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My MSc dissertation
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My MSc dissertation

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/thisisnic/msc-dissertation
• Owner: thisisnic
• Created: 2016-02-13T16:14:24.000Z (almost 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2016-02-14T09:52:23.000Z (almost 9 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2023-03-02T00:36:29.751Z (almost 2 years ago)
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MSc Psychological Research Methods Dissertation



Examining how difficulty affects the goal specificity effect in interactive and non-interactive tasks



Summary

This dissertation aimed to examine whether giving participants an interactive task led to an increase in problem-solving ability compared to an observational task. It was concluded that non-specific goals and interactive tasks both encourage hypothesis testing strategies, highlighting the importance of hypothesis testing for effective problem solving.



Coding skills used - PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript

Statistical skills used - ANOVA, experimental design







MSc Modules:



Analysing and Interpreting Psychological Data I

Analysing and Interpreting Psychological Data II

Conducting and Presenting Psychological Research

Variations in Working Memory: Theory, Methods and Data











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