Experimental psychology /
Anne Myers, Christine H. Hansen.
- Seventh edition. Philippine edition
- [Taguig City, Philippines] : Thomson/Wadsworth, 2017, c2012.
- 549 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. 529-539) and index.
Part 1: Introduction -- Experimental psychology and the scientific method -- Research ethics -- Alternatives to experimentation: nonexperimental design -- Alternatives to experimentation: surveys and interviews -- Alternatives to experimentation: correlational and quasi-experimental designs -- Formulating the hypothesis -- Part 2: Method -- The basics of experimentation -- Solving problems: controlling extraneous variables -- Basic between-subjects designs -- Between subjects factorial designs -- Within-subjects designs -- Within-subjects designs: small N -- Part 3: Results: coping with data -- Why we need statistics -- Analyzing results -- Part 4: Discussion -- Drawing conclusion: the search for the elusive bottom line -- Writing the research report -- Appendix A: Computational formulas -- Appendix B: Statistical tables -- Appendix C: A journal article in manuscript form -- Appendix D: Answer to selected review and study questions and critical thinking exercises.