Research Design Explained

The aim of this book is to encourage students to value, read and conduct ethical research, providing all the practical advice a novice might need. Fully revised, this fourth edition includes chapters on evaluating research, writing proposals and psychology as a science. The book features easy-to-read text; a structure that is organized around the idea of evaluating research in terms of internal validity, external validity, construct validity and ethics; a Web site that provides sample lectures; and a practical chapter on writing research proposals.