Beschreibung:
The third edition of Haslam and McGarty's best-selling textbook, Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology, provides students with a highly readable and comprehensive introduction to conducting research in psychology. The book guides readers through the range of choices involved in design, analysis, and presentation and is supplemented by a range of practical learning features both inside the book and online. These draw on the authors' extensive experience as frontline researchers and provide step-by-step guides to quantitative and qualitative methods and analyses. Written in an accessible and engaging style, this text encourages deep engagement with its subject matter and is designed to inspire students to feel passionate for the research process as a whole.
Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Research in Psychology: Objectives and IdealsChapter 3: Research MethodsChapter 4: Experimental DesignChapter 5: Survey DesignChapter 6: Descriptive StatisticsChapter 7: Some Principles of Statistical InferenceChapter 8: Examining Differences between Means: The t-testChapter 9: Examining Relationships between Variables: CorrelationChapter 10: Comparing Two or More Means by Analysing Variances: ANOVAChapter 11: Analysing Other Forms of Data: Chi-square and Distribution-free TestsChapter 12: Classical Qualitative MethodsChapter 13: Contextual Qualitative MethodsChapter 14: Research EthicsChapter 15: Conclusion: Managing Uncertainty in Psychological Research