Shaughnessy, John J., 1947-

Research methods in psychology / John J. Shaughnessy, Eugene B. Zechmeister, Jeanne S. Zechmeister - 10th ed. - New York, NY : McGraw-Hill Education, 2015 - xviii, 489 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Research methods in psychology .

Includes bibliographical references and index

Preface -- General issues -- Introduction -- The scientific method -- Ethical issues in the conduct of psychological research -- Descriptive methods -- Observation -- Survey research -- Experimental methods -- Independent groups designs -- Repeated measures designs -- Complex designs -- Single-case designs and small-n research -- Quasi-experimental designs and program evaluation -- Data analysis and interpretation -- Describing data, confidence intervals, correlation -- Communication in psychology -- Glossary -- References -- Credits -- Name index -- Subject index

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