• Question: How do you mix your programming skills with your psychological work?

    Asked by anon-203773 to Vassilis on 4 Mar 2019.
    • Photo: Vassilis Sideropoulos

      Vassilis Sideropoulos answered on 4 Mar 2019:

      Very interesting question. I’ve never thought programming would be a good skill for me when I started my degree in Psychology. However, it turned out to be very useful. Because of my programming skills I can analyse data much easier using other software application, than the expensive ones, and I can create various experiments such as this one:

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  • Photo: Matthew

    Matthew commented on :

    If you’re interested in doing research, programming is one of the single most important skills to know. Unfortunately, it’s not a topic that is covered in most undergraduate psychology courses.

  • Photo: Dawn

    Dawn commented on :

    I think one cannot really happen without the other. And it’s not just programming, being a psychologist also requires statistics/maths, data management, design skills (we make loads of posters to put up and conferences), project planning, and sometimes even a bit of engineering if we are using physical equipment.