Research Methods in Psychology - Hardcover

Elmes, David G; Kantowitz, Barry H; Roediger, III Henry L

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1111350744 ISBN 13: 9781111350741

Publisher: CENGAGE Learning Custom Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

Using contemporary examples from primary sources, RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY, Ninth Edition, encourages students to become engaged in the basics of scientific investigation through an example-based approach. This text displays the authors' commitment to ensuring that the student has a thorough understanding of the research process from the very beginning. Highly readable, it avoids the heavy statistical tone that some introductory students find difficult to understand. Rather, it is conceptually driven to offer students a big picture view of the experimental approach to research. Empirical examples and applications are consistently used throughout to foster critical-thinking skills. In many chapters, a unifying empirical example at the beginning of the chapter is cited throughout the chapter to help clarify terms or design problems. By presenting concepts with concrete examples, the text aids students in applying related ideas to their areas of research interest.

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Review:

Part I: BASICS OF SCIENTIFIC PSYCHOLOGY. 1. Basics of Scientific Psychology. 2. Explanation in Scientific Psychology. 3. Exploring the Literature of Psychology. 4. Conducting Ethical Research. Part II: BASIC RESEARCH METHODS. 5. Observations in Psychology. 6. Relational Research. 7. Basics of Experimentation. 8. Validity and Reliability in Psychological Research. Part III: ADVANCED RESEARCH TOPICS. 9. Experimental Design. 10. Complex Design. 11. Small-n Design. 12. Quasi Experiments. Part IV: THE PRACTICE OF SCIENTIFIC PSYCHOLOGY. 13. Interpreting the Results of Research. 14. Presenting Research Results.

About the Author:

David G. Elmes is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Washington and Lee University, where he taught for forty years. He earned his B.A. with high honors from the University of Virginia and completed the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in psychology there. Dr. Elmes was an adjunct professor at Hampden-Sydney College, a research associate for a year in the Human Performance Center of the University of Michigan, and a Visiting Fellow of University College at the University of Oxford. At Washington and Lee, he co-directed the Cognitive Science Program and chaired the Department of Psychology for ten years. Professor Elmes edited READINGS IN EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY and DIRECTORY OF RESEARCH IN PSYCHOLOGY AT PRIMARILY UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTIONS, and is coauthor of RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY (Cengage, 2012, with B. H. Kantowitz and H. L. Roediger III).

About this edition

• Publisher: CENGAGE Learning Custom Publishing
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1111350744
• ISBN 13: 9781111350741
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 480