Experimental and Nonexperimental Designs in Social Psychology

List of contents

Inferences about causality; experimental designs; manipulating the independent variable; the dependent variable; nonexperimental alternatives; measuring attitudes or opinions; administering the questionnaire; research methods - some things don't change; meta-analysis - new methods of analyzing old data.

About the author

Ross, Abraham S.

Summary

This book considers experimental designs, alternatives to experimental designs, survey methods, and how systematic collection of information can minimize alternative explanations in social psychology. It discusses meta-analysis for interpreting the results of many social psychology experiments.

Product details

• Authors: Malcolm Grant, Abraham S. Ross, Ross Abraham S.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367011888
• ISBN: 978-0-367-01188-8
• No. of pages: 196
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; PSYCHOLOGY / Movements / General, Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints, Psychological theory & schools of thought