Research Methods In Psychology
John Shaughnessy(Author)
McGraw-Hill Professional (Publisher)
8th Edition
Published on 16. March 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
544 pages
978-0-07-128351-9 (ISBN)
Description
Research Methods in Psychology provides a comprehensive and readable introduction to methods for undergraduates. Employing a multi-method approach and exposing students to real examples of published research throughout the text, the authors provide students with the tools necessary to do good and ethical research in psychology and to understand the research they learn about in psychology courses and in the media. A wealth of pedagogical aids serve to break down the aversion and phobia that many students bring to a methods course. The 8th edition boasts a wealth of new examples with nearly 50 of the research examples from 2004-2007 and more than half of those from 2006 and 2007. So, as students read this methods text, they will also be learning about "cutting-edge" research in psychology.
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Edition
8th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
1034 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-128351-9 (9780071283519)
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Person
John J. Shaughnessy is a Professor of Psychology at Hope College, a relatively small, select, undergraduate liberal arts college in Holland, Michigan. After completing the B.S. degree at Loyola University of Chicago in 1969, he received his Ph.D. in 1972 from Northwestern University. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Society whose recent research has focused on practical aspects of memory. He is coauthor, with Benton J. Underwood, of Experimentation in Psychology (Wiley, 1975). He was selected by students in 1992 as the Hope Outstanding Professor Educator. He has served as chairperson of the psychology department and as a mentor in the College's Faculty Development Program for younger faculty.
Content
Part I General Issues 1 Introduction 2 The Scientific Method 3 Ethical Issues in the Conduct of Psychological Research Part II Descriptive Methods 4 Observation 5 Survey Research 6 Unobtrusive Measures of Behavior Part III Experimental Methods 7 Independent Groups Designs 8 Repeated Measures Designs 9 Complex Designs Part IV Applied Research 10 Single-Case Designs, and Small-n Research 11 Quasi-Experimental Designs and Program Evaluation Part V Analyzing and Reporting Research 12 Data Analysis and Interpretation: Part I. Describing Data, Confidence Intervals, Correlation 13 Data Analysis and Interpretation: Part II. Tests of Statistical Significance and the Analysis Story 14 Communication in Psychology Appendix: Statistical Tables