Introduction to research methods in psychology / Dennis Howitt, Duncan Cramer.
Material type: TextPublication details: Harlow : Prentice Hall, 2011.Edition: 3rd edDescription: xxii, 449 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cmISBN:- 9780273726074 (pbk.) :
- 9780273726074 (Paper)
- 150.72 HOW
- BF76.5 .H695 2011
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Previous ed.: 2008.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part 1 The basics of research 1) The role of research in psychology 2) Aims and hypotheses in research 3) Variables, concepts and measures 4) The problems of generalisation: Chance findings and sample size 5) Research reports: The total picture 6) Examples of how to write research reports 7) The literature search 8) Ethics in research Part 2 Quantitative research methods 9) The basic laboratory experiment 10) Advanced experimental design 11) Cross sectional or correlational research: Non-manipulation studies 12) Longitudinal studies 13) Sampling and population surveys Part 3 Fundamentals of testing and measurement 14) Psychological tests: Their use and construction 15) Reliability and validity: Evaluating the value of tests and measures 16) Coding data Part 4 Qualitative research methods 17) Why qualitative research? 18) Qualitative data collection 19) Transcribing language data: The Jefferson system 20) Data analysis: Grounded theory 21) Thematic Analysis 22) Discourse Analysis 23) Conversation analysis 24) Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) 25) Evaluating qualitative research Part 5 Research for projects, dissertations and theses 26) Developing ideas for research References Index.
The authors provide comprehensive and innovative coverage of quantitative and qualitative research methods for psychology students throughout their studies. The research process is broken down into manageable steps to equip students with the skills to ask intelligent research questions and write up their findings.