| Description |
xiv, 418 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Part one. Basic principles in experimental psychology. An introduction to scientific inquiry ; The psychological literature : reading for understanding and as a source of research ideas ; Basic experimental design in psychology ; Advanced design techniques ; Experimental design and control ; Control of subject variables ; Design critiques ; Ethics of experimental research ; The research process -- Part two. Analysis of experiments. Cola tasting ; Territoriality in parking lots ; Fanning old flames ; Picture memory ; Hormones and toy preferences ; Maternal behavior ; Children's reasoning ; Creative porpoise ; Perspective shifting ; Therapy for anger ; Prosocial behavior ; Alcohol and condoms ; Karate techniques ; Disputes in Japan ; False confessions -- Appendix A. Computational procedures for basic statistics ; Appendix B. Statistical tables |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 404-407) and indexes |
| Subject |
Experimental design.
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Psychology -- Case studies.
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Psychology, Experimental.
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| Author |
Solso, Robert L., 1933-
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| LC no. |
2007016204 |
| ISBN |
0205410286 |
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9780205410286 |
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