Practical Psychodynamic

a Devise and conduct one practical, which must be use a correlational design, using two rating scales and self-report data. Class data collection is acceptable.

Suitable examples:

collection of self-reports of own tidiness and own parent strictness self-reports using other sets of data such as obstinacy, orderliness and parsimony.

b Draw a scattergram of the results.

c Carry out a Spearman’s test on the data and interpret the finding (eg +0.87 is a strong correlation).

Note: with regard to inferential tests, no calculations will have to be carried out in the examinations and formulae do not have to be learnt.

d Write a short report of the procedure, sample, apparatus and results.

e Assess the correlation as a research tool in terms of advantages and limitations.