Experimental Psychology

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Author: Barry H. Kantowitz

ISBN-10: 0495595330

ISBN-13: 9780495595335

Category: Psychology - Theory, History & Research

UNDERSTANDING PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH, Ninth Edition, takes an example-based approach to the fundamentals of research methodology. Organized by topic—such as research in human factors, learning, thinking, and problem solving—the text helps you connect the concepts of sound methodology with their practical applications. Because the authors use dozens of carefully selected real-world examples, you can see for yourself the issues and problems that can occur in conducting research. More importantly,...

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UNDERSTANDING PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH, Ninth Edition, takes an example-based approach to the fundamentals of research methodology. Organized by topic—such as research in human factors, learning, thinking, and problem solving—the text helps you connect the concepts of sound methodology with their practical applications. Because the authors use dozens of carefully selected real-world examples, you can see for yourself the issues and problems that can occur in conducting research. More importantly, you can develop a sense of how to anticipate and adjust for problems in your own research.

Pt. 1 Fundamentals of Research 1Ch. 1 Explanation in Scientific Psychology 3Ch. 2 Research Techniques: Observation and Correlation 24Ch. 3 Research Techniques: Experiments 51Ch. 4 Ethics in Psychological Research 82Ch. 5 How to Read and Write Research Reports 99Pt. 2 Principles and Practices of Experimental Psychology 151Ch. 6 Psychophysics 153Ch. 7 Perception 180Ch. 8 Attention and Reaction Time 207Ch. 9 Conditioning and Learning 227Ch. 10 Remembering and Forgetting 261Ch. 11 Thinking and Problem Solving 297Ch. 12 Individual Differences and Development 327Ch. 13 Social Psychology 358Ch. 14 Environmental Psychology 388Ch. 15 Human Factors 410App. A Experimental Psychology: A Historical Sketch 432App. B Statistical Reasoning: An Introduction 448App. C Statistical Tables 494References 511Glossary 528Name Index 542Subject Index 545