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Contents

  1. Introduction

  2. Acknowledgements

  3. About this Book

  4. About the Authors of the Current Edition

  5. Preface

  6. The Science of Psychology

    1. Methods of Knowing

    2. Understanding Science

    3. Goals of Science

    4. Science and Common Sense

    5. Experimental and Clinical Psychologists

    6. Key Takeaways and Exercises

  7. Overview of the Scientific Method

    1. A Model of Scientific Research in Psychology

    2. Finding a Research Topic

    3. Generating Good Research Questions

    4. Developing a Hypothesis

    5. Designing a Research Study

    6. Analyzing the Data

    7. Drawing Conclusions and Reporting the Results

    8. Key Takeaways and Exercise

  8. Research Ethics

    1. Moral Foundations of Ethical Research

    2. From Moral Principles to Ethics Codes

    3. Putting Ethics Into Practice

    4. Key Takeaways and Exercises

  9. Psychological Measurement

    1. Understanding Psychological Measurement

    2. Reliability and Validity of Measurement

    3. Practical Strategies for Psychological Measurement

    4. Key Takeaways and Exercises

  10. Experimental Research

    1. Experiment Basics

    2. Experimental Design

    3. Experimentation and Validity

    4. Practical Considerations

    5. Key Takeaways and Exercises

  11. Non-Experimental Research

    1. Overview of Non-Experimental Research

    2. Correlational Research

    3. Complex Correlation

    4. Qualitative Research

    5. Observational Research

    6. Key Takeaways and Exercises

  12. Survey Research

    1. Overview of Survey Research

    2. Constructing Surveys

    3. Conducting Surveys

    4. Key Takeaways and Exercises

  13. Quasi-Experimental Research

    1. One-Group Designs

    2. Non-Equivalent Groups Designs

    3. Key Takeaways and Exercises

  14. Factorial Designs

    1. Setting Up a Factorial Experiment

    2. Interpreting the Results of a Factorial Experiment

    3. Key Takeaways and Exercises

  15. Single-Subject Research

    1. Overview of Single-Subject Research

    2. Single-Subject Research Designs

    3. The Single-Subject Versus Group “Debate”

    4. Key Takeaways and Exercises

  16. Presenting Your Research

    1. American Psychological Association (APA) Style

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

    3. Other Presentation Formats

    4. Key Takeaways and Exercises

  17. Descriptive Statistics

    1. Describing Single Variables

    2. Describing Statistical Relationships

    3. Expressing Your Results

    4. Conducting Your Analyses

    5. Key Takeaways and Exercises

  18. Inferential Statistics

    1. Understanding Null Hypothesis Testing

    2. Some Basic Null Hypothesis Tests

    3. Additional Considerations

    4. From the “Replicability Crisis” to Open Science Practices

    5. Key Takeaways and Exercises

  19. Appendix

  20. Glossary

  21. References

  22. Resources for Instructors

Research Methods in Psychology