Doing psychology : an introduction to research methodology and statistics /
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| Author / Creator: | Haslam, S. Alexander. |
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| Imprint: | London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 1998. |
| Description: | xiii, 297 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Sage foundations of psychology series |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3352844 |
Table of Contents:
- Chapter 1. Introduction
- 'Why do I have to do this?'
- the structure of this book and an overview of the chapters
- how to use this book
- Chapter 2. Research in Psychology: Objectives and Ideals
- What is psychological research and why do it?
- how does psychological research progress?
- principles of good research
- some notes of caution
- Chapter 3. Research Methods
- Psychological measurement
- the experimental method
- the quasi-experimental method
- the survey method
- the case study method
- overview
- Chapter 4. Experimental Design
- Choosing an independent variable
- choosing a dependent variable
- choosing an experimental sample
- threats to internal validity
- threats to external validity
- Chapter 5. Survey Design
- The differences between surveys and experiments
- setting the question
- finding a sample
- types of survey
- overview: designing a survey
- Chapter 6. Descriptive Statistics
- Different forms of research data
- describing a typical score: measures of central tendency
- the relationship between measures of central tendency and a response distribution
- describing the spread of scores: measures of dispersion
- observed distributions
- Chapter 7. Some Principles of Statistical Inference
- Statistical inference
- inferences about individual scores
- inferences about means
- overview
- Chapter 8. Examining Differences between Means: The t-test
- Student's t-distribution
- comparing the results for a single sample to a specific value
- within-subjects t-tests
- between-subjects t-tests
- the controversy about what to do with t-values
- handling the results of t-te
- Chapter 9. Examining Relationships between Variables: Correlation
- Some basic principles of correlation
- the measurement of correlation
- interpreting and making inferences about correlations
- some notes of caution
- conclusion
- Chapter 10. Research Ethics
- Science and society
- participation in research
- research with animals
- final comment
- Chapter 11. Conclusion: Managing Uncertainty in Psychological Research
- 'Where has all this got us?'
- managing uncertainty in psychological research
- final comment
- Appendices: Step-by-step guides to computing t-tests and correlations
- statistical tables
