| Description |
viii, 122 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Planning Research -- Choosing a Research Topic -- The Textbook Method -- The Television Method -- The Pub Chat or Coffee Bar Method -- The Internet Method -- Think Again! -- Self-Interest -- Replication Versus Novelty -- Pure Versus Applied Research -- Researching the Project: Finding Literature -- Using Internet Search Engines -- Snowballing and Searching via Citations -- Using Electronic Databases -- Boolean Operators -- Narrowing Searches -- Storing Search Results -- How Many References? -- Statistics on the Internet -- Choosing a Method -- Single-Case Designs -- Case Studies -- Choosing Qualitative Methods -- Differences or Relationships? -- Primary or Secondary Data? -- Observational Methods -- Protocol Analysis -- Multiple Methods -- Control Groups -- Matching Methods to Analysis -- Power Analysis -- Developing Materials -- Experimental Stimuli -- Questionnaires -- Looking Professional -- Interviews -- Cross-cultural Studies and Translation of Materials -- ?Borrowing? Materials -- The Internet as a Research Tool -- Managing Time: Keeping on Track -- Start Early -- Match the Project to the Time Available -- Over-planning -- Plan B -- Response Rates -- Your Supervisor?s Time -- Project Milestones -- Tips on Managing Time -- Writing a Proposal -- Research Ethics -- Informed Consent -- Undue Pressure -- Deception -- Protection of Participants from Harm and ?Acceptable? Risk -- Incentives -- Withdrawal -- Confidentiality -- Debriefing -- Personal Safety -- Obtaining Ethical Clearance -- Getting Started -- 2. Doing Research: Collecting Data -- Student?Supervisor Relations -- Pilot Studies -- Dealing with People -- Being an Ambassador -- Working with Participants -- Shy and Quiet Participants -- Aggressive and Argumentative Participants -- Politically Incorrect Participants -- Talkative Participants -- Anxious Participants -- Children -- When Participants Don?t Understand or Make Mistakes -- Conducting Interviews: the Practicalities -- Observational Studies -- Relying on Equipment -- Making Backups -- Adjusting Your Project Milestones -- Taking Part Yourself -- Revisiting Data -- Transcribing Interviews -- The Paper Trail -- Knowing When to Stop -- Data Preparation -- Conducting Statistical Analyses -- 3. Writing Up Research -- An Overview -- Notes on Style -- A Note on Plagiarism -- Section by Section -- Title -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Tips for Writing Hypotheses -- Method -- Design -- Participants -- Materials or Apparatus -- Procedure -- Replicability -- Results -- Graphs and Diagrams -- Ending Your Results -- Discussion -- Generalising Your Findings -- References -- Citation -- Referencing -- More Things to Remember about References -- Appendices -- Qualitative Reports -- The First Person -- Introduction -- Methods -- Results/Analysis/Discussion -- First, Second and Third Drafts -- Common Mistakes -- Affect and Effect -- Data -- Experiment and Study -- Joining Words Together -- Incorrect Apostrophes -- Incorrect Sentences -- Latin Phrases and Other Borrowings -- Non-significant -- Number and Amount -- Prefixes -- Presenting Numbers -- Proof -- Reporting Probabilities -- Separating Words -- Significant Differences -- Spelling IV and DV -- When It?s All Over -- References -- Further Reading -- Index |
| Summary |
"Your Undergraduate Psychology Project: A BPS Guide has been designed with the needs of the student in mind. Packed with hints and tips, and written in a simple, informal style, this 'second supervisor' is designed to ease you further into the world of research."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
"A BPS Blackwell book." |
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Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [117]-[119]) and index |
| Subject |
Psychology -- Research -- Textbooks.
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Psychology -- Research.
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| Genre/Form |
Textbooks.
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| LC no. |
2004013765 |
| ISBN |
1405119365 paperback alkaline paper |
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1405119373 hardback alkaline paper |
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