The Process of Research in Psychology
4th Edition
Published on 16. January 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
424 pages
978-1-5443-2349-7 (ISBN)
Description
The Process of Research in Psychology employs the pedagogical approach of spaced repetition to present a student-friendly introduction to conducting research in psychology. Drawing on more than 17 years of teaching experience, best-selling author Dawn M. McBride covers topics with step-by-step explanations to help students understand the full process of designing, conducting, and presenting a research study. Early chapters introduce important concepts for developing research ideas, subject sampling, ethics, and data collection; more detailed coverage of these topics is included in "More About" chapters to provide instructors with flexibility in their teaching. Concepts and skills relevant to more than one stage of the research process are covered in multiple contexts, providing repeated exposure to the topics students often struggle with but that are the most important in gaining research skills.
Reviews / Votes
"This is a student-friendly text that motivates students to engage in the research process. Each chapter covers the topics necessary to allow the professor to enhance learning through classroom discussion and the applied use of the material learned. The book guides students in their quest of hypothesis testing and statistical analysis." -- Lina Racicot "I really like this text. It fits well with the introductory course that I teach, it is at an appropriate reading level for my students, and it covers the key topics regarding the process of completing research projects. My students continually review it very highly, and it has great resources that help to keep things fresh each time I use it." -- Valerie P. WilwertMore details
Edition
4th 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
768 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5443-2349-7 (9781544323497)
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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 Should I Care About Research if I Don't Want to Do Research in My Career?
Why Psychologists Conduct Research
How Psychologists Use the Scientific Method
Basic and Applied Research
Chapter Summary
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Applying Your Knowledge
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
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
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Applying Your Knowledge
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
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
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Applying Your Knowledge
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
Chapter 4. How Psychologists Use the Scientific Method: Data Collection Techniques and Research Designs
Data Collection Techniques
Types of Research Designs
Chapter Summary
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Applying Your Knowledge
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
Chapter 5. Variables and Measurement in Research
Dependent Variables
Independent Variables
Validity and Sources of Bias
Chapter Summary
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Applying Your Knowledge
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
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
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Applying Your Knowledge
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
Chapter 7. Summarizing and Interpreting Data: Using Statistics
Descriptive Statistics: Summarizing the Data
Inferential Statistics: Testing Hypotheses
Predicting the Null Hypothesis
Chapter Summary
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Applying Your Knowledge
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
Chapter 8. Reporting Research
APA-Style Article Writing
Oral Presentations
Poster Presentations
Chapter Summary
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Applying Your Knowledge
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
PART II. MORE ABOUT RESEARCH METHODS AND ANALYSIS
Chapter 9. More About Using Statistics
Comparing Groups or Conditions
Chapter Summary
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Applying Your Knowledge
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
Chapter 10. More About Survey Research
Answering Research Questions With Surveys
Creating a Survey
Survey Administration
Chapter Summary
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Applying Your Knowledge
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
Chapter 11. More About Correlational Studies
Research Questions in Correlational Studies
Correlational Study Examples
Chapter Summary
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Applying Your Knowledge
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
Chapter 12. More About One-Factor Experiments
Learning About Causation Through Manipulation and Control
Control in Within-Subjects and Between-Subjects Experiments
Experiment Examples
Chapter Summary
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Applying Your Knowledge
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
Chapter 13. More About Multi-Factor Experiments
Factorial Designs
More About Interactions
Experiment Examples
Chapter Summary
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Applying Your Knowledge
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
Chapter 14. More About Quasi-Experiments
Types of Quasi-Experiments
Sources of Bias in Quasi-Experiments
Chapter Summary
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Applying Your Knowledge
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
Chapter 15. More About Other Specialized Designs
Developmental Designs
Small-n Designs
Chapter Summary
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Applying Your Knowledge
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
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 Should I Care About Research if I Don't Want to Do Research in My Career?
Why Psychologists Conduct Research
How Psychologists Use the Scientific Method
Basic and Applied Research
Chapter Summary
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Applying Your Knowledge
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
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
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Applying Your Knowledge
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
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
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Applying Your Knowledge
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
Chapter 4. How Psychologists Use the Scientific Method: Data Collection Techniques and Research Designs
Data Collection Techniques
Types of Research Designs
Chapter Summary
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Applying Your Knowledge
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
Chapter 5. Variables and Measurement in Research
Dependent Variables
Independent Variables
Validity and Sources of Bias
Chapter Summary
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Applying Your Knowledge
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
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
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Applying Your Knowledge
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
Chapter 7. Summarizing and Interpreting Data: Using Statistics
Descriptive Statistics: Summarizing the Data
Inferential Statistics: Testing Hypotheses
Predicting the Null Hypothesis
Chapter Summary
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Applying Your Knowledge
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
Chapter 8. Reporting Research
APA-Style Article Writing
Oral Presentations
Poster Presentations
Chapter Summary
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Applying Your Knowledge
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
PART II. MORE ABOUT RESEARCH METHODS AND ANALYSIS
Chapter 9. More About Using Statistics
Comparing Groups or Conditions
Chapter Summary
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Applying Your Knowledge
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
Chapter 10. More About Survey Research
Answering Research Questions With Surveys
Creating a Survey
Survey Administration
Chapter Summary
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Applying Your Knowledge
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
Chapter 11. More About Correlational Studies
Research Questions in Correlational Studies
Correlational Study Examples
Chapter Summary
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Applying Your Knowledge
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
Chapter 12. More About One-Factor Experiments
Learning About Causation Through Manipulation and Control
Control in Within-Subjects and Between-Subjects Experiments
Experiment Examples
Chapter Summary
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Applying Your Knowledge
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
Chapter 13. More About Multi-Factor Experiments
Factorial Designs
More About Interactions
Experiment Examples
Chapter Summary
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Applying Your Knowledge
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
Chapter 14. More About Quasi-Experiments
Types of Quasi-Experiments
Sources of Bias in Quasi-Experiments
Chapter Summary
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Applying Your Knowledge
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
Chapter 15. More About Other Specialized Designs
Developmental Designs
Small-n Designs
Chapter Summary
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Applying Your Knowledge
Test Yourself
Stop and Think Answers
Appendix: Statistical Calculations
Glossary
References
Index