Developmental Research Methods - Hardcover

Miller, Scott A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0132081334 ISBN 13: 9780132081337

Publisher: Pearson College Div, 1986

Synopsis

This book provides an overview of developmental research methods and is designed to prepare readers to carry out, report, and evaluate research. Developmental Research Methods explores every step in the research process, from initial concept to final written product. It covers issues in experimental design as well as the procedural skills necessary to translate design into research. Combining challenging material with an accessible presentation, this book also balances coverage of general research principles and specific research topics in developmental psychology. The second edition of Developmental Research Methods has been updated to provide up- to-date discussions of the most currently active and important research areas in developmental psychology. Opening chapters have been reorganized for a more effective grouping and sequence of topics. Discussions of design and measurement are now unified in new chapters devoted to those topics. A valuable book for any professional who wants or needs a greater understanding of the methods for designing, implementing, and writing developmental research projects or proposals.

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From the Back Cover

This book provides an overview of developmental research methods and is designed to prepare readers to carry out, report, and evaluate research. Developmental Research Methods explores every step in the research process, from initial concept to final written product. It covers issues in experimental design as well as the procedural skills necessary to translate design into research. Combining challenging material with an accessible presentation, this book also balances coverage of general research principles and specific research topics in developmental psychology. The second edition of Developmental Research Methods has been updated to provide up-to-date discussions of the most currently active and important research areas in developmental psychology. Opening chapters have been reorganized for a more effective grouping and sequence of topics. Discussions of design and measurement are now unified in new chapters devoted to those topics. MARKETS: A valuable book for any professional who wants or needs a greater understanding of the methods for designing, implementing, and writing developmental research projects or proposals.

About the Author

Scott A. Miller (Ph.D., Developmental Psychology, University of Minnesota, 1971) is Professor of Psychology at the University of Florida, where he regularly teaches survey courses in developmental psychology at the undergraduate and graduate levels and a course on research methods in developmental psychology. He is a Fellow in the American Psychological Association Division 7, Developmental Psychology, and in the Society for Research in Child Development. His areas of research are cognitive development, social cognition, and Piaget. He has authored numerous research articles in such journals as Child Development, the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, Cognitive Development, the Journal of Cognition & Development, and the British Journal of Developmental Psychology. He is also an experienced textbook writer. In addition to Developmental Research Methods, he is a coauthor on Flavell, Miller, and Miller's Cognitive Development, Fourth Edition (Prentice Hall, 2002) and Vasta, Miller, and Miller's Child Psychology, Fourth Edition (Wiley, 2004).

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson College Div
• Publication date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0132081334
• ISBN 13: 9780132081337
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 322