Research methods in psychology
- 5th
- London Sage Publication Ltd 2020
- x, 570 p.
Table of content: Chapter 1: Research Questions, Design, Strategy and Choice of Methods Daniel B Wright, Julie Barnett and Glynis M Breakwell Chapter 2: Ethics Glynis M Breakwell, Daniel B Wright and Julie Barnett Chapter 3: Big Questions and New Methods Julie Barnett and Konstantina Vasileiou Chapter 4: Capturing and Recording Information Julie Barnett, Glynis M Breakwell and Daniel B Wright Chapter 5: Telling Others about Your Research Daniel B. Wright, Julie Barnett, and Glynis M. Breakwell Chapter 6: Psychology as a Science: What is Science? Glynis Breakwell and Julie Barnett Chapter 7: Accessing Difficult to Access Information Chris Fife-Schaw Chapter 8: Quasi-experimental Designs (including observational methods) Graham Hole Chapter 9: Experimental Design Glynis M. Breakwell and Lada Timotijevic Chapter 10: Interviewing and Focus Groups Marianna E. Carlucci and Daniel B. Wright Chapter 11: Descriptive Statistics: Graphical and Numerical Methods Rusi Jaspal Chapter 12: Content Analysis, Thematic Analysis and Discourse Analysis Jeff Gavin and Karen Rodham Chapter 13: Self-Report Data Chris Fife-Schaw Chapter 14: Questionnaire Design Patrick Sturgis Chapter 15: Surveys and Sampling Marianna E. Carlucci and Daniel B. Wright Chapter 16: Inferential Statistics Katherine McGuire and Kamala London Chapter 17: Factorial ANOVA Jeremy Miles Chapter 18: Correlation and Regression Daniel B. Wright and Sarah M. Wells [https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/research-methods-in-psychology/book257083#contents]
Much has changed in psychological research in the last decade and much has changed in the fifth edition of Research Methods in Psychology to make sure that it is still an essential textbook for teaching Research Methods.
With 6 new chapters looking at the biggest issues in psychological research and a complete reframing of qualitative and quantitative methods, this book is at the forefront of ethical, innovative and sound research.
Within each chapter there are features to help students
· Consolidate learning
· Reflect on key studies
· Improve critical thinking
· Develop their evaluation skills
Take a look to see how we’ve redesigned this classic texts to meet the needs of the modern researcher and lecturer. (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/research-methods-in-psychology/book257083#description)