Doing Research A Lab Manual for Psychology

by Gaultney, Jane F.

• ISBN13: 9780495005711
• ISBN10: 0495005711
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-02-09
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

Conduct effective research projects with DOING RESEARCH: A LAB MANUAL FOR PSYCHOLOGY! With an emphasis on active learning, this psychology lab manual illustrates how to effectively perform research in a variety of specific areas such as social, neurocognitive, health, and developmental psychology.

Table of Contents

About the Author	ii
Dedication	v
Note to Students	ix
Note to Instructors	xi
PART I Preparing to Design a Study	1	(38)
Lab 1: Finding a Topic	3	(6)
Lab 2: Finding and Critically Reading Appropriate Articles	9	(8)
Lab 3: Ethics of Research	17	(6)
Lab 4: Using APA Style Writing	23	(8)
Lab 5: Descriptive and Inferential Statistics	31	(8)
PART II Research Designs—Nonexperimental	39	(22)
Lab 6: Correlational Design	41	(6)
Lab 7: Surveys	47	(8)
Lab 8: Other Nonexperimental Designs	55	(6)
PART III Research Designs—Experimental	61	(50)
Lab 9: Two-Group Designs	63	(12)
Lab 10: Three-Group Designs	75	(12)
Lab 11: Factorial Designs	87	(18)
Lab 12: Single Subject Designs	105	(6)
PART IV Designing and Reporting Your Study	111	(16)
Lab 13: Designing Your Study	113	(8)
Lab 14: Writing a Discussion Section	121	(6)
PART V Appendices	127	(24)
Appendix 1: Instructions for Papers	129	(3)
Appendix 2: SPSS Instructions	132	(2)
Appendix 3: Chi-Square Analysis	134	(3)
Appendix 4: Graphing	137	(2)
Appendix 5: Effect Size	139	(8)
Appendix 6: Practice What You've Learned	147	(4)
References	151	(2)
Index	153