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Understanding Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology
Author(s): Helen Gavin (Author)
- Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
- Publication Date: 18 Feb. 2008
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 424 pages
- ISBN-10: 1412934419
- ISBN-13: 9781412934411
Book Description
Understanding and applying research methods and statistics in psychology is one of the corner stones of study at undergraduate level. To enable all undergraduate psychology students to carry out their own investigations the textbook covers basic and advanced qualitative and quantitative methods and follows a sequential structure starting from first principles to more advanced techniques.
Accompanied by a companion website, the textbook:
– Grounds all techniques to psychological theory relating each topic under discussion to well established pieces of research
– Can be used by the student at beginning and more advanced undergraduate level – therefore a `one-stop′ shop
– Includes a creative and practical selection of heuristic devices that cement knowledge of the techniques and skills covered in the textbook
Editorial Reviews
Review
′Understanding Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology provides an excellent introduction for any student new to psychology and psychological research. Each chapter clearly and systematically covers a key area, ranging from research ethics through quantitative methods to complex designs and qualitative analysis. I highly recommend this book to anybody who would like a good understanding of basic research methods and statistics in psychology and related disciplines′ – Dr David Popplewell, University of Oxford
About the Author
Previous books include
Women and the Abuse of Power (Emerald), Understanding Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology (Sage), The Essence of Cognitive Psychology (Prentice-Hall), and Sex Drugs and Rock & Roll: Psychological, Legal, and Cultural Examinations of Sex and Sexuality (ID-Net Press). She has also contributed chapters to over a dozen edited books, and published widely in forensic and medical journals. Helen feels that studying criminal psychology can make one lose a sense of perspective, so she also studies cultural issues such as music and fairy tales, both of which, she has discovered, have a dark side.
