Research Methods in Psychology
6th Edition
Published on 29. January 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
600 pages
978-1-292-27670-0 (ISBN)
Description
Comprehensive, clear, and practical, Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology, sixth edition is the essential student guide to understanding and undertaking quantitative and qualitative research in psychology. Revised throughout, this new edition includes a new chapter on 'Managing your research project'. This is the ideal guide for students just beginning and those moving on to more advanced research methods projects in psychology.
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Edition
6th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Harlow
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 193 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
1260 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-292-27670-0 (9781292276700)
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Dennis Howitt and Duncan Cramer are with Loughborough University.
Content
Part 1 Basics of research
1 Role of research in psychology
2 Aims and hypotheses in research
3 Variables, concepts and measures
4 Problems of generalisation and decision-making in research: Chance findings and sample size
5 Research reports: The total picture
6 Improving your quantitative write-up
7 Literature search
8 Ethics and data management in research
Part 2 Quantitative research methods
9 Basic laboratory experiments
10 Advanced experimental designs
11 Cross-sectional or correlational research: Non-manipulation studies
12 Longitudinal studies
13 Sampling and population surveys
14 Data analysis issues and scientific progress
Part 3 Fundamentals of testing and measurement
15 Psychological tests: Their use and construction
16 Reliability and validity: Evaluating the value of tests and measures
17 Coding data
Part 4 Qualitative research methods
18 Why qualitative research?
19 Qualitative data collection
20 Transcribing language data: Jefferson system
21 Thematic analysis
22 Grounded theory
23 Discourse analysis
24 Conversation analysis
25 Interpretative phenomenological analysis
26 Evaluating qualitative research
27 Improving your qualitative write-up
Part 5 Research for projects, dissertations and theses
28 Developing ideas for research
29 Managing your research project
Glossary
1 Role of research in psychology
2 Aims and hypotheses in research
3 Variables, concepts and measures
4 Problems of generalisation and decision-making in research: Chance findings and sample size
5 Research reports: The total picture
6 Improving your quantitative write-up
7 Literature search
8 Ethics and data management in research
Part 2 Quantitative research methods
9 Basic laboratory experiments
10 Advanced experimental designs
11 Cross-sectional or correlational research: Non-manipulation studies
12 Longitudinal studies
13 Sampling and population surveys
14 Data analysis issues and scientific progress
Part 3 Fundamentals of testing and measurement
15 Psychological tests: Their use and construction
16 Reliability and validity: Evaluating the value of tests and measures
17 Coding data
Part 4 Qualitative research methods
18 Why qualitative research?
19 Qualitative data collection
20 Transcribing language data: Jefferson system
21 Thematic analysis
22 Grounded theory
23 Discourse analysis
24 Conversation analysis
25 Interpretative phenomenological analysis
26 Evaluating qualitative research
27 Improving your qualitative write-up
Part 5 Research for projects, dissertations and theses
28 Developing ideas for research
29 Managing your research project
Glossary