The Psychologist as Detective An Introduction to Conducting Research in Psychology

by Smith, Randolph A.; Davis, Stephen F.

• ISBN13: 9780205687404
• ISBN10: 0205687407
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-03-11
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

This text conveys the excitement of research methodology through a lively, conversational style. Students are introduced to the research process through interactive and accessible, student-focused features, and critical thinking activities that are integrated throughout the text. Actual student research appears in each chapter to increase relevance and heighten student interest.

This textbook covers the science of psychology, research ideas and hypotheses, ethics, no experimental methods, the basics of experimentation variables and control, statistics, designing-conducting-analyzing and interpreting experiments. The authors include several real-life examples to illustrate the material presented. The text itself is wonderfully written. Everything is very clear, but also very concise. It also addresses alternative research designs, external validity, critiquing experimental research and writing and assembling an APA-format research report.

For individuals involved with or interested in psychological research.

Table of Contents

The Science of Psychology

Research Ideas, Critiquing Research, and Hypotheses

Ethics in Psychological Research

Nonexperimental Methods I: Descriptive Methods, Qualitative Research, and Correlational Studies

Nonexperimental Methods II: Ex Post Facto Studies, Surveys and Questionnaires, Sampling, and Basic Research Strategies

The Basics of Experimentation I: Variables and Control

The Basics of Experimentation II: Final Considerations, Unanticipated Influences, and Cross-Cultural Issues

Internal and External Validity

Using Statistics to Answer Questions

Designing, Conducting, Analyzing, and Interpreting Experiments with Two Groups

Designing, Conducting, Analyzing, and Interpreting Experiments with More than Two Groups

Designing, Conducting, Analyzing, and Interpreting Experiments with Multiple Independent Variables

Alternative Research Designs

Writing and Assembling an APA-Format Research Report

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