Published 2015
Table of Contents:
“…Chapter 1: The Science of Psychology -- Understanding Science -- Scientific Research in Psychology -- Science and Common Sense -- Science and Clinical Practice -- Chapter 2: Getting Started in Research -- Basic Concepts -- Generating Good Research Questions -- Reviewing the Research Literature -- Chapter 3: Research Ethics -- Moral Foundations of Ethical Research -- From Moral Principles to Ethics Codes -- Putting Ethics Into Practice -- Chapter 4: Theory in Psychology -- Phenomena and Theories -- The Variety of Theories in Psychology -- Using Theories in Psychological Research -- Chapter 5: Psychological Measurement -- Understanding Psychological Measurement -- Reliability and Validity of Measurement -- Practical Strategies for Psychological Measurement -- Chapter 6: Experimental Research -- Experiment Basics -- Experimental Design -- Conducting Experiments -- Chapter 7: Nonexperimental Research -- Overview of Nonexperimental Research -- Correlational Research -- Quasi-Experimental Research -- Qualitative Research -- Chapter 8: Complex Research Designs -- Multiple Dependent Variables -- Multiple Independent Variables -- Complex Correlational Designs -- Chapter 9: Survey Research -- Overview of Survey Research -- Constructing Survey Questionnaires -- Conducting Surveys -- Chapter 10: Single-Subject Research -- Overview of Single-Subject Research -- Single-Subject Research Designs -- The Single-Subject Versus Group “Debate” -- Chapter 11: Presenting Your Research --
American Psychological Association (APA) Style -- Writing a Research Report in
American Psychological Association (APA) Style -- Other Presentation Formats -- Chapter 12: Descriptive Statistics -- Describing Single Variables -- Describing Statistical Relationships -- Expressing Your Results -- Conducting Your Analyses -- Chapter 13: Inferential Statistics -- Understanding Null Hypothesis Testing -- Some Basic Null Hypothesis Tests -- Additional Considerations -- From the “Replicability Crisis” to Open Science Practices…”
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