Research Methods in Psychology: A Handbook Fourth Edition

About this book

Research Methods in Psychology: A Handbook is a versatile guide that is ideal for any research-oriented psychology course. Schweigerts clear writing style and focus on the fundamentals of research methodology provide students with the exposure they need to conduct valid research. Explanations of basic statistical techniques are straightforward and illuminate the impact of the design process. Suitable as a primary text or as a supplement the Fourth Edition features and defines commonly used research methods to engage students and give instructors the flexibility they require to meet the needs of their courses. It also: offers many notable features such as learning goals chapter outlines highlighted important terms and concepts and exercises (along with a selected set of answers); describes the important processes of preparing conducting and publishing the results of a research study; discusses how to perform thorough and beneficial literature and database searches online; teaches students to embrace the ethical collection and presentation of useful accurate data in their research; and reviews basic guidelines on how to write and format research results in APA Style.