The Process of Research in Psychology
3rd Edition
Published on 5. November 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
392 pages
978-1-4833-4760-8 (ISBN)
Description
Using diverse examples from published research, the Third Edition of The Process of Research in Psychology by Dawn M. McBride provides step-by-step coverage on how to design, conduct, and present a research study. Early chapters introduce important concepts for developing research ideas while subsequent "nuts and bolts" chapters provide more detailed coverage of topics and examine the types of research relevant to the field. This logical two-part structure creates an excellent foundation upon which students can build their knowledge of the entire research process.
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Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 232 mm
Width: 187 mm
Weight
650 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4833-4760-8 (9781483347608)
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Person
Dawn M. McBride is professor of psychology at Illinois State University, where she has taught research methods since 1998. Her research interests include automatic forms of memory, false memory, prospective memory, task order choices, and forgetting. In addition to research methods, she teaches courses in introductory psychology, cognition and learning, and human memory; she also teaches a graduate course in experimental design. She is a recipient of the Illinois State University Teaching Initiative Award and the Illinois State University SPA/Psi Chi Jim Johnson Award for commitment to undergraduate mentorship, involvement, and achievement. Her nonacademic interests include spending time with her family, traveling, watching Philadelphia sports teams (it was a good year for Philly sports this year!), and reading British murder mysteries. She earned her PhD in cognitive psychology from the University of California, Irvine, and her BA from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Content
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Part I: Overview of the Research Process from Start to Finish
Chapter 1: Psychological Research: The Whys and Hows of the Scientific Method
Why Psychologists Conduct Research
How Psychologists Use the Scientific Method
Basic and Applied Research
Why Should I Care About Research if I Don't Want to Do Research in My Career?
Chapter Summary
Thinking About Research
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Using Research
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
SAGE edge Study Site
Chapter 2: Hypothesis Development: Where Research Questions Come From
Developing a Research Question
How to Conduct a Literature Review
What You Find in a Literature Review
Using the Literature to Make Hypotheses
Chapter Summary
Thinking About Research
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
SAGE edge Study Site
Chapter 3: Ethical Guidelines for Psychological Research
Historical Context for Ethical Guidelines
Current Ethical Guidelines for Human Participants Research
Institutional Review Boards
Current Ethical Guidelines for Nonhuman Animal Subjects
Ethics in Reporting Research
Chapter Summary
Thinking About Research
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
SAGE edge Study Site
Chapter 4: How Psychologists Use the Scientific Method: Data Collection Techniques and Research Designs
Data Collection Techniques
Types of Research Designs
Chapter Summary
Thinking About Research
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Using Research
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
SAGE edge Study Site
Chapter 5: Variables and Measurement in Research
Dependent Variables
Independent Variables
Validity and Sources of Bias
Chapter Summary
Thinking About Research
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
SAGE edge Study Site
Chapter 6: Sampling
Populations and Samples
Probability Samples
Convenience Samples
Comparison of Probability and Convenience Sampling Techniques
Recruiting Participants
Using the Internet to Sample
Chapter Summary
Thinking About Research
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Using Research
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
SAGE edge Study Site
Chapter 7: Summarizing and Interpreting Data: Using Statistics
Descriptive Statistics: Summarizing the Data
Inferential Statistics: Testing Hypotheses
Chapter Summary
Thinking About Research
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
SAGE edge Study Site
Chapter 8: Reporting Research
APA-Style Article Writing
Oral Presentations
Poster Presentations
Chapter Summary
Thinking About Research
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
SAGE edge Study Site
Part II: The Nuts and Bolts of Research Methods and Analysis
Chapter 9: The Nuts and Bolts of Survey Research
Answering Research Questions With Surveys
Creating a Survey
Survey Administration
Chapter Summary
Thinking About Research
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
SAGE edge Study Site
Chapter 10: The Nuts and Bolts of Correlational Studies
Research Questions in Correlational Studies
Correlational Study Examples
Chapter Summary
Thinking About Research
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
SAGE edge Study Site
Chapter 11: The Nuts and Bolts of One-Factor Experiments
Learning About Causation Through Manipulation and Control
Control in Within-Subjects and Between-Subjects Experiments
Experiment Examples
Chapter Summary
Thinking About Research
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
SAGE edge Study Site
Chapter 12: The Nuts and Bolts of Multi-Factor Experiments
Factorial Designs
More About Interactions
Experiment Examples
Chapter Summary
Thinking About Research
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
SAGE edge Study Site
Chapter 13: The Nuts and Bolts of Quasi-Experiments
Types of Quasi-Experiments
Sources of Bias in Quasi-Experiments
Chapter Summary
Thinking About Research
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
SAGE edge Study Site
Chapter 14: The Nuts and Bolts of Other Specialized Designs
Developmental Designs
Small-n Designs
Chapter Summary
Thinking About Research
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
SAGE edge Study Site
Chapter 15: The Nuts and Bolts of Using Statistics
Comparing Groups or Conditions
Chapter Summary
Thinking About Research
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
SAGE edge Study Site
Appendix: Statistical Calculations
Glossary
References
Index
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Part I: Overview of the Research Process from Start to Finish
Chapter 1: Psychological Research: The Whys and Hows of the Scientific Method
Why Psychologists Conduct Research
How Psychologists Use the Scientific Method
Basic and Applied Research
Why Should I Care About Research if I Don't Want to Do Research in My Career?
Chapter Summary
Thinking About Research
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Using Research
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
SAGE edge Study Site
Chapter 2: Hypothesis Development: Where Research Questions Come From
Developing a Research Question
How to Conduct a Literature Review
What You Find in a Literature Review
Using the Literature to Make Hypotheses
Chapter Summary
Thinking About Research
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
SAGE edge Study Site
Chapter 3: Ethical Guidelines for Psychological Research
Historical Context for Ethical Guidelines
Current Ethical Guidelines for Human Participants Research
Institutional Review Boards
Current Ethical Guidelines for Nonhuman Animal Subjects
Ethics in Reporting Research
Chapter Summary
Thinking About Research
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
SAGE edge Study Site
Chapter 4: How Psychologists Use the Scientific Method: Data Collection Techniques and Research Designs
Data Collection Techniques
Types of Research Designs
Chapter Summary
Thinking About Research
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Using Research
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
SAGE edge Study Site
Chapter 5: Variables and Measurement in Research
Dependent Variables
Independent Variables
Validity and Sources of Bias
Chapter Summary
Thinking About Research
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
SAGE edge Study Site
Chapter 6: Sampling
Populations and Samples
Probability Samples
Convenience Samples
Comparison of Probability and Convenience Sampling Techniques
Recruiting Participants
Using the Internet to Sample
Chapter Summary
Thinking About Research
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Using Research
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
SAGE edge Study Site
Chapter 7: Summarizing and Interpreting Data: Using Statistics
Descriptive Statistics: Summarizing the Data
Inferential Statistics: Testing Hypotheses
Chapter Summary
Thinking About Research
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
SAGE edge Study Site
Chapter 8: Reporting Research
APA-Style Article Writing
Oral Presentations
Poster Presentations
Chapter Summary
Thinking About Research
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
SAGE edge Study Site
Part II: The Nuts and Bolts of Research Methods and Analysis
Chapter 9: The Nuts and Bolts of Survey Research
Answering Research Questions With Surveys
Creating a Survey
Survey Administration
Chapter Summary
Thinking About Research
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
SAGE edge Study Site
Chapter 10: The Nuts and Bolts of Correlational Studies
Research Questions in Correlational Studies
Correlational Study Examples
Chapter Summary
Thinking About Research
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
SAGE edge Study Site
Chapter 11: The Nuts and Bolts of One-Factor Experiments
Learning About Causation Through Manipulation and Control
Control in Within-Subjects and Between-Subjects Experiments
Experiment Examples
Chapter Summary
Thinking About Research
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
SAGE edge Study Site
Chapter 12: The Nuts and Bolts of Multi-Factor Experiments
Factorial Designs
More About Interactions
Experiment Examples
Chapter Summary
Thinking About Research
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
SAGE edge Study Site
Chapter 13: The Nuts and Bolts of Quasi-Experiments
Types of Quasi-Experiments
Sources of Bias in Quasi-Experiments
Chapter Summary
Thinking About Research
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
SAGE edge Study Site
Chapter 14: The Nuts and Bolts of Other Specialized Designs
Developmental Designs
Small-n Designs
Chapter Summary
Thinking About Research
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
SAGE edge Study Site
Chapter 15: The Nuts and Bolts of Using Statistics
Comparing Groups or Conditions
Chapter Summary
Thinking About Research
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
SAGE edge Study Site
Appendix: Statistical Calculations
Glossary
References
Index