Universität Wien

200139 SE Advanced Seminar: Mind and Brain (2022W)

Meta-psychology

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 20 - Psychologie
Continuous assessment of course work

Dieses Vertiefungsseminar kann für alle Schwerpunkte absolviert werden.

Vertiefungsseminare können nur fürs Pflichtmodul B verwendet werden! Eine Verwendung fürs Modul A4 Freie Fächer ist nicht möglich.
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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. 20 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 05.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal H Psychologie KG Liebiggasse 5
  • Wednesday 12.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal H Psychologie KG Liebiggasse 5
  • Wednesday 19.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal H Psychologie KG Liebiggasse 5
  • Wednesday 09.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal H Psychologie KG Liebiggasse 5
  • Wednesday 16.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal H Psychologie KG Liebiggasse 5
  • Wednesday 23.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal H Psychologie KG Liebiggasse 5
  • Wednesday 30.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal H Psychologie KG Liebiggasse 5
  • Wednesday 07.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal H Psychologie KG Liebiggasse 5
  • Wednesday 14.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal H Psychologie KG Liebiggasse 5
  • Wednesday 11.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal H Psychologie KG Liebiggasse 5
  • Wednesday 18.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal H Psychologie KG Liebiggasse 5
  • Wednesday 25.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal H Psychologie KG Liebiggasse 5

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The reproducibility crisis - spurred by the empirical discovery of low replication rates for psychological studies - has marked the last decade of psychological research, and given rise to the emerging discipline of meta-psychology. Meta-psychology, as a sub-field of meta-science, takes an interdisciplinary view of psychological methodology, mainly relying on statistical, historical, philosophical, and computational perspectives. In this seminar, we will first cover the recent history of the reproducibility crisis. Then we will discuss the methodological proposals that are intended to improve psychological methodology (e.g. Open Science movement). Next, we will trace the historical lineages, and philosophical underpinnings of these methodological proposals. Finally, we will discuss the ongoing debates in the field of meta-psychology.

The seminar will specifically address the following questions:
- What were the causes of the reproducibility crisis and how did it give rise to meta-science and meta-psychology?
- What were the effects of the reproducibility crisis in terms of novel methodological proposals (e.g., stricter statistical standards, increased demands for transparency)?
- What is the historical lineage and philosophical underpinning of these methodological proposals?
- What are the current debates in meta-psychology?

Please note: statistical meta-analysis is *not* one of the topics of main interest in this seminar, although we may briefly touch upon it.

This seminar is open to students from all fields (all Schwerpunkte).

Assessment and permitted materials

- attendance
- active participation in class and forum discussions
- presentation of a scientific paper
- short in-class quizzes

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

- missing 2 classes max
- active participation in class and forum discussions: 60%
- presentation of a scientific paper (approx. 15min): 40%
- short in-class quizzes: 5% bonus points

Examination topics

Active participation in discussions of literature covered in the seminar, critical thinking, sharing knowledge, asking relevant questions.

The presentation of the scientific paper will cover a concise summary of its content, provide context, and stimulate discussion of open questions.

There won’t be a written exam.

Reading list

The reading list will be announced in the seminar. Here are some references that can be consulted to get a sense of the course topics:

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

Munafò, M. R., Nosek, B. A., Bishop, D. V. M., Button, K. S., Chambers, C. D., Percie Du Sert, N., Simonsohn, U., Wagenmakers, E. J., Ware, J. J., & Ioannidis, J. P. A. (2017). A manifesto for reproducible science. Nature Human Behaviour, 1(1), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-016-0021

Vazire, S. (2018). Implications of the credibility revolution for productivity, creativity, and progress. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 13(4), 411-417. https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691617751884

Nelson, L. D., Simmons, J., & Simonsohn, U. (2018). Psychology's renaissance. Annual review of psychology, 69, 511-534.
https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-psych-122216-011836

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