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Understanding psychological research by finding a problem, discovering the clues, and evaluating the evidence.The Psychologist as Detectives introduces students to the research process. The authors treat psychological research as a detective case in which a problem is presented, clues are discovered, evidence is evaluated, and a report is prepared for consideration by peers. Learning GoalsUpon completing this book, readers will be able to: Think critically about research and research methods Analyze research as a problem solving procedure Develop research skills by looking at examples of research studies Evaluate evidence from a research study and prepare a report or summary of the case
Contents
Chapter 1 Psychological Research and the Research Methods CourseChapter 2 Developing a Good Research Idea and Conducting an Ethical ProjectChapter 3 Qualitative Research MethodsChapter 4 Nonexperimental Methods: Descriptive Methods, Correlational Studies, Ex Post Facto Studies, Survey and Questionnaires, Sampling, and Basic Research StrategiesChapter 5 Using the Scientific Method in PsychologyChapter 6 Conducting a Good Experiment I: Variables and Control Chapter 7 Conducting a Good Experiment II: Final Considerations, Unanticipated Influences, and Cross-Cultural Issues Chapter 8 Internal and External ValidityChapter 9 Using Statistics to Answer QuestionsChapter 10 Designing, Conducting, Analyzing, and Interpreting Experiments with Two GroupsChapter 11 Designing, Conducting, Analyzing, and Interpreting Experiments with More than Two GroupsChapter 12 Designing, Conducting, Analyzing, and Interpreting Experiments with Multiple Independent VariablesChapter 13 Alternative Research DesignsChapter 14 Writing and Assembling an APA-Format Research Report
