Description of Study Subject Programme Measurements and Statistics

Volume of study program in credit points – 4 CP

Aim of study subject – to get basic knowledge about data getting, entering, processing, statistic report creating in mathemastatistic and biostatistic.

To provide an introduction to mathematical statistics and its necessity and relevance for psychologists; to introduce students to statistical terminology, graphic displays, and various statistical computational methods; to provide an overview of probability theory, which is necessary for the computation and analysis of statistical problems; to provide to students knowledge and skills concerning experimental data processing.

The use of mathematical statistics in psychological research. Statistical functions Measurement in psychological research. Data coding and entering of data in computer programs. Descriptive statistics. Types of data and types of scales. Samples, sampling errors. Standard deviations, standard errors. Some properties of the variance and standard deviation. Frequency distributions and frequency distribution graphs. Central tendencies. Mead, mode and median Variability. Assymetry and excess measures. Probability and theoretical analysis. Inferential statistics. Population. Chosing the sample. Types of hypotheses. Parametric statistical methods to test the hypothesis. Comparison of means. Null hypothesis. Grouped data Data comparison, combining data into groups. Correlations. Data graphic representation. Graphic methods. Computerized data analysis. Definition of probability discrete probability distributions. The expected value of a discrete random variable. The variance of a discrete random variable. The binomial distribution. Two-sample test for binomial proportions. Fisher's exact test. R x C contingency tables. Regression and correlation methods. Correlation diagrams. Analytic grouping and empirical regression. Correlational analysis. Regression. Analysis of covariance. Nonparametric statistical methods. Nonparametric data analysis.Nonparametric inferential statistics. Nonparametric correlational statistics.

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   Goša Z. Statistika. R.: Izglītības soļi 2003 - 334 lpp.
   
2. 
   Raščevska M., Kristapsone S. Statistika psiholoģijas pētījumos. Rīga: Izglītības soļi, 2000, 353 lpp.
   
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   Howell D.C. Fundamental statistics for the behavioral sciences. – New-York, Duxbury Press, 1995, pp. 457.
   

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   Arhipova I., Bāliņa S. Statistika ekonomikā. – Rīga: Datorzinību centrs, 2003 – 352 lpp.
   
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   Krastiņš 0. Statistika un ekonometrija. - R.: LRCSP, 1998. 436 lpp.
   
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   Nāgelis J. Microsoft Access … no A līdz Z. - R.: Datorzinību centrs, 2000., 181 lpp.
   
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   Pagano R.R. Understanding statistics in the behavioral sciences. 4th ed. New York: West publishing company - 2001 - p. 498.
   
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   Rosner B. Fundamentals of biostatistics, 5 - th edition. Duxbury Thomson Learning - 2000 - p. 792
   
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   Teibe U. Bioloģiskā statistika. Rīga: LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, 2007 – 155 lpp.
   
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   Bortz J. Statistik fur Sozialwissenschaftler. - Berlin: Springer Verlag, 1999
   
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   Nachmias Ch.&Nachmias D.Research Methods in the Social Science, London: Arnold., 1996.
   
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   Rose D. & Sullivan O.(1998) Statistics for Social Data Analysis, Itasca, Illinois: F.E.Peacock.
   

Description of Study Subject Programme Social psychological training

Title and category of study subject programme – Social psychological training, mandatory

Structural unit involved in academic work - Department of Sociology and Psychology

Manager of study subject program – Mg. psych. Maija Zakriževska
Audience (faculty, study programme, year of study) – Faculty of Communication, Professional higher education study programme for Bachelor’s degree in psychology „Psychology”, 1st year Bachelor’s degree students
Volume of study programme in credit points – 2CP

Aim of study subject – to contribute students understanding about necessarily of developing of personal qualities in both professional and personal life, who accented high etical standarts
Task of study programme –

To make understanding about concept of psychological health

To make understanding about mean of self-developing in professional work

To give experience in developing group of personality

Content of study subject –

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   Health and the factors that determined its. Psychological health
   
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   Feeling cart. Anger. Fears. Phobias. Joy. Interest
   
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   Control of emotional conditions. Emotional intelligence
   
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   Solitude, insularity
   
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   Interface and Communication
   

Knowledge assessment –Active participation in group- 70% , essay-30%
List of literature:

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  commendatory literature
  

Omārova S. Cilvēks runā ar cilvēku. Saskarsmes psiholoģija. - R.: SIA Kamene, 1994.

Omārova S. Cilvēks dzīvo grupā. Saskarsmes psiholoģija. – R., 2002.

Pīzs A. Ķermeņa valoda.- R.: Jumava, 1995.

Reņģe V. Sociālā psiholoģija. - Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 2002.

Saskarsme audzēkņiem. - R.: Jumava, 2006.

Hrjaševoj N.J. Psihogimnastika v treninge. Juventa, 1998. (Krievu val.).

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