Screen LibraryThe psychologist as detective : an introduction to conducting research in psychology /
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Pearson/Prentice Hall,
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| Publisher Address: | Upper Saddle River, N.J. : |
| Publication Dates: | [2007] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Fourth edition. |
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| Carrier Form: | xv, 480 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 460-468) and indexes. |
| ISBN: |
9780132277310 013227731X |
| Index Number: | BF76 |
| CLC: | B841 |
| Call Number: | B841/S657/4th ed. |
| Contents: | The science of psychology -- Research ideas, critiquing research and hypotheses -- Ethics in psychological research -- Nonexperimental methods I: descriptive methods, qualitative research, and correlational studies -- Nonexperimental methods II: ex post facto studies, surveys and questionnaires, sampling and basic research strategies -- The basics of experimentation I: variables and control -- The basics of experimentation 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 ... |