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Surviving Psychology in Exeter Uni
1. Read journals regularly Make use of electronic catalogue of school library! (mainly EBSCO and Web of Knowledge!) Good examples of lab reports Latest ideas of different fields Referencing techniques
2. Do the readings ALL ESSENTIALs – they are what lectures base on Supplementary ones desirable – broaden knowledge and to be non-judgmental Refer to AL stuff as necessary (they’re just simpler!)
3. Take part in experiments Register for http://www.psychexperiments.org.uk/exet er Hands-on experience Learning to debrief participants Meet course requirement (For 1st year)
4. Essay Basics Intro (why investigate topic and your thesis) Body (Lots of support for the thesis, don’t be biased tho!) Conclusion (Restate thesis and suggest further research areas)
5. Lab report basics Abstract (write it last!) 150-200words Introduction (Basic idea of topic, past research for topic and reason for investigating the topic) Methods - Participants (Recruitment method) - Design (Experiment? Correlational study?) - Procedures (Random assignment? What
5. Lab report basics Results (a t-test? An ANOVA test? Pearson correlation test? What did they show in relation of group differences?) Discussion (why group differences arose? Consistent with past research? Any advantages/disadvantages over past research? Again, suggest areas for further research..)
6. Mnemonics Peg knowledge with funny, emotional stuff! Useful for memorizing facts Make things more interesting!
7. Videos Funny experiments on web! Open lectures by US unis Purchase video series by US Education companies (e.g. The Human Experience)
Please leave comments below! ^^
1. Read journals regularly Make use of electronic catalogue of school library! (mainly EBSCO and Web of Knowledge!) Good examples of lab reports Latest ideas of different fields Referencing techniques
2. Do the readings ALL ESSENTIALs – they are what lectures base on Supplementary ones desirable – broaden knowledge and to be non-judgmental Refer to AL stuff as necessary (they’re just simpler!)
3. Take part in experiments Register for http://www.psychexperiments.org.uk/exet er Hands-on experience Learning to debrief participants Meet course requirement (For 1st year)
4. Essay Basics Intro (why investigate topic and your thesis) Body (Lots of support for the thesis, don’t be biased tho!) Conclusion (Restate thesis and suggest further research areas)
5. Lab report basics Abstract (write it last!) 150-200words Introduction (Basic idea of topic, past research for topic and reason for investigating the topic) Methods - Participants (Recruitment method) - Design (Experiment? Correlational study?) - Procedures (Random assignment? What
5. Lab report basics Results (a t-test? An ANOVA test? Pearson correlation test? What did they show in relation of group differences?) Discussion (why group differences arose? Consistent with past research? Any advantages/disadvantages over past research? Again, suggest areas for further research..)
6. Mnemonics Peg knowledge with funny, emotional stuff! Useful for memorizing facts Make things more interesting!
7. Videos Funny experiments on web! Open lectures by US unis Purchase video series by US Education companies (e.g. The Human Experience)
Please leave comments below! ^^
