Research methods in psychology :
Morling, Beth.
Research methods in psychology : evaluating a world of information / Beth Morling. - 2nd ed. - New York ; London : W. W. Norton & Company, c.2015. - xxxi, 604 p. : ill. (col.) ; 24 cm.
Glossary : p. 547-556. Index : p. 591-604.
Bibliography : p. 571-590.
Introduction to scientific reasoning -- Psychology is a way of thinking -- Sources of information : why research is best and how to find it -- Three claims, four validities : interrogation tools for consumers of research -- Research foundations for any claim -- Ethical guidelines for psychology research -- Identifying good measurement -- Tools for evaluating frequency claims -- Surveys and observations : describing what people do -- Sampling : estimating the frequency of behaviors and beliefs -- Tools for evaluating association claims -- Bivariate correlational research -- Multivariate correlational research -- Tools for evaluating causal claims -- Introduction to simple experiments -- More on experiments : confounding and obscuring variables -- Experiments with more than one independent variable -- Balancing research priorities -- Quasi-experiments and small-n designs -- Replicability, generalization, and the real world -- References -- Credits -- Name index -- Subject index.
9780393936933 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Psychology--Research--Methodology--Textbooks.
Psychology, Experimental--Textbooks.
--Reading book
150.72 / MOR
Research methods in psychology : evaluating a world of information / Beth Morling. - 2nd ed. - New York ; London : W. W. Norton & Company, c.2015. - xxxi, 604 p. : ill. (col.) ; 24 cm.
Glossary : p. 547-556. Index : p. 591-604.
Bibliography : p. 571-590.
Introduction to scientific reasoning -- Psychology is a way of thinking -- Sources of information : why research is best and how to find it -- Three claims, four validities : interrogation tools for consumers of research -- Research foundations for any claim -- Ethical guidelines for psychology research -- Identifying good measurement -- Tools for evaluating frequency claims -- Surveys and observations : describing what people do -- Sampling : estimating the frequency of behaviors and beliefs -- Tools for evaluating association claims -- Bivariate correlational research -- Multivariate correlational research -- Tools for evaluating causal claims -- Introduction to simple experiments -- More on experiments : confounding and obscuring variables -- Experiments with more than one independent variable -- Balancing research priorities -- Quasi-experiments and small-n designs -- Replicability, generalization, and the real world -- References -- Credits -- Name index -- Subject index.
9780393936933 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Psychology--Research--Methodology--Textbooks.
Psychology, Experimental--Textbooks.
--Reading book
150.72 / MOR