Pelham, Brett W., 1961-
Conducting research in psychology : measuring the weight of smoke / Brett W. Pelham, Hart Blanton. - 2nd ed. - Australia ; Belmont, CA : Thomson/Wadsworth, c2003. - xviii, 411 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 391-401) and indexes.
Contents: How do we know? -- How do we find out? -- Moving from fact to truth: Validity, reality, and measurement -- How do we misinterpret? Common threats to validity -- Nonexperimental research designs -- Experience carefully planned: Experimental research designs -- Experience carefully exploited: Quasi-experimental research designs -- Research design -- Being a successful researcher -- A Brief course in statistics -- Telling the world about it -- How to describe the results of statistical analyses -- Putting your knowledge to work: 20 Methodology problems -- Appendix
0534520936
2002102410
Psychology--Research--Methodology.
Psychology, Experimental.
BF76.5.P34
150/.7/2
Conducting research in psychology : measuring the weight of smoke / Brett W. Pelham, Hart Blanton. - 2nd ed. - Australia ; Belmont, CA : Thomson/Wadsworth, c2003. - xviii, 411 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 391-401) and indexes.
Contents: How do we know? -- How do we find out? -- Moving from fact to truth: Validity, reality, and measurement -- How do we misinterpret? Common threats to validity -- Nonexperimental research designs -- Experience carefully planned: Experimental research designs -- Experience carefully exploited: Quasi-experimental research designs -- Research design -- Being a successful researcher -- A Brief course in statistics -- Telling the world about it -- How to describe the results of statistical analyses -- Putting your knowledge to work: 20 Methodology problems -- Appendix
0534520936
2002102410
Psychology--Research--Methodology.
Psychology, Experimental.
BF76.5.P34
150/.7/2