Your Psychology Project
The Essential Guide
1st Edition
Published on 26. September 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-1-4129-2232-6 (ISBN)
Description
'This guide will serve well as a handbook for undergraduate psychology students working on senior projects or theses. Clear, concise, and well organized, the book instructs the student from the beginning of the project to the final draft and offers advice both specific and general' - Choice
Anxious about your final year Psychology Project? Having trouble getting started?
Your Psychology Project clearly maps out all the requirements of a project in psychology. The definitive survival manual, it guides students through every aspect of a psychology project from conception of an idea, to writing up the final draft. It helps students think through the whole research process by bridging the relationship between the research question, the design, and the use of statistical and qualitative analyses. By using clear practical examples this book provides an invaluable insight into applying theory to practice and equips students with the knowledge, skills and abilty to carry out and write up their thesis project.
Written in a clear and engaging manner Your Psychology Project is essential reading for all students undertaking a psychology research project.
Anxious about your final year Psychology Project? Having trouble getting started?
Your Psychology Project clearly maps out all the requirements of a project in psychology. The definitive survival manual, it guides students through every aspect of a psychology project from conception of an idea, to writing up the final draft. It helps students think through the whole research process by bridging the relationship between the research question, the design, and the use of statistical and qualitative analyses. By using clear practical examples this book provides an invaluable insight into applying theory to practice and equips students with the knowledge, skills and abilty to carry out and write up their thesis project.
Written in a clear and engaging manner Your Psychology Project is essential reading for all students undertaking a psychology research project.
Reviews / Votes
'...this book gives the impression of what it is like to be in a good supervision relationship and having the benefit of the supervisor's experience in taking the reader through their psychology project...I would certainly recommend my undergraduate students to buy this book, and would also suggest it to postgraduate students'Maggie Allison
Psychology: Learning & Teaching
'This guide will serve well as a handbook for undergraduate psychology students working on senior projects or theses. Clear concise, and well organized., the book instructs the student from the beginning of the project to the final draft and offers advice both specific and general.'
Choice -- J.Bailey * CHOICE * '...this book gives the impression of what it is like to be in a good supervision relationship and having the benefit of the supervisor's experience in taking the reader through their psychology project...I would certainly recommend my undergraduate students to buy this book, and would also suggest it to postgraduate students'
Maggie Allison
Psychology: Learning & Teaching
'This guide will serve well as a handbook for undergraduate psychology students working on senior projects or theses. Clear concise, and well organized., the book instructs the student from the beginning of the project to the final draft and offers advice both specific and general.'
Choice
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Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
512 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4129-2232-6 (9781412922326)
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Content
PART ONE
The Psychology Project as a Means of Acquiring Knowledge
Ethics for Research in Psychology
Choosing a Topic and the Research Proposal
A Connected and Convincing Argument
Self-Management
Maximizing Supervision
How to Handle the Research Literature
How to Write a Good Introduction
Sampling Considerations
Sourcing Materials and Measures for Psychological Research
PART TWO: QUANTITATIVE METHODS OF INQUIRY
Quantitative Methods of Inquiry
Analyzing Quantitative Data
Designing and Conducting an Experimental Based Project
Writing Up Your Quantitative Methodology
Writing Up Your Quantitative Results Section
Writing Up Your Quantitative Discussion Section
PART THREE: QUALITATIVE METHODS OF INQUIRY
Qualitative Methods of Inquiry
Analyzing Qualitative Data
The Semi-Structured Interview as Part of Grounded Theory
Designing, Conducting and Analyzing a Grounded Theory Based Project
Writing Up Your Qualitative Methodology
Writing Up Your Qualitative Findings and Discussion
PART FOUR: THE FINAL TOUCHES
Title and Abstract
References
The Final Write-Up
The Psychology Project as a Means of Acquiring Knowledge
Ethics for Research in Psychology
Choosing a Topic and the Research Proposal
A Connected and Convincing Argument
Self-Management
Maximizing Supervision
How to Handle the Research Literature
How to Write a Good Introduction
Sampling Considerations
Sourcing Materials and Measures for Psychological Research
PART TWO: QUANTITATIVE METHODS OF INQUIRY
Quantitative Methods of Inquiry
Analyzing Quantitative Data
Designing and Conducting an Experimental Based Project
Writing Up Your Quantitative Methodology
Writing Up Your Quantitative Results Section
Writing Up Your Quantitative Discussion Section
PART THREE: QUALITATIVE METHODS OF INQUIRY
Qualitative Methods of Inquiry
Analyzing Qualitative Data
The Semi-Structured Interview as Part of Grounded Theory
Designing, Conducting and Analyzing a Grounded Theory Based Project
Writing Up Your Qualitative Methodology
Writing Up Your Qualitative Findings and Discussion
PART FOUR: THE FINAL TOUCHES
Title and Abstract
References
The Final Write-Up