Preface |
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Acknowledgments |
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About the Author |
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Chapter 1 Psychological Research: The Whys and Hows of the Scientific Method and Data |
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Why Should I Care About Research If I Don't Want to Do Research in My Career? |
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Why Psychologists Conduct Research |
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Systematic and Controlled Measures |
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Frequency Distributions in Excel |
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Frequency Distributions in SPSS |
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Summary of Frequency Distributions |
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Chapter 2 Developing a Research Question and Understanding Research Reports: Where Research Questions Come From |
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Developing a Research Question |
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How to Conduct a Literature Review |
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What You Find in a Literature Review |
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What Is a Journal Article? |
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Structure of an Empirical Journal Article |
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Review Articles and Book Chapters |
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Using the Literature Review to Make Hypotheses |
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Descriptive and Causal Hypotheses |
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APA-Style Article Writing |
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Sections of an APA-Style Article |
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Chapter 3 Ethical Guidelines for Psychological Research |
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Historical Context for Ethical Guidelines |
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Current Ethical Guidelines for Human Participants Research |
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Institutional Review Boards |
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Criteria for Institutional Review Board Approval |
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Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative |
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Ethics in Reporting Research |
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Chapter 4 Probability and Sampling |
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Sampling From a Population |
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Distribution of Sample Means Introduction |
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Connecting Samples to Populations |
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Using the Internet to Sample |
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Chapter 5 How Psychologists Use the Scientific Method: Data Collection Techniques and Research Designs |
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Data Collection Techniques |
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Surveys and Questionnaires |
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Types of Research Designs |
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Chapter 6 Descriptive Statistics |
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Central Tendency in Distributions |
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Calculating the Mean by Hand |
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Calculating the Mean Using Excel |
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Calculating the Mean Using SPSS |
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Calculating the Median by Hand |
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Calculating the Median Using Excel |
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Calculating the Median Using SPSS |
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Calculating the Mode by Hand |
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Calculating the Mode Using Excel |
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Calculating the Mode Using SPSS |
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Which Measure of Central Tendency Should I Use? |
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Shape of the Distribution |
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Variability in Distributions |
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Calculating the Standard Deviation by Hand |
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Calculating the Standard Deviation Using Excel |
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Calculating the Standard Deviation Using SPSS |
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Descriptive Statistics in Graphs |
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Creating Graphs Using Excel |
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Creating Graphs Using SPSS |
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APA Style for Graphs and Tables |
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Chapter 7 Independent Variables and Validity in Research |
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Quasi-Independent Variables |
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Validity and Sources of Bias |
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Sources of Bias Specific to a Field of Study |
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Chapter 8 One-Factor Experiments |
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Manipulation of Independent Variables |
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Control in Within-Subjects and Between-Subjects Experiments |
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Between-Subjects Experiments |
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Within-Subjects Experiments |
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Chapter 9 Hypothesis-Testing Logic |
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The z Score Transformation |
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Calculating a z Score by Hand |
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Calculating a z Score Using Excel |
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Calculating a z Score Using SPSS |
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Locating a z Score in the Normal Distribution |
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Using the Normal Distribution to Determine the Probability of a Sample Mean |
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Using the Normal Distribution to Test Hypotheses |
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The Distribution of Sample Means Revisited |
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Conducting a One-Sample z Test |
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Logic of Hypothesis Testing |
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Step 2: Set Decision Criterion |
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Step 3: Collect Sample Data |
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Step 4: Calculate Statistics |
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Types of Hypothesis-Testing Errors |
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Predicting the Null Hypothesis |
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Chapter 10 t Tests |
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Step 2: Set Decision Criterion |
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Step 3: Collect Sample Data |
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Step 4: Calculate Statistics |
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Conducting a One-Sample t Test Using SPSS |
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One-Sample t Test Assumptions |
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Samples With Related or Paired Data |
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Calculating a Related or Paired Samples t Test |
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Step 2: Set Decision Criterion |
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Step 3: Collect Sample Data |
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Step 4: Calculate Statistics |
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Conducting a Related or Paired Samples t Test Using SPSS |
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Paired Samples t Test Assumptions |
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Estimating Sampling Error for Two Samples |
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Calculating the Independent Samples t Test |
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Step 2: Set Decision Criterion |
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Step 3: Collect Sample Data |
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Step 4: Calculate Statistics |
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Conducting an Independent Samples t Test Using SPSS |
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Independent Samples t Test Assumptions |
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Chapter 11 One-Way Analysis of Variance |
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More Than Two Independent Samples |
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Between-Subjects Designs With Three or More Groups |
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Hypotheses With Three or More Groups |
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Using Variance Instead of Mean Differences |
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Calculating the FScore in an Analysis of Variance |
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Step 4: Calculate Statistics |
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Conducting a One-Way Between-Subjects Analysis of Variance Using SPSS |
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Chapter 12 Correlation Tests and Simple Linear Regression |
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Correlation Versus Causation |
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Statistical Relationships |
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Hypothesis Testing With Pearson r |
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Conducting a Pearson r Test Using SPSS |
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R2: Fit Statistic Indicating How Well an Equation Fits the Data |
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Conducting a Linear Regression Using SPSS |
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Chapter 13 Chi-Square Tests |
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Parametric Versus Nonparametric Tests |
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Observed Versus Expected Frequencies |
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Calculating a Chi-Square by Hand |
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Calculating a Chi-Square Test Using SPSS |
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Chapter 14 Multifactor Experiments |
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Chapter 15 Two-Way Analysis of Variance |
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Calculating a Two-Way Analysis of Variance |
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Calculating Two-Way Between-Subjects Analysis of Variance Using SPSS |
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Chapter 16 One-Way Within-Subjects Analysis of Variance |
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Calculating a Within-Subjects Analysis of Variance |
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Calculating One-Way Within-Subjects Analysis of Variance Using SPSS |
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More Complex Within-Subjects Designs |
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Appendix A: Sample APA-Style Research Report |
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Appendix B: Answers to Stop and Think Questions |
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Appendix C: Unit Normal Table (z Table) |
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Appendix D: t Distribution Table |
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Appendix E: F Distribution Table |
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Appendix F: Pearson r Critical Values Table |
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Appendix G: Chi Square Critical Values Table |
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Glossary |
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References |
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Index |
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