Cursos / 1º Ciclo / Institute of Psychology and Educational Sciences :: Psychology

Versao Portuguesa

MÉTODOS PSICOLÓGICOS - 2021/2022

1º curricular year
Semestralidade: 1st semester
ECTS: 3

Teachers

Leading Teacher: Prof. Doutora Joana Oliveira
Assistant Professor: Prof. Doutora Joana Oliveira

Class type and School hours

Teórico-prática : 2 Horas

Teaching Language

Portuguese

Main Aims/Objectives

- Facilitate the understanding of the utility of the scientific methodology in the investigation in Social Sciences
- Know the importance of the questions raised by this discipline for the future exercise professional of the students

Specific Aims/Objectives

- Develop necessary qualifications for the practice of the scientific investigation in the command of the psychological sciences
- Develop the critical capacity and of analysis of the scientific literature in the command of the psychology and of the human sciences
- Debate theoretical questions and of inherent methodological nature to the scientific investigation in the command of the psychology

Skills to be acquired

- Dominate the basic vocabulary of the methodology
- Describe and represent with rigour the knowledges purchased
- Reveal qualifications of analysis and reflection

Teaching Procedures

- Presentations with Power Point in the classes of theoretical-practise classes with emphasis in the participation
- Work in groups and accompaniment individual in the classes of orientation tutorial

Programme

1. The scientific knowledge: characteristics and differences with the sense comun
2. The process of scientific investigation: definition of the problem and review; hypothesis and variables; the sample; collect of data.
3. The investigation design.
4. Methods of investigation: Descriptive method, correlacional method, differential method and experimental method.
5. The conception of scientific documents.
6. APA style.

Evaluation Type

Continuous assessment with two tests and a relatory.

Teaching Resources

- Computer
- Projector
- Statystical program SPSS

Sustainability Objectives

Keywords

- Methodology
- Investigation
- APA rules

Main Bibliography

Author Almeida, L.S., & Freire, T.
Title Metodologia da investigação em Psicologia e Educaç
Place Braga
Editor Psiquilibrios
Year 2008
Author Coolican, H.
Title Research methods and statistics in Psychology
Edition 7th
Editor Routledge
Year 2019
Author American Psychological Association
Title Publication Manual of the American Psychological A
Edition 7th ed.
Place Washington DC
Editor APA
Year 2020

Complementary Bibliography

Author Smith, J.W.
Title Qualitative Psychology. A practical guide to reset
Author Haslam, S Alexander; McGarty, Craig
Title Research methods and statistics in Psychology
Edition 3rd
Place
Editor Sage
Year 2018