Evaluating Scientific Research: Separating Fact from Fiction
Acknowledging the profound role science plays in our lives, this book uses a non-technical vocabulary to explain the research process and discuss many controversial issues. It emphasizes creative and critical thinking, challenging many traditional ways of doing research and covering six major problem areas--limitaions of science, preparing for research, measurement, research designs, data analysis, and philosophical issues . Chapter topics include reading and reviewing scientific literature; conflicts of interest and bias; variations on the simple experiment; case studies; using existing data; using animals in research; and philosophical challenges. For anyone who wants to do more than simply accept scientific research at face value.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1577663454
ISBN13:9781577663454
Release Date:March 2004
Publisher:Waveland Press, Inc.
Length:288 Pages
Weight:0.90 lbs.
Dimensions:8.8" x 0.8" x 6.0"
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A Fantastic Text for Undergraduate Experimental Psychology
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
I am very pleased to recommend Leavitt's book as an undergraduate text in Experimental Psychology. This text does a great job of covering the main topics in Experimental Psychology as well as providing the framework for scientific development. I was especially pleased by the author's ability to convey the sense of excitement and discovery that research instills while placing a strong emphasis throughout on ethics and objective reasoning.
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