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Reviews"This is an inexpensive, basic, and easily accessible book of research methods for undergraduates." -- Adam P. Natoli "This book provides an excellent overview of the research process for students moving from developing a research question to producing a final result as a paper or poster." -- Douglas P. Cooper "I really enjoy this book. It is suitable in teaching a wide range of students." -- Teah Moore "This is a great option because it allows the students to work on active learning activities to reinforce what is in the textbook." -- Julie Wilson "...concise and actually beneficial to the student." -- Trina Geye
Table Of ContentPart I: Overview of the Research Process from Start to FinishChapter 1 Behavioral Research: The Whys and Hows of the Scientific MethodChapter 2 Hypothesis Development: Where Research Questions Come FromChapter 3 Ethical Guidelines for Psychological ResearchChapter 4 How Psychologists Use the Scientific Method: Data Collection Techniques and Research DesignsChapter 5 Variables and Measurement in ResearchChapter 6 SamplingChapter 7 Summarizing and Interpreting Data: Using StatisticsChapter 8 Reporting ResearchPart II: More About Research Methods and AnalysisChapter 9 More About Using StatisticsChapter 10 More About Survey ResearchChapter 11 More About Correlational StudiesChapter 12 More About One-Factor ExperimentsChapter 13 More About Multi-Factor ExperimentsChapter 14 More About Quasi-ExperimentsChapter 15 More About Other Specialized DesignsAppendix: Statistical Calculations
SynopsisWith a structure focused on process over memorization, best-selling author Dawn M. McBrides The Process of Research in Psychology, Fifth Edition covers topics with a step-by-step approach to help students understand the full progression of developing, conducting, and presenting a research study from start to finish., With a structure focused on process over memorization, best-selling author Dawn M. McBride's The Process of Research in Psychology, fifth edition, covers topics with a step-by-step approach to help students understand the full process of developing, conducting, and presenting a research study from start to finish., With a structure focused on process over memorization, best-selling author Dawn M. McBrides The Process of Research in Psychology, Fifth Edition covers topics with a step-by-step approach to help students understand the full progression of developing, conducting, and presenting a research study from start to finish. Early chapters introduce important concepts for developing research ideas, subject sampling, ethics, and data collection; more detailed coverage of these topics is included in the "More About" chapters to provide instructors with flexibility to focus on the methods students will use in their projects. Concepts and skills relevant to more than one stage of the research process are covered in multiple contexts to give students repeated opportunities to learn about the most important, and often most difficult, research concepts at the moment they're used. This new Fifth Edition features added discussion on validity and reliability; a reorganized chapter on survey research to group topics more clearly and to provide more information on qualitative analysis; more questions in the "Test Yourself" quizzes at the end of each chapter to focus more on application; and additional references to the increasingly popular statistical software programs JASP and R.