02721nam a2200277Ia 450000500170000000800410001724500680005810000190012670000190014526000650016425000180022930000220024730000100026950000480027902000330032765000380036065000150039805000220041354600150043550505000045065010030095052004550195333600090240833700150241733800110243220260803094220.0251212s2017    xx            000 0 und d1 aResearch methods in psychology /cDennis Howitt, Duncan Cramer.  aHowitt, Dennis  aCramer, Duncan  aHarlow, England ; New York :bPearson Education Ltd.,c2017.  aFifth edition  axxiii, 552 pages:  c27 cm  aIncludes bibliographic references and index  a978-1-292-13427-7qpaperback  aPsychologyxResearchxMethodology  aPsychology  a150.721 H84r 2017  ain English  aContents viiGuided tour xviiIntroduction xixAcknowledgements xxiPart 1 Basics of research 11 Role of research in psychology 32 Aims and hypotheses in research 273 Variables, concepts and measures 454 Problems of generalisation and decision-making in research: Chance findingsand sample size 635 Research reports: The total picture 856 Improving a quantitative write-up 1157 Literature search 1368 Ethics and data management in research 162Part 2650  \\aResearchzPhilippinesxStudy and teaching  aQuantitative research methods 1839 Basic laboratory experiments 18510 Advanced experimental designs 21311 Cross-sectional or correlational research: Non-manipulation studies 23412 Longitudinal studies 25013 Sampling and population surveys 26514 Data analysis issues and scientific progress 283Part 3 Fundamentals of testing and measurement 30715 Psychological tests: Their use and construction 30916 Reliability and validity: Evaluating the value of tests and measures 32917 Coding data 346Part 4 Qualitative research methods 35918 Why qualitative research? 36119 Qualitative data collection 37420 Transcribing language data: Jefferson system 38721 Thematic analysis 39622 Grounded theory 41123 Discourse analysis 42824 Conversation analysis 44125 Interpretative phenomenological analysis 45326 Evaluating qualitative research 47127 Improving a qualitative write-up 482Part 5 Research for projects, dissertations and theses 50128 Developing ideas for research 503Glossary 523References 530Index 541  a`Research Methods in Psychology` is the essential student guide to understanding and undertaking quantitative and qualitative research in psychology. In this popular text for psychology students, the research process is broken down into manageable steps to equip students with the skills to ask intelligent research questions, carry out a literature review, choose an appropriate research design, carry out data collection and write up their findings  atext  aunmediated  avolume