Research methods in psychology / edited by Glynis M Breakwell, Sean Hammond and Chris Fife-Schaw

Includes bibliographical references and index.

PART ONE Introducing Research Methods in Psychology - Glynis M Breakwell Research - Glynis M Breakwell and David Rose Theory and Method Practical and Ethical Issues in Planning Research - Martyn Barrett PART TWO The Experimental Method in Psychology - Alyson Davis and David RoseSingle-Case Experimental Designs - Sarah L WilsonQuasi-Experimental Designs - Chris Fife-Schaw Surveys and Sampling Issues - Chris Fife-SchawFacet Theory - Jennifer Brown and Julie Barnett An Approach to Research Research with Special Groups - John Everatt Cross-Cultural Research Methods - Evanthia Lyons and Xenia Chryssochoou PART THREE Levels of Measurement - Chris Fife-Schaw Questionnaire Design - Chris Fife-SchawUsing Psychometric Tests - Sean Hammond Psychophysical Methods - David Rose Psychophysiological Methods - Paul Barrett and Paul SowdenDirect Observation - Jill Wilkinson Interviewing - Glynis M Breakwell Discourse Analysis - Adrian Coyle Qualitative Data Analysis - Evanthia Lyons Data Display Model Structuring Qualitative Data Using a Scaling Procedure - Margaret Wilson and Sean Hammond Diary Techniques - Glynis M Breakwell and Peter Wood Focus Groups - Lynne J Millward PART FOUR Ethnographic and Action Research - David Uzzell Using the Computer to Define and Explore Theories in Psychology - Peter Simpson Bivariate Statistical Analyses - Chris Fife-Schaw Introduction to Multivariate Data Analysis - Sean Hammond Introduction to Structural Equation Modelling - Chris Fife-Schaw Meta-Analysis - Peter Wood

is an expanded and updated new edition of this best-selling textbook. It presents a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the key research methods, both qualitative and quantitative, employed in psychology and across the social sciences. Four entirely new chapters are presented (Research with Special Groups, Cross-Cultural Research, Content Analysis, and Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling) and all other chapters have been thoroughly revised and brought up-to-date. As with the first edition, the book is organized into four coherent sections:
The book is illustrated throughout with examples from current research and combines step-by-step advice, exercises and lists of further reading. Written in a lively style, this text should be essential reading for all methods courses in psychology, nursing, health studies, education, organization studies and others that draw on the array of research techniques available in psychology.