The process of research in psychology - McBride, Dawn M. (Los Angeles : SAGE, 2010)
Psychological research : the whys and hows of the scientific method -- Hypothesis development : where research questions come from -- How psychologists use the scientific method : observation techniques and research designs -- Types of variables -- Ethical guidelines for psychological research -- Sampling -- Summarizing and interpreting data : using statistics -- Reporting research -- The nuts and bolts of survey research -- The nuts and bolts of correlational studies -- The nuts and bolts of experiments -- The nuts and bolts of quasi-experiments -- The nuts and bolts of other specialized designs -- The nuts and bolts of using statistics.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Psychology; Psychology, Experimental; Psychology; Research; Psychology, Experimental