The process of research in psychology
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The process of research in psychology
SAGE, c2010
- : pbk
Available at 4 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Author Dawn McBride covers the basic material you would expect to find in a methods text, but organizes material into chronological steps that cover designing, conducting, and presenting a psychology research study. The text includes: - End-of-chapter quizzes, a student website, and a lab manual enabling students to test themselves and practise what they learn - Examples and activities employed in each chapter come from a wide range of psychological settings, giving students a useful overview of real research being done in the field A version of the book is available with Student Version SPSS 17.0
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments Part I. Overview of the Research Process From Start to Finish 1. Psychological Research: The Whys and Hows of the Scientific Method 2. Hypothesis Development: Where Research Questions Come From 3. How Psychologists Use the Scientific Method: Observation Techniques and Research Designs 4. Types of Variables 5. Ethical Guidelines for Psychological Research 6. Sampling 7. Summarizing and Interpreting Data: Using Statistics 8. Reporting Research Part II. The Nuts and Bolts of Research Methods and Analysis 9. The Nuts and Bolts of Survey Research 10. The Nuts and Bolts of Correlational Studies 11. The Nuts and Bolts of Experiments 12. The Nuts and Bolts of Quasi-Experiments 13. The Nuts and Bolts of Other Specialized Designs 14. The Nuts and Bolts of Using Statistics Appendix: Statistical Calculations Glossary References Index About the Author
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