McBride, Dawn M.

The process of research in psychology / - Los Angeles : SAGE, 2010. - xiv, 331 p. : ill. ;

Psychological research : the whys and hows of the scientific method -- Hypothesis development : where research questions come from -- How psychologists use the scientific method : observation techniques and research designs -- Types of variables -- Ethical guidelines for psychological research -- Sampling -- Summarizing and interpreting data : using statistics -- Reporting research -- The nuts and bolts of survey research -- The nuts and bolts of correlational studies -- The nuts and bolts of experiments -- The nuts and bolts of quasi-experiments -- The nuts and bolts of other specialized designs -- The nuts and bolts of using statistics.

9781412960786 (pbk.) 1412960789 (pbk.)


Psychology
Psychology, Experimental.
Psychology.
Research
Psychology, Experimental.

MED. BF76.5 / .M376