The process of research in psychology /

McBride, Dawn M.

The process of research in psychology / Dawn M. McBride. - Los Angeles : SAGE, c2010. - xiv, 331 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.) TZS 107,230.6 1412960789 (pbk.)


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

150.72 MCB