TY  - BOOK
AU  - Howitt,Dennis
AU  - Cramer,Duncan
TI  - Introduction to research methods in psychology
SN  - 0131399845 (pbk.)
SN  - 978013139
AV  - BF76.5 .H695 
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Harlow, England, New York
PB  - Pearson/Prentice Hall
KW  - Psychology
KW  - Research
KW  - Methodology
N1  - 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
ER  -