The process of research in psychology / Dawn M. Mcbride

Part I. OVERVIEW OF THE RESEARCH PROCESS FROM START TO FINISH -- Chapter 1. Psychological Research: The Whys and Hows of the Scientific Method -- Chapter 2. Hypothesis Development: Where Research Questions Come From -- Chapter 3. Ethical Guidelines for Psychological Research -- Chapter 4. How Psychologists Use the Scientific Method: Data Collection Techniques and Research Designs -- Chapter 5. Variables and Measurement in Research -- Chapter 6. Sampling -- Chapter 7. Summarizing and Interpreting Data: Using Statistics -- Chapter 8. Reporting Research -- Chapter 9. More About Using Statistics -- Chapter 10. More About Survey Research -- Chapter 11. More About Correlational Studies -- Chapter 12. More About One-Factor Experiments -- Chapter 13. More About Multi-Factor Experiments -- Chapter 14. More About Quasi-Experiments -- Chapter 15. More About Other Specialized Designs.

The process of research in psychology employs the pedagogical approach of spaced repetition to present a student-friendly introduction to conducting research in psychology. Drawing on more than 17 years of teaching experience, best-selling author Dawn M. McBride covers topics with step-by-step explanations to help students understand the full process of designing, conducting, and presenting a research study. Part I introduces the important concepts for developing research ideas, subject sampling, ethics, and data collection; more detailed coverage of these topics is included in "More About" chapters in Part II to provide instructors with flexibility in their teaching. Concepts and skills relevant to multiple stages of the research process are covered in several contexts, providing repeated exposure to these challenging yet essential topics. -- from back of book.