Research Methods in Psychology

Investigating Human Behavior

Paul G. Nestor, Russell K. Schutt

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Year: 2018
• Print ISBN: 9781544323770
• eBook ISBN: 9781544323763
• Edition: 3
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Research & Methodology in Psychology
• Index: Psychology

The authors are proud sponsors of the 2020 SAGE Keith Roberts Teaching Innovations Award—enabling graduate students and early career faculty to attend the annual ASA pre-conference teaching and learning workshop.

Research Methods in Psychology: Investigating Human Behavior draws on fascinating stories to illustrate the entire research process within a unifying conceptual framework. Bestselling authors Paul G. Nestor and Russell K. Schutt present a clear and comprehensive introduction to the logic and techniques of research methods in psychology by employing a unique combination of two distinct yet complementary pedagogical techniques. First, chapters designed for experiential, hands-on studies put the student in the roles of researcher, participant, and consumer to bring concepts to life. Second, the findings of cognitive science guide the text in a way that is most conducive to learning. This novel approach serves as an effective way to make the world of psychological research fun and rewarding for students, in addition to allowing them to gain the foundational knowledge they need to design, conduct, and present research.

 

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Publisher Note
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Brief Contents
• Detailed Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• About the Authors
• Part I Research Fundamentals
• 1 Uncommon Sense and the Scientific Method
• 2 The Research Process
• 3 Literature Review in Research
• 4 Ethics in Behavioral Research
• 5 Conceptualization and Measurement
• 6 Samples and Generalizations
• Part II Research Designs
• 7 Considering Correlation: Are You a Maximizer or a Satisficer?
• 8 In Search of Causality: True Experiments
• 9 Experimental Design and Hypothesis Testing
• 10 Complex Research Designs
• 11 Quasi-Experimental and Nonexperimental Designs
• 12 Small-N and Single-Subject Designs
• 13 Survey Research
• 14 Qualitative Methods
• Part III Research Products
• 15 Quantitative Data Analysis
• 16 Essentials of APA Report Writing
• Appendix A Summaries of Frequently Cited Research Articles
• Appendix B Questions to Ask About a Research Article
• Appendix C How to Read a Research Article
• Appendix D Proportions of Area Under Standard Normal Curve
• Appendix E Critical Values for t Distribution
• Appendix F Critical Values of F
• Appendix G Critical Values of Chi-Square
• Appendix H Critical Values of the Correlation Coefficient
• Appendix I Table of Random Numbers
• Glossary
• References
• Index