Edition |
6th ed.
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Publication |
London, Psychology Press, 2014.
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Description |
xiii, 773pBlue spine
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Summary/Abstract |
The sixth edition of Coolican's classic text has been substantially revised and updated, providing students with the most readable and comprehensive survey of research methods, statistical concepts and procedures in psychology today.
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Contents |
1.Psychology, science and research
2.Measuring people - variables, samples and the qualitative critique
3.Experiments and experimental designs in psychology
4.Validity in psychological research
5.Quasi-experiments and non-experiments
6.Observational methods - watching and being with people
7.Interview methods - asking people direct questions
8.Psychological tests and measurement scales
9.Comparison studies - cross-sectional, longitudinal and cross-cultural studies
10.Qualitative approaches in psychology
11.Statistics - organising the data
12.Graphical representation of data
13.Frequencies and distributions
14.Significance testing - was it a real effect?
15.Testing for differences between two samples
16.Tests for categorical variables and frequency tables
17.Correlation
18.Multi-level analysis - differences between more than two conditions
19.Multi-factorial designs
Contents note continued: 20.ANOVA for repeated measures designs
21.Choosing a significance test for your data (and internet resources)
22.Analysing qualitative data
23.Ethical issues in psychological research
24.Planning your practical and writing up your report.
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Standard Number |
9781444170115 Pb.
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