Synopsis
This manual is designed to allow students to learn more about research methods through hands-on research. Each chapter focuses on a different methodology. Each chapter begins with a description of a particular methodology, followed by a discussion of a target article that utilized the methodology. Finally, each chapter includes a list of suggested projects for students to try.
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Review
Part One: NATURALISTIC OBSERVATION, SURVEY, AND CORRELATION RESEARCH. 1. Naturalistic Observation. 2. Survey Research. 3. Correlation Research. Part Two: EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS. 4. Two Group Experiments. 5. One-Way Designs I. 6. One-Way Designs II. 7. Factorial Designs I. 8. Factorial Designs II. 9. Field Experiments. Part Three: ADVANCED EXPERIMENTAL METHODOLOGY. 10. Strong Inference. 11. Combining Correlation Research and Experiments. Appendix A: Getting Approval from Institutional Review Boards. Appendix B: Using the Analysis Software. Appendix C: Writing Results Sections. Appendix D: Presenting Your Work. Appendix E: Installing the Software.
About the Author
William Langston enjoys teaching his students research methods, cognitive psychology, the psychology of language, human factors, and science and pseudoscience in psychology at Middle Tennessee State University. He studied psychology as an undergraduate at University of Houston, and earned a Ph.D. in psychology at University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he also minored in computer science. As a member of the Psychonomic Society, APA Division Two-Teaching of Psychology, the Society for Text and Discourse, and the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Dr. Langston remains very active in the field.
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