Brief Table of Contents
Part I Introduction to Research Methods
-Chapter 1 PSYCHOLOGY AS A SCIENCE
-Chapter 2 GOALS AND METHODS OF PSYCHOLOGY
-Chapter 3 ETHICS
Part II Nonexperimental Research Methods and Variables
-Chapter 4 NONEXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH METHODS 52
-Chapter 5 VARIABLES, RELIABILITY, AND VALIDITY
Part III Experimental Research Methods
-Chapter 6 HYPOTHESIS TESTING
-Chapter 7 SELECTION OF VARIABLES, OPERATIONAL DEFINITIONS, AND MEASUREMENT ISSUES
-Chapter 8 SELECTION AND ASSIGNMENT OF
-Chapter 9 CONTROLS AND THREATS TO INTERNAL
Part IV Types of Designs
-Chapter 10 BETWEEN SUBJECTS DESIGNS
-Chapter 11 WITHIN SUBJECTS DESIGNS
-Chapter 12 FACTORIAL DESIGNS
-Chapter 13 SINGLE CASE DESIGNS
Part V Hypothesis Testing Continued and Interpreting Results
-Chapter 14 HYPOTHESIS TESTING REVISITED
-Chapter 15 APA STYLE: SIXTH EDITION
Detailed Table of Contents
Part I Introduction to Research Methods
Chapter 1 PSYCHOLOGY AS A SCIENCE
Are You Equipped?
Research Methods and You Sources of Information
Importance of Being an Educated Consumer
Disconnect between Media and Psychological Research
Recommendations
Section Summary
Science versus Pseudoscience
Pseudoscience
Science
Section Summary
What You Can Expect
You Try It! and Are You Equipped? Exercises 11
Are You Equipped Now?
Chapter Summary
APA Learning Goals Linkage
Chapter 2 GOALS AND METHODS OF PSYCHOLOGY
Are You Equipped?
Introduction
Goals of Psychological Research
You Try It!
Section Summary
Use of the Scientific Method-Steps and Importance
You Try It!
Section Summary
The Research Process
Section Summary
Are You Equipped Now?
Chapter Summary
APA Learning Goals Linkage
Chapter 3 ETHICS
Are You Equipped?
Consumers of Research
Institutional Review Board
You Try It!
Section Summary
APA's Ethics Code
You Try It!
You Try It!
Section Summary
Are You Equipped Now?
Chapter Summary
APA Learning Goals Linkage
Part II Nonexperimental Research Methods
and Variables
Chapter 4 NONEXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH METHODS 52
Are You Equipped?
Differentiating among Methods
Introduction to Correlational Methods
You Try It!
Section Summary
Nonexperimental Methods
You Try It!
You Try It!
You Try It!
Section Summary
Factors to Consider with Nonexperimental Designs
Converging Research Methods
Are You Equipped Now?
Chapter Summary
APA Learning Goals Linkage
Chapter 5 VARIABLES, RELIABILITY, AND VALIDITY
Are You Equipped?
An Introduction
Variables-Independent and Dependent
You Try It!
Subject Variables
You Try It!
Treatment Conditions
You Try It!
Section Summary
Reliability and Validity
Reliability
Validity
Internal, External, and Construct Validity
Section Summary
Are You Equipped Now?
Chapter Summary
APA Learning Goals Linkage
Part III Experimental Research Methods
Chapter 6 HYPOTHESIS TESTING
Are You Equipped?
Formulating a Research Question
Getting Your Research Idea
Conducting Searches
Starting a Search
Section Summary
Generating Hypotheses
You Try It!
Testing the Hypothesis
Section Summary
Are you Equipped Now?
Chapter Summary
APA Learning Goals Linkage
Chapter 7 SELECTION OF VARIABLES, OPERATIONAL
DEFINITIONS, AND MEASUREMENT ISSUES
Are You Equipped?
Selecting the Levels of the Independent Variable
You Try It!
Section Summary
Measuring the Dependent Variable and Number of
Dependent Variables
You Try It!
You Try It!
Section Summary
Operational Definitions
Section Summary
Types of Scales
You Try It!
Section Summary
Are You Equipped Now?
Chapter Summary
APA Learning Goals Linkage
Chapter 8 SELECTION AND ASSIGNMENT OF
PARTICIPANTS
Are You Equipped?
Populations versus Samples
Probability Sampling Procedures
You Try It!
Section Summary
Nonprobability Sampling Procedures
You Try It!
Section Summary
Random Assignment to Conditions
You Try It!
Section Summary
Determining Sample Size
Power
Section Summary
Are You Equipped Now?
Chapter Summary
APA Learning Goals Linkage
Chapter 9 CONTROLS AND THREATS TO INTERNAL
VALIDITY
Are You Equipped?
Control
Answer
Section Summary
Threats to Internal Validity
You Try It!
You Try It!
Minimizing Threats
Section Summary
Are You Equipped Now?
Chapter Summary
APA Learning Goals Linkage
Part IV Types of Designs
Chapter 10 BETWEEN SUBJECTS DESIGNS
Are You Equipped?
Introduction to between Subjects Designs
Examples from Chapter 7
A Classic Research Example
You Try It!
You Try It!
Contemporary Research Examples
Section Summary
Factors to Consider
You Try It!
Section Summary
Ways to Minimize Disadvantages
Are you Equipped Now?
Chapter Summary
APA Learning Goals Linkage
Chapter 11 WITHIN SUBJECTS DESIGNS
Are You Equipped?
Introduction to Within Subjects Designs
Examples from Chapter 7
You Try It!
A Classic Research Example
You Try It!
Contemporary Research Examples
You Try It!
Section Summary
Factors to Consider
Ways to Minimize Disadvantages
You Try It!
Section Summary
Matched Subjects Designs
Are you Equipped?
Chapter Summary
APA Learning Goals Linkage
Chapter 12 FACTORIAL DESIGNS
Are You Equipped?
Introduction to Factorial Designs
Between Subjects Factorial Designs
You Try It!
Within Subjects Factorial Designs
You Try It!
Mixed Subjects Factorial Designs
You Try It!
Section Summary
Results of Factorial Designs
Main Effects
Interactions
Section Summary
Are you Equipped Now?
Chapter Summary
APA Learning Goals Linkage
Chapter 13 SINGLE CASE DESIGNS
Are You Equipped?
An Introduction to Single Case Designs
You Try It!
Section Summary
Why Use Single Case Designs?
You Try It!
Section Summary
Conducting Single Case Designs
AB Designs (Pretest-Posttest)
ABA Designs (Reversal Designs)
Multiple Baseline Designs
You Try It!
Section Summary
Limitations of Single Case Designs
Are you Equipped Now?
Chapter Summary
APA Learning Goals Linkage
Part V Hypothesis Testing Continued
and Interpreting Results
Chapter 14 HYPOTHESIS TESTING REVISITED
AND INTERPRETING RESULTS
Are You Equipped?
Examining the Results-Rejecting the Null or Failing to
Reject the Null Hypothesis
Heinz Ketchup Example Revisited
You Try It!
Type I and Type II Errors
The Role of Replication
Section Summary
Introduction to Interpreting Statistical Results
Drawing Conclusions from Descriptive Statistics
Drawing Conclusions from Inferential Statistics
You Try It!
Statistical Significance versus Practical Significance
Section Summary
Are You Equipped Now?
Chapter Summary
APA Learning Goals Linkage
Chapter 15 APA STYLE: SIXTH EDITION
Are You Equipped?
An Introduction to APA-Style Writing
The Title Page
Abstract
Introduction
Method
Results
Discussion
Tables and Figures
You Try It!
Section Summary
References
Within-Text Citations
Reference List
Typical Sources
You Try It!
Section Summary
Are You Equipped Now?
Chapter Summary
APA Learning Goals Linkage
