Research Methods: Designing and Conducting Research with a Real-World Focus provides the tools required to conduct relevant, high-quality research in both the classroom and the field. Carrie A. Picardi and Kevin D. Masick—psychologists with expertise in both teaching research methods and applying methods to diverse field settings—offer a unique perspective by integrating current research articles with field-specific scenarios. They draw from research methodology tactics, strategy, and constraints from practitioners across the social sciences and in business. This text effectively bridges the gap between theory and practice by demonstrating how research is done within an organizational setting, and supplies students with relevant, applicable examples to learn from.
Tabella dei contenuti
Part I: Foundation of Research Methods
Chapter 1: Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology
Chapter 2: Variables, Measures, and Hypotheses
Chapter 3: Ethical and Legal Considerations in the Research Process
Chapter 4: Reliability
Chapter 5: Statistical Conclusion and Internal Validity
Chapter 6: Construct and External Validity
Part II: Research Designs
Chapter 7: Experimental Designs
Chapter 8: Quasi-experimental Designs
Chapter 9: Non-experimental Designs
Chapter 10: Survey Designs
Part III: Research Interpretation & Application
Chapter 11: Integration of Statistical Terminology with Validity and Statistical Decision Making
Chapter 12: Generalization of Results to Field Settings
Chapter 13: Bridging the Science-Practice Gap in Future Research
Chapter 14: Writing a Research Report