Kategoria BISAC: Psychology >> Research & Methodology

Clinical research is often thought of as a dry and somewhat arcane pursuit.

Not so, assert the editors of Elements of Clinical Research in Psychiatry. The editors, all actively engaged in clinical research, bring this topic to life by combining a boundless enthusiasm for their chosen field with a depth of knowledge rarely seen in the literature. They show that clinical research can be rewarding not only because the research results contribute to improving the welfare of psychiatric patients, but also because the research process itself is exciting.

Arguably the definitive...

• Makes abundant use of charts, diagrams and figures.
  
• Assumes no prior knowledge of statistics.
  
• Invaluable to all psychology students needing a firm grasp of the basics, but tackling of some of the topic's more complex, controversial issues will also fire the imagination of more ambitious students.
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• A student-friendly introduction to the data collection methods and data analyses used in social psychology.
  
• Describes the principal research methods and shows how they can be applied to particular research questions.
  
• Each chapter is written by a psychologist well known for using the method they describe.
  
• Methods presented include conducting surveys, constructing questionnaires, facilitating...

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  Invites students to consider whether the conclusion drawn at the end of each case is correct, or whether the results could have an alternative explanation.
  

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  Cross-referencing between sections is made easy by page references that link the case studies and explanations.
  

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  Cases reflect the range of research methods taught at undergraduate level and include...

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  Invites students to consider whether the conclusion drawn at the end of each case is correct, or whether the results could have an alternative explanation.
  

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  Cross-referencing between sections is made easy by page references that link the case studies and explanations.
  

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  Cases reflect the range of research methods taught at undergraduate level and include...

• Presents thorough coverage of key areas and topics.


• Provides consistently clear exposition and explanation, while remaining succinct and concise.


• Coverage of SPSS Versions 11, 12 and 13.


• Focuses on the practicalities of research, (the -how to do it- element).

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• Only available research handbook for Industrial & Organizational Psychology.
  
• Contributors are leading methodological & measurement scholars.
  
• Excellent balance of practical and theoretical insights which will be of interest to both novice and experienced organizational researchers.
  
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• Explores not only the procedural aspects of psychological research, but also delves into the issue of how to accomplish effective science.


• Explicates how hypotheses and theories are to be evaluated.


• Suggests that the proper approach to devising and evaluating theories is by abduction,...

• Places experimental psychology in historical context, investigates the changing nature of research methodology, experimental design, and analytic procedures, and features research in selected content areas.
  
• Provides an excellent source of potential research ideas for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students.
  
• Illustrates the range of research...

• Looks at the results of evidence based psychological approaches to working with prisoners
  
• First half of the book has its primary focus on psychological evaluation research
  
• Includes chapters on psychological research on suicide, bullying, life sentenced prisoners and staff sickness
  

• Explores not only the procedural aspects of psychological research, but also delves into the issue of how to accomplish effective science.


• Explicates how hypotheses and theories are to be evaluated.


• Suggests that the proper approach to devising and evaluating theories is by abduction,...

Your Psychology Project: The Essential Guide for Success clearly maps out all the requirements of a project in psychology. Acting as a definitive...

Volume One: covers qualitative data analysis:...