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Research Methods in Psychology

A Handbook, Second Edition

Wendy A. Schweigert

Perfect as a main text or as a supplement, this versatile handbook is ideal for psychology courses devoted specifically to research methods as well as for more general psychology courses with a research component. Each chapter independently covers a commonly used research method, giving instructors the flexibility to assign chapters in a way that meets the needs of their own classes. Chapter outlines, concept questions and exercises (along with a selected set of answers), lists of important terms and concepts, and clearly written explanations of basic statistical techniques supplemented with illustrative statistical tables are among the book’s many outstanding features. Basic guidelines of how to write, format, and publish results demonstrate an astute, hands-on approach to conducting research in psychology.

Schweigert’s clear, succinct writing style, her focus on the fundamentals of research design, and her thorough coverage engage students who are at varying levels of exposure to research methods. In the end, all students will learn to embrace the ethics and process of collecting and presenting useful, accurate data.
 

$28.95 list, 316 pages

10-digit ISBN: 1-57766-415-9

13-digit ISBN: 978-1-57766-415-4

© 2006

Instructor's Manual available

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to the Scientific Method

Ways of Knowing / The Objectives of Science and the Scientific Method / A Word about Theories / Research Criticism / Summary

2. Ethics in Research

Ethical Treatment of Research Participants / Ethics and the Reporting of Research Results / Summary

3. The Research Process

Reliability and Validity / Hypotheses / Hypothesis Testing / How to Do Science / Summary

4. The Role of Statistics in Research

Scales of Measurement / Types of Statistical Techniques / Summary

5. Introduction to Experimentation and the Between-Groups Design

Experiments versus Correlational Studies / Internal Validity and Confounds / Summary

6. The Within-Subjects Design

Types of Within-Subjects Designs / Benefits of the Within-Subjects Design / Disadvantages of the Within-Subjects Design / Counterbalancing / Summary

7. Factorial Designs

Using a Factorial Design / Other Types of Two-Factor Designs / Other Higher-Order Designs and Their Interactions / Summary

8. Using Natural Settings: Observational Studies and Field Experiments

Observational Research Designs / Two Types of Observational Research Designs / Field Experiments / Problems and Pitfalls of Observational Studies / Choosing the Type of Observational Design / Data Collection / Techniques for Data Collection / Types of Data Collected / Sampling Techniques / Summary

9. Mail Surveys, Telephone Surveys, and Personal Interviews

Surveys: How and Why to Use Them / Survey Construction / Sampling Techniques / Summary

10. Quasi-Experimental Designs

Types of Quasi-Experimental Designs / Threats to Internal Validity of Quasi-Experimental Designs

11. Single-Subject Designs

Types of Single-Subject Designs / Threats to the Internal Validity of Single-Subject Designs

12. Physical Traces and Archival Data: Two Nonreactive Measurement Techniques

Physical Traces / Archival Data Investigations / Summary

Appendix A: Basic Statistical Techniques

Appendix B: Statistical Tables

Appendix C: Empirical Research Reports in Psychology