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200221 SE Scientific Reading (2024W)

6.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 20 - Psychologie
Continuous assessment of course work
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Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

This scientific reading seminar is offered as a block seminar and takes place on four Saturdays. Attendance is mandatory on these dates. If you already know that you will be unable to attend one of the sessions, please do not register for the course.

On Friday, October 04, an introduction to the scientific reading seminar will take place. This session will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in Lecture Hall III (NIG 6th floor). If you are unable to attend, please send a short notice to niklas.pivecka@univie.ac.at.

The subsequent bachelor thesis seminar will also be offered as a block course on four Saturdays in the summer semester of 2025. The dates will be announced in a timely manner during the winter semester, allowing you to plan accordingly.

  • Friday 04.10. 11:00 - 13:00 Hörsaal B Psychologie, NIG 6.Stock A0610
  • Saturday 19.10. 09:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal B Psychologie, NIG 6.Stock A0610
  • Saturday 16.11. 09:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal B Psychologie, NIG 6.Stock A0610
  • Saturday 14.12. 09:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal B Psychologie, NIG 6.Stock A0610
  • Saturday 25.01. 09:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal B Psychologie, NIG 6.Stock A0610

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The aim of this course is to develop a concept for an empirical bachelor’s thesis. The topics for the bachelor’s thesis are drawn from the research areas of the Social Psychology and Consumer Behavior Research Group (https://soko-psy.univie.ac.at/).

The topics include, among others, beliefs and decisions in the context of nutrition, digital maturity, and non-zero-sum beliefs in the context of consumption reduction. Additionally, there is the opportunity to conceptually replicate influential (social) psychological studies as part of a bachelor’s thesis.

Assessment and permitted materials

Mandatory attendance during the course, participation in group and individual presentations, development of a written concept, and providing feedback on the concepts of others.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Mandatory attendance, written final paper

Examination topics

Participation and smaller assignments: 20%
Presentation (group grade): 20%
Written concept (individual grade): 60%

Reading list

American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). American Psychological Association.

Gernsbacher, M. A. (2018). Writing empirical articles: Transparency, reproducibility, clarity, and memorability. Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science, 1(3), 403-414. https://doi.org/10.1177/2515245918754485

Open Science Collaboration. (2015). Estimating the reproducibility of psychological science. Science, 349(6251), aac4716. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aac4716

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