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The world of Research Methods is always changing and becoming ever more complex. Now completely up to date with the latest innovations, this book engages with recent controversies to give you the best start with your research. In each chapter you will find: · Key concept boxes to help you stay on track and focus on what's most important · Real life examples which make the theory easier to understand · Exercises to check you've understood the chapter · Questions to help you develop your critical thinking. Also available online are: · Multiple choice questions to test your understanding · Datasets to allow you to practice your skills · A flashcard glossary to help with revision. Offering a complete package to anyone taking a research methods course as part of their degree.
Chapter 1: Research Questions, Design, Strategy and Choice of Methods - Glynis M Breakwell, Daniel B. Wright and Julie Barnett Chapter 2: Ethics - Daniel B Wright, Julie Barnett and Glynis M Breakwell Chapter 3: Big Questions and New Methods - Glynis M Breakwell, Daniel B Wright and Julie Barnett Chapter 4: Capturing and Recording Information - Julie Barnett and Konstantina Vasileiou Chapter 5: Telling Others about Your Research - Julie Barnett, Glynis M Breakwell and Daniel B Wright Chapter 6: Psychology as a Science: What is Science? - Daniel B. Wright, Julie Barnett, and Glynis M. Breakwell Chapter 7: Accessing Difficult to Access Information - Glynis Breakwell and Julie Barnett Chapter 8: Quasi-experimental Designs (including observational methods) - Chris Fife-Schaw Chapter 9: Experimental Design - Graham Hole Chapter 10: Interviewing and Focus Groups - Glynis M. Breakwell and Lada Timotijevic Chapter 11: Descriptive Statistics: Graphical and Numerical Methods - Marianna E. Carlucci and Daniel B. Wright Chapter 12: Content Analysis, Thematic Analysis and Discourse Analysis - Rusi Jaspal Chapter 13: Self-Report Data - Jeff Gavin and Karen Rodham Chapter 14: Questionnaire Design - Chris Fife-Schaw Chapter 15: Surveys and Sampling - Patrick Sturgis Chapter 16: Inferential Statistics - Marianna E. Carlucci and Daniel B. Wright Chapter 17: Factorial ANOVA - Katherine McGuire and Kamala London Chapter 18: Correlation and Regression - Jeremy Miles Chapter 19: Creating Latent Variables - Daniel B. Wright and Sarah M. Wells
