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Encourages mastery of the basic principles of psychological research Research Methods, Design, and Analysis, 12th Edition provides an understanding of the research methods used to investigate human thought and behaviour. The coverage of experimental, qualitative, correlational, and survey research helps students develop their research skills for all aspects of psychology. Information is presented in a simple and straightforward manner and placed into context of actual research studies, helping students make real-life connections. The full text downloaded to your computer With eBooks you can: search for key concepts, words and phrases make highlights and notes as you study share your notes with friends eBooks are downloaded to your computer and accessible either offline through the Bookshelf (available as a free download), available online and also via the iPad and Android apps. Upon purchase, you'll gain instant access to this eBook. Time limit The eBooks products do not have an expiry date. You will continue to access your digital ebook products whilst you have your Bookshelf installed.

Research Methods, Design, and Analysis, Global Edition

• Title Page


• Contents


• Preface


• Part I Introduction


• Chapter 1 Understanding Scientific Research


• Introduction


• Methods of Acquiring Knowledge


• Intuition


• Authority


• Rationalism


• Empiricism


• Science


• Induction and Deduction


• Hypothesis Testing


• Naturalism


• Kuhn and Paradigms


• Feyerabend?s Anarchistic Theory


• What Exactly Is Science?


• Basic Assumptions Underlying Scientific Research


• Uniformity or Regularity in Nature


• Reality in Nature


• Discoverability


• Characteristics of Scientific Research


• Control


• Operationalism


• Replication


• The Role of Theory in Scientific Research


• The Role of the Scientist in Psychological Research


• Curiosity


• Patience


• Objectivity


• Change


• Objectives of Psychological Research


• Description


• Explanation


• Prediction


• Control or Influence


• Pseudoscience


• Summary


• Key Terms and Concepts


• Related Internet Sites


• Practice Test


• Challenge Exercises


• Chapter 2 Research Approaches and Data Collection Methods


• Introduction


• Variables in Quantitative Research


• Experimental Research


• Causation


• Cause


• Effect


• Required Conditions for Making the Claim of Causation


• The Psychological Experiment


• 1. Objective Observation


• 2. Of Phenomena That Are Made


• 3. In a Strictly Controlled Situation in Which One or More