Research Methods in Psychology
Evaluating a World of Information
2nd Edition
Published on 7. November 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
640 pages
978-0-393-93693-3 (ISBN)
Description
This market-leading text emphasises future consumers of psychological research, uses real-world examples drawn from popular media and develops students' critical-thinking skills as they become systematic interrogators of information in their everyday lives.
Reviews / Votes
"This book weaves the threads of research design, psychometrics, and quantitative analysis in a way that suggests that students may actually see the 'big picture', rather than just feel like they are learning a series of unrelated concepts, principles, and designs." -- Eva Szeli, Arizona State University "Rarely have I read a text with such a succinct and clear focus, and even more rarely have I seen that focus clung to with such tenacity-adding coherence and a common vernacular across chapters." -- Lauren Taglialatela, Kennesaw State UniversityMore details
Edition
Second Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 193 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
939 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-393-93693-3 (9780393936933)
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Person
Beth Morling is professor of psychology at the University of Delaware. She teaches research methods nearly every semester, as well as cultural psychology, the self-concept, and the teaching of psychology. Her research explores how culture shapes human motivation and social life. Dr. Morling has been a Fulbright scholar in Kyoto, Japan, and was the 2014 Delaware State Professor of the Year. Most recently, she was the recipient of the 2023 American Psychological Foundation Charles L. Brewer Distinguished Teaching of Psychology Award.
Content
Ch. 1: Psychology is a Way of Thinking
Ch. 2: Sources of Information: Why Research Is Best and How to Find It
Ch. 3: Three Claims, Four Validities: Interrogation Tools for Consumers of Research
Ch. 4: Ethical Guidelines for Psychology Research
Ch. 5: Identifying Good Measurement
Ch. 6: Surveys and Observations: Describing What People Do
Ch. 7: Sampling: Estimating the Frequency of Behaviors and Beliefs
Ch. 8: Bivariate Correlational Research
Ch. 9: Multivariate Correlational Research
Ch. 10: Introduction to Simple Experiments
Ch. 11: More on Experiments: Confounding and Obscuring Variables
Ch. 12: Experiments with More than One Independent Variable
Ch. 13: Quasi-Experiments and Small-N Designs
Ch. 14: Replicability, Generalization, And The "Real World"
Statistics Review: Descriptive Statistics
Statistics Review: Inferential Statistics
Presenting Results: APA-Style Research Reports and Poster Presentations
Appendix A: Random Numbers and How to Use Them
Appendix B: Statistical Tables
Ch. 2: Sources of Information: Why Research Is Best and How to Find It
Ch. 3: Three Claims, Four Validities: Interrogation Tools for Consumers of Research
Ch. 4: Ethical Guidelines for Psychology Research
Ch. 5: Identifying Good Measurement
Ch. 6: Surveys and Observations: Describing What People Do
Ch. 7: Sampling: Estimating the Frequency of Behaviors and Beliefs
Ch. 8: Bivariate Correlational Research
Ch. 9: Multivariate Correlational Research
Ch. 10: Introduction to Simple Experiments
Ch. 11: More on Experiments: Confounding and Obscuring Variables
Ch. 12: Experiments with More than One Independent Variable
Ch. 13: Quasi-Experiments and Small-N Designs
Ch. 14: Replicability, Generalization, And The "Real World"
Statistics Review: Descriptive Statistics
Statistics Review: Inferential Statistics
Presenting Results: APA-Style Research Reports and Poster Presentations
Appendix A: Random Numbers and How to Use Them
Appendix B: Statistical Tables