Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Introduction to Research in Psychology -- Objectives -- Acquiring Knowledge About the World -- Tradition or Tenacity: I Believe It Is True Because It Has Always Been True -- Intuition: I Believe It Is True Because I Feel It is True -- Authority: I Believe It Is True Because an "Expert" Says It Is True -- Personal Experience: I Believe It is True Because I Experienced It -- Reasoning: I Believe It Is True Because It Is Logically Derived -- Empiricism: I Believe It Is True Because I Measured It -- Science -- Psychology---Science and Art -- Critical Thinking -- The Critical Thinking Process -- Objectives of Science -- To Describe -- To Explain -- To Predict -- To Control -- The Tenets of Science -- Determinism -- Empiricism -- Replicability -- Falsifiability -- Parsimony -- The Scientific Method -- Theories, Concepts, and Hypotheses -- Why We Do Research -- To Evaluate a Theory -- To Satisfy Our Curiosity -- To Demonstrate a New Technique -- To Demonstrate a Behavioral Phenomenon -- To Investigate the Conditions Influencing Behavioral Phenomena -- Approaches to Research -- Descriptive Versus Explanatory Research -- Quantitative Versus Qualitative Research -- Basic Versus Applied Research -- Cross-Sectional Versus Longitudinal Research -- Field Versus Laboratory Research -- Steps in Planning and Doing Research -- Selecting a Research Topic -- Generating Testable Hypotheses -- Classifying Variables -- Selecting an Appropriate Design -- Planning the Method and Carrying It Out -- Analyzing Results -- Drawing Conclusions -- Sharing Your Findings -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter Resources -- Answers to Conceptual Exercises -- Faq -- Chapter Exercises -- Chapter Projeacts -- 2. Understanding the Research Literature -- Objectives -- Searching the Literature -- The Research Article -- The Abstract -- The Introduction -- The Method Section -- The Results -- The Discussion -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter Resources -- Answers To Conceptual Exercises -- Faq -- Chapter Exercises -- Chapter Projects -- 3. Research in Psychology: An Ethical Enterprise -- Objective -- General Principles -- Principle A. Beneficence and Nonmaleficence -- Principle B. Fidelity and Responsibility -- Principle C. Integrity -- Principle D. Justice -- Principle E. Respect for People's Rights and Dignity -- Ethical Standards -- 2. Competence -- 3. Human Relations -- 4. Privacy and Confidentiality -- 8. Research and Publication -- Special Populations -- Internet Research -- Bias and Intellectual Honesty -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter Resources -- Answers to Conceptual Exercises -- Faq -- Chapter Exercises -- Chapter Projects -- 4. Hypothesis Testing, Power, and Control: A Review of the Basics -- Objectives -- Three Levels of Hypotheses -- Testing the Null Hypothesis -- Statistical Significance -- Inferential Errors: Type I and Type II -- Power and How to Increase It -- Effect Size -- Power and the Role of Replication in Research -- External and Internal Validity -- Confounding and Extraneous Variaables -- Controlling Extraneous Variables -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter Resources -- Answers to Conceptual Exercises -- Faq -- Chapter Exercises -- Chapter Projects -- 5. Measuring variables -- Objectives -- Ways of Asking Questions -- Fixed Alternative Questions -- Open-Ended Questions -- Rating Scales -- Likert Scales -- Semantic Differential -- Social Desirability and Response Set -- Measuring Observed Behavior -- Levels of Measurement -- The Importance of Precision in Measurement -- Reliability of Measurement -- Validity of Measurement -- Tests, Scales, and Inventories -- Commercially Available Tests and Inventories -- Standardized Tests of Intelligence -- Tests of Personality -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter Resources -- Answers to Conceptual Exercises -- Faq -- Chapter Exercise -- Chapter Projects -- 6. Selecting Research Participants -- Objectives -- Sampling Methods -- Probability Sampling -- Nonprobability Sampling -- Sample and Effeact Size -- Power Revisited -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter Resources -- Answers to Conceptual Exercises -- Faq -- Chapter Exercises -- Chapter Projects -- 7. Experimental Design: Independent Groups Designs -- Objectives -- Why We Do Experiments -- Steps in Conducting an Experiment -- Where We Do Experiments -- How We Do Experiments: Independent Groups Designs -- Completely Randomized Groups Designs: One IV -- Randomized Factorial Groups Designs: More Than One IV -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter Resources -- Answers To Conceptual Exercises -- Faq -- Chapter Exercises -- Chapter Projects -- 8. Experimental Design: Dependent Groups and Mixed Groups Designs -- Objectives -- Dependent Groups Designs -- Within-Participants Designs -- Matched Groups Designs -- Mixed Designs -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter Resources -- Answers To Conceptual Exercises -- Faq -- Chapter Exercises -- Chapter Projects -- 9. Experimental Design: Single-Particaipant Designs/The Operant Approach -- Objectives -- Single-Participant Design and the Experimental Analysis of Behavior -- Concepts in the Esperimental Analysis of Behavior -- Operant -- Phase -- Baseline -- Treatment -- Length of Phase -- Changing Phase -- Measuring the Response -- ABA and ABAB Withdrawal Designs -- Multiple Baseline Design -- Alternating Treatment Design -- Changing Criterion Design -- Advantages and Disadvantages of Single-Participant Designs -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter Resources -- Answers To Conceptual Exercises -- Faq -- Chapter Exercises -- Chapter Projects -- 10. Finding Relationships Among Variables: Nonexperimental Research -- Objectives -- Quasi-Experiments -- Time-Series Designs -- Nonequivalent Groups Designs -- Longitudinal Research -- Cross-Seactional Research -- Case Studies -- Correlational Research -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter Resources -- Answers To Conceptual Exercises -- Faq -- Chapter Exercises -- Chapter Projects -- 11. Data Collection Methods -- Objectives -- Observational Research: Observing the Behavior of Individuals -- Observing Behavior From the Outside: Naturalistic Observation -- Observing Behavior From the Inside: Participant Observation -- Observing Behavior in a Controlled Setting: Laboratory Observation -- Advantages and Disadvantages of Observational Research -- Survey Research: Asking People Question About Their Behavior -- Defining Your Research Question -- How Will You Ask Your Questions? -- Interviews -- Questionnaires -- General Guidelines for Writing Survey Questions -- Observing Group Behavior: The Focus Group -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter Resources -- Answers To Conceptual Exercises -- Faq -- Chapter Exercises -- Chapter PRojeacts -- Appendix: Ways to Increase Response Rates to Mail-Out Surveys -- 12. Program Evaluation, Archival Research, and Meta-Analytic Designs -- Objectives -- Program Evaluation -- Determining Need -- Selecting Outcome Measures -- Ethical Constraints on Program Evaluation Research -- Arcahival Research -- Colleacting Information From an Archive -- Collecating Archival Information Online -- Meta-Analysis -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter Resources -- Answers To Conceptual Exercises -- Faq -- Chapter Exercises -- Chapter Projects -- 13. Your Research Project: Analyzing, Interpreting, and Presenting Your Research -- Objectives -- What are Statistics and Why Are They Necessary? -- Summarizing Your Data With Descriptive Statistics -- Making Inferences From Your Data -- Testing The Statistical Significance of Your Research Findings -- Choosing the Appropriate Test of Significance -- More on Data Analysis With Computers -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter Resources -- Answers To Conceptual Exercises -- Faq --

14. Communicating in Psychology -- Objecatives -- Writing in Psychology -- Plagiarism -- References and In-Text Citations -- APA Primer -- Presenting Research in Writing -- The Term Paper/Literature Review -- The Research Report -- General Typing Guidelines for Term and Research Papers -- A Sample Experimental Report -- Other Ways of Presenting Research -- Oral Presentations -- Poster Presentations -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter Resources -- Answers To Conceptual Exercises -- Faq -- Chapter Exercises -- Chapter Projects -- Appendix: Research Report Checklist.