Psychology Research Methods

How to Think About and Write About Research

Wendy Heath

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Year: 2024
• Print ISBN: 9781071919293
• eBook ISBN: 9781071919323
• Edition: 2
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Experimental Psychology
• Index: Psychology

The Second Edition of Psychology Research Methods: How to Think About and Write About Research by Wendy Heath engages students with compelling studies relevant to students' lives, but in a research methods context. By looking beneath the conclusions of these studies to determine which methods they use, students discover the relevance and importance of research methods. Heath also focuses on writing about research methods by presenting examples from across psychology literature as well as writing exercises at the end of each chapter. These features help students complete their research papers with confidence while gaining a greater understanding of research methods through writing. Covering descriptive, experimental, quasi-experimental, small-N design, and qualitative methods in psychology, this comprehensive guide gives students a broad overview of all methods in this clear text.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Publisher Note
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Brief Contents
• Detailed Contents
• Publisher Note
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• About the Author
• 1 Introduction to Research Methodology
• 2 Developing Research Ideas and Hypotheses
• 3 Ethics
• 4 Defining and Measuring Variables
• 5 Descriptive Research Methods and Qualitative Research
• 6 Correlational Research
• 7 Survey Research
• 8 Experimentation With One Independent Variable
• 9 Factorial Designs: Experiments With More Than One Independent Variable
• 10 Quasi-Experimental Designs
• 11 Small-N Designs
• 12 External Validity
• 13 Writing About and Presenting Your Research
• Appendix
• Appendix B: Table of Random Numbers
• Appendix C: A Review of Selected Grammar Rules
• Appendix D: The Research Paper Checklist
• Glossary
• References
• Index