How can we investigate the mental processes that allow us to think, understand, remember and perceive the world around us? What are the best methods for addressing different research questions on the relationship between brain and mind? This module will provide you with a theoretical foundation and practical experience in some key advanced research methods appropriate for scientific research in cognitive psychology/neuroscience. You will learn how different cognitive psychology/neuroscience methodologies are applied in practice, including their strengths and weaknesses, and how they relate to and complement each other. This will provide you with the core knowledge base needed for interpreting and critically evaluating empirical research in the field, as well as planning your own research studies.
Lecture 16, Workshop 16
The module is compulsory for the following courses
MSc in Cognitive Psychology and Neuropsychology
The module is not available as an optional module
Also available as an elective module.
Visual Representation. Assessment Details: Poster Visual and text, guideline 1000 words worth 20%.
Examination. Assessment Details: Short answer, closed book examination 2 hours worth 80%.
Reassessment Method: Like for Like
Reading list (Indicative list, current at time of publication. Reading lists will be published annually) Carreiras, M., & Clifton, C.E. (2004). The on-line study of sentence comprehension: Eyetracking, ERP and beyond. Psychology Press, USA. Rayner, K. (1998). Eye movements in reading and information processing: 20 years of research. Psychological Bulletin, 124, 372-422. Handy, T.C. (2004). Event-related potentials: A methods handbook. MIT Press. Luck, S. J., & Kappenman, E. S. (2012). The Oxford Handbook of Event-Related Potential Components. Oxford University Press, USA. Luck, S. (2014). An introduction to the Event-related potential technique. MIT Press. Huettel, S.A., Song, W.A., & McCarty, G. (2009). Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2nd ed., Sinauer. Poldrack, R.A., Mumford, J.A., & Nichols, T. E. (2011). Handbook of Functional MRI Data Analysis, CUP. Field, A., & Hole, G. (2008). How to design and report experiments. Sage Publications ltd. Ward, J. (2012). The Students Guide to Cognitive Neuroscience. Hove: Psychology Press.
See the library reading list for this module (Canterbury)
On successfully completing the module, students will be able to:
1) Identify how neurocognitive processes can be studied with different methods
2) Critically analyse cognitive psychology/neuroscience methods in terms of their strengths and weaknesses and their relevance for different research questions
3) Demonstrate a detailed understanding of how different cognitive psychology/neuroscience methods are applied in practice, especially what issues need to be considered in order to collect valid and reliable data with each method
4) Accurately and comprehensively interpret and evaluate study designs and findings from advanced cognitive psychology/neuroscience research
5) Clearly and concisely communicate their own perspectives on advanced methodological issues in cognitive psychology/neuropsychology
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