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Informationen zum Autor Dana S. Dunn is Professor of Psychology at Moravian College in Bethlehem, PA. Among other works, he is the author of Statistics and Data Analysis for the Behavioral Sciences (2001), and A Short Guide to Writing about Psychology (2004), as well as several works currently in preparation, including Best Practices for Teaching Critical Thinking in Psychology (with Randolph Smith and Jane Halonen; 2009), Psychology Applied to Modern Life: Adjustment in the 21st Century, 9th edition (with Wayne Weiten and Margaret A. Lloyd; 2009), and the second edition of The Practical Researcher: A Student Guide to Conducting Psychological Research (Wiley Blackwell; 2010). Dana Dunn is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) and a charter member of the American Psychological Society (APS). Klappentext The 2nd edition of Research Methods for Social Psychology offers information on how to conduct empirical research in social psychology. The author teaches readers to think like experimental social psychologists, that is, to use or develop explanatory theories and to manipulate and measure variables in order to explain the origin or purpose of some aspect of social life. It provides information to perform research projects on human social behavior from start to finish, from selecting a research topic to collecting and analyzing data to writing up and the results using the American Psychological Association's required format (i.e., APAstyle). Along the way, they will learn about the particular ethical issues social psychologists face, the logic of experimental design, alternative research approaches, sorting accuracy from error in research, and how to orally present their findings, among other issues.This book contains up-to-date scholarship and emphasizes active learning through pedagogical activities and exercises designed to help students design and execute their own social psychological research. Zusammenfassung The 2nd edition of Research Methods for Social Psychology offers information on how to conduct empirical research in social psychology. The author teaches readers to think like experimental social psychologists! that is! to use or develop explanatory theories and to manipulate and measure variables in order to explain the origin or purpose of some aspect of social life. It provides information to perform research projects on human social behavior from start to finish! from selecting a research topic to collecting and analyzing data to writing up and the results using the American Psychological Association's required format (i.e.! APAstyle). Along the way! they will learn about the particular ethical issues social psychologists face! the logic of experimental design! alternative research approaches! sorting accuracy from error in research! and how to orally present their findings! among other issues.This book contains up-to-date scholarship and emphasizes active learning through pedagogical activities and exercises designed to help students design and execute their own social psychological research. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface to the Second Edition xi Acknowledgments xiv About the Author xv 1 Studying Social Psychology 1 Introducing and Defining Social Psychology 1 Establishing Causality: The Importance of Experimentation in Social Psychology 3 Levels of Explanation: Social Psychology's Relation to Other Fields of Inquiry 5 Personality Psychology's Relation to Social Psychology 7 The Scientific Method: Doing Social Psychology 8 Why? Social Psychology is Social 11 Social Thought 12 Social Influence 12 Social Connections 12 Where? The Lab and the Field 13 The Lab 13 The Field 13 One More Distinction: Basic and Applied Research 15 Social Psychologists Today 16 Active Learning Exe...
