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Research Methods: A Tool for Life teaches students to conduct research and explains how the results of psychological research make a difference in people's everyday lives.

After reading this book, students will understand how to conduct meaningful research using a wide array of methodologies. They will also appreciate the social and cultural factors that influence how they carry out research and how they interpret it. To help engage students, each chapter presents controversies that illustrate the methods of that chapter.

Features

Discussions of controversies in psychology stimulate student interest while explaining important methodological concepts.
Covers the effects of culture and society on research.
Study/review questions allow students to rehearse material they have read.
Running glossary teaches students the meanings of psychological terms as they encounter them in their reading.
End-of-chapter reviews reinforce organization of the materials in the chapter.

New To This Edition

Each chapter features a concept map that helps students connect the important ideas in the chapter.

The chapters use the most recent, interesting research to illustrate the concepts. Students will find the examples highly engaging.

Data sets for in-class data collection have been expanded. Instructors can combine data from their own classes to the existing data sets.

The relation between psychological research and societal issues has been updated and expanded in this edition.

Expanded end-of-chapter test questions and discussion questions will test student knowledge and stimulate discussion.

Complex material in the chapters has been revised for maximum clarity and greater student understanding.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1: PSYCHOLOGY, SCIENCE, AND LIFE

CHAPTER OVERVIEW, CONCEPT MAP, KEY TERMS

WHY ARE RESEARCH METHODS IMPORTANT TOOLS FOR LIFE?

Creating Knowledge

WHY WE DO RESEARCH

Description

Explanation

Prediction

Control

WHAT CONSTITUTES SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE

Science Is Objective

Science Is Data Driven

Science Is Replicable And Verifiable

Science Is Public

THE INTERACTION OF SCIENCE AND CULTURE

The Government’s Role In Science

Cultural Values And Science

CONTROVERSY: SHOULD WOMEN SERVE AS JURORS?

SCIENTIFIC LITERACY

Science And Pseudoscience

Junk Science

CONTROVERSY: WHY DO MEN RAPE?

CHAPTER SUMMARY

CHAPTER REVIEW QUESTIONS

ANSWERS TO CHAPTER REVIEW QUESTIONS

CHAPTER 2: Ethics in Research: Following the Golden Rule

CHAPTER OVERVIEW, CONCEPT MAP, KEY TERMS

UNETHICAL RESEARCH PRACTICES—PAST AND PRESENT

Ethical Problems In The Early Years Of The Twentieth Century

Ethical Questions In Corporate Research

ETHICAL GUIDELINES CREATED BY THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

Aspirational Goals And Enforceable Rules

Ethical Standards As They Affect You

LEGAL REQUIREMENTS AND ETHICS IN RESEARCH

Institutional Review Boards

THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL CONTEXT IN DECIDING ON ETHICS IN RESEARCH

Stanley Milgram’s Research Project On Obedience

The Ethical Issues

Criticisms Of Milgram’s Research

Milgram’s Defense Of His Research

The Social Context

CONTROVERSY ON DECEPTION

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IF YOUR RESEARCH INVOLVES DECEPTION

Some Research Requires Deception

The Effects Of Debriefing On Research

ETHICAL ISSUES IN SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

Ethics And Internet Research

Ethics And Survey Research

Ethics And Research With Animals

CHAPTER SUMMARY

CHAPTER REVIEW QUESTIONS

ANSWERS TO CHAPTER REVIEW QUESTIONS

CHAPTER 3: PLANNING RESEARCH: GENERATING A QUESTION

CHAPTER OVERVIEW, CONCEPT MAP, KEY TERMS

HOW DO RESEARCH IDEAS DEVELOP?

Informal And Formal Sources Of Ideas

The Effect Of Theory

HOW CAN YOU DEVELOP RESEARCH IDEAS?

Generating Research Hypotheses

THE VIRTUAL LABORATORY: RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET

Internet Research

Respondent Motivation

Advantages To Web-Based Research

Potential Problems With Web-Based Research

The Future Of The Internet In Psychology

CHECKING ON RESEARCH: THE ROLE OF REPLICATION

Don’t Reinvent The Wheel: Reviewing The Literature

What Is A Literature Review?

CONTROVERSY ON MUSIC–DOES MUSIC MAKE YOU SMARTER?

HOW TO CONDUCT A LITERATURE REVIEW

Electronic Databases

Starting Your Search

HOW TO READ A JOURNAL ARTICLE

Understanding The Format Of A Research Paper

Abstract

Introduction

Methods

Results

Discussion

References

CHAPTER SUMMARY

CHAPTER REVIEW QUESTIONS

ANSWERS TO CHAPTER REVIEW QUESTIONS

CHAPTER 4: PRACTICAL ISSUES IN PLANNING YOUR RESEARCH

CHAPTER OVERVIEW, CONCEPT MAP, KEY TERMS

PRACTICAL QUESTIONS IN PLANNING RESEARCH

UNDERSTANDING YOUR RESEARCH

Carrying Out A Literature Search

Defining Your Concepts And Variables

The Importance Of Culture And Context In Defining Variables

The Diversity Of Possible Operational Definitions

CONDUCTING YOUR STUDY

Determining The Research Setting

Choosing Your Methodology

Approaches To Psychological Research

Selecting Research Materials And Procedures

Why Methodology Is Important

CHOOSING THE YOUR PARTICIPANTS OR SUBJECTS

The Nature Of Your Participants

Deciding How Many Participants To Include

DIFFERING APPROACHES IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF PSYCHOLOGY

Different Approaches In Different Journals

Different Types Of Participants In Different Journals

Making Choices In Your Research Design

CHAPTER SUMMARY

CHAPTER REVIEW QUESTIONS

ANSWERS TO CHAPTER REVIEW QUESTIONS

CHAPTER 5: MEASUREMENT AND SAMPLING

CHAPTER OVERVIEW, CONCEPT MAP, KEY TERMS

PSYCHOLOGICAL CONCEPTS

Measuring Complex Concepts

Operational Definitions

DEFINING AND MEASURING VARIABLES

The Importance Of Culture And Context In Defining Variables

Multiple Possible Operational Definitions

PROBABILITY SAMPLING

Simple Random Sampling

Systematic Sampling

Stratified Random Sampling

Cluster Sampling

NONPROBABILITY SAMPLING

Convenience Sampling

Quota Sampling

Purposive (Judgmental) Sampling

Chain-Referral Sampling

MAKING USEFUL MEASUREMENTS

Reliability

Validity

CONSIDERING VALIDITY IN RESEARCH

Construct Validity

Internal And External Validity

Statistical Conclusion Validity

Convergent And Divergent Validity

The SAT: Questions Of Reliability And Validity

CONTROVERSY ON INTELLIGENCE

SCALES OF MEASUREMENT

CHAPTER SUMMARY

CHAPTER REVIEW QUESTIONS

ANSWERS TO CHAPTER REVIEW QUESTIONS

CHAPTER 6: CONDUCTING AN EXPERIMENT: GENERAL PRINCIPLES

CHAPTER OVERVIEW, CONCEPT MAP, KEY TERMS

CHOOSING A METHODOLOGY: THE PRACTICALITIES OF RESEARCH

DETERMINING THE CAUSES OF BEHAVIOR

Trying To Determine Causation In Research

Requirements For Cause–Effect Relationships

THE LOGIC OF EXPERIMENTAL MANIPULATION

ETHICS IN EXPERIMENTAL, CLINICAL RESEARCH

CONTROVERSY: Withholding Treatment In Medical Research

EXPERIMENTAL CONTROL

Lack Of Control In Experimental Research: Extraneous Variables And Confounds

CONTROVERSY: Do Women Fear Success?

EXPERIMENTER EFFECTS

PARTICIPANT EFFECTS

The Hawthorne Effect

INTERACTION EFFECTS BETWEEN EXPERIMENTERS AND PARTICIPANTS

CHAPTER SUMMARY

CHAPTER REVIEW QUESTIONS

ANSWERS TO CHAPTER REVIEW QUESTIONS

CHAPTER 7: EXPERIMENTS WITH ONE INDEPENDENT VARIABLE

CHAPTER OVERVIEW, CONCEPT MAP, KEY TERMS

PSYCHOLOGICAL CONCEPTS

Measuring Complex Concepts

Operational Definitions

INDEPENDENT AND DEPENDENT VARIABLES

TYPES OF INDEPENDENT AND DEPENDENT VARIABLES

Qualitative And Quantitative Independent Variables

Independent Variables Created By Different Types Of Manipulations

Types Of Dependent Variables

CONTROVERSY ON STUDYING RACE

USING EXPERIMENTS TO DETERMINE CAUSATION

CONTROVERSY ON STUDYING DEPRESSION EXPERIMENTALLY

COMPARING TWO GROUPS

Generalizing Research Results

COMPARING MULTIPLE GROUPS

DATA ANALYSIS

Experiments With Two Groups

Experiments With Multiple Groups

CHAPTER SUMMARY

CHAPTER REVIEW QUESTIONS

ANSWERS TO CHAPTER REVIEW QUESTIONS

CHAPTER 8: EXPERIMENTS WITH MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT VARIABLES

CHAPTER OVERVIEW, CONCEPT MAP, KEY TERMS

RESEARCH WITH MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT VARIABLES

MAIN EFFECTS

INTERACTIONS BETWEEN VARIABLES

What Do Interactions Mean?

Examining Main Effects And Interactions

Patterns Of Interactions

CONTROVERSY ON PREJUDICE

IDENTIFYING RESEARCH DESIGNS

DATA ANALYSIS

Factorial Designs

CONTROVERSY ON CELL PHONES AND DRIVING

An Illustration Of A 2 X 3 Repeated Measures Design

An Illustration Of A 2 X 2 Design With Repeated Measures On One Factor

Illustration Of A 2 X 2 X 2 Design With Repeated Measures On All Factors

Illustration Of A One Variable Design With Repeated Measures On All Factors

Illustration Of A Multivariate ANOVA With Static Groups

The Conclusion

CHAPTER SUMMARY

CHAPTER REVIEW QUESTIONS

ANSWERS TO REVIEW QUESTIONS

CHAPTER 9: EXPANDING ON EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS: REPEATED MEASURES AND QUASI-EXPERIMENTS

CHAPTER OVERVIEW, CONCEPT MAP, KEY TERMS

REPEATED MEASURES DESIGNS

ADVANTAGES OF REPEATED MEASURES DESIGNS

Increasing Efficiency In Data Collection

Increasing Validity Of Data

Finding Enough Participants

Reducing Error In Measurement

LIMITATIONS TO REPEATED MEASURES DESIGNS

Possible, But Unlikely, Repeated Measures Designs

Subject (Participant) Variables

Sequence And Order Effects

Overcoming Sequence And Order Effects

DATA ANALYSIS WITH REPEATED MEASURES DESIGNS

QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS

Causation And Quasi-Experimental Designs

Combining Experimental And Quasi-Experimental Designs

Threats To Internal Validity

CONTROVERSY: Does Sex + Neuroticism = Death?

Threats Associated With Participants

Threats Associated With Measurement

TYPES OF QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS

One-Group Pretest–Postest Designs

Static-Group Comparison Designs

Nonequivalent Control Group Designs

Interrupted Time Series Designs

Replicated Interrupted Time Series Designs

CONTROVERSY ON USING LAWS TO CHANGE BEHAVIOR

CHAPTER SUMMARY

CHAPTER REVIEW QUESTIONS

ANSWERS TO CHAPTER REVIEW QUESTIONS

CHAPTER 10: PRINCIPLES OF SURVEY RESEARCH

CHAPTER OVERVIEW, CONCEPT MAP, KEY TERMS

SURVEYS: ANSWERING DIVERSE QUESTIONS

Surveys Versus Junk Mail

Census Versus Sample

Accuracy Of Survey Results

CONTROVERSY ON THE U.S. CENSUS

SELECTING YOUR METHODOLOGY

Question Types

Question Content

Memory Questions

Attitude Questions

CONTROVERSY ON ADOLESCENT SMOKING

RESPONSE BIAS

Studying Sensitive Issues

Are Telephone Surveys Appropriate For Sensitive Issues?

Social Desirability

Acquiescence

Satisficing Versus Optimizing

Minimizing The Occurrence Of Satisficing

SAMPLING ISSUES

Finding Hidden Populations

CHAPTER SUMMARY

CHAPTER REVIEW QUESTIONS

ANSWERS TO CHAPTER REVIEW QUESTIONS

CHAPTER 11: CORRELATIONAL RESEARCH

CHAPTER OVERVIEW, CONCEPT MAP, KEY TERMS

CORRELATIONAL STUDIES

Finding Relationships

Making Predictions

USING THE CORRELATIONAL APPROACH

Correlational Studies

Correlational Analysis

Positive And Negative Correlations

Strength Of Association

Factors Affecting The Size Of A Correlation Coefficient

Nonlinearity

Restrictions In Range

Heterogeneous Subgroups

CONTROVERSY ON VIOLENCE AND THE MEDIA

TRADITIONAL CORRELATIONAL TESTS

The Pearson Product–Moment Correlation

Alternate Bivariate Correlations

Linear Regression

CORRELATIONS WITH MULTIPLE VARIABLES

Multiple Regression

CONTROVERSY ON THE MENTAL HEALTH OF COLLEGE STUDENTS

LIMITATIONS OF MULTIVARIATE CORRELATIONAL ANALYSIS

Generalizability

Confirmation Bias

CHAPTER SUMMARY

CHAPTER REVIEW QUESTIONS

ANSWERS TO CHAPTER REVIEW QUESTIONS

CHAPTER 12: STUDYING PATTERNS IN THE NATURAL WORLD: OBSERVATIONAL APPROACHES

CHAPTER OVERVIEW, CONCEPT MAP, KEY TERMS

OBSERVATIONAL APPROACHES

SCIENTIFIC VERSUS CASUAL OBSERVATION

STUDYING NATURAL BEHAVIORS

Studying Complex Human Behavior

Ethology

Describing The Behavior Of Nonhuman Animals

CONTROVERSY ON ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR OF CAPTIVE ANIMALS

CONTROVERSY ON RAPE IN ANIMALS

APPROACHES TO OBSERVATIONAL RESEARCH

Five Practical Steps In Observational Research

Structured And Unstructured Observations

SAMPLING ISSUES IN OBSERVATIONAL RESEARCH

Number Of Sampling Blocks

Methods Of Sampling Events During Observation

Estimating The Frequency And Duration Of Behaviors

ETHOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS IN CLINICAL RESEARCH

THE HUMAN SIDE OF OBSERVATIONAL RESEARCH

Ethics

Participant–Observer Interactions

Subject Reactivity

Observer Effects

CONTROVERSY ON PUBLIC VERSUS PRIVATE SEX

DATA ANALYSIS IN OBSERVATIONAL RESEARCH

CHAPTER SUMMARY

CHAPTER REVIEW QUESTIONS

ANSWERS TO CHAPTER REVIEW QUESTIONS

CHAPTER 13: RESEARCH IN DEPTH: LONGITUDINAL AND SINGLE-CASE STUDIES

CHAPTER OVERVIEW, CONCEPT MAP, KEY TERMS

LONGITUDINAL RESEARCH

Common Themes In Longitudinal Research

Cross-Sectional Versus Longitudinal Research

VARIETIES OF LONGITUDINAL RESEARCH

Trend Studies

Cohort Studies

Cohort Sequential Studies

Panel Studies

CONTROVERSY ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

ISSUES IN LONGITUDINAL DESIGNS

Retrospective And Prospective Studies

Attrition

DATA ANALYSIS IN LONGITUDINAL RESEARCH

SINGLE-SUBJECT EXPERIMENTATION

Experimental Analysis Of Behavior

METHODS OF SINGLE-CASE DESIGNS

Withdrawal Designs

ABAB Designs

Multiple Baseline Designs

Single-Subject Randomized Controlled Trials

Strengths Of Single-Participant Designs

Weaknesses Of Single-Participant Designs

Misunderstandings About Single-Case Research

A CASE STUDY: TASTING POINTED CHICKENS AND SEEING COLORED NUMBERS

CHAPTER SUMMARY

CHAPTER REVIEW QUESTIONS

ANSWERS TO CHAPTER REVIEW QUESTIONS

CHAPTER 14: PEOPLE ARE DIFFERENT: CONSIDERING CULTURAL AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN RESEARCH

CHAPTER OVERVIEW, CONCEPT MAP, KEY TERMS

DIFFERENT CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES

What Is Culture?

Culture

Race And Ethnicity

DEFINING AN INDIVIDUAL’S CULTURE, ETHNICITY, AND RACE

Criteria For Inclusion In A Group

Social Issues And Cultural Research

CROSS-CULTURAL CONCEPTS IN PSYCHOLOGY

Are Psychological Constructs Universal?

Issues In Cross-Cultural Research

CONTROVERSY ON CULTURE AND NEUROLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS

IS THERE A BIOLOGICAL BASIS FOR RACE?

The Criteria For Race

Current Biological Insights Regarding Race

Historical Error

Current Controversies

CONTROVERSY ON DIFFERENT RACES

PRACTICAL ISSUES IN CULTURAL RESEARCH

Lack Of Appropriate Training Among Researchers

WHY THE CONCEPTS OF CULTURE AND ETHNICITY ARE ESSENTIAL IN RESEARCH

Differences Due To Language And Thought Processes

Differences In Simple And Complex Behaviors

Is Culture-Free Theory Really Free Of Culture?

Similarities And Differences Within The Same Culture

CULTURAL FACTORS IN MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH

Content Validity

Translation Problems

Cross-Cultural Norms

Cross-Cultural Diagnoses

SEX AND GENDER: DO MEN AND WOMEN COME FROM DIFFERENT CULTURES?

Stereotypes And Gender-Related Performance

CONTROVERSY ON MEN, WOMEN, AND MATH

CHAPTER SUMMARY

CHAPTER REVIEW QUESTIONS

ANSWERS TO CHAPTER REVIEW QUESTIONS

APPENDIX A: WRITING A RESEARCH REPORT

APPENDIX B: STATISTICS REVIEW

APPENDIX C: STATISTICAL TABLES

APPENDIX D: ARCHIVAL RESEARCH

REFERENCES

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Research Methods: A Tool for Life with Research Navigator
Beins
©2004 | Pearson | Cloth; 448 pp | Out of Print
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Brief Description |
Research Methods: A Tool for Life teaches students to conduct research and explains how the result of psychological research makes a difference for people.

After reading this book, students will understand how to conduct meaningful research using a wide array of methodologies. They will also appreciate the social and cultural factors that influence how they carry out research and how they interpret it. To help engage students, each chapter presents controversies that illustrate the methods of that chapter.
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Barney Beins is Professor of Psychology and Chair of the Department at Ithaca College. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and his doctorate from City University of New York. He is a Fellow of APA, and was president of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology in 2004; he served as its secretary from 1992 to 1994. He was Director of Precollege and Undergraduate Education at APA from 2000 to 2002. He has served on APA’s Board of Educational Affairs and on the Board of Directors for the Eastern Psychological Association.

He wrote (with Agatha Beins) Effective Writing in Psychology: Papers, Posters, and Presentations and has co-edited the Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology and five other volumes on various aspects of the teaching of psychology. He has written over 125 journal articles, book chapters, encyclopedia entries, and newsletter articles and has given over 150 conference presentations. His undergraduates have presented over 75 paper and posters at research conferences.

He founded the Northeastern Conference for Teachers of Psychology in 1994. He also participated in the St. Mary’s Conference in 1991, in the Psychology Partnerships Project in 1999, and was on the Steering Committee for the second National Conference on Undergraduate Education in 2008.

He served as inaugural editor for the “Computers in Psychology” section of Teaching of Psychology from 1987 to 1996, and as an Associate Editor. He is a member of the American Psychological Society, Sigma Xi, Psi Chi, the American Statistical Association, the Eastern Psychological Association, the New England Psychological Association.

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RESEARCH METHODS

A Tool For Life

Second Edition

by Bernard C. Beins

Research Methods: A Tool for Lifeteaches students to conduct research and explains how the results of psychological research make a difference in people’s everyday lives.

NEW to the 2^nd Edition

Concept Maps — Help students connect important ideas in each chapter.
Updated Research - Examples used are interesting and relevant to students’ lives and to those issues they encounter everyday.
Important Social Issues — Highlights social issues that have been influenced by psychological research.
More Opportunities for Data Analysis — Experience first-hand the power of psychological research.
Expanded End-of-Chapter Test and Discussion Questions — Help students study and perform better on tests!

About the Author: Barney Beins is Professor of Psychology and Chair of the Psychology Department at Ithaca College. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and his doctorate from City University of New York. He is a Fellow of APA, he founded the Northeastern Conference for Teachers of Psychology in 1994, and he was president of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology in 2004. He was Director of Precollege and Undergraduate Education at APA from 2000 to 2002, and he has served on APA’s Board of Educational Affairs and on the Board of Directors for the Eastern Psychological Association.

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