Research Methods in Psychology
4th Edition
Published on 1. October 1996
Book
Hardback
544 pages
978-0-07-057272-0 (ISBN)
Description
This work emphasizes problem-solving and offers coverage of descriptive, experimental and applied research methods: statistical principles are also featured. It examines the strengths and weaknesses of various approaches to research and the need to use different methods to answer different questions. This edition includes new material on the ethics of conducting research, writing research papers and using the Internet to do research and meta-analysis.
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Edition
4th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
glossary, indexes, references
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Weight
980 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-057272-0 (9780070572720)
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Content
Ethical issues in the conduct of psychological research; observation; correlational research - surveys; unobtrusive measures of behaviour; independent-groups designs; repeated measures designs; complex designs; single-case research designs; quasi-experimental designs and programme evaluation. Appendices: statistical methods; questionnaire construction; communication in psychology.