Emma & Tom's Pgce Podcast

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: ddebunking 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!)