Discovering Research Methods in Psychology. A Student's Guide. BPS Textbooks in Psychology

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1 Brochure More information from Discovering Research Methods in Psychology. A Student's Guide. BPS Textbooks in Psychology Description: Discovering Research Methods in Psychology presents an accessible, student friendly introduction to the principal research methodology techniques that underpin the field of psychology. By utilizing a narrative approach, the text facilitates a clearer understanding of the complexities of research and the vital role it has played in the development of psychology. The majority of the text consists of clear summaries of carefully chosen contemporary studies that reflect diversity while introducing the reader to the three main types of research methods used in psychology: observation, experimentation, and survey methods. An additional section featuring a comprehensive glossary of research terms that appear in the narrative provides further clarity. The text's final section then offers expansive coverage of several important issues raised in the narrative such as Ethical Guidelines, Probability, Report Writing, and Referencing. Discovering Research Methods in Psychology: A Student's Guide offers a refreshingly readable alternative that ensures a thorough grounding in the fundamental methodology that is essential to the study of psychology. Contents: Acknowledgements 1. Introduction and How To Use This Book 2. Ethics 3. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Experiment A Randomised Controlled Trial 4. Music and Stress Experiment A Matched Pairs Design 5. Competitive Anxiety Experiment A Repeated Measures Design 6. Change Blindness Experiment A Single Sample Design 7. Acoustic Preferences Experiment A Programme of Experiments Animal Studies 8. Cognitive Costs of Racial Prejudice Experiment Unrelated Three Factor Design Between Groups and Between Conditions 9. Mate Selection Strategies Experiment A Mixed Two Factor Design Within and Between Groups 10. The Autistic Spectrum Structured Observation 11. Cognitive Maps

2 Clinical/Laboratory Observation 12. Eating Disorders and the Media Observation Quantitative Content Analysis 13. Eating Disorders: The Experience Observation Qualitative Content Analysis 14. Face Recognition Observation Clinical Case Study 15. Choices and Decisions Survey Methods Quantitative Questionnaire 16. Measuring Romance Survey Methods Scale Development 17. Paranoia Survey Methods Interview 18. Understanding Heavy Drinking Survey Methods Quantitative and Qualitative 19. Attributing Success and Failure Cross Cultural Study Mixed Methods 20. Contrasting the Methods Key Topics BPS Ethical Principles for Conducting Research with Human Participants Glossary References Index Ordering: Order Online - Order by Fax - using the form below Order by Post - print the order form below and send to Research and Markets, Guinness Centre, Taylors Lane, Dublin 8,

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