Research Methods for Social Psychology

Erscheinungsjahr 2008
ISBN: 978-1-4051-4980-8
Verlag: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 424 Seiten, Format (B × H): 254 mm x 182 mm, Gewicht: 880 g

Aus Studierenden experimentelle Forscher zu machen: Das ist das Ziel dieses engagiert geschriebenen Buches. Von der Konzeption eines Experiments bis zur Präsentation der gewonnenen Daten liefert es Schritt für Schritt das Rüstzeug für erfolgreiche sozialpsychologische Forschung.

Zielgruppe

Undergraduates, graduates and researchers in Social Psychology, Research Methods in Social Psychology, and/or Experimental Social Psychology. Also Research Methods in Personality.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dunn, Dana S.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Sozialpsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Forschungsmethoden

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.

1. Studying Social Psychology.

2. Developing Research Topics in Social Psychology.

3. Ethical Issues in Social Psychological Research.

4. Basic Experimental Design.

5. Alternatives to Experimental Research in Social Psychology.

6. Developing Questionnaires and Surveys.

7. Introducing a Difference: Independent Variables.

8. Measuring What Happens: Dependent Variables.

9. Validity and Realism in Research.

10. Conducting Social Psychology Experiments: Practical Matters.

11. Data Analysis.

12. Presenting Social Psychological Research.

Appendix A - Journals in Social Psychology.

Appendix B - Reading Journal Articles in Social Psychology.

Appendix C - Annotated Student Research Paper.

References.

Author Index.

Subject Index

Über Autor(innen)

Dana S. Dunn is Professor of Psychology at Moravian College in Bethlehem, PA. Among other works, he is the author of Statistics and Data Analysis for the Behavioral Sciences (2001), and A Short Guide to Writing about Psychology (2004), as well as several works currently in preparation, including Best Practices for Teaching Critical Thinking in Psychology (with Randolph Smith and Jane Halonen; 2009), Psychology Applied to Modern Life: Adjustment in the 21st Century, 9th edition (with Wayne Weiten and Margaret A. Lloyd; 2009), and the second edition of The Practical Researcher: A Student Guide to Conducting Psychological Research (Wiley Blackwell; 2010). Dana Dunn is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) and a charter member of the American Psychological Society (APS).