Mark Mitchell, Janina M. Jolley

Research Design Explained, International Edition

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Produktbeschreibung

RESEARCH DESIGN EXPLAINED, 8E, International Edition helps readers appreciate the excitement of science research and its relevance to psychology by explaining concepts clearly and using real-life analogies and examples. Focusing on important, fundamental concepts and demonstrating the logic behind research design, authors Mitchell and Jolley help readers go beyond simply memorizing terms to develop a true understanding of research design.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cengage Learning EMEA
• 8th rev. ed.
• Seitenzahl: 752
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Februar 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 232mm
• Gewicht: 1098g
• ISBN-13: 9781133490746
• ISBN-10: 1133490743
• Artikelnr.: 35058725

Inhaltsangabe

1. Science, Psychology, and You.
2. Validity and Ethics: Can We Know, Should We Know, and Can We Afford Not to Know?3. Generating and Refining Research Hypotheses.
4. Reading, Reviewing, and Replicating Research.
5. Measuring and Manipulating Variables: Reliability and Validity.
6. Beyond Reliability and Validity: The Best Measure for Your Study.
7. Introduction to Descriptive Methods and Correlational Research.
8. Survey Research.
9. Internal Validity.
10. The Simple Experiment.
11. Expanding the Simple Experiment: The Multiple-Group Experiment.
12. Expanding the Experiment: Factorial Designs.
13. Matched Pairs, Within-Subjects, and Mixed Designs.
14. Single-n Designs and Quasi-Experiments.
15. Putting It All Together: Writing Research Proposals and Reports.
Appendix A: Research Report and Proposal Checklist.
Appendix B: Sample APA-Style Paper.
Appendix C: A Checklist for Evaluating a Study's Validity.
Appendix D: Practical Tips for Conducting an Ethical and Valid Study.
Appendix E: Introduction to Statistics.
Appendix F: Statistics and Random Numbers Table.