Emphasizing student learning, this text takes a "user-friendly" approach to the subject of research methods in psychology. Stress is placed on problem-solving and the book covers descriptive, experimental and applied research methods. Statistical principles are integrated throughout. Two new chapters to this edition - ethical issues in the conduct of psychological research and analysis of experiments - reflect current trends in the field. Presentation of research methods is based on actual research examples chosen from a variety of topic areas, including clinical, industrial, social, developmental and experimental psychology. The work also provides an overview of the scientific method, including the construction and testing of theories.
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International 2 Revised ed
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
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978-0-07-113687-7 (9780071136877)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Part 1 General issues: ethical issues in the conduct of psychological research. Part 2 Descriptive methods: observation; surveys, questionnaires and tests; unobtrusive measures of behaviour. Part 3 Experimental methods: independent groups designs; within-subject designs; complex designs; analysis of experiments. Part 4 Applied research: single-case designs; quasi-experimental design and programme evaluation. Appendices: statistical methods; scientific research reports.
