Test Bank for Conducting Research in Psychology Measuring the Weight of Smoke, 5th Edition, Brett W. Pelham, Hart Blanton,

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• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 154433334X
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1544333342
• Author: Brett Pelham

Conducting Research in Psychology: Measuring the Weight of Smoke provides students an engaging introduction to psychological research by employing humor, stories, and hands-on activities. Through its methodology exercises, learners are encouraged to use their intuition to understand research methods and apply basic research principles to novel problems. Authors Brett W. Pelham and Hart Blanton integrate cutting-edge topics, including implicit biases, measurement controversies, online data collection, and new tools for determining the replicability of a set of research findings. The Fifth Edition broadens its coverage of methodologies to reflect the types of research now conducted by psychologists.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1. How Do We Know?
CHAPTER 2. How Do We Find Out? The Logic, Art, and Ethics of Scientific Discovery
CHAPTER 3. In a Nutshell: An Overview of Psychological Research Methods
CHAPTER 4. Making It Happen: A Hands-On Guide to a First Research Project
CHAPTER 5. Moving From Fact to Truth: Validity, Reliability, and Measurement
CHAPTER 6. Moving From Notions to Numbers: Psychological Measurement
CHAPTER 7. How Do We Misinterpret? Common Threats to Validity
CHAPTER 8. Nonexperimental Research Designs
CHAPTER 9. Experience Carefully Planned: Experimental Research Designs
CHAPTER 10. Experience Carefully Exploited: Quasi-Experimental Research Designs
CHAPTER 11. Choosing the Right Research Design
CHAPTER 12. A Brief Course in Statistics
CHAPTER 13. Telling the World About It

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