Research methods in psychology
David G. Elmes, Barry H. Kantowitz, Henry L. Roediger, III.
- 4th ed.
- St. Paul: West Publishing Company, 1992.
- xviii, 408 p. ill. 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 375-385) and index
Contents: Part 1: Bases of psychological research: Beginning psychological research. Explanation in scientific psychology. Observation in psychological research. Measurement in psychological research -- Experimentation in psychology -- Basics of experimentation -- Experimental design -- Complex experimentation -- Small-N experimentation Experimentation -- Part 111: Tactical aspects of research -- Guarding against threats to validity -- Chapter 11 -- Interpreting the results of research -- Conducting ethical research -- Reading and writing research reports.