Research in Psychology: Methods and Design

by Kerri A. Goodwin, C. James Goodwin

An approachable, coherent, and important text, Research in Psychology: Methods and Design, 8th Edition continues to provide its readers with a clear, concise look at psychological science, experimental methods, and correlational research in this newly updated version. Rounded out with helpful learning aids, step-by-step instructions, and detailed examples of real research studies makes the material easy to read and student-friendly.

Genres: Psychology, Textbooks, School, Nonfiction, Read For School, Research

480 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

Reviews

[Lizzy Li · Rating 2 out of 5]

- good at explaining
- content was boring and dry
- sometimes there would be a few remarks that made me go oop ok maybe the authors have a sense of humour

time to write this exam next week :D

[Elisa Longoria]

I'm counting this bc I actually did read the whole thing for my class

[Adam Osmond · Rating 4 out of 5]

You better believe I read 400 pages of a statistics textbook in under three weeks. Now I’m off to design a quasi-experimental, within-subjects study with no control group to determine if it’s possible to suffer brain damage from prolonged exposure to scientific jargon.

[Dani · Rating 5 out of 5]

good book for psychology research methods

[Huỳnh Phúc Lê · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is used for my Research Methods class, an elective required for my psychology major.

[Kristina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some parts are dry but overall surprisingly interesting to read.

[Emily Boland · Rating 3 out of 5]

very simple language but the overuse of examples occasionally took away from the content

[Melyssa · Rating 4 out of 5]

this was the most entertaining book about research methods I've ever read!

[CM · Rating 2 out of 5]

A pure methodology textbook without statistics. So much history and many examples but content-wise, I must say it mostly reads like a recap of A-level psychology and probably the least demanding UG-level textbook I've ever read.

[Alexander Tarlinder · Rating 4 out of 5]

A sympathetic textbook that takes you through the scientific method step by step. Quite approachable and well written, but I found the book tedious towards the end. Maybe it's because I got fed up with the subject. Anyway, if you know the contents of this one, you know how to perform sound experiments.

[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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[Alexis]

I read this whole textbook for a class.

[Michael Chan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent introductory book on psychology research.
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