Critical Thinking About Research: Psychology and Related Fields

by Harris M. Cooper, Julian Meltzoff

A two part book that aims to help develop peoples' ability to evaluate scientific evidence. Part 1 gives an overview of methods and principles relevant to the practice of critiquing research. Part 2 consists of 16 realistic yet fictional texts. Written in a journal article format, they give the opportunity to practice critical evaluation skills in the context of psychological research; each article has an accompanying critique. At the back of the book, there is a glossary of terms related to statistics and research.

Genres: Psychology, Research, Nonfiction

297 pages, Paperback

First published November 30, 1997

Reviews

[Samantha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good basic primer, even though the examples are a bit oversimplified. Still, probably saved my ass for my exam, so five stars it is.

[Christopher]

I'm using this as a research / psychology primer. It's one of four books I'm working through to help me prepare and deliver an EAP course on reading and writing research papers for Psychology and Education under- and post-graduates.

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[Lupita · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good for learning how to read journal articles and analyze whether something is off on the writers choice of data collection and conclusions.

[Mills College Library]

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