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This intermediate course in research methods and statistics will guide you through the key steps of conducting psychological research that ultimately benefits and influences society. The lectures will cover a selection of topics on designing a project with consideration of research ethics, analysing and interpreting psychology data with rigour, and disseminating research findings for impact. The laboratory classes and assessments provide further experience in designing and conducting psychological research, and writing up research in standard APA-style format.
This intermediate course in research methods and statistics develops your ability to critically evaluate psychological research, apply sound measurement and sampling practices, and analyse data using foundational statistical models. Lectures explore the philosophical and ethical foundations of research, the logic of study design, statistical interpretation beyond significance testing, and strategies for navigating cultural and methodological complexities. Laboratory sessions provide guided practice in conducting, analysing, and communicating psychological research using accessible tools. By the end of the course, you will be able to interpret and communicate psychological evidence with transparency, rigour, and epistemic humility.
The objectives of the course are to: 1. Critically evaluate psychological research by appraising its credibility and the strength of its causal claims, integrating evidence from study design, replication, transparent practices, and threats to internal validity.2. Evaluate the quality of psychological measurement by applying principles of classical test theory, reliability, and scale construction.3. Apply statistical analyses with multiple predictors to psychological data, interpreting results using effect sizes and confidence intervals to draw appropriate conclusions.4. Design and conduct a preregistered replication study, selecting appropriate analyses and evaluating the contribution of replication to psychological science.5. Identify and reflect on the philosophical, ethical, and cultural foundations of psychological research, including research integrity, Te Ara Tika, and research relationships with Māori.6. Communicate psychological research clearly and transparently in APA format, acknowledging uncertainty and limitations.
PSYC206
PSYC344
Students must attend one activity from each section.
Michael Philipp
Morling, B; Research methods in psychology: Evaluating a world of information ; 4th Edition; W.W.Norton & Company, 2021.
Navarro, DJ & Foxcroft, DR; Learning Statistics with jamovi: A Tutorial for Beginners in Statistical Analysis ; Open Book Publisher, 2025 (Free to access at: https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0333).
Domestic fee $1,099.00
International fee $5,388.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing .