The process of research in psychology. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Dawn M. McBride.
• Authors: McBride, Dawn M
• Contents: Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Part I: Overview of the Research Process from Start to Finish; Chapter 1: Psychological Research: The Whys and Hows of the Scientific Method; Why Psychologists Conduct Research; How Psychologists Use the Scientific Method; Basic and Applied Research; Why Should I Care About Research if I Don’t Want to Do Research in My Career?; Chapter Summary; Thinking About Research; Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them; Using Research; Test Yourself; Stop and Think Answers; SAGE edge Study Site; Chapter 2: Hypothesis Development: Where Research Questions Come From; Developing a Research Question; How to Conduct a Literature Review; What You Find in a Literature Review; Using the Literature to Make Hypotheses; Chapter Summary; Thinking About Research; Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them; Test Yourself; Stop and Think Answers; SAGE edge Study Site; Chapter 3: Ethical Guidelines for Psychological Research; Historical Context for Ethical Guidelines; Current Ethical Guidelines for Human Participants Research; Institutional Review Boards; Current Ethical Guidelines for Nonhuman Animal Subjects; Ethics in Reporting Research; Chapter Summary; Thinking About Research; Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them; Test Yourself; Stop and Think Answers; SAGE edge Study Site; Chapter 4: How Psychologists Use the Scientific Method: Data Collection Techniques and Research Designs; Data Collection Techniques; Types of Research Designs; Chapter Summary; Thinking About Research; Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them; Using Research; Test Yourself; Stop and Think Answers; SAGE edge Study Site; Chapter 5: Variables and Measurement in Research; Dependent Variables; Independent Variables; Validity and Sources of Bias; Chapter Summary; Thinking About Research; Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them; Test Yourself; Stop and Think Answers; SAGE edge Study Site; Chapter 6: Sampling; Populations and Samples; Probability Samples; Convenience Samples; Comparison of Probability and Convenience Sampling Techniques; Recruiting Participants; Using the Internet to Sample; Chapter Summary; Thinking About Research; Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them; Using Research; Test Yourself; Stop and Think Answers; SAGE edge Study Site; Chapter 7: Summarizing and Interpreting Data: Using Statistics; Descriptive Statistics: Summarizing the Data; Inferential Statistics: Testing Hypotheses; Chapter Summary; Thinking About Research; Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them; Test Yourself; Stop and Think Answers; SAGE edge Study Site; Chapter 8: Reporting Research; APA-Style Article Writing; Oral Presentations; Poster Presentations; Chapter Summary; Thinking About Research; Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them; Test Yourself; Stop and Think Answers; SAGE edge Study Site; Part II: The Nuts and Bolts of Research Methods and Analysis; Chapter 9: The Nuts and Bolts of Survey Research; Answering Research Questions With Surveys; Creating a Survey; Survey Administration; Chapter Summary; Thinking About Research; Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them; Test Yourself; Stop and Think Answers; SAGE edge Study Site; Chapter 10: The Nuts and Bolts of Correlational Studies; Research Questions in Correlational Studies; Correlational Study Examples; Chapter Summary<br /> Thinking About Research; Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them; Test Yourself; Stop and Think Answers; SAGE edge Study Site; Chapter 11: The Nuts and Bolts of One-Factor Experiments; Learning About Causation Through Manipulation and Control; Control in Within-Subjects and Between-Subjects Experiments; Experiment Examples; Chapter Summary; Thinking About Research; Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them; Test Yourself; Stop and Think Answers; SAGE edge Study Site; Chapter 12: The Nuts and Bolts of Multi-Factor Experiments; Factorial Designs; More About Interactions; Experiment Examples; Chapter Summary; Thinking About Research; Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them; Test Yourself; Stop and Think Answers; SAGE edge Study Site; Chapter 13: The Nuts and Bolts of Quasi-Experiments; Types of Quasi-Experiments; Sources of Bias in Quasi-Experiments; Chapter Summary; Thinking About Research; Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them; Test Yourself; Stop and Think Answers; SAGE edge Study Site; Chapter 14: The Nuts and Bolts of Other Specialized Designs; Developmental Designs; Small-n Designs; Chapter Summary; Thinking About Research; Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them; Test Yourself; Stop and Think Answers; SAGE edge Study Site; Chapter 15: The Nuts and Bolts of Using Statistics; Comparing Groups or Conditions; Chapter Summary; Thinking About Research; Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them; Test Yourself; Stop and Think Answers; SAGE edge Study Site; Appendix: Statistical Calculations; Glossary; References; Index;
• Edition: 3rd edition
• Publisher Details: Los Angeles : SAGE
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 150.721; Psychology -- Research -- Methodology; Psychology, Experimental
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781483347615; 1483347613
• Related ISBNs: 9781483347608
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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