Table of Contents
Contents vii
Guided tour xvii
Introduction xix
Acknowledgements xxi
Part 1 Basics of research 1
1 Role of research in psychology 3
2 Aims and hypotheses in research 27
3 Variables, concepts and measures 45
4 Problems of generalisation and decision-making in research: Chance findings
and sample size 63
5 Research reports: The total picture 85
6 Improving a quantitative write-up 115
7 Literature search 136
8 Ethics and data management in research 162
Part 2 Quantitative research methods 183
9 Basic laboratory experiments 185
10 Advanced experimental designs 213
11 Cross-sectional or correlational research: Non-manipulation studies 234
12 Longitudinal studies 250
13 Sampling and population surveys 265
14 Data analysis issues and scientific progress 283
Part 3 Fundamentals of testing and measurement 307
15 Psychological tests: Their use and construction 309
16 Reliability and validity: Evaluating the value of tests and measures 329
17 Coding data 346
Part 4 Qualitative research methods 359
18 Why qualitative research? 361
19 Qualitative data collection 374
20 Transcribing language data: Jefferson system 387
21 Thematic analysis 396
22 Grounded theory 411
23 Discourse analysis 428
24 Conversation analysis 441
25 Interpretative phenomenological analysis 453
26 Evaluating qualitative research 471
27 Improving a qualitative write-up 482
Part 5 Research for projects, dissertations and theses 501
28 Developing ideas for research 503
Glossary 523
References 530
Index 541
