Research in Psychology: Methods and Design

Students using this book will encounter thorough discussions of the nature of psychological science and how it differs from pseudoscience, the logic of scientific thinking, and the manner in which experimental psychologists develop ideas and hypotheses for research.

Abstract

In the process of preparing six editions of this text, I have been guided by several strong beliefs. First, I would like students to develop a clear sense of how experimental psychologists think and how they do their work. Thus, the student using this book will encounter thorough discussions of the nature of psychological science and how it differs from pseudoscience, the logic of scientific thinking, and the manner in which experimental psychologists (a) develop ideas and hypotheses for research, (b) design their studies, (c) carry them out, (d) analyze them, and (e) draw reasoned conclusions from them.