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Introduction to research methods in psychology / Dennis Howitt, Duncan Cramer.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Harlow, England ; New York : Pearson/Prentice Hall, c2008Edition: 2nd edDescription: xiii, 184 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780132051637 (pbk.)
  • 013205163X (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 150.72 22
LOC classification:
  • BF76.5 .H695 2008
Contents:
The basics of research -- Quantitative research methods -- Fundamentals of testing and measurement -- Qualitative research methods -- Research for projects, dissertations, and theses.
Pt. 1. The basics of research -- 1. The role at research in psychology -- 2. Aims and hypotheses in research -- 3. Variables, concepts and measures -- 4. The problems of generalisation: Chance findings and sample size -- 5. Research reports: The total picture -- 6. Examples of how to write research reports -- 7. The literature search -- 8. Ethics in research -- Pt. 2. Quantitative research methods -- 9. The basic laboratory experiment -- 10. Advanced experimental design -- 11. Cross-sectional or correlational research: Non-manipulation studies -- 12. Longitudinal studies -- 13. Sampling and population surveys -- Pt. 3. Fundamentals of testing and measurement -- 14. Psychological tests: Their use and construction -- 15. Reliability and validity: Evaluating the value of tests and measures -- 16. Coding data -- Pt. 4. Qualitative research methods -- 17. Why qualitative research? -- 18. Qualitative data collection -- 19. Transcribing language data: The Jefferson system -- 20. Data analysis: Grounded theory -- 21. Thematic analysis -- 22. Discourse analysis -- 23. Conversation analysis -- 24. Interpretative phenomenological analysis -- 25. Evaluating and writing up qualitative-research -- Pt. 5. Research for projects, dissertations and theses -- 26. Developing ideas for research.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The basics of research -- Quantitative research methods -- Fundamentals of testing and measurement -- Qualitative research methods -- Research for projects, dissertations, and theses.

Pt. 1. The basics of research -- 1. The role at research in psychology -- 2. Aims and hypotheses in research -- 3. Variables, concepts and measures -- 4. The problems of generalisation: Chance findings and sample size -- 5. Research reports: The total picture -- 6. Examples of how to write research reports -- 7. The literature search -- 8. Ethics in research -- Pt. 2. Quantitative research methods -- 9. The basic laboratory experiment -- 10. Advanced experimental design -- 11. Cross-sectional or correlational research: Non-manipulation studies -- 12. Longitudinal studies -- 13. Sampling and population surveys -- Pt. 3. Fundamentals of testing and measurement -- 14. Psychological tests: Their use and construction -- 15. Reliability and validity: Evaluating the value of tests and measures -- 16. Coding data -- Pt. 4. Qualitative research methods -- 17. Why qualitative research? -- 18. Qualitative data collection -- 19. Transcribing language data: The Jefferson system -- 20. Data analysis: Grounded theory -- 21. Thematic analysis -- 22. Discourse analysis -- 23. Conversation analysis -- 24. Interpretative phenomenological analysis -- 25. Evaluating and writing up qualitative-research -- Pt. 5. Research for projects, dissertations and theses -- 26. Developing ideas for research.

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