UNIT+3+and+4+Research+Methods+Podcast+Revision

**DOT POINT Revision Podcasts - VCE Psychology Unit 3 and 4**
=**__RESEARCH METHODS__**= =UNIT 3=

**The research methodologies and ethical principles considered in this unit are:**
> participants’ rights; confidentiality; voluntary participation; withdrawal rights; informed consent > procedures; use of deception in research; debriefing; use of animals in research; role of ethics > committees. =**GO TO MIND, BRAIN AND BODY PODCASTS click here**= =**GO TO MEMORY PODCASTS click here**= = = =**UNIT 4**=
 * experimental research: construction of research hypotheses; identification of operational independent and dependent variables; identification of extraneous and potential confounding variables including individual participant differences, order effects, experimenter effect, placebo effects; ways of minimising confounding and extraneous variables including type of experiment, counterbalancing, single and double blind procedures, placebos; evaluation of different types of experimental research designs including independent-groups, matched-participants, repeated-measures; reporting conventions
 * media type="file" key="U3AOS3 - Research Methods.mp3" width="240" height="20"
 * sampling procedures in selection and allocation of participants: random sampling; stratified sampling; random-stratified sampling; random allocation of participants to groups; control and experimental groups
 * techniques of qualitative and quantitative data collection: case studies; observational studies; self-reports; questionnaires; interviews; brain imaging and recording technologies
 * statistics: measures of central tendency including mean, median and mode; interpretation of p-values and conclusions; reliability including internal consistency; validity including construct and external; evaluation of research in terms of generalising the findings to the population
 * media type="file" key="U3AOS3 - Research Methods - sampling, data collection and statistics.mp3" width="240" height="20"
 * ethical principles and professional conduct: the role of the experimenter; protection and security of
 * media type="file" key="U3AOS3 - Research Methods - ethics.mp3" width="240" height="20"
 * The research methodologies and ethical principles considered in this unit include the research methodologies and ethical principles for Unit 3 (from page 22) in addition to:**
 * experimental research: identification and operationalisation of independent and dependent variables; identification of extraneous and potential confounding variables including artificiality, demand characteristics, and non-standardised instructions and procedures; ways of minimising confounding and extraneous variables including type of sampling procedures, and standardised instructions and procedures.
 * media type="file" key="RESEARCH METHODS - UNIT 4 - part 5 conducting research.mp3" width="240" height="20"
 * media type="file" key="RESEARCH METHODS - UNIT 4 - part 1 4.mp3" width="240" height="20"
 * media type="file" key="RESEARCH METHODS - UNIT 4 - part 2.mp3" width="240" height="20"
 * sampling procedures in selection and allocation of participants: convenience sampling
 * media type="file" key="RESEARCH METHODS - UNIT 4 - part 3 conclusions and generalisations.mp3" width="240" height="20"
 * ethical principles and professional conduct: advantages and limitations of the use of non-human animals in research in terms of generalisation and conclusions.
 * media type="file" key="RESEARCH METHODS - UNIT 4 - part 4 ethics and the use of non-humans in research.mp3" width="240" height="20"