Overview
Psychology Research Methods is a combined theory book and workbook that develops the key science skills which permeate Units 1 – 4 in Psychology. One of the fundamental skills in Psychology is the ability to understand and apply research methodologies.
This workbook simply and clearly explains these methodologies in a practical and coherent manner and provides opportunities for students to develop and practise these skills. It allows students to learn one skill at a time and to apply their understanding of this skill as they progress.
Chapter 1 Developing research
Chapter 2 Minimising extraneous variables
Chapter 3 Collecting and presenting data
Chapter 4 Drawing conclusions
Chapter5 Ethics
Chapter 6 Scientific Poster
Chapter 7 Examination Skills
Glossary
Answers
Kristy Kendall graduated from Monash University with a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in
Psychology and completed her Masters of Education in 2014. She was the Head of Psychology at
Haileybury for many years, and is currently the Head of Haileybury’s Edrington Campus in Berwick.
Kristy has been a VCAA examiner for over 10 years and has published many works in VCE
Psychology. She is currently working for Edrolo presenting online psychology lessons and revision
tasks for Units 3 & 4 students across the state.