PE80545: Experimental psychology

The module experimental psychology aims at providing students with knowledge and understanding of experimental psychology that is concerned with testing theories of human thoughts, feelings, actions, and beyond – any aspect of being human that involves the mind. This is a broad category that features many branches within it. Experimental Psychology offers a thorough introduction into basic principles of research in psychology, covering key principles of research design. It equips students with the competency to apply these principles within the context of concrete examples and develops their skill to design and conduct an experiment.  Experimental psychology examines relationships between human behavior and the mind. Experimental psychology is centered on fact-based, scientific research and experimentation. Therefore, experimental psychologists manipulate research variables in order to discover relationships between cognition and behavior.