Research Methods in Psychology

Zechmeister, Eugene B., Shaughnessy, John J.

ISBN 10: 0070572720 / ISBN 13: 9780070572720

Published by McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 1996

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Research Methods in Psychology
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0070572720
• ISBN 13: 9780070572720
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 4th Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 2.16 pounds

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Synopsis

This text is one of the market leaders in research methods due to its emphasis on student learning. The "user-friendly" approach presented by the authors makes the text both accessible and interesting. The book emphasizes problem solving and gives thorough coverage of descriptive, experimental, and applied research methods. Statistical principles are integrated throughout the text.

About the Authors

John J. Shaughnessy is a Professor of Psychology at Hope College, a relatively small, select, undergraduate liberal arts college in Holland, Michigan. After completing the B.S. degree at Loyola University of Chicago in 1969, he received his Ph.D. in 1972 from Northwestern University. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Society whose recent research has focused on practical aspects of memory. He is coauthor, with Benton J. Underwood, of Experimentation in Psychology (Wiley, 1975). He was selected by students in 1992 as the Hope Outstanding Professor Educator; he serves as a mentor in the College's Faculty Development Program for younger faculty; and he has recently been chairperson of the Hope College Psychology Department.

Eugene B. Zechmeister is a Professor of Psychology at Loyola University of Chicago, a large metropolitan university where he has taught both undergraduate and graduate courses since 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. A specialist in the field of human cognition, Professor Zechmeister authored, with S.E. Nyberg, Human Memory: An Introduction to Research and Theory (Brooks/Cole, 1982), and with J.E. Johnson, Critical Thinking: A functional Approach (Brooks/Cole, 1992). He is a Fellow of both the American Psychological Association (Divisions 1,2, and 3) and the American Psychological Society. In 1994, he was awarded the Loyola University Sujack Award for Teaching Excellence in the College of Arts and Sciences. Professor Zechmeister currently is the Undergraduate Program Director for the Loyola University of Chicago Psychology Department.