Math in Psychology Series
Catalogue Number: STV010
Producer: Shortcutstv Ltd
Producing Agencies: Shortcuts TV
Subject: Health and Medicine, Mathematics, Psychology, Science, Social Sciences
Language: English
Grade Level: Post Secondary
Country Of Origin: United Kingdom
Copyright Year: 2015
Running Time: 21:00
Closed Captions: Yes
For psychology students not so comfortable with the math, this film provides a clear step by step guide to revising key statistical tests.
Includes the following 6 segments on 1 DVD:
Spearman’s Rho (4:44) - A step-by-step explanation on how to calculate and apply Spearman’s Rho to a contemporary psychological problem - the correlation between self and peer-rated aggression.
Sign Test (3:08) - Step-by-step instructions on how to calculate and apply the Sign Test to a contemporary psychological problem - the shaping of attitudes towards the death penalty.
Chi Square Test (4:35) - Step-by-step instructions on how to calculate and apply Chi Square to a contemporary psychological context - Piaget’s Conservation Experiment.
Mann-Whitney Test (3:12) - Step-by-step instructions on how to calculate and apply the Mann Whitney U Test to a contemporary psychological hypothesis - will males score higher on an aggression questionnaire than females?
Probability Tests (3:40) - Defining the concept of probability and how it can be applied in Psychology.
Wilcoxen Sign Rank Test (2:19) - Step-by-step instructions on how to calculate and apply the Wilcoxen Signed Ranks Test to a contemporary psychological hypothesis - “Participants will score lower on a reaction test after consuming alcohol.”
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