Psychology 2: Research Methods

Proof required

Link the public repo or shared document with a comparison of three published studies (one experiment, one correlational, one observational), naming what each can and cannot show, with every source cited.

What gets checked

• Each design is named correctly.
• Each claim matches what the design can show.
• Threats to validity are named for each.

Common mistakes

• Results the files cannot reproduce.
• A summary of the reading instead of your own work.

Powstik Guide

A comparison of three published studies (one experiment, one correlational, one observational), naming what each can and cannot show.

Steps

1. Read the linked chapter and take the self-check.
2. Make a public repo.
3. Build the smallest version that works, then check it.
4. Write a README: the question, the method, what you found, the limits.
5. Ask someone who knows psychology to check it.

README
Course 2: Research Methods
Question:
Data (source, n, how it was collected):
Method:
Result:
Limits:

What gets sent back

• No data or no code.
• Data from people that breaks the rules above.
• Copied work with no history.

Resources

What a verifier looks for

• Each design is named correctly.
• Each claim matches what the design can show.
• Threats to validity are named for each.
• Do the files produce what the README says?

You'll sign in first, then come straight back here.

Proof required

Link the public repo with a short anonymous online survey or task with a consent page, piloted on at least five adults: the experiment code, a link to run it, and the anonymous data from your test runs. Add the consent text you used.

What gets checked

• Every question maps to the research question.
• The consent page comes first and says how data is used.
• Data from people follows the rules: adults, consent, anonymous, no health or clinical data.

Common mistakes

• Results the files cannot reproduce.
• A summary of the reading instead of your own work.

Powstik Guide

A short anonymous online survey or task with a consent page, piloted on at least five adults.

Steps

1. Read the linked chapter and take the self-check.
2. Make a public repo.
3. Build the smallest version that works, then check it.
4. Write a README: the question, the method, what you found, the limits.
5. Ask someone who knows psychology to check it.

README
Course 2: Research Methods
Question:
Data (source, n, how it was collected):
Method:
Result:
Limits:

What gets sent back

• No data or no code.
• Data from people that breaks the rules above.
• Copied work with no history.

Resources

What a verifier looks for

• Every question maps to the research question.
• The consent page comes first and says how data is used.
• Pilot problems are listed and fixed.
• Data from people follows the rules: adults, consent, anonymous, no health or clinical data.
• Do the files produce what the README says?

You'll sign in first, then come straight back here.

Proof required

Link the public repo or shared document with a preregistration: question, hypothesis, design, sample size with its reason, and the exact analysis, with every source cited.

What gets checked

• The hypothesis is testable and stated before data.
• The sample size has a reason.
• The analysis is specific enough for someone else to run.

Common mistakes

• Results the files cannot reproduce.
• A summary of the reading instead of your own work.

Powstik Guide

A preregistration: question, hypothesis, design, sample size with its reason, and the exact analysis.

Steps

1. Read the linked chapter and take the self-check.
2. Make a public repo.
3. Build the smallest version that works, then check it.
4. Write a README: the question, the method, what you found, the limits.
5. Ask someone who knows psychology to check it.

README
Course 2: Research Methods
Question:
Data (source, n, how it was collected):
Method:
Result:
Limits:

What gets sent back

• No data or no code.
• Data from people that breaks the rules above.
• Copied work with no history.

Resources

What a verifier looks for

• The hypothesis is testable and stated before data.
• The sample size has a reason.
• The analysis is specific enough for someone else to run.
• Do the files produce what the README says?

You'll sign in first, then come straight back here.