Description: About this productProduct InformationUsing humor and interesting examples that students can understand and relate to, authors Brett W. Pelham and Hart Blanton have written a research methods text that is both informative and comprehensive, but that your students will really ENJOY. This brief book includes hands-on activities that involve learning by doing, methodology exercises that encourage students to use their intuitions to understand research methods, and methodology problems that teach students to apply basic research principles to novel problems. This edition includes new chapters, numerous new studies and examples, and consistent pedagogy, to help students succeed.Product IdentifiersPublisherWadsworthISBN-100534532942ISBN-139780534532949eBay Product ID (ePID)46019739Product Key FeaturesAuthorHart Blanton, Brett w. PelhamPublication NameConducting Research in Psychology : Measuring the Weight of SmokeFormatPerfectLanguageEnglishPublication Year2006SeriesAvailable Titles Cengagenow Ser.TypeTextbookNumber of Pages432 PagesDimensionsItem Length8.9in.Item Height0.4in.Item Width7.1in.Item Weight22.4 OzAdditional Product FeaturesLc Classification NumberBf76.5.P34 2007Edition Number3Table of Content1. How Do We Know? 2. How Do We Find Out? The Logic, Art, and Ethics of Scientific Discovery. 3. Moving From Fact to Truth: Validity, Reliability, and Measurement. 4. Moving From Notions to Numbers: Psychological Measurement. 5. How Do We Misinterpret? Common Threats to Validity. 6. Nonexperimental Research Designs. 7. Experience Carefully Planned: Experimental Research Designs. 8. Experience Carefully Exploited: Quasi-Experimental Research Designs. 9. Choosing the Right Research Design. 10. A Brief Course in Statistics. 11. Telling the World About It. 12. Putting Your Knowledge to Work: 20 Methodology Problems. Appendix 1. Hands-On Activities. Appendix 2. Methodology Exercises. Appendix 3. How to Describe the Results of Statistical Analyses. Appendix 4. The Role of Status in Producing Depressed Entitlement in Women's and Men's Pay Allocations. Glossary. References. Name Index. Subject Index.Copyright Date2007Target AudienceCollege AudienceTopicGeneral, Social Psychology, Experimental Psychology, Research & Methodology, Teaching Methods & Materials / GeneralLccn2005-937705Dewey Decimal150/.7/2Dewey Edition21IllustratedYesGenreSelf-Help, Education, Psychology
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Edition: 3rd edition
Publish Year: 2006
Updated ISBN1: 154433334X
Updated ISBN2: 9781544333342
Number of Pages: 432 Pages
Publication Name: Conducting Research in Psychology : Measuring the Weight of Smoke
Language: English
Publisher: Wadsworth
Subject: General, Social Psychology, Experimental Psychology, Research & Methodology, Teaching Methods & Materials / General
Item Height: 0.4 in
Publication Year: 2006
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 22.4 Oz
Subject Area: Education, Self-Help, Psychology
Item Length: 8.9 in
Author: Brett W. Pelham, Hart Blanton
Item Width: 7.1 in
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