Research Methods in Experimental Psychology
6th Edition
Published on 29. December 1998
Book
Hardback
475 pages
978-0-534-35811-2 (ISBN)
Description
Organized by content/research area, this text offers complete coverage of core topics in experimental psychology, including experimentation, small-n experimentation, observation and measurement. The book begins with the basics of scientific investigation, including the philosophy of science, and the authors build on this foundation throughout the text. Part II discusses techniques of scientific psychology; Part III covers advanced topics in experimentation; and Part IV examines the important issues involved in finishing psychological research.
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Edition
6th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
CA
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations, ports.
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 197 mm
Weight
885 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-534-35811-2 (9780534358112)
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Content
Part I Basics of scientific psychology: 1. Beginning Psychological Research. 2. Explanation in Scientific Psychology. 3. Observation in Psychological Research. 4. Relational Research. 5. Basics of Experimentation. Part II Background of psychological research: 6. Ethics in Psychological Research. 7. Exploring the Literature of Psychology. 8. Measurement in Psychological Research. Part III Advanced experimentation: 9. Experimental Design. 10. Complex Design. 11. Small-n Experiments. 12. Quasi-Experiments. Part IV Finishing psychological research: 13. Interpreting Research Results. 14. Presenting Research Results. Appendices: Descriptive Statistics. Inferential Statistics.