Experimental Psychology: Understanding Psychological Research - Hardcover

Kantowitz, Barry H.; Roediger, III Henry L.; Elmes, David G.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0314099735 ISBN 13: 9780314099730

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing, 1997

Synopsis

This topically organized text discusses methods within the context of basic psychological concepts. Part one provides an overview and general background of research methods. Each chapter in part two opens with a brief overview of the content area (e.g., Remembering and Forgetting), followed by a discussion of relevant research methods and issues. Includes chapters on current issues such as animal testing/animal rights, psycholinguistics, and brain wave measurement.

About this title

About the Author:

Barry H. Kantowitz is Professor Emeritus of Psychology, Professor Emeritus of Industrial and Operational Engineering, and former Director of the Transportation Research Institute at the University of Michigan. Prior to that, he was Chief Scientist of the Human Factors Transportation Center of the Battelle Memorial Institute in Seattle. He received his Ph.D. in experimental psychology from the University of Wisconsin in 1969. He has written and edited more than two dozen books. His research on human attention, mental workload, reaction time, human-machine interaction, and transportation human factors has been supported by the Office of Education, the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, NHTSA, and FHWA.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0314099735
• ISBN 13: 9780314099730
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 5970