{"product_id":"psychology-research-methods-connecting-research-to-students-lives-paperback-9781107461116","title":"Psychology Research Methods; Connecting Research to Students' Lives (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107461116","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePsychology Research Methods\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eConnecting Research to Students' Lives\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis engaging undergraduate textbook uses research relevant to students' lives to teach research methodology.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWendy Heath (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107461116, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 11 January 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e404 pages, 185 colour illus.  14 tables\u003cbr\u003e25.5 x 20.3 x 2 cm, 0.98 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eComprehensive, engaging, and punctuated with humor, this undergraduate textbook provides an interesting introduction to research methodology. Psychology Research Methods allows students to become familiar with the material through examples of research relevant to their lives. The textbook covers every major research approach in psychology. Students will learn how to evaluate and conduct the different varieties of descriptive research and experimental research. They will learn all steps of the research process from developing a research idea to writing about and presenting what they did. Each chapter contains suggestions for journal article readings and activities relevant to the topics covered. The textbook also includes a chapter on how to conduct research online and an appendix with an annotated manuscript keyed to the 6th edition of the American Psychological Association Publication Manual.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction to research methodology\u003cbr\u003e 2. Developing research ideas and hypotheses\u003cbr\u003e 3. Ethics\u003cbr\u003e 4. Defining and measuring variables\u003cbr\u003e 5. Descriptive research methods\u003cbr\u003e 6. Correlations\u003cbr\u003e 7. Survey research\u003cbr\u003e 8. Experimentation with one independent variable\u003cbr\u003e 9. Factorial designs: experiments with more than one independent variable\u003cbr\u003e 10. Quasi-experimental designs\u003cbr\u003e 11. Small-N designs\u003cbr\u003e 12. External validity\u003cbr\u003e 13. Online research\u003cbr\u003e 14. Writing about and presenting your research\u003cbr\u003e Appendix.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Probability \u0026amp; statistics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Probability \u0026amp; statistics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Probability%20\u0026amp;%20statistics%20%5BPBT%5D%22\"\u003ePBT\u003c\/a\u003e], Psychology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Psychology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Psychology%20%5BJM%5D%22\"\u003eJM\u003c\/a\u003e], Social research \u0026amp; statistics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social research \u0026amp; statistics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20research%20\u0026amp;%20statistics%20%5BJHBC%5D%22\"\u003eJHBC\u003c\/a\u003e], Research methods: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Research methods: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Research%20methods:%20general%20%5BGPS%5D%22\"\u003eGPS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46000246391064,"sku":"9781107461116","price":55.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107461116i.jpg?v=1696754494","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/psychology-research-methods-connecting-research-to-students-lives-paperback-9781107461116","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}