Research Methods in Psychology, 7th Edition by Howitt and Cramer is an accessible introduction to research in psychology, exploring the fundamentals in quantitative and qualitative research methods. This edition will help your students connect their learning to the latest relevant research examples and prepare them to undertake their own projects.
Research Methods in Psychology, 7th Edition by Howitt and Cramer is an accessible introduction to research in psychology, exploring the fundamentals in quantitative and qualitative research methods. This edition will help your students connect their learning to the latest relevant research examples and prepare them to undertake their own projects.
Dennis Howitt was a Reader in Psychology at Loughborough University, chartered forensic psychologist and Fellow of the British Psychological Society, with a specific interest in the study of mass communications and the application of psychology to social issues. Duncan Cramer is an Emeritus Professor at Loughborough University with a specific interest in topics such as mental health, personality, personal relationships, organizational commitment, psychotherapy and counselling.
Inhaltsangabe
Contents Guided tour Introduction Acknowledgements Plan of the book Part 1 Basics of research 1. Role of research in psychology 2. Aims and hypotheses in research 3. Variables, concepts and measures 4. Problems of generalisation and decision-making in research 5. Research reports 6. Improving a quantitative write-up 7. Literature search 8. Ethics and data management in research Part 2 Quantitative research methods 1. Basic laboratory experiments 2. Advanced experimental designs 3. Placebos, experimenter effects and demand characteristics 4. Cross-sectional or correlational research 5. Longitudinal studies 6. Small-N and single-case experimental designs 7. Surveys, samples and populations 8. Progress in Data analysis Part 3 Fundamentals of testing and measurement 9. Psychological tests 10. Reliability and validity 11. Coding data Part 4 Qualitative research methods 12. Why qualitative research? 13. Qualitative data collection 14. Transcribing language data 15. Thematic analysis 16. Grounded theory 17. Discourse analysis 18. Conversation analysis 19. Interpretative phenomenological analysis 20. Evaluating qualitative research 21. Improving a qualitative write-up Part 5 Final considerations for research projects 22. Online Internet mediated research 23. Developing ideas for research 24. Managing your research project Glossary References Index
Contents Guided tour Introduction Acknowledgements Plan of the book Part 1 Basics of research 1. Role of research in psychology 2. Aims and hypotheses in research 3. Variables, concepts and measures 4. Problems of generalisation and decision-making in research 5. Research reports 6. Improving a quantitative write-up 7. Literature search 8. Ethics and data management in research Part 2 Quantitative research methods 1. Basic laboratory experiments 2. Advanced experimental designs 3. Placebos, experimenter effects and demand characteristics 4. Cross-sectional or correlational research 5. Longitudinal studies 6. Small-N and single-case experimental designs 7. Surveys, samples and populations 8. Progress in Data analysis Part 3 Fundamentals of testing and measurement 9. Psychological tests 10. Reliability and validity 11. Coding data Part 4 Qualitative research methods 12. Why qualitative research? 13. Qualitative data collection 14. Transcribing language data 15. Thematic analysis 16. Grounded theory 17. Discourse analysis 18. Conversation analysis 19. Interpretative phenomenological analysis 20. Evaluating qualitative research 21. Improving a qualitative write-up Part 5 Final considerations for research projects 22. Online Internet mediated research 23. Developing ideas for research 24. Managing your research project Glossary References Index
Es gelten unsere Allgemeinen Geschäftsbedingungen: www.buecher.de/agb
Impressum
www.buecher.de ist ein Shop der buecher.de GmbH & Co. KG Bürgermeister-Wegele-Str. 12, 86167 Augsburg Amtsgericht Augsburg HRA 13309
