Methods in Psychological Research

Preface Acknowledgments About the Authors 1. Introduction to Research in Psychology 2. Understanding the Research Literature 3. Research in Psychology: An Ethical Enterprise 4. Hypothesis Testing, Power, and Control: A Review of the Basics 5. Measuring Variables 6. Selecting Research Participants 7. Experimental Design: Independent Groups Designs 8. Experimental Design: Dependent Groups and Mixed Groups Designs 9. Experimental Design: Single-Participant Designs/The Operant Approach 10. Finding Relationships Among Variables: Nonexperimental Research 11. Data Collection Methods 12. Program Evaluation, Archival Research, and Meta-Analytic Designs 13. Your Research Project: Analyzing, Interpreting, and Presenting Your Research 14. Communicating in Psychology Glossary References Index