Research In Psychology: Methods and Design

by C. James Goodwin

Designed to give readers a clear understanding of how experimental psychologists think and introduce them to variety of research methods they use in their attempts to understand behavior. Thoroughly revised to include all the important new developments in research methodologies, and incorporating engaging and relevant examples from recent studies, this book will provide the reader with a thorough grounding in Psychological research methods and practices.

Genres: Psychology, Textbooks, Nonfiction, School, Read For School, Research

576 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1995

Reviews

[Lizzy Li · Rating 2 out of 5]

- good at explaining
- content was boring and dry
- sometimes there would be a few remarks that made me go oop ok maybe the authors have a sense of humour

time to write this exam next week :D

[Elisa Longoria]

I'm counting this bc I actually did read the whole thing for my class

[Adam Osmond · Rating 4 out of 5]

You better believe I read 400 pages of a statistics textbook in under three weeks. Now I’m off to design a quasi-experimental, within-subjects study with no control group to determine if it’s possible to suffer brain damage from prolonged exposure to scientific jargon.

[Dani · Rating 5 out of 5]

good book for psychology research methods

[Huỳnh Phúc Lê · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is used for my Research Methods class, an elective required for my psychology major.

[Kristina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some parts are dry but overall surprisingly interesting to read.

[Emily Boland · Rating 3 out of 5]

very simple language but the overuse of examples occasionally took away from the content

[Melyssa · Rating 4 out of 5]

this was the most entertaining book about research methods I've ever read!

[CM · Rating 2 out of 5]

A pure methodology textbook without statistics. So much history and many examples but content-wise, I must say it mostly reads like a recap of A-level psychology and probably the least demanding UG-level textbook I've ever read.

[Alexander Tarlinder · Rating 4 out of 5]

A sympathetic textbook that takes you through the scientific method step by step. Quite approachable and well written, but I found the book tedious towards the end. Maybe it's because I got fed up with the subject. Anyway, if you know the contents of this one, you know how to perform sound experiments.

[Christopher]

I'm using this as a research / psychology primer. It's one of four books I'm working through to help me prepare and deliver an EAP course on reading and writing research papers for Psychology and Education under- and post-graduates.

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[Alexis]

I read this whole textbook for a class.

[Michael Chan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent introductory book on psychology research.
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