TY - BOOK AU - Howitt,Dennis AU - Cramer,Duncan TI - Research methods in psychology SN - 1292134275 AV - BF76.5 .H695 2017 U1 - 150.721 23 PY - 2017///] CY - Harlow, England, New York PB - Pearson KW - Psychology KW - Research KW - Methodology N1 - Part 1; Basics of research : --; 1; Role of research in psychology --; 2; Aims and hypotheses in research --; 3; Variables, concepts and measures --; 4; Problems of generalisation and decision-making in research: Chance findings and sample size --; 5; Research reports: The total picture --; 6; Improving a quantitative write-up --; 7; Literature search --; 8; Ethics and data management in research --; Part 2; Quantitative research methods : --; 9; Basic laboratory experiments --; 10; Advanced experimental designs --; 11; Cross-sectional or correlational research: Non-manipulation studies --; 12; Longitudinal studies --; 13; Sampling and population surveys --; 14; Data analysis issues and scientific progress --; Part 3; Fundamentals of testing and measurement : --; 15; Psychological tests: Their use and construction --; 16; Reliability and validity: Evaluating the value of tests and measures --; 17; Coding data --; Part 4; Qualitative research methods : --; 18; Why qualitative research --; 19; Qualitative data collection --; 20; Transcribing language data: Jefferson system --; 21; Thematic analysis --; 22; Grounded theory --; 23; Discourse analysis --; 24; Conversation analysis --; 25; Interpretative phenomenological analysis --; 26; Evaluating qualitative research --; 27; Improving a qualitative write-up --; Part 5; Research for projects, dissertations and theses : --; 28; Developing ideas for research ER -