03219cam a22003978i 4500 23339876 CSPC 20260922164729.0 231003s2024 enk b 001 0 eng 2023042390 9781292461595 (paperback) 23339876 DLC eng rda DLC DLC CSPC pcc BF76.5 .H695 2024 150.72 H842r 23/eng/20231120 Howitt, Dennis, author. Research methods in psychology / Dennis Howitt and Duncan Cramer. Seventh edition. 2401 Harlow, England : Pearson, 2024. xxi, 612 pages ; 27 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Part 1. Basics of research -- Role of research psychology -- Aims and hypotheses in research -- Variables, concepts and measures -- Problems of generalization and decision-making in research: chance findings and sample size -- Research reports: the total picture -- Improving your quantitative write-up -- Literature search -- Ethics and data management in research -- Part 2. Quantitative research methods -- Basic laboratory experiments -- Advanced experimental designs -- Placebos, experimenter effects and demand characteristics -- Cross-sectional or correlational research: non-manipulation studies -- Longitudinal studies -- Small-N and single-case experimental designs -- Surveys, samples and populations -- Better data analysis -- Part 3. Fundamentals of testing and measurement -- Psychological tests: their use and construction -- Reliability and validity: evaluating the value of tests and measures -- Coding data -- Part 4. Qualitative research methods -- Why qualitative research -- Qualitative data collection -- Transcribing language data: Jefferson system -- Thematic analysis -- Grounded theory -- Discourse analysis -- Conversation analysis -- Interpretative phenomenological analysis -- Evaluating qualitative research -- Improving a qualitative write-up -- Online internet mediated research -- Part 5. Final considerations for research projects -- Developing ideas for research -- Managing your research project. "Modern psychology is a complex discipline demanding a great deal from students, especially when research methodology is the focus. This seventh edition of Research methods in psychology seeks to introduce a broad range of topics dealing with psychological research and analysis as currently practised"-- Provided by publisher. Psychology Research Methodology. Cramer, Duncan, author. Online version: Howitt, Dennis. Research methods in psychology Seventh edition. Harlow, England ; New York : Pearson, 2024 9781292729794 (DLC) 2023042391 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc BK 23 150.72 H842r CIR 2024 0 0 0 ddc 0 0 CSPC CSPC CIR 2026-09-22 0 CIR 150.72 H842r 2024 032606 2026-09-22 02:12:37 1-1 2026-09-22 BK 33362 33362