| Physical description |
xxi, 271 pages : illustrations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [255]-261) and index. |
| Contents |
Unit 1 Setting Yourself Up for Success 1 -- 1 Psychology Project as a Means of Acquiring Knowledge 5 -- 2 Ethics for Research in Psychology 10 -- 3 Choosing a Topic and the Research Proposal 21 -- 4 A Connected and Convincing Argument 35 -- 5 Self-Management 42 -- 6 Maximising Supervision 52 -- 7 How to Handle the Research Literature 57 -- 8 How to Write a Good Introduction 68 -- 9 Sampling Considerations 79 -- 10 Sourcing Materials and Measures for Psychological Research 85 -- Unit 2 Quantitative Methods of Inquiry 97 -- 11 Quantitative Methods of Inquiry 101 -- 12 Analysing Quantitative Data 115 -- 13 Designing and Conducting an Experimental Research Project 136 -- 14 Writing Up your Quantitative Methodology 145 -- 15 Writing Up your Quantitative Results Section 153 -- 16 Writing Up your Quantitative Discussion Section 160 -- Unit 3 Qualitative Methods of Inquiry 169 -- 17 Qualitative Methods of Inquiry 171 -- 18 Qualitative Data Analysis 175 -- 19 Semi-Structured Interview as Part of Grounded Theory 186 -- 20 Designing, Conducting and Analysing a Grounded Theory Project 193 -- 21 Writing Up your Qualitative Methodology 205 -- 22 Writing Up your Qualitative Findings and Discussion 211 -- Unit 4 Final Touches 219 -- 23 Title and Abstract 221 -- 25 Final Write-Up 239 -- Appendix A Students' personal experiences of their psychology project 247 -- Appendix B Carrying out common statistical analyses using SPSS V14 250. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Other author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| Subject |
Psychology -- Research -- Methodology.
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Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1412922313 hardback |
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9781412922319 hardback |
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1412922321 paperback |
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9781412922326 paperback |
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