We welcome back Dr. Louise Allen-Walker, Programme Director for the MSc Psychology in Education here at Cardiff Met, to discuss what research (and particularly quantitative research) looks like in psychology, and how we can be sure we approach it critically.

Louise has some clear explanations of how quantitative researchers set about their work, as well as some cautionary points about the oddities and pitfalls of working with numbers and reading psychology journals.

Finally, in the absence of the infamous Neuromyth Van, we challenge Louise to bust as many myths as she can in three minutes!

Some goodies from Louise for your further reading pleasure:

The Lady Tasting Tea (the story of Muriel and Sir Ronald) - https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781466801783

Neuromyths: debunking false ideas about the brain - https://wwnorton.co.uk/books/9780393713237-neuromyths

Article in the Guardian about a neuro-imaging study involving a dead fish (making the point about being careful how you use your statistics!) - Ig Nobels honour dead salmon's 'brain activity' in improbable research awards | Science prizes | The Guardian

The Science of Learning: 99 Studies Every Teacher Needs to Know: https://www.routledge.com/The-Science-of-Learning-99-Studies-That-Every-Teacher-Needs-to-Know/Watson-Busch/p/book/9780367620790

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Recorded in studio C2.05 at Cardiff Metropolitan University's Cyncoed Campus on 8th September 2021