Metodologia de Pesquisa em Psicologia

by John J. Shaughnessy

A obra faz uma introdução à variedade de ferramentas metodológicas utilizadas pelos psicólogos. Por meio de recursos didáticos como termos-chave, exemplos, desafios e exercícios, os estudantes aprenderão métodos de pesquisa no contexto de estudos clássicos e contemporâneos de áreas diversas da psicologia, o que os habilitará a responder diferentes questões sobre o comportamento e os processos mentais. Abrange conteúdos diversos como questões éticas, métodos descritivos, métodos experimentais, pesquisa aplicada, análise e interpretação de dados.

Kindle Edition

Published January 1, 2012

About the author

JOHN J. SHAUGHNESSY is Professor of Psychology at Hope College, a relatively small, select, undergraduate liberal arts college in Holland, Michigan. After completing the B.S. degree at Loyola University of Chicago in 1969, he received the Ph.D. in 1972 from Northwestern University. He is a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science and the Midwestern Psychological Association. His recent research has focused on practical aspects of memory. He is coauthor, with Benton J. Underwood, of Experimentation in Psychology (Wiley, 1975). Students selected him as the Hope Outstanding Professor Educator in 1992 and he received the Janet L. Andersen Excellence in Teaching Award from the college in 2008.