Published: January 2012
Page Count: 246
ISBN (Digital): 978-1-4533-2753-1

Research Methods in Psychology: Core Concepts and Skills

Version 1.0
By Paul C. Price

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Examples drawn from the entire range of contemporary psychology, including abnormal, clinical, and counseling psychology.
Content and terminology influenced by leading original books and articles in the research methodology literature—as determined by an empirical analysis of the reference lists of secondary sources.
Incorporated concepts from the Undergraduate Psychology Major Learning Goals and Outcomes document commissioned by the APA.
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While Research Methods in Psychology is fairly traditional— making it easy for you to use with your existing courses — it also emphasizes a fundamental idea that is often lost on undergraduates: research methods are not a peripheral concern in our discipline; they are central. The overarching goal of this textbook is to present the basics of psychological research methods — focusing on the concepts and skills that are most widely shared within the discipline — emphasizing both their centrality to our field and their contribution to our understanding of human behavior.

1.1 Understanding Science

1.2 Scientific Research in Psychology

1.3 Science and Common Sense

1.4 Science and Clinical Practice

Chapter 2: Getting Started in Research

2.1 Basic Concepts

2.2 Generating Good Research Questions

2.3 Reviewing the Research Literature

Chapter 3: Research Ethics

3.1 Moral Foundations of Ethical Research

3.2 From Moral Principles to Ethics Codes

3.3 Putting Ethics Into Practice

Chapter 4: Theory in Psychology

4.1 Phenomena and Theories

4.2 The Variety of Theories in Psychology

4.3 Using Theories in Psychological Research

Chapter 5: Psychological Measurement

5.1 Understanding Psychological Measurement

5.2 Reliability and Validity of Measurement

5.3 Practical Strategies for Psychological Measurement

Chapter 6: Experimental Research

6.1 Experiment Basics

6.2 Experimental Design

6.3 Conducting Experiments

Chapter 7: Nonexperimental Research

7.1 Overview of Nonexperimental Research

7.2 Correlational Research

7.3 Quasi-Experimental Research

7.4 Qualitative Research

Chapter 8: Complex Research Designs

8.1 Multiple Dependent Variables

8.2 Multiple Independent Variables

8.3 Complex Correlational Designs

Chapter 9: Survey Research

9.1 Overview of Survey Research

9.2 Constructing Survey Questionnaires

9.3 Conducting Surveys

Chapter 10: Single-Subject Research

10.1 Overview of Single-Subject Research

10.2 Single-Subject Research Designs

10.3 The Single-Subject Versus Group “Debate”

Chapter 11: Presenting Your Research

11.1 American Psychological Association (APA) Style

11.2 Writing a Research Report in American Psychological Association (APA) Style

11.3 Other Presentation Formats

Chapter 12: Descriptive Statistics

12.1 Describing Single Variables

12.2 Describing Statistical Relationships

12.3 Expressing Your Results

12.4 Conducting Your Analyses

Chapter 13: Inferential Statistics

13.1 Understanding Null Hypothesis Testing

13.2 Some Basic Null Hypothesis Tests

13.3 Additional Considerations

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Paul C. Price

California State University, Fresno

Paul C. Price (PhD University of Michigan) is Professor of Psychology at California State University, Fresno and previously taught at the University of Michigan. Among the courses Paul teaches regularly are an introduction to the psychology major, statistics, research methods, and health psychology. His overarching goal as a teacher is to help students learn to think carefully and critically about human behavior, and to show them that doing so can be fun. Paul's research is in the areas of judgment and reasoning, including likelihood and risk judgment, social judgment, and basic quantitative reasoning. He is on the editorial board of Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, has received the Provost’s Award for Teaching Excellence from California State University, Fresno, and is the recipient of two National Science Foundation research grants.