Methods in Psychological Research

by Annabel Ness Evans

• ISBN13: 9781412977883
• ISBN10: 1412977886
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-07-20
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc

Summary

Providing an applied approach in this thoroughly updated Second Edition of Methods of Psychological Research, the authors apply findings from student feedback from their extensive classroom experience to insure both accessibility and relevance. End-of-chapter FAQs and projects complement the in-text exercises and art to develop a refreshingly realistic methodology.Key Features include:- Updated material and research examples incorporating reviewer suggestions- New illustrative artwork emphasizes pertinent concepts while providing a visual foundation for today's students.- Conceptual mini-exercises throughout the text encourage students to stop and think critically about the material they have just read.- End-of-chapter material includes suggested answers to the conceptual exercises, a collection of chapter exercises and projects voted by students to be the most useful, and a popular FAQ section comprised of the questions asked most often by the authors' students.- Chapter 13 is written specifically for students who are required to conduct or propose a research project, and is complete with detailed examples and basic statistical procedures.

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

Introduction to Research in Psychology

Understanding the Research Literature

Research in Psychology: An Ethical Enterprise

Hypothesis Testing, Power, and Control: A Review of the Basics

Measuring Variables

Selecting Research Participants

Experimental Design: Independent Groups Designs

Experimental Design: Dependent Groups and Mixed Groups Designs

Experimental Design: Single-Participant Designs/The Operant Approach

Finding Relationships Among Variables: Nonexperimental Research

Data Collection Methods

Program Evaluation, Archival Research, and Meta-Analytic Designs

Your Research Project: Analyzing, Interpreting, and Presenting Your Research

Communicating in Psychology

Glossary

References

Index

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