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How to demonstrate critical evaluation in your psychology assignments

Thinking critically about psychology research Critical thinking is often taught in undergraduate psychology degrees, and is a key marking criteria for higher marks in many assignments. But getting your head around how to write critically can sometimes be difficult. It can take practice. The aim of this short blog is to provide an introduction to…

Tips for revising for psychology essay-based exams

Overall tips for essay-based exam questions Essay-based exam questions when you don’t know what the questions will be can be daunting. Sometimes when you first open the exam book, the essay questions can be worded in a way that might throw you – you might worry that you’ve only revised a very specific part of…

A simple guide to understanding hypotheses and p values

What are research hypotheses and why do we need them? As you’ll know, the broad starting process to developing new studies in quantitative research is to: Review the literature on a topic, Identify a gap or rationale for running a new study, and Develop a testable hypothesis based on the new study idea (some tips…

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