of unwanted variability, confounding and bias, increasing power with covariate control
- LO16. use dummy coding and contrast coding to test statistical hypotheses within the General Linear Model
- LO17. evaluate the methods, instruments used, and data gathered in non-experimental research, including surveys
- LO18. undertake appropriate item analysis as a part of scale development
- LO19. interpret exploratory and confirmatory factor analytic techniques
- LO20. apply validity and reliability concepts to practical applications of testing
- LO21. analyse data and interpret output in a scientifically meaningful way
- LO22. understanding of the limitations and shortcomings of psychometric/statistical models, packages, and inferences
- LO23. develop in-depth knowledge of current developments in research and/or theory in the area covered by the Advanced Seminars
- LO24. take a critical stance in evaluating empirical evidence and/or psychological theories in the Advanced Seminar area
- LO25. develop an appreciation of methodological issues in the Advanced Seminar area
- LO26. develop an appreciation of ethical issues in the Advanced Seminar area
- LO27. give an oral presentation of theoretical or empirical material relevant to the Advanced Seminar area
Unit availability
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| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Semester 1 2024
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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Semester 2 2024
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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