Research Methods in Psychology (view)

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Chapter 1:  The Science of Psychology
Learning goals:
Learn the fundamental tenets of empiricism.
Keywords:
Research, Practice, Empiricism
Chapter 2:  Principles of Research
Learning goals:
Generate and evaluate research questions.
Keywords:
Research, Practice, Empiricism
Chapter 3:  From Theory to Hypothesis
Learning goals:
Moving from ideas to data collection.
Keywords:
Research, Practice, Empiricism
Chapter 4:  Research Ethics
Learning goals:
Learning how to conduct ethical research.
Keywords:
Research, Practice, Empiricism
Chapter 5:  Measurement of Psychological Variables
Learning goals:
Using and or constructing good psychological measurements.
Keywords:
Research, Practice, Empiricism
Chapter 6:  Survey Research
Learning goals:
Learn the fundamentals of survey research.
Keywords:
Research, Practice, Empiricism
Chapter 7:  Sampling
Learning goals:
Learn key issues related to sampling and data collection.
Keywords:
Research, Practice, Empiricism
Chapter 8:  Correlational Research
Learning goals:
Learn the basics of correlational research.
Keywords:
Research, Practice, Empiricism
Chapter 9:  Simple Experiments
Learning goals:
Learn the basics of experimentation.
Keywords:
Research, Practice, Empiricism
Chapter 10:  Complex Experiments
Learning goals:
Learn to increase the complexity of research designs.
Keywords:
Research, Practice, Empiricism

Summary

Research Methods in Psychology is intended to provide a fundamental understanding of the basics of experimental research in the psychological sciences. Research Methods in Psychology adapted by Michael G. Dudley is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Research Methods in Psychology is adapted from a work produced and distributed under a Creative Commons license (CC BY-NC-SA) in 2010 by a publisher who has requested that they and the original author not receive attribution. This adapted edition is based on an adaptation produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing through the eLearning Support Initiative. This adapted edition was created by Michael G. Dudley with support from the Palomar College Foundation. This adaptation has significantly altered the original 2010 text and removed images. This work is made available under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license.