Research methods in psychology

Comprehensive, clear, and practical, Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology is the essential student guide to understanding and undertaking quantitative and qualitative research in psychology. Revised throughout, this new edition includes a new chapter on 'Managing your research project...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores:	Howitt, Dennis, author (author), Cramer, Duncan, author
Formato:	Libro electrónico
Idioma:	Inglés
Publicado:	Harlow, England : Pearson [2020]
Edición:	Sixth edition
Materias:	Psychology > Research > Methodology. Libros electrónicos.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:	https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009667024606719

Tabla de Contenidos:

Front Cover
Half Title Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Brief contents
Contents
Guided tour
Introduction
Acknowledgements
Part 1 Basics of research
1 Role of research in psychology
Overview
1.1 Introduction
1.2 The importance of reading
1.3 Evaluating the evidence
1.4 Inferring causality
1.5 Types of research and the assessment of causality
1.6 Practice
1.7 Conclusion
Key points
Activities
2 Aims and hypotheses in research
Overview
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Types of study
2.3 Aims of research
2.4 Research hypotheses
2.5 Four types of hypothesis
2.6 Difficulties in formulating aims and hypotheses
2.7 Conclusion
Key points
Activities
3 Variables, concepts and measures
Overview
3.1 Introduction
3.2 History of the variable in psychology
3.3 Types of variable
3.4 Independent and dependent variables
3.5 Measurement characteristics of variables
3.6 Stevens' theory of scales of measurement
3.7 Operationalising concepts and variables
3.8 Conclusion
Key points
Activities
4 Problems of generalisation and decision-making in research: Chance findings and sample size
Overview
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Universalism
4.3 Sampling and generalisation
4.4 Statistics and generalisation
4.5 Directional and non-directional hypotheses again
4.6 More on the similarity between measures of effect (difference) and association
4.7 Sample size and size of association
4.8 Conclusion
Key points
Activities
5 Research reports: The total picture
Overview
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Overall strategy of report writing
5.3 Sections of the research report in detail
5.4 Conclusion
Key points
Activities
6 Improving your quantitative write-up
Overview
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Poorly written quantitative report.
6.3 Analysis of the report
6.4 Improved version of the report
6.5 Conclusion
Key points
Activities
7 Literature search
Overview
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Library classification systems
7.3 Electronic databases
7.4 Obtaining articles not in your library
7.5 Personal bibliographic database software
7.6 Conclusion
Key points
Activities
8 Ethics and data management in research
Overview
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Ethics: general principles
8.3 Research ethics
8.4 Ethics and publication
8.5 How to obtain a participantâ€™s consent
8.6 Data management
8.7 Conclusion
Key points
Activities
Part 2 Quantitative research methods
9 Basic laboratory experiments
Overview
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Characteristics of the true or randomised experiment
9.3 More advanced research designs
9.4 Conclusion
Key points
Activity
10 Advanced experimental designs
Overview
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Multiple levels of the independent variable
10.3 Multiple dependent variables
10.4 Factorial designs
10.5 Psychology and social psychology of the laboratory experiment
10.6 Conclusion
Key points
Activities
11 Cross-sectional or correlational research: Non-manipulation studies
Overview
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Cross-sectional designs
11.3 The case for non-manipulation studies
11.4 Key concepts in the analysis of cross-sectional studies
11.5 Conclusion
Key points
Activities
12 Longitudinal studies
Overview
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Panel designs
12.3 Different types of third variable
12.4 Analysis of non-experimental designs
12.5 Conclusion
Key points
Activities
13 Sampling and population surveys
Overview
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Types of probability sampling
13.3 Non-probability sampling
13.4 National surveys.
13.5 Socio-demographic characteristics of samples
13.6 Sample size and population surveys
13.7 Conclusion
Key points
Activities
14 Data analysis issues and scientific progress
Overview
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Confidence intervals
14.3 Effect sizes
14.4 Power
14.5 Replication Crisis
14.6 Questionable research practices and truth inflation
14.7 Conclusion
Key points
Activities
Part 3 Fundamentals of testing and measurement
15 Psychological tests: Their use and construction
Overview
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Concept of a scale
15.3 Scale construction
15.4 Item analysis or factor analysis?
15.5 Other considerations in test construction
15.6 Conclusion
Key points
Activities
16 Reliability and validity: Evaluating the value of tests and measures
Overview
16.1 Introduction
16.2 Reliability of measures
16.3 Validity
16.4 Types of validity
16.5 Conclusion
Key points
Activity
17 Coding data
Overview
17.1 Introduction
17.2 Types of coding
17.3 Reliability and validity when coding
17.4 Qualitative coding
17.5 Conclusion
Key points
Activities
Part 4 Qualitative research methods
18 Why qualitative research?
Overview
18.1 Introduction
18.2 What is qualitative research?
18.3 History of the qualitative/quantitative divide in psychology
18.4 Quantification-qualitative methods continuum
18.5 Evaluation of qualitative versus quantitative methods
18.6 Conclusion
Key points
Activity
19 Qualitative data collection
Overview
19.1 Introduction
19.2 Major qualitative data collection approaches
19.3 Conclusion
Key points
Activities
20 Transcribing language data: Jefferson system
Overview
20.1 Introduction
20.2 Jefferson transcription
20.3 Advice for transcribers
20.4 Conclusion.
Key points
Activities
21 Thematic analysis
Overview
21.1 Introduction
21.2 What is thematic analysis?
21.3 Basic approach to thematic analysis
21.4 More sophisticated version of thematic analysis
21.5 Conclusion
Key points
Activity
22 Grounded theory
Overview
22.1 Introduction
22.2 Development of grounded theory
22.3 Data in grounded theory
22.4 How to do grounded theory analysis
22.5 Computer grounded theory analysis
22.6 Evaluation of grounded theory
22.7 Conclusion
Key points
Activity
23 Discourse analysis
Overview
23.1 Introduction
23.2 Basic discourse analysis theory
23.3 The agenda of discourse analysis
23.4 Doing discourse analysis
23.5 Conclusion
Key points
Activities
24 Conversation analysis
Overview
24.1 Introduction
24.2 Precepts of conversation analysis
24.3 Stages in conversation analysis
24.4 Conclusion
Key points
Activities
25 Interpretative phenomenological analysis
Overview
25.1 Introduction
25.2 Philosophical foundations of interpretative phenomenological analysis
25.3 Stages in interpretative phenomenological analysis
25.4 Conclusion
Key points
Activities
26 Evaluating qualitative research
Overview
26.1 Introduction
26.2 Criteria for novices
26.3 Evaluating qualitative research
26.4 Validity
26.5 Conclusion
Key points
Activities
27 Improving your qualitative write-up
Overview
27.1 Introduction
27.2 Poorly written qualitative report
27.3 Critical evaluation
27.4 Conclusion
Key points
Activities
Part 5 Research for projects, dissertations and theses
28 Developing ideas for research
Overview
28.1 Introduction
28.2 Why not a replication study?
28.3 Choosing a research topic
28.4 Sources of research ideas
28.5 Conclusion.
Key points
Activity
29 Managing your research project
Overview
29.1 Introduction
29.2 Advice for consideration
29.3 Conclusion
Key points
Glossary
References
Index
Back Cover.

Research methods in psychology

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