Research methods in psychology : evaluating a world of information /
Morling, Beth.
Research methods in psychology : evaluating a world of information / Beth Morling, University of Delaware. - Second Edition. - xxxi, 604 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Introduction to scientific reasoning -- Psychology is a way of thinking -- Sources of information : why research is best and how to find it -- Three claims, four validities : interrogation tools for consumers of research -- Research foundations for any claim -- Ethical guidelines for psychology research -- Identifying good measurement -- Tools for evaluating frequency claims -- Surveys and observations : describing what people do -- Sampling : estimating the frequency of behaviors and beliefs -- Tools for evaluating association claims -- Bivariate correlational research -- Multivariate correlational research -- Tools for evaluating causal claims -- Introduction to simple experiments -- More on experiments : confounding and obscuring variables -- Experiments with more than one independent variable -- Balancing research priorities -- Quasi-experiments and small-n designs -- Replicability, generalization, and the real world -- References -- Credits -- Name index -- Subject index.
9780393936933 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2014016570
Psychology--Research--Methodology--Textbooks.
Psychology, Experimental--Textbooks.
BF76.5 / .M667 2015
150.72/1
Research methods in psychology : evaluating a world of information / Beth Morling, University of Delaware. - Second Edition. - xxxi, 604 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Introduction to scientific reasoning -- Psychology is a way of thinking -- Sources of information : why research is best and how to find it -- Three claims, four validities : interrogation tools for consumers of research -- Research foundations for any claim -- Ethical guidelines for psychology research -- Identifying good measurement -- Tools for evaluating frequency claims -- Surveys and observations : describing what people do -- Sampling : estimating the frequency of behaviors and beliefs -- Tools for evaluating association claims -- Bivariate correlational research -- Multivariate correlational research -- Tools for evaluating causal claims -- Introduction to simple experiments -- More on experiments : confounding and obscuring variables -- Experiments with more than one independent variable -- Balancing research priorities -- Quasi-experiments and small-n designs -- Replicability, generalization, and the real world -- References -- Credits -- Name index -- Subject index.
9780393936933 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2014016570
Psychology--Research--Methodology--Textbooks.
Psychology, Experimental--Textbooks.
BF76.5 / .M667 2015
150.72/1