TY  - BOOK
AU  - Smith,Randolph A.
AU  - Davis,Stephen F.
TI  - The psychologist as detective: an introduction to conducting research in psychology 
SN  - 0205687407
AV  - BF76.5 .S54 2010
U1  - 150.72 22
PY  - 2010///]
CY  - Upper Saddle River, N.J.
PB  - Prentice Hall
KW  - Psychology
KW  - Research
KW  - Textbooks
KW  - Methodology
KW  - Psychology, Experimental
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 427-434) and index; Psychological research and the research methods course -- Developing a good research idea and conducting an ethical project -- Qualitative research methods -- Nonexperimental methods : descriptive methods, correlational studies, ex post facto studies, surveys and questionnaires, sampling, and basic research strategies -- Using the scientific method in psychology -- Conducting a good experiment I : variables and control -- Conducting a good experiment II : final considerations, unanticipated influences, and cross-cultural issues -- Internal and external validity -- Using statistics to answer questions -- Designing, conducting, analyzing, and interpreting experiments with two groups -- Designing, conducting, analyzing, and interpreting experiments with more than two groups -- Designing, conducting, analyzing, and interpreting experiments with multiple independent variables -- Alternative research designs -- Writing and assembling an APA-format research report
ER  -