The psychologist as detective : an introduction to conducting research in psychology / Randolph A. Smith, Stephen F. Davis.
Publication details: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Prentice Hall, c2007.Edition: 4th editionDescription: xv, 480 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 013227731X (alk. paper)
- 970132277310
- 150.72 22 SMI
- BF76.5 .S54 2007
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Contents
1. The science of psychology
2. Research ideas, critiquing research and hypotheses
3. Ethics in psychological research
4. Nonexperimental methods I: descriptive methods, qualitative research, and correlational studies
5. Nonexperimental methods II: ex post facto studies, surveys and questionnaires, sampling and basic research strategies
6. The basics of experimentation I: variables and control
7. The basics of experimentation II: final considerations, unanticipated influences, and cross-cultural issues
8. Internal and external validity
9. Using statistics to answer questions
10. Designing, conducting, analyzing, and interpreting experiments with two groups
11. Designing, conducting, analyzing, and interpreting experiments with more than two groups
12. Designing, conducting, analyzing, and interpreting experiments with multiple independent variables
13. Alternative research designs
14. Writing and assembling an APA format research report.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 460-468) and indexes.
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