APA Science is offering free science training sessions with experts in the field to introduce viewers to new tools and techniques to support cutting-edge psychological research. Access over 15 free trainings on topics such as intensive longitudinal methods, structural equation modeling, missing data analysis, mediation and moderation analysis, multilevel models for clustered data, and more at the training sessions website. Learn about the Spring 2024 sessions below.
April 26: Introduction to Factor Analysis
A. Nayena Blankson, PhD, will discuss what factor analysis is as well as the differences between factor analysis and principal components analysis and conclude with an illustration of how to conduct and interpret the results of a factor analysis.
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April 30: An Introduction to Eye-Tracking Methods and Research Designs in Psychology
Jacob Orquin, PhD, will offer an introduction on eye-tracking methods and explore different types of eye-tracking research designs including guidance for developing studies.
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Continuous, Objective Behavioral Measurement Using Smartphones: An Introduction to the EARS System
(This session was held on February 27 and will be available for free viewing in late May)
Nicholas B. Allen, PhD, reviewed the opportunities and challenges associated with using smartphone-based software to access data from sensors on an individual's personal smartphone to collected data that provides sights into key behavioral patterns such as language, cognition, physical activity, sleep, geographic mobility, and environmental exposures.
Indigenous Knowledges as Research Methodologies in Psychology: Anticolonial Applications of Indigenous Ways of Knowing by Native Psychologists
(This session was held on March 20 and will be available for free viewing in late May)
Joseph P. Gone, PhD (Aaniiih-Gros Ventre), Maria C. Crouch, PhD (Deg Hit’an & Coahuiltecan), Emma Elliott, PhD (Cowichan Tribes), Jill Fish, PhD (Tuscarora Nation), and Haley Shea, PhD (Miami Tribe of Oklahoma) shared their experiences and expertise concerning the identification and application of Indigenous ways of knowing for research in psychology. This training session is in collaboration with APA Division 5: Quantitative and Qualitative Methods, and The Society of Indian Psychologists (SIP).
Introduction to Social Network Analysis
(This session was held on March 26 and will be available for free viewing in late May)
Tracy Sweet, PhD, presented common methods of network analysis through practical examples; these include identifying central individuals, conducting community detection, and fitting social network models.
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