Experimental Design in Psychology

ISBN-13: 9781032456485 / Twarda / 2023 / 380 str.

M. Kimberly MacLin

Opis

In easy-to-read, conversational language, Kim MacLin teaches students experimental design principles and techniques using a tutorial approach in which students read, critique, and analyze over 75 actual experiments from every major area of psychology. 

Spis treści

Preface Permissions Acknowledgements Part 1 - Basic Principles in Experimental Design 1. An Introduction to Scientific Inquiry 2. The Psychological Literature 3. Basic Experimental Design in Psychology 4. Advanced Design Techniques 5. Using Experimental Design to Control Variables 6. Control of Subject Variables 7. Design Critiques 8. Ethics of Experimental Research 9. The Research Process Part 2- Analysis of Experiments 10. The Look of Love 11. False Memories for Fake News 12. Emotions and Chronic Fatigue 13. Temperature and Loneliness 14. Violent Media 15. Aggression and Schizophrenia 16. Workplace Deviance 17. Controlling Racial Prejudice 18. Mandela Effect 19. False Confessions 20. Androgens and Toy Preference 21. Language-Trained Chimpanzees 22. Peer Excellence and Quitting 23. Remembering and Eyes 24. Non-Suicidal Self-Injury 25. Police Responses to Criminal Suspects 26. Sleep Final, Final Note Appendix A & B Glossary References Name Index Subject Index

O autorze

M. Kimberly MacLin, PhD, is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Northern Iowa. She teaches Introduction to Psychology, Motivation & Emotion, Professional Preparation in Psychology, and occasionally Trauma Psychology, and Child Forensic Interviewing. Her area of expertise is in the use of memory evidence in the legal system. She has also won several awards including the State of Iowa Board of Regents Award for Faculty Excellence.