| name | psychology-research |
| description | Conduct psychological research analysis including mental health, cognitive science, and behavioral studies |
Psychology Research
Purpose
Analyze psychological research data, design studies, and interpret behavioral/cognitive findings.
Key Datasets
- Mental Health Counseling (Amod/mental_health_counseling_conversations): Therapeutic conversation corpus
- GoEmotions (google-research-datasets/go_emotions): 58K Reddit comments labeled with 27 emotion categories
- DAIC-WOZ: Depression detection from clinical interviews
Research Areas
- Clinical psychology: Depression, anxiety, PTSD assessment scales and screening
- Cognitive science: Attention, memory, decision-making, perception
- Social psychology: Group behavior, attitudes, prejudice, persuasion
- Developmental psychology: Child development milestones, aging
- Neuropsychology: Brain-behavior relationships, cognitive deficits
Protocol
- Study design — Identify variables, choose design (experimental, correlational, longitudinal)
- Instrument selection — Choose validated scales (PHQ-9, GAD-7, BDI-II, MMSE)
- Data collection planning — Sample size calculation, power analysis
- Analysis — Apply appropriate statistical methods (t-test, ANOVA, regression, SEM)
- Interpretation — Effect sizes, clinical significance, limitations
Rules
- Follow APA guidelines for reporting statistical results
- Report effect sizes alongside p-values
- Address potential confounds and biases
- Follow ethical guidelines for human subjects research (APA Ethics Code)
- Distinguish between statistical and clinical significance
