Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience
Practical Training: Cognitive Paradigms in Health Psychology
Full course description
The goal of this practical is to introduce the students to implicit measures that are often used in health psychology research to study biased cognitive processing. The focus of the practical will be on the Implicit Association Test (IAT). During lectures, the use of implicit measures is explained and demonstrated. An important aspect of the lectures will be a discussion of the pros and cons of implicit measures. Students will also get hands-on experience with implicit measures and will analyze data obtained with implicit measures. Students will write a final group report about the analyses they conducted and the interpretation of their findings.
Course objectives
- students are able to explain the mechanisms and assumptions underlying implicit measures, including the Implicit Association Test (IAT);
- students understand the pros and cons of implicit measures and are able to change the features of the chosen task to fit their own research needs;
- students are able to analyze data from implicit measures by applying statistical techniques, such as t-tests and ANOVA, and they can interpret and explain the output of these analyses.
PSY4132
Period 1
2 Sep 2024
25 Oct 2024
ECTS credits:
1.0Instruction language:
EnglishCoordinator:
Teaching methods:
Lecture(s), Research, Skills, Work in subgroupsAssessment methods:
Final paperKeywords:
Implicit measures, Implicit Association Test, Research design, data analysis, Writing skills