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Research Design Explained

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ISBN-10: 0495092231

ISBN-13: 9780495092230

Edition: 6th 2007

Authors: Mark L. Mitchell, Janina M. Jolley

List price: $195.95
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RESEARCH DESIGN EXPLAINED provides students with an appreciation of science's excitement and relevance to psychology, by explaining concepts clearly and using real-life analogies and examples. Authors Mitchell and Jolley help students to develop a true understanding of research design, rather than simply memorizing terms, by focusing on important, fundamental concepts and demonstrating the logic behind research design.
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Book details

List price: $195.95
Edition: 6th
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 6/9/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 640
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.442
Language: English

Janina M. Jolley graduated with "Great Distinction" from California State University at Dominquez Hills and earned her M.A. and Ph.D. in Psychology from The Ohio State University. She is currently an executive editor of "The Journal of Genetic Psychology" and "Genetic Psychology Monographs" and Professor of Psychology at Clarion University. Her professional affiliations include the Middle-Eastern Honor Association (President 1999 to 2000; Vice-President 1998 to1999), American Psychological Association (Division 2: Teaching of Psychology and Division 20: Adult Development and Aging), American Psychological Society, Council of Teachers of Undergraduate Psychology, The Midwestern Psychological…    

Psychology, Science, and You
Ethics and Validity
Generating and Refining Research Hypotheses
Reading and Evaluating Research
Measuring and Manipulating Variables: Reliability and Validity
Beyond Reliability and Validity: The Best Measure for Your Study
Introduction to Descriptive Methods
Survey Research
Internal Validity
The Simple Experiment
Expanding the Simple Experiment: The Multiple-Group Experiment
Expanding the Experiment: Factorial Designs
Matched Pairs, Within-Subjects, and Mixed Designs
Single?n Designs and Quasi-Experiments
Putting It All Together: Writing Research Proposals and Reports
APA-Style Checklist
Sample APA-Style Paper
Planning and Conducting Ethical Research
A Beginning Researcher's Guide to Statistics
Statistical Tables
Glossary
References
Index