PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorPART I: Overview of the Research Process from Start to FinishChapter 1: Psychological Research Why Should I Care About Research if I Don''t Want to Do Research in My Career? Why Psychologists Conduct Research How Psychologists Use the Scientific Method Basic and Applies Research Thinking About Research Chapter Summary Common Pitfalls and How to Aoid Them Applying Your Knowledge Test Yourself Stop and Think Answers SAGE edgeChapter 2: Hypothesis Development Developing a Research Question How to Conduct a Literature Review What You Find in a Literature Review Using the Literature Reveiw to Make Hypotheses Thinking About Research Chapter Summary Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them Applying Your Knowledge Test Yourself Stop and Think Answers SAGE edgeChapter 3: Ethical Guidelines for Psychological Research Historical Context for Ethical Guidelines Curernt Ethical Guidelines for Human Participants Research Instititutional Reveiw Boards Current Ethical Guidelines for Nonhuman Animal Subjects Ethics In Reporting Research Thinking About Research Chapter Summary Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them Applying Your Knowledge Test Yourself Stop and Think Answers SAGE edgeChapter 4: How Psychologists Use The Scientific Method Data Collection Techniques Types Of Research Designs Chapter Summary Thinking About Research Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them Applying Your Knowledge Test Yourself Stop and Think Answers SAGE edgeChapter 5: Variable and Measurement In Research Dependent Variables Independent Variables Validity And Sources Of Bias Thinking About Research Chapter Summary Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them Applying Your Knowledge Test Yourself Stop and Think Answers SAGE edgeChapter 6: Sampling Populations and Samples Probability Samples Convenience Samples Comparison of Probability and Convenience Sampling Techniques Recruiting Participants Using the Internet to Sample Thinking About Research Chapter Summary Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them Applying Your Knowledge Test Yourself Stop and Think Answers SAGE edgeChapter 7: Summarizing and Interpreting Data: Using Statistics Descriptive Statistics: Summarizing the Data Inferential Statistics: Testing Hypotheses Predicting the Null Hypothesis Thinking About Research Chapter Summary Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them Applying Your Knowledge Test Yourself Stop and Think Answers SAGE edgeChapter 8: Reporting Research APA-Style Article Writing Oral Presentations Poster Presentations Thinking About Research Chapter Summary Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them Applying Your Knowledge Test Yourself Stop and Think Answers SAGE edgePart II: More About Research Methods and AnalysisChapter 9: More About Using Statistics Comparing Groups or Condidtions Thinking About Research Chapter Summary Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them Applying Your Knowledge Test Yourself Stop and Think Answers SAGE edgeChapter 10: More About Survey Research Answering Research Questions With Surveys Creating a Survey Survey Administration Thinking About Research Chapter Summary Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them Applying Your Knowledge Test Yourself Stop and Think Answers SAGE edgeChapter 11: More About Correlational Studies Research Questions In Correlational Studies Correlational Study Examples Thinking About Research Chapter Summary Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them Applying Your Knowledge Test Yourself Stop and Think Answers SAGE edgeChapter 12: More About One-Factor Experiments Learning About Causation Through MAnipulation and Control Control in Within-Subjects and Between-Subjects Experiments Experiment Examples Thinking About Research Chapter Summary Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them Applying Your Knowledge Test Yourself Stop and Think Answers SAGE edgeChapter 13: More About Multi-Factor Experiments Factorial Designs More About Interactions Experiment Examples Chapter Summary Thinking About Research Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them Applying Your Knowledge Test Yourself Stop and Think Answers SAGE edgeChapter 14: More About Quasi-Experiments Types of Quasi-Experiments Sources of Bias in Quasi-Experiments Thinking About Research Chapter Summary Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them Applying Your Knowledge Test Yourself Stop and Think Answers SAGE edgeChapter 15: More About Other Specialized Designs Developmental Designs Small-n Designs Thinking About Research Chapter Summary Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them Applying Your Knowledge Test Yourself Stop and Think Answers SAGE edgeAppendix: Statistical CalculationsGlossaryReferences.