The Science Of Psychology: Theory, Research, and Application | |
Science | |
Theories | |
Research | |
Theory, Research, and Application | |
Research Strategies: An Overview | |
Purposes of Research | |
Quantitative and Qualitative Research | |
Research Strategies | |
Time Perspectives: Short-Term versus Long-Term | |
Research Settings: Laboratory versus Field | |
Research as a Set of Tradeoffs | |
The Ethical Treatment of Research Participants | |
Responsibility for Ethical Research | |
Ethical Considerations in Planning Research | |
Ethical Considerations During Data Collection | |
Ethical Considerations Following Data Collection | |
Formulating a Research Question | |
Formulating Research Hypotheses | |
Replication Research | |
Designing Research for Utilization | |
Bias in the Formulation of Research Questions | |
Developing a Measurement Strategy | |
Reliability and Validity | |
Modalities of Measurement | |
Evaluating and Selecting Measures | |
The Internal Validity of Research | |
Confounds | |
Threats to Internal Validity | |
Reactivity | |
Demand Characteristics | |
Experimenter Expectancies | |
The Experimental Research Strategy | |
A Note on Statistics | |
Manipulating the Independent Variable | |
Controlling Extraneous Variance | |
Multiple-Group Designs | |
Factorial Designs | |
The Correlational (Passive) Research Strategy | |
The Nature of Correlational Research | |
Simple and Partial Correlation Analysis | |
Multiple Regression Analysis (MRA) | |
Some Other Correlational Techniques | |
Testing Mediational Hypotheses | |
Factor Analysis | |
The Single-Case Research Strategy | |
The Role of Single-Case Research in Psychology | |
Validity Criteria in Single-Case Research | |
Case Study Research | |
Single-Case Experiments | |
Data Analysis in Single-Case Research | |
Research in Natural Settings | |
The Problem of Control in Natural Settings | |
Field Experiments | |
Natural Experiments and Quasi-Experiments | |
Naturalistic Observation | |
Interviews | |
Archival Data | |
Coding Open-Ended Data | |
Survey Research | |
Asking Questions | |
Obtaining Answers | |
Multi-Item Scales | |
Response Biases | |
Questionnaire Design | |
Questionnaire Administration | |
Survey Data Archives | |
Data Collection | |
Research Participants | |
Research Procedures | |
Using the Internet to Collect Data | |
Interpreting Research Results | |
Describing Results | |
Interpreting the Results | |
Fitting Results into the Big Picture | |
The External Validity of Research | |
The Concept of External Validity | |
The Structural Component of External Validity | |
The Functional and Conceptual Components of External Validity | |
Assessing External Validity | |
Laboratory Research, Natural-Setting Research, and External Validity | |
Evaluation Research | |
Goal Definition | |
Program Monitoring | |
Impact Assessment | |
Efficiency Analysis | |
Information Utilization | |
Measuring Change | |
Integrative Literature Reviewing | |
Defining the Research Question | |
Data Collection | |
Data Evaluation | |
Data Analysis | |
Data Interpretation | |
A Sample Meta-Analysis | |
Writing Research Reports | |
The Research Report | |
Journal Articles and Convention Presentations | |
Ethical Issues in Publication | |
The Professional and Social Responsibilities of Scientists | |
Malpractice in Research | |
Mistakes and Error in Research | |
Using the Results of Research | |
Research and the Common Good | |
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