| Description |
xvi, 387 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction to Research in Psychology -- 2. Understanding the Research Literature -- 3. Research in Psychology: An Ethical Enterprise -- 4. Hypothesis Testing, Power, and Control: A Review of the Basics -- 5. Measuring Variables -- 6. Selecting Research Participants -- 7. Experimental Design: Independent Groups Designs -- 8. Experimental Design: Dependent Groups and Mixed Groups Designs -- 9. Experimental Design: Single-Participant Designs/The Operant Approach -- 10. Finding Relationships Among Variables: Nonexperimental Research -- 11. Data Collection Methods -- 12. Program Evaluation, Archival Research, and Meta-Analytic Designs -- 13. Your Research Project: Analyzing, Interpreting, and Presenting Your Research -- 14. Communicating in Psychology |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Psychology -- Research -- Methodology.
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| Author |
Rooney, Bryan J.
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| LC no. |
2007022693 |
| ISBN |
9781412924856 paperback |
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