Introducing psychology through research /
What is psychology? What constitutes psychological research? How is psychological research reported? This book aims to answer these questions by outlining the subject matter and research methods used in psychology for those new to the subject. It contains chapters that cover the core research areas...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Maidenhead ; New York :
McGraw-Hill : Open University Press,
2007.
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Full text (MFA users only) |
| ISBN: | 9780335229444 0335229441 1281128961 9781281128966 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Front Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; List of boxes and tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; PART 1 Introducing psychology; Chapter 1 Introducing psychology; Chapter 2 The method behind the psychology; Chapter 3 How psychological research is reported; PART 2 The core areas and research papers; Chapter 4 Cognitive psychology; Chapter 5 Social psychology; Chapter 6 Developmental psychology; Chapter 7 Biological psychology; Chapter 8 Individual differences; Chapter 9 Clinical psychology; PART 3 Reviewing psychology; Chapter 10 The ethics of psychology research.