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Contents

  1. I. Chapter 1: The Science of Psychology

    1. 1.1 Methods of Knowing
    2. 1.2 Understanding Science
    3. 1.3 Goals of Science
    4. 1.4 Science and Common Sense
    5. 1.5 Experimental and Clinical Psychologists

  2. II. Chapter 2: Overview of the Scientific Method

    1. 2.1 A Model of Scientific Research in Psychology
    2. 2.2 Finding a Research Topic
    3. 2.3 Generating Good Research Questions
    4. 2.4 Developing a Hypothesis
    5. 2.5 Designing a Research Study
    6. 2.6 Analyzing the Data
    7. 2.7 Drawing Conclusions and Reporting the Results

  3. III. Chapter 3: Research Ethics

    1. 3.1 Moral Foundations of Ethical Research
    2. 3.2 From Moral Principles to Ethics Codes
    3. 3.3 Putting Ethics Into Practice

  4. IV. Chapter 4: Psychological Measurement

    1. 4.1 Understanding Psychological Measurement
    2. 4.2 Reliability and Validity of Measurement
    3. 4.3 Practical Strategies for Psychological Measurement

  5. V. Chapter 5: Experimental Research

    1. 5.1 Experiment Basics
    2. 5.2 Experimental Design
    3. 5.3 Experimentation and Validity
    4. 5.4 Practical Considerations

  6. VI. Chapter 6: Nonexperimental Research

    1. 6.1 Overview of Non-Experimental Research
    2. 6.2 Correlational Research
    3. 6.3 Complex Correlation
    4. 6.4 Qualitative Research
    5. 6.5 Observational Research

  7. VII. Chapter 7: Survey Research

    1. 7.1 Overview of Survey Research
    2. 7.2 Constructing Surveys
    3. 7.3 Conducting Surveys

  8. VIII. Chapter 8: Quasi-Experimental Research

    1. 8.1 One-Group Designs
    2. 8.2 Non-Equivalent Groups Designs

  9. IX. Chapter 9: Factorial Designs

    1. 9.1 Setting Up a Factorial Experiment
    2. 9.2 Interpreting the Results of a Factorial Experiment

  10. X. Chapter 10: Single-Subject Research

    1. 10.1 Overview of Single-Subject Research
    2. 10.2 Single-Subject Research Designs
    3. 10.3 The Single-Subject Versus Group “Debate”

  11. XI. Chapter 11: Presenting Your Research

    1. 11.1 American Psychological Association (APA) Style
    2. 11.2 Writing a Research Report in American Psychological Association (APA) Style
    3. 11.3 Other Presentation Formats

  12. XII. Chapter 12: Descriptive Statistics

    1. 12.1 Describing Single Variables
    2. 12.2 Describing Statistical Relationships
    3. 12.3 Expressing Your Results
    4. 12.4 Conducting Your Analyses

  13. XIII. Chapter 13: Inferential Statistics

    1. 13.1 Understanding Null Hypothesis Testing
    2. 13.2 Some Basic Null Hypothesis Tests
    3. 13.3 Additional Considerations
    4. 13.4 From the “Replicability Crisis” to Open Science Practices