Conducting Research In Psychology: Measuring The Weight Of Smoke

by Brett W. Pelham, Hart Blanton

Taking a practical approach to experimental research methods in psychology, this text aims to give students a feel for what it is like to conduct research in psychology, demonstrating not just the how but also the why.

Genres: Psychology, Textbooks, Nonfiction, Research, Academic

Paperback

First published November 30, 1998

Reviews

[Emily]

Probably the most boring and uninformative psychology textbook I've ever read. The introduction starts out nice but then the rest of the book is just sooooo long. All the authors do is include like 50,000 unnecessary examples instead of outright explaining the term/topic. Too long winded and not worth anyone's time.

[Peter]

I cannot believe this book is part of a recommended reading list for a proper educational institution

A person would actually become dumber after reading this book. Between the bible stories and the miss-representation of the scientific method, it is difficult to find any credibility in it without seeking verification.

Equating Science to religion and claiming that scientists have just as much 'faith' as superstitious people is insulting, and facile.

Although I have edition 4. I'm not sure the earlier editions are any better.

[aj]

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[John Warner]

It was in graduate school when I took my last research methods class. Since I entered the clinical field whether than academic or research, I have had little use for research methods with the exception of evaluating research papers. When I asked to teach an introductory research methods course, I reluctantly agreed. I had to read the book to develop my lectures. This book easily refreshed my knowledge, but I found some of the research used to support the chapter information often difficult for the students to wrap their head around requiring me to locate alternative research.

[Psych_Panda]

This book started out well. It was interesting, humorous (though maybe trying a little too hard), and then it just fell apart. Nothing happened in the writing style; the problem is with the content coverage. It was weirdly organized, shallow where it should have been deep, and way too deep where shallow would suffice. Perhaps it would be more appreciated by a social scientist, but it was too survey-focused and Social Psychology focused for this scientist.

[Scott Whitney]

This book was ok for what it was designed to do, but it has a few problems. The author seemed to think he was getting paid by the word and used a ton more than he needed to get the point across. The book was incredibly hard to read with the excessive working used.

[Maddie]

Really easy to understand and uses modern-day studies to explain points