Research Methods in Psychology: Evaluating a World of Information, 4th International Student Edition

Featuring an emphasis on future consumers of psychological research and examples drawn from popular media, Research Methods in Psychology: Evaluating a World of Information develops students’ critical-thinking skills as they evaluate information in their everyday lives. The Fourth Edition of this best-selling text takes learning to a new level for both consumers and producers by offering new content, interactive learning, and online assessment to help them master the concepts.

Features

Content tailored to consumers and producers of research: While the text serves future consumers of research — students who will go on to read and use research in their chosen professions — it also serves future producers — students who will go on to receive a PhD and eventually design and conduct studies in an academic setting.
Become critical thinkers and evaluators of research and claims made in the media, with the text’s active learning approach that is integrated throughout.

Authors

Beth Morling

PART I – INTRODUCTION TO SCIENTIFIC REASONING
Chapter 1. Psychology is a way of thinking
Chapter 2. Sources of information: Why research is best and how to find it
Chapter 3. Three claims, four validities: Interrogation tools for consumers of research

PART II – RESEARCH FOUNDATIONS FOR ANY CLAIM
Chapter 4. Ethical guidelines for psychology research
Chapter 5. Identifying good measurement

PART III – TOOLS FOR EVALUATING FREQUENCY CLAIMS
Chapter 6. Surveys and observations: Describing what people do
Chapter 7. Sampling: Estimating the frequency of behaviours and beliefs

PART IV – TOOLS FOR EVALUATING ASSOCIATION CLAIMS
Chapter 8. Bivariate correlational research
Chapter 9. Multivariate correlational research

PART V – TOOLS FOR EVALUATING CAUSAL CLAIMS
Chapter 10. Introduction to simple experiments
Chapter 11. More on experiments: Confounding and obscuring variables
Chapter 12. Experiments with more than one independent variable

PART VI – BALANCING RESEARCH PRIORITIES
Chapter 13. Quasi-experiments and small-N designs
Chapter 14. Replication, transparency and real-world importance

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