Research Methods In Psychology

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Edition: 6th
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2002-07-16
Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
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Summary

Long considered one of the best undergraduate methods texts in the field, adopters praise this book for the clarity of its writing style, its logical organization and depth of coverage, and the wide variety of examples from different fields of psychology.

Table of Contents

Preface xiv
PART I General Issues
Introduction
1(13)
The Scientific Method
14(30)
Ethical Issues in the Conduct of Psychological Research
44(39)
PART II Descriptive Methods
Observation
83(39)
Survey Research
122(46)
Unobtrusive Measures of Behavior
168(27)
PART III Experimental Methods
Independent Groups Designs
195(40)
Repeated Measures Designs
235(24)
Complex Designs
259(29)
PART IV Applied Research
Single-Case Research Designs
288(32)
Quasi-Experimental Designs and Program Evaluation
320(40)
PART V Analyzing and Reporting Research
Data Analysis and Interpretation: Part I Describing Data, Confidence Intervals, Correlation
360(41)
Data Analysis and Interpretation: Part II Tests of Statistical Significance and the Analysis Story
401(43)
Communication in Psychology
444(47)
Appendix Statistical Tables 491(8)
Glossary 499(8)
References 507(16)
Credits 523(5)
Name Index 528(4)
Subject Index 532

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