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Introduction to research methods in psychology / Dennis Howitt, Duncan Cramer.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: Harlow, England ; New York : Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2005.Description: xiv, 354 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0131399845 (pbk.)
ISSN:
  • 9780131399846
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BF76.5 .H695
Contents:
1. The role of research in psychology -- 2. Aims and hypotheses in research -- 3. The problems of generalisation : chance findings and sample size -- 4. Research reports : the total picture -- 5. The literature search -- 6. Ethics in research -- 7. The basic laboratory experiment -- 8. Advanced experimental design -- 9. Cross-sectional or correlational research : non-manipulation studies -- 10. Longitudinal studies -- 11. Sampling and population surveys -- 12. Psychological tests : their use and construction -- 13. Reliability and validity : evaluating the value of tests and measures -- 14. Coding data -- 15. Why qualitative research? -- 16. Qualitative data collection -- 17. Transcribing language data : the Jefferson system -- 18. Data analysis : grounded theory -- 19. Discourse analysis -- 20. Conversation analysis -- 21. Evaluating qualitative research -- 22. Developing ideas for research.
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Includes bibliographical references and index

1. The role of research in psychology --
2. Aims and hypotheses in research --
3. The problems of generalisation : chance findings and sample size --
4. Research reports : the total picture --
5. The literature search --
6. Ethics in research --
7. The basic laboratory experiment --
8. Advanced experimental design --
9. Cross-sectional or correlational research : non-manipulation studies --
10. Longitudinal studies --
11. Sampling and population surveys --
12. Psychological tests : their use and construction --
13. Reliability and validity : evaluating the value of tests and measures --
14. Coding data --
15. Why qualitative research? --
16. Qualitative data collection --
17. Transcribing language data : the Jefferson system --
18. Data analysis : grounded theory --
19. Discourse analysis --
20. Conversation analysis --
21. Evaluating qualitative research --
22. Developing ideas for research.

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