Experimental Psychology
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New edition of a text exploring the research process in psychology. Myers and Hanson (Oakland U.) explain the key principles of research, particularly experimental research, within the context of concrete examples. The 16 chapters discuss the scientific method, the development of a hypothesis, how to design and execute an experiment, how to analyze and interpret the results, ethical issues, and how to write a research report. Includes many examples drawn from various areas and subdisciplines of psychology, as well as statistical material. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Booknews An introduction to the basic principles of psychological research, with a main focus on experimentation, though alternative approaches are discussed as well. Includes sections on research ethics, formulating a hypothesis, between-subjects and within-subjects designs, statistics, analyzing results, drawing conclusions, and writing research reports. The appendices contain computational formulas, statistical tables, and a journal article in manuscript form. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
Pt. 1Introduction11Experimental Psychology and the Scientific Method22Alternatives to Experimentation243Formulating the Hypothesis54Pt. 2Method774The Basics of Experimentation785Research Ethics1186Basic Experimental Designs (Between-Subjects Designs)1437Experiments with More Than Two Groups1758Within-Subjects Designs2019Controlling Extraneous Variables: Physical Variables22310Controlling Extraneous Variables: Personality and Social Variables245Pt. 3Results: Coping with Data27311Why We Need Statistics27412Analyzing Results: Two-Group Examples30113Analyzing Results: Multiple-Group and Factorial Experiments328Pt. 4Discussion36314Drawing Conclusions: The Search for the Elusive Bottom Line36415Writing the Research Report391Appendix A Computational Formulas427Appendix B Statistical Tables432Appendix C A Journal Article in Manuscript Form441
