| 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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