Conducting research in psychology : measuring the weight of smoke / Brett W. Pelham, Hart Blanton.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. How Do We Know? -- 2. How Do We Find Out? The Logic, Art, and Ethics of Scientific Discovery -- 3. In a Nutshell: An Overview of Psychological Research Methods -- 4. Making It Happen: A Hands-On Guide to a First Research Project -- 5. Moving From Fact to Truth: Validity, Reliability, and Measurement -- 6. Moving From Notions to Numbers: Psychological Measurement -- 7. How Do We Misinterpret? Common Threats to Validity -- 8. Nonexperimental Research Designs -- 9. Experience Carefully Planned: Experimental Research Designs -- 10. Experience Carefully Exploited: Quasi-Experimental Research Designs -- 11. Choosing the Right Research Design -- 12. A Brief Course in Statistics -- 13. Telling the World About It -- Appendix 1. Hands-On Activities -- Appendix 2. Methodology Exercises -- Appendix 3. Putting Your Knowledge to Work: 25 Methodology Problems -- Appendix 4. An Example of an APA-Style Research Paper: Ethnicity and the Risk of Unwarranted Cesarean Birth in the United States.

Conducting Research in Psychology: Measuring the Weight of Smoke offers students an engaging introduction to psychological research by employing humor, stories, and hands-on activities. Through its methodology exercises, learners are encouraged to use their intuition to understand research methods and apply basic research principles to novel problems. Authors Brett W. Pelham and Hart Blanton integrate cutting-edge topics, including implicit biases, measurement controversies, online data collection, and new tools for determining the replicability of a set of research findings. The Fifth Edition broadens its coverage of methodologies to reflect the types of research now conducted by psychologists. Two new chapters accommodate the needs of instructors who incorporate student research projects into their courses--back cover.