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The Psychologist as Detective: An Introduction to Conducting Research in Psychology (4th Edition)

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Authors: Randolph A. Smith, Stephen F. Davis
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Category: Book

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Media: Hardcover
Edition: 4
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 480
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 7.5 x 1

ISBN: 013227731X
Dewey Decimal Number: 150.72
EAN: 9780132277310
ASIN: 013227731X

Publication Date: April 21, 2006
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P style="MARGIN: 0px"B/B IThe Psychologist as Detective/I conveys the excitement of research methodology through a lively, conversational style. To make the study of the research process interactive and accessible for readers, pedagogical features and critical thinking activities are integrated throughout the volume. Actual student research appears in each chapter to increase relevance and heighten reader interest. /P P style="MARGIN: 0px"B /B/P P style="MARGIN: 0px"B /BThis text evaluates the science of psychology, research ideas and hypotheses, ethics, nonexperimental methods and the basics of experimentation variables and control, statistics, designing-conducting-analyzing and interpreting experiments, as well as alternative research designs, external validity, critiquing experimental research and writing and assemblling an APA-format research report./P P style="MARGIN: 0px"B /BB /B/PB /BFor individuals involved with or interested in psychological research.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars

Great text for undergraduates December 10, 2008
"The Psychologist as Detective" is a great book for any undergraduate research methods class. br /br /The authors include several real-life examples to illustrate the material presented. The text itself is wonderfully written. Everything is very clear, but also very concise. Along with the examples (which are well used and helpful), the authors keep the subject readable by including a few witty remarks and observations. The text ranges from the simple steps of the scientific method to the construction of factorial designs and three-way ANOVAs. All of it is broken down to be accessible and interesting enough to keep a student's attention.br /br /What's left is a simple, easy to understand guide on how the experimental method works in psychology.

4 out of 5 stars

Easy to follow guide to modern experimental psychology December 7, 1997
5 out of 7 found this review helpful

Smith and Davis present a concise discussion of the major facets to research in the field of Psychology. It guides the readers through all stages of the experimental design, from conception through implementation and interpretation. The authors succeed where others fail in conveying their ideas in an untechnical yet methodologically sound manner. It is a more than adequate preparation for undergraduate psychology students.

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