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Klappentext An approachable, coherent, and important text, Research in Psychology: Methods and Design, 8th Edition continues to provide its readers with a clear, concise look at psychological science, experimental methods, and correlational research in this newly updated version. Helpful learning aids, step-by-step instructions, and detailed examples of real research studies makes the material easy to read and student-friendly. Zusammenfassung An approachable! coherent! and important text! Research in Psychology: Methods and Design! 8th Edition continues to provide its readers with a clear! concise look at psychological science! experimental methods! and correlational research in this newly updated version. Inhaltsverzeichnis Summary of Research Examples Preface 1 Scientific Thinking in Psychology Why Take This Course? Ways of Knowing Authority Use of Reason Empiricism The Ways of Knowing and Science Science as a Way of Knowing Science Assumes Determinism Science Makes Systematic Observations Science Produces Public Knowledge Box 1.1: ORIGINS-A Taste of Introspection Science Produces Data?]Based Conclusions Science Produces Tentative Conclusions Science Asks Answerable Questions Science Develops Theories That Can Be Falsified Psychological Science and Pseudoscience Recognizing Pseudoscience Associates with True Science Box 1.2: CLASSIC STUDIES-Falsifying Phrenology Relies on Anecdotal Evidence Sidesteps the Falsification Requirement Reduce Complex Phenomena to Overly Simplistic Concepts The Goals of Research in Psychology Describe Predict Explain Apply A Passion for Research in Psychology Eleanor Gibson (1910-2002) B. F. Skinner (1904-1990) 2 Ethics in Psychological Research Box 2.1: CLASSIC STUDIES-Infants at Risk Developing a Code of Ethics for Psychological Science Ethical Guidelines for Research with Humans Weighing Benefits and Costs: The Role of the IRB Informed Consent and Deception in Research Box 2.2: ETHICS-Historical Problems with Informed Consent Informed Consent and Special Populations Use of Deception Treating Participants Well Research Ethics and the Internet Ethical Guidelines for Research with Animals Animal Rights Box 2.3: ORIGINS-Antivivisection and the APA Using Animals in Psychological Research The APA Code for Animal Research Justifying the Study Caring for the Animals Using Animals for Educational Purposes Scientific Fraud Data Falsification 3 Developing Ideas for Research in Psychology Varieties of Psychological Research The Goals: Basic versus Applied Research The Setting: Laboratory versus Field Research Research Example 1-Combining Laboratory and Field Studies The Data: Quantitative versus Qualitative Research Asking Empirical Questions Operational Definitions Developing Research from Observations of Behavior and Serendipity Box 3.1: ORIGINS-Serendipity and Edge Detectors Developing Research from Theory The Nature of Theory The Relationship between Theory and Research Attributes of Good Theories Falsification Box 3.2: CLASSIC STUDIES-Falsification and Der Kluge Hans Parsimony Common Misunderstandings about Theory Developing Research from Other Research Research Teams and the "What's Next?" Question Research Example 2 - "What's Next?" Replication Box 3.3: ETHICS-Questionable Research Practices and Replication Remedies Creative Thinking in Science Reviewing the Literature Computerized Database S...
