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Research Methods in Psychology
- Author
- Michael Dudley
- Publisher
- Palomar College
- Source
- LibreTexts
- License
- CC BY-NC-SA
- Language
- EN
- Category
- Basic Sciences
Contents· 52 sections
- 01: The Science of Psychology
- 1.1: Understanding Science
- 1.2: Scientific Research in Psychology
- 1.3: Science and Common Sense
- 1.4: Science and Practice
- 1.5: References from Chapter 1
- 02: Principles of Research
- 2.1: Basic Concepts
- 2.2: Generating Good Research Questions
- 2.3: Evaluating Research Questions
- 2.4: References from Chapter 2
- 03: From Theory to Hypothesis
- 3.1: Phenomena and Theories
- 3.2: Additional Purposes of Theories
- 3.3: Using Theories in Psychological Research
- 3.4: Understanding Null Hypothesis Testing
- 3.5: References from Chapter 3
- 04: Research Ethics
- 4.1: Moral Foundations of Research
- 4.2: From Moral Principles to Ethics Codes
- 4.3: Putting Ethics Into Practice
- 4.4: References from Chapter 4
- 05: Measurement of Psychological Variables
- 5.1: Psychological Constructs
- 5.2: Operational Definitions
- 5.3: Reliability
- 5.4: Validity
- 5.5: References from Chapter 5
- 06: Survey Research
- 6.1: Overview of Survey Research
- 6.2: Constructing Survey Questionnaires
- 6.3: Conducting Surveys
- 6.4: References from Chapter 6
- 07: Sampling
- 7.1: Probability versus Non-Probability Sampling
- 7.2: Sample Size and Population Size
- 7.3: Sampling Bias
- 7.4: References from Chapter 7
- 08: Correlational Research
- 8.1: Data Collection in Correlational Research
- 8.2: Assessing Relationships among Multiple Variables
- 8.3: Exploring Causal Relationships
- 8.4: References from Chapter 8
- 09: Simple Experiments
- 9.1: Experiment Basics
- 9.2: Experimental Design
- 9.3: Conducting Experiments
- 9.4: References from Chapter 9
- 10: Complex Experiments
- 10.1: Multiple Dependent Variables
- 10.2: Multiple Independent Variables
- 10.3: References from Chapter 10