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Research methods

Title:

Research methods

Author:

McBurney, Donald, 1938-

ISBN:

9780534577629

Personal Author:

McBurney, Donald, 1938-

Edition:

5th ed.

Publication Information:

Belmont, CA : Wadsworth Thomson Learning, c2001.

Physical Description:

xiii, 450 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Contents:

Psychology and science -- Developing a research question -- Ethics in research -- Writing in psychology -- Variables -- Tabular and graphical description of data -- Validity -- Control -- Nonexperimental research, Part 1 : Observational, archival, and case-study research -- Nonexperimental research, Part 2 : Survey research -- True experiments, Part 1 : Single-factor designs -- True experiments, Part 2 : Factorial designs -- Single-subject experiments -- Quasi experiments -- Epilogue : Biases and limitations of experimental psychology -- Appendix A. Review of statistics.

Subject Term:

Psychology, Experimental -- Methodology.

Psychology -- Research -- Methodology.

Psychology, Experimental -- Methodology. (OCoLC)fst01081588

Psychology -- Research -- Methodology. (OCoLC)fst01081515

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Contributor biographical information http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1515/00027529-b.html
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Summary

Using a spare style that doesn't "get in the way" of the instructor, this revision of McBurney's highly respected text uses concrete examples and extensive end-of-chapter materials to get students actively involved in research methodology. The author has carefully revised the text to eliminate esoteric and advanced topics and to re-emphasize the basics. McBurney walks students step-by-step through problem selection, literature search, research protocols, and the publication process, including student-friendly activities that encourage students' participation in the research process. The Fifth Edition illustrates the usefulness of the experimental method in analyzing basic behavioral processes and draws examples from all the areas of psychology, including learning, memory, sensation/perception, and social behavior.