Research Methods in Psychology: A Handbook

by Wendy A. Schweigert

Research Methods in A Handbook is a versatile guide that is ideal for any research-oriented psychology course. Schweigert’s clear writing style and focus on the fundamentals of research methodology provide students with the exposure they need to conduct valid research. Explanations of basic statistical techniques are straightforward and illuminate the impact of the design process. Suitable as a primary text or as a supplement, the Fourth Edition features and defines commonly used research methods to engage students and give instructors the flexibility they require to meet the needs of their courses. It also offers many notable features, such as learning goals, chapter outlines, highlighted important terms and concepts, and exercises (along with a selected set of answers); describes the important processes of preparing, conducting, and publishing the results of a research study; discusses how to perform thorough and beneficial literature and database searches online; teaches students to embrace the ethical collection and presentation of useful, accurate data in their research; and reviews basic guidelines on how to write and format research results in APA Style.

Kindle Edition

First published August 1, 2011

Reviews

[Bogdan Balostin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Review: Oh, boy, I wished I'd read this book at least 3 years ago. All the research concepts are presented so clearly. The statistical tools, as well. It's not going into depth, so if you really want to understand the statistics you would need a statistics book, but I understood some concepts only now, after reading this book. Because the information is in the same place, one understands quickly the difference between one type of test and another.

It's not only for psychology students. I regret not having access to this type of handbook while I was learning how to do research. I'm sure there should be one in any field and if it's not, somebody should start writing it.