The Psychologist as Detective: An Introduction to Conducting Research in Psychology (Fourth Edition)

By: Randolph A. Smith and Stephen F. Davis

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Synopsis: The Psychologist as Detective conveys the excitement of research methodology through a lively, conversational style. To make the study of the research process interactive and accessible for readers, pedagogical features and critical thinking activities are integrated throughout the volume. Actual student research appears in each chapter to increase relevance and heighten reader interest. This text evaluates the science of psychology, research ideas and hypotheses, ethics, nonexperimental methods and the basics of experimentation variables and control, statistics, designing-conducting-analyzing and interpreting experiments, as well as alternative research designs, external validity, critiquing experimental research and writing and assembling an APA-format research report. For individuals involved with or interested in psychological research.

Book Quality:: Excellent
Book Size:: 490 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780132277310
Publisher:: Prentice Hall PTR
Date of Addition:: 02/07/09
Copyrighted By:: Pearson Education, Inc.
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Textbooks, Psychology
Grade Levels:: College Freshman, College Sophomore, College Junior, College Senior
Submitted By:: Digital Divide Data
Proofread By:: Digital Divide Data
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.