Research Methods In Psychology - Brossura

Shaughnessy, John

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ISBN 10: 007128351X ISBN 13: 9780071283519

Casa editrice: McGraw-Hill Education, 2008

Riassunto

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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L'autore:

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.

Contenuti:

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

Su questa edizione

• Editore: McGraw-Hill Education
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 007128351X
• ISBN 13: 9780071283519
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 544