Chinhoyi University Of Technology OPAC

Research methods and statistics in psychology / (Record no. 12070)

MARC details
000 -LEADER
fixed length control field 09323cam a22005531i 4500
001 - CONTROL NUMBER
control field 0000031074
003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER
control field OCoLC
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
control field 20230921135748.0
008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
fixed length control field 131022s2014 caum b a001 0 eng
010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 2013941889
015 ## - NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
National bibliography number GBB3B0729
Source bnb
019 ## -
-- 864789254
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781446255971 (pbk.)
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 1446255972 (pbk.)
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781446255964 :
Terms of availability $92.00
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 1446255964
050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number BF76.5
Item number .H38 2014
082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 150.72
Edition number 23
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Haslam, S. Alexander,
Relator term author.
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Research methods and statistics in psychology /
Statement of responsibility, etc. S. Alexander Haslam and Craig McGarty.
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement Second edition.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Los Angeles :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. SAGE,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2014.
264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture Los Angeles :
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer SAGE,
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice 2014.
264 #4 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice ©2014.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xix, 523 pages :
Other physical details illustrations (some color) ;
Dimensions 24 cm.
336 ## - CONTENT TYPE
Content type term text
Content type code txt
Source rdacontent
336 ## - CONTENT TYPE
Content type term still image
Content type code sti
Source rdacontent
337 ## - MEDIA TYPE
Media type term unmediated
Media type code n
Source rdamedia
338 ## - CARRIER TYPE
Carrier type term volume
Carrier type code nc
Source rdacarrier
490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT
Series statement SAGE foundations of psychology
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references (pages 506-514) and indexes.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note 1. Introduction. 'Why do I have to do this?' -- The structure of this book and an overview of the chapters -- How to use this book -- Discussion/essay questions -- 2. Research in psychology : objectives and ideals. What is psychological research and why do it? -- How does psychological research progress? -- Principles of good research -- Some notes of caution -- Further reading -- Objectives and ideals : a checklist for research evaluation and improvement -- Discussion/essay questions -- Exercises -- 3. Research methods. Psychological measurement -- The experimental method -- The quasi-experimental method -- The survey method -- The case-study method -- Overview -- Further reading -- Research methods : a checklist for research evaluation and improvement -- Discussion/essay questions -- Exercises -- 4. Experimental design. Choosing an independent variable -- Choosing a dependent variable -- Choosing an experimental sample -- Threats to internal validity -- Threats to external validity -- Further reading -- Experimental design : a checklist for research evaluation and improvement -- Discussion/essay questions -- Exercise --.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note 5. Survey design. The differences between surveys and experiments -- Setting the question -- Finding a sample -- Types of survey -- Constructing a questionnaire -- Conducting research online -- Overview : designing a survey -- Further reading -- Survey design : a checklist for research evaluation and improvement -- Discussion/essay questions -- Exercises -- 6. Descriptive statistics. Different forms of research data -- Describing a typical score : measures of central tendency -- The relationship between measures of central tendency and a response distribution -- Describing the spread of scores : measures of dispersion -- Observed distributions and theoretical distributions : the difference between samples and populations -- Further reading -- Descriptive statistics : a checklist for research evaluation and improvement -- Discussion/essay questions -- Exercises --.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note 7. Some principles of statistical inference. Statistical inference -- Inferences about individual scores -- Inferences about means -- Overview -- Further reading -- Statistical inference : a checklist for research evaluation and improvement -- Discussion/essay questions -- Exercises -- 8. Examining differences between means : the t-test. Student's t-distribution -- Comparing the results for a single sample with a specific value -- Within-subjects t-tests -- Between-subjects t-tests -- The controversy about what to do with t-values -- Handling the results of t-tests : the hypothesis-testing approach -- Other ways of handling the results of t-tests : probability-level, confidence-interval and effect-size approaches -- Some notes of caution -- Overview -- Further reading -- t-tests : a checklist for research evaluation and improvement -- Discussion/essay questions -- Exercises --.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note 9. Examining relationships between variables : correlation. Some basic principles of correlation -- The measurement of correlation -- Interpreting and making inferences about correlations -- Some notes of caution -- Conclusion -- Further reading -- Correlations : a checklist for research evaluation and improvement -- Discussion/essay questions -- Exercises -- 10. Comparing two or more means by analysing variances : ANOVA. Analysing variances -- Comparing multiple means using one-way analysis of variance -- Another way to explain analysis of variance : sums of squares and mean squares -- How big does a difference need to be? : significance testing and effect sizes -- What does analysis of variance buy us? : some notes on comparing individual means -- Using F-ratios with and without comparisons planned in advance -- An introduction to analysis of variance with two independent variables -- A final word -- Further reading -- ANOVA : a checklist for research evaluation and improvement -- Discussion/essay questions -- Exercises --.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note 11. Analysing other forms of data : chi-square and distribution-free tests. Dealing with a single categorical variable that has two levels : the binomial test -- Dealing with a single categorical variable that has more than two levels : the chi-square test of goodness of fit -- Examining the relationship between two categorical variables : the chi-square test of independence for 2 ₉ 2 tables -- Distribution-free tests -- Examining differences between two groups with relaxed assumptions : the Mann-Whitney test -- Some options for other cases -- Overview and checklist -- Further reading -- Other forms of data : a checklist for research evaluation and improvement -- Discussion/essay questions -- Exercises -- 12. Classical qualitative methods. A classical critique of quantitative approaches -- Classical methods of collecting qualitative data -- Some general principles for collecting and analysing qualitative data -- Examples of classical qualitative research methods -- Critiques of classical qualitative methods -- Further reading -- Classical qualitative methods : a checklist for research evaluation and improvement -- Discussion/essay questions -- Exercises --.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note 13. Contextual qualitative methods. A contextual critique of quantitative approaches -- Examples of contextual qualitative research methods -- Critiques of contextual qualitative methods -- Conclusion : the challenge of contextual qualitative methods -- Further reading -- Contextual qualitative methods : a checklist for research evaluation and improvement -- Discussion/essay questions -- Exercises -- 14. Research ethics. Science and society -- Ethical values -- Ethical risks associated with participation in research -- Research with animals -- Final comment -- Further reading -- Research ethics : a checklist for research evaluation and improvement -- Discussion/essay questions --.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note 15. Conclusion : managing uncertainty in psychological research. 'Where has all this got us?' -- Managing uncertainty in psychological research -- Final comment -- Further reading -- Discussion/essay questions -- Appendix A. Writing research reports in psychology. Overview -- Basic structure -- The sections in detail -- General stylistic issues -- Presentational issues -- Referencing -- Further reading -- Sample psychology research report -- Appendix B. Areas under the standard normal curve -- Appendix C. Answers to exercises.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. This book provides students with a highly readable and comprehensive introduction to the challenges of conducting research in psychology. The book guides readers through the range of choices involved in design, analysis, and presentation, and is supplemented by a range of practical learning features. These draw on the authors' extensive experience as frontline researchers, and provide step-by-step guides to quantitative and qualitative methods and analysis. Written in an accessible and engaging style, this text encourages deep engagement with its subject matter and is designed to communicate and cultivate passion for the research process as a whole. A comprehensive guide to the process of conducting psychological research from the ground up -- covering multiple methodologies, experimental and survey design, data analysis, ethics, and report writing. Detailed step-by-step guides to running analyses using SPSS as well as extended coverage of qualitative methods. Numerous thought-provoking examples of issues raised by contemporary research. An extensive range of learning aids and on-line resources. Written in an accessible style aimed at those starting out in psychology, but also relevant for advanced students and experienced researchers, this text will be essential reading for psychology students taking a research methods course for the first time.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Psychology
General subdivision Research
-- Methodology.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Psychology, Experimental.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Psychometrics.
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name McGarty, Craig,
Relator term author.
830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE
Uniform title Sage foundations of psychology series.
908 ## - PUT COMMAND PARAMETER (RLIN)
Put command parameter 190821
913 ## -
-- N
989 #7 -
-- 20230822095114.0
Holdings
Withdrawn status Lost status Damaged status Not for loan Home library Current library Date acquired Total Checkouts Full call number Barcode Date last seen Copy number Price effective from Koha item type
        Chinhoyi University of Technology Libraries Chinhoyi University of Technology Libraries 09/21/2023   BF 76.5 HAS BK0051592 09/21/2023 c.043762 09/21/2023 Books
@2023 All rights reserved. C.U.T Library