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To become informed consumers of research, students need to thoughtfully evaluate the research they read rather than accept it without question. This second edition of a classic text gives students what they need to apply critical reasoning when reading behavioral science research. It updates the ori...
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American Psychological Association,
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| Publisher Address: | Washington, DC : |
| Publication Dates: | [2018] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Second edition. |
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To become informed consumers of research, students need to thoughtfully evaluate the research they read rather than accept it without question. This second edition of a classic text gives students what they need to apply critical reasoning when reading behavioral science research. It updates the original text with recent developments in research methods, including a new chapter on meta-analyses. Part I gives a thorough overview of the steps in a research project. It focuses on how to assess whether the conclusions drawn in a behavioral science report are warranted by the methods used in the research. Topics include research hypotheses, sampling, experimental design, data analysis, interpretation of results, and ethics. Part II allows readers to practice critical thinking with a series of fictitious journal articles containing built-in flaws in method and interpretation. Clever and engaging, each article is accompanied by a commentary that points out the errors of procedure and logic that have been deliberately embedded in the article. This combination of instruction and practical application will promote active learning and critical thinking in students studying the behavioral sciences. -- Provided by publisher. |
| Item Description: | Revised edition of Critical thinking about research, c1998. |
| Carrier Form: | xiv, 335 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-326) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781433827105 1433827107 |
| Index Number: | BF76 |
| CLC: | B84 |
| Call Number: | B84/M528/2nd ed. |
| Contents: | Foreword -- Preface to the second edition -- Preface to the first edition -- Introduction -- Principles of critical thinking -- Seeking trustworthy knowledge -- Research questions and hypotheses -- Research variables and strategies -- The sample -- Confounding variables and their control -- Research designs and threats to internal validity -- Manipulation and measurement validity -- Data analysis -- Inferences, conclusions, and the research report -- Research synthesis and meta-analysis -- Research ethics -- Critical thinking using practice articles -- Epilogue. |