Research methods in psychology (Alfred A. Knopf series in psychology) - Hardcover

Shaughnessy, John J

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0394328345 ISBN 13: 9780394328348

Publisher: Knopf, 1985

Synopsis

Long considered one of the best undergraduate methods texts in the field, this book has been praised for the clarity of its writing style, its logical organization and depth of coverage, and the wide variety of examples from different fields of psychology. - A revised structure features fourteen chapters to help students' understanding and instructors' flexibility of assignments. - A new opening chapter introduces students to the analogy of the criminal legal proceedings (investigation, trial, verdict) and the scientific process. - Two new chapters on data analysis focusing on understanding the application of quantitative reasoning.

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About the Author

Eugene B. Zechmeister is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Loyola University of Chicago, a large metropolitan university where he taught both undergraduate and graduate courses. For many years at Loyola he was the Undergraduate Program Director in Psychology. Professor Zechmeister completed his B.A. in 1966 at the University of New Mexico. He later received both his M.S. (1968) and Ph.D. (1970) from Northwestern University. Professor Zechmeister has authored books on human memory, critical thinking, and statistics, as well as research methods in psychology. He has been a Fellow of both the American Psychological Association (Divisions 1,2, and 3) and the Association for Psychological Science. In 1994, he was awarded the Loyola University Sujack Award for Teaching Excellence in the College of Arts and Sciences. He currently lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Jeanne S. Zechmeister was an Associate Professor of Psychology at Loyola University of Chicago, where she taught undergraduate and graduate courses in research methodology since 1990. Professor Zechmeister completed her B.A. at University of Wisconsin-Madison (1983) and her M.S. (1988) and Ph.D. (1990) in Clinical Psychology at Northwestern University. Her research focused on psychological processes associated with forgiveness. Her effectiveness as a teacher is evidenced by her many years of high teacher ratings and by her being identified consistently each year by graduating seniors as one of their best teachers at Loyola. She has co-authored, with J.J. Shaughnessy and E.B. Zechmeister, the Research Methods in Psychology text since its 5th edition (McGraw-Hill, 2000, 2003, 2006) and Essentials of Research Methods in Psychology (McGraw-Hill, 2001). Dr. Zechmeister now writes professionally in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Edition details

• Publisher: Knopf
• Publication date: 1985
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0394328345
• ISBN 13: 9780394328348
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 517