The Psychologist as Detective
An Introduction to Conducting Research in Psychology
4th Edition
Published on 11. May 2006
Book
Hardback
480 pages
978-0-13-227731-0 (ISBN)
Description
For undergraduate courses in Experimental Psychology, Research Methods, or Experimental Design.
This text conveys the excitement of research methodology through a lively, conversational style. To make the study of the research process interactive and accessible, student-focused features and critical thinking activities are integrated throughout the text. Actual student research appears in each chapter to increase relevance and heighten student interest.
This text conveys the excitement of research methodology through a lively, conversational style. To make the study of the research process interactive and accessible, student-focused features and critical thinking activities are integrated throughout the text. Actual student research appears in each chapter to increase relevance and heighten student interest.
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Edition
4th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 239 mm
Width: 194 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
926 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-227731-0 (9780132277310)
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Content
Chapter 1: The Science of Psychology
Chapter 2: Research Ideas, Critiquing Research, and Hypotheses
Chapter 3: Ethics in Psychological Research
Chapter 4: Nonexperimental Methods I: Descriptive Methods, Qualitative Research, and Correlational Studies
Chapter 5: Nonexperimental Methods II: Ex Post Facto Studies, Surveys and Questionnaires, Sampling, and Basic Research Strategies
Chapter 6: The Basics of Experimentation I: Variables and Control
Chapter 7: The Basics of Experimentation II: Final Considerations, Unanticipated Influences, and Cross-Cultural Issues
Chapter 8: Internal and External Validity
Chapter 9: Using Statistics to Answer Questions
Chapter 10: Designing, Conducting, Analyzing, and Interpreting Experiments with Two Groups
Chapter 11: Designing, Conducting, Analyzing, and Interpreting Experiments with More than Two Groups
Chapter 12: Designing, Conducting, Analyzing, and Interpreting Experiments with Multiple Independent Variables
Chapter 13: Alternative Research Designs
Chapter 14: Writing and Assembling an APA-Format Research Report
Chapter 2: Research Ideas, Critiquing Research, and Hypotheses
Chapter 3: Ethics in Psychological Research
Chapter 4: Nonexperimental Methods I: Descriptive Methods, Qualitative Research, and Correlational Studies
Chapter 5: Nonexperimental Methods II: Ex Post Facto Studies, Surveys and Questionnaires, Sampling, and Basic Research Strategies
Chapter 6: The Basics of Experimentation I: Variables and Control
Chapter 7: The Basics of Experimentation II: Final Considerations, Unanticipated Influences, and Cross-Cultural Issues
Chapter 8: Internal and External Validity
Chapter 9: Using Statistics to Answer Questions
Chapter 10: Designing, Conducting, Analyzing, and Interpreting Experiments with Two Groups
Chapter 11: Designing, Conducting, Analyzing, and Interpreting Experiments with More than Two Groups
Chapter 12: Designing, Conducting, Analyzing, and Interpreting Experiments with Multiple Independent Variables
Chapter 13: Alternative Research Designs
Chapter 14: Writing and Assembling an APA-Format Research Report