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SAGE PUBLISHING Understanding Research Methods And Statistics In Psychology 2008 Edition by Gavin
Understanding and applying research methods and statistics in psychology is one of the corner stones of study at undergraduate level. To enable all undergraduate psychology students to carry out their own investigations the textbook covers basic and advanced qualitative and quantitative methods and follows a sequential structure starting from first principles to more advanced techniques.Accompanied by a companion website, the textbook:- Grounds all techniques to psychological theory relating each topic under discussion to well established pieces of research- Can be used by the student at beginning and more advanced undergraduate level - therefore a `one-stop' shop- Includes a creative and practical selection of heuristic devices that cement knowledge of the techniques and skills covered in the textbook PART ONE: FIRST EXPLORATIONSThe Range of ResearchEthics in ResearchSome Shocking CasesSome Basic Concepts in Psychological ResearchPART TWO: BEGINNING QUANTITATIVE RESEARCHUsing Numbers to Describe BehaviourInferential StatisticsWhy and What?Simple Experimental DesignsBeing WatchedSingle Factorial DesignsThe Levels of Processing ExperimentsSurvey ResearchWho is afraid of Crime?Correlational DesignsThe Poor Relation?PART THREE: COMPLEX QUANTITATIVE DESIGNSFactorial Designs with More than One FactorA Closer Look at MemoryMultivariate StatisticsComplex Correlational Designs and AnalysisStats Can Be MurderPART FOUR: BEGINNING QUALITATIVE RESEARCHTheory in Qualitative ResearchDesigning Qualitative ResearchPART FIVE: COMPLEX QUALITATIVE RESEARCHInterviews and Focus GroupsParticipant ObservationGirls, Gangs and AggressionThematic AnalysisDiscourse AnalysisPower and ControlEvaluation ResearchPART SIX: COMMUNICATION OF RESEARCHCommunicating Research