Research & Methodology

Untangle statistics and make correct, dependable conclusions Psychology Statistics For Dummies, 2nd Edition makes statistics accessible to psychology students, covering all the content in a typical undergraduate psychology statistics class. Built on a...

The second edition of Psychology Research Methods by Wendy Heath engages students with the same types of compelling studies that led them to major in psychology but in a research methods context. Heath also focuses on writing about research methods with...

Research Methodology and Quantitative Techniques is a guide tailored for students and research scholars navigating the intricate landscape of research degrees across various disciplines.From clearing coursework to formulating research synopses, selecting...

This book uses letter writing as a form of engaging autoethnography to address relational histories and dynamics such as race, gender, loss, memory and resolution.It is structured around textual performances, poems, and dialogues in the form of letters...

A history of "priming" research that analyzes the field's underlying assumptions and experimental protocols to shed new light on a contemporary crisis in social psychology. In 2012, a team of Belgian scientists reported that they had been unable to...

This new combination volume of three-books-in-one, dealing with the topic of artifacts in behavioral research, was designed as both introduction and reminder. It was designed as an introduction to the topic for graduate students, advanced undergraduates,...

The field of mathematical psychology began in the 1950s and includes both psychological theorizing, in which mathematics plays a key role, and applied mathematics motivated by substantive problems in psychology. Central to its success was the publication...

This book is a guide to writing scientific research proposals for submission to funding agencies. It approaches the topic by placing it in the larger context of planning and carrying out a research project, offering guidance on selecting a suitable...

This book addresses an area that is theoretically undeveloped in educational studies-the constitution of the human subject. The author uses psychoanalysis to explore this gap in critical studies of education. Educational progressivism overestimates the...

Scientific realism has been advanced as an interpretation of the natural sciences but never the behavioural sciences. This exciting book introduces a novel version of scientific realism--Measured Realism--that characterizes the kind of theoretical...

Single-Case Designs for Applied Research by Craig Kennedy helps readers explore single-subject research designs, grounded in real-world examples drawn from classic and contemporary research in education and beyond. This text gives readers precise and...

Conducting Research prepares students to conduct their first empirical research study, with quantitative and qualitative methods covered in detail. The emphasis is on providing practical, easy-to-follow advice on how to conduct a first research project...

Undertaking qualitative research in psychology can seem like a daunting and complex process, especially when it comes to selecting the most appropriate approach for your project. This book provides a comprehensive and practical introduction to the key...

Co-creation in participatory, qualitative research has become commonplace. It supports a myriad of collaborative practices - from service-user involvement in health and social care, to community capacity-building, to bottom-up climate change projects...

Understand the fundamentals of qualitative research methods and bring the theory to life Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods in Psychology, 5th edition by Dennis Howitt provides a comprehensive, practical introduction to the subject. This...

About a decade ago we edited The Psychology of Humor. Besides the summary chapter and bibliography of about 400 items, the book contained eleven original papers that represented the state of knowledge at that time. We confess that it was not easy to fill...

Progress in understanding humor and developing a comprehensive, testable theory of humor has been slow in coming. Fortunately, we do not need to have at our command a thorough understanding of a phenomenon in order to make use of it. In Volume II,...

Statistics without Maths for Psychology 9th edition by John Reidy and Christine Dancey is an essential and accessible guide to Statistics for Psychology. The no-nonsense, straight-forward approach of this trusted textbook breaks down the key...

Become confident with the most common statistical techniques so that you can grasp the fundamentals and transition from a student to a professional researcher Now in its ninth edition, Understanding Statistics in Psychology, by Dennis Howitt and Duncan...

This is the first comprehensive survey of Descriptive Psychology. It provides a systematic account of the basic formulations and characteristic methodologies of this discipline which was developed by Peter G. Ossorio of the University of Colorado at...

This book, first published in 1977 by Prentice Hall, is an integrated anthology of writings on jealousy that will be useful to researchers, students, helping professionals, and to individuals and couples seeking a better understanding of their feelings...

Qualitative Inquiry in Transition-Pasts, Presents, & Futures: A Critical Reader gathers more than 30 internationally renowned scholars in qualitative inquiry to present provocative interventions into the politics of research, philosophy of inquiry,...

Scientists from six countries, well known for their work in the field of identity research, explain and comment on methodological approaches used to research identity. This book concentrates on qualitative methods, such as narrative identity analysis or...

Conducting the Experiential Group: An Introduction to Group Dynamics is designed to provide a basic reference for both the group member and the group leader who might be in need of understanding and conducting a small group experience. The format of this...

In Qualitative Inquiry in the Present Tense, contributors engage with epistemological and philosophical questions concerning the conduct of qualitative inquiry in the present moment, and especially as it relates to various understandings of writing in/as...

This expanded second edition of Scientific Method shows how science works, fails to work or pretends to work by looking at examples from physics, biomedicine, psychology, sociology and economics.Scientific Method aims to help curious readers understand...

Scientists from six countries, well known for their work in the field of identity research, explain and comment on methodological approaches used to research identity. This book concentrates on qualitative methods, such as narrative identity analysis or...

A comprehensive and practical guide on conducting rigorous, ethical, and impactful psychobiographical research. Psychobiography is the intensive psychological study of an individual within their unique socio-cultural-historic context. This engaging and...

Assessing Autoethnography provides readers with multiple ways to analyze autoethnographies and other forms of personal narrative writing. Given the proliferation of such forms across academic contexts, the book offers a guide of what autoethnography is,...

In a time where new research methods are constantly being developed and science is evolving, researchers must continually educate themselves on cutting-edge methods and best practices related to their field. The second of three volumes, this Handbook...

Preparing Literature Reviews is an accessible guide that provides easy to follow step-by-step advice on how to prepare qualitative and quantitative literature reviews. The 6th edition of this bestselling book retains its original lauded features of clear...

Bringing together leading authorities, this unique handbook reviews the breadth of current approaches for studying how people think, feel, and behave in everyday environments, rather than in the laboratory. The volume thoroughly describes experience...

Thinking Like a Researcher: An Engaged Introduction to Communication Research Methods challenges students to assume the role of a researcher to learn how to solve problems and analyze relevant, real-world situations.The book presents students with an...

The Mathematics of Human Motivation is a pioneering effort to advance the theory of human motivation. It provides powerful, new direction for students of human behavior. Professor Grant has created a theory development book that involves construction and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590339695Author Serge P ShohovFormat HardbackPage Count 198Imprint Nova BiomedicalPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 656g

Covering all aspects of presentations--poster presentations to oral and even video presentations-this text provides students with thorough coverage of presentation of their research. This brief handbook helps students in their professional development as...

Optimizing Teaching and Learning will serve as a practical guide for anyone, anywhere, who is interested in improving their teaching, the learning of their students, and correspondingly, contribute to the scholarship of teaching and learning. Bridges...

This ground-breaking book is the first to address the learning and teaching issues associated with psychology in Higher Education in the UK and Europe Presents effective, evidence-based practice and advice for both experienced and new lecturersCovers...

In this volume, the authors explain the reasons why subjective indicators of well-being are needed. They describe how these indicators can offer useful input and provide examples of policy uses of well-being measures. They describe the validity of the...

The Elements of Inquiry covers the basic guidelines for graduate students doing an investigation or inquiry project. It distils the rubrics necessary for teaching research methods and completing research projects, and gives the student researcher a list...