Introduction
Acknowledgements
Part 1. Basics of research
Chapter 1. Role of research in psychology
Chapter 2. Aims and hypotheses in research
Chapter 3. Variables, concepts and measures
Chapter 4. Problems of generalisation and decision-making in research: Chance findings and sample size
Chapter 5. Research reports: The total picture
Chapter 6. Improving your quantitative write-up
Chapter 7. Literature search
Chapter 8. Ethics and data management in research
Part 2. Quantitative research methods
Chapter 9. Basic laboratory experiments
Chapter 10. Advanced experimental designs
Chapter 11. Cross-sectional or correlational research: Non-manipulation studies
Chapter 12. Longitudinal studies
Chapter 13. Sampling and population surveys
Chapter 14. Data analysis issues and scientific progress
Part 3. Fundamentals of testing and measurement
Chapter 15. Psychological tests: Their use and construction
Chapter 16. Reliability and validity: Evaluating the value of tests and measures
Chapter 17. Coding data
Part 4 Qualitative research methods
Chapter 18. Why qualitative research?
Chapter 19. Qualitative data collection
Chapter 20. Transcribing language data: Jefferson system
Chapter 21. Thematic analysis
Chapter 22. Grounded theory
Chapter 23. Discourse analysis
Chapter 24. Conversation analysis
Chapter 25. Interpretative phenomenological analysis
Chapter 26. Evaluating qualitative research
Chapter 27. Improving your qualitative write-up
Part 5. Research for projects, dissertations and theses
Chapter 28. Developing ideas for research
Chapter 29. Managing your research project
Glossary
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