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`Doing Psychology ... challenges the reader to become active in the development and understanding of psychological research and to be critical in its application. Academics will find the text would ...asily complement the structure of an introductory course. Overall this book is written clearly and concisely, adopting a conversational tone, and utilises a structure that students can easily follow without the techniques and concepts being oversimplified. Doing Psychology is certainly a text well worth considering in introductory courses, or as a refresher text for those who need to revise key techniques. The text would provide students with a good foundation for advanced desi This introductory textbook provides a clear and accessible introduction to the principal research methods and statistical procedures that underpin psychological research. The authors build a carefully integrated understanding of the research process from the ground up, and address the many challenges confronting students of psychology - issues surrounding, among other things, research goals, methodological choices and strategy, multiple approaches to statistical inference and ethical controversies. Assuming only limited mathematical knowledge of the reader, the book provides step-by-step guides to key statistical procedures together with a comprehensive glossary of technical terms. Throughout the text, the authors incorporate a range of multiple-choice questions and answers that will reinforce students' understanding of important concepts. Using words and diagrams rather than numbers and equations, Doing Psychology offers a highly readable guide to how to design, analyze and evaluate experiments and surveys in psychological research. It will be an essential companion for all students of psychology. An Instructor's Manual is available upon request. 続きを見る
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