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Table of Contents

    • About the Author
    • Acknowledgments
    • Dedication
    • Preface
    • 1Scientific Psychology
      • 1.1Understanding Science
      • 1.2Scientific Research in Psychology
      • 1.3Science and Common Sense
      • 1.4Science and Clinical Practice
    • 2Research Basics

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      • 2.1Basic Concepts

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      • 2.2Good Research Questions

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      • 2.3Reviewing the Research Literature

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    • 3Research Ethics

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      • 3.1Moral Foundations of Ethical Research

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      • 3.2From Moral Principles to Ethics Codes

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      • 3.3Putting Ethics Into Practice

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    • 4Theories in Psychology

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      • 4.1Phenomena and Theories

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      • 4.2The Variety of Theories in Psychology

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      • 4.3Using Theories in Psychological Research

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    • 5Psychological Measurement

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      • 5.1Understanding Psychological Measurement

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      • 5.2Reliability and Validity of Measurement

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      • 5.3Practical Strategies for Psychological Measurement

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    • 6Experimental Research

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      • 6.1Experiment Basics

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      • 6.2Experimental Design

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      • 6.3Conducting Experiments

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    • 7Nonexperimental Research

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      • 7.1Overview of Nonexperimental Research

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      • 7.2Correlational Research

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      • 7.3Quasi-Experimental Research

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      • 7.4Qualitative Research

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    • 8Complex Research Designs

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      • 8.1Multiple Dependent Variables

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      • 8.2Multiple Independent Variables

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      • 8.3Complex Correlational Designs

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    • 9Survey Research

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      • 9.1Overview of Survey Research

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      • 9.2Constructing Survey Questionnaires

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      • 9.3Conducting Surveys

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    • 10Single-Subject Research

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      • 10.1Overview of Single-Subject Research

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      • 10.2Single-Subject Research Designs

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      • 10.3The Single-Subject Versus Group “Debate”

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    • 11Presenting Research

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      • 11.1American Psychological Association (APA) Style

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      • 11.2Writing a Research Report in American Psychological Association (APA) Style

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      • 11.3Other Presentation Formats

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    • 12Descriptive Statistics

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      • 12.1Describing Single Variables

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      • 12.2Describing Statistical Relationships

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      • 12.3Expressing Your Results

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      • 12.4Conducting Your Analyses

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    • 13Inferential Statistics

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      • 13.1Understanding Null Hypothesis Testing

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      • 13.2Some Basic Null Hypothesis Tests

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      • 13.3Additional Considerations

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    • 14The Big Picture

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      • 14.1Why Individual Studies Can Be Misleading

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      • 14.2Meta-Analysis

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      • 14.3Progress and the Promise of Open Science

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