This practical, activity-based textbook from well-known psychology author Cara Flanagan covers everything you need to know for the research methods part of your A Level psychology course.The skills, knowledge and understanding needed to get to grips with this challenging part of the course are delived in an appealing magazine-style layout. Appropriate for all AS and A Level Psychology specifications (AQA, OCR, WJEC/Eduqas and Edexcel), this book is perfect for learning about research methods either as a stand-alone or integrated part of the course.
The Complete Companion for AQA A Level Year 1 and AS 5th Edition delivers outstanding up-to-date study, revision and exam support. Written by Mike Cardwell and Cara Flanagan, this student book helps turn understanding of psychology into even better exam performance, with thorough and exceptionally clear coverage of the specifications.
Appropriate for use in developmental research methods or analysis of change courses, this is the first methods handbook specifically designed to meet the needs of those studying development. Leading developmental methodologists present cutting-edge analytic tools and describe how and when to use them, in accessible, nontechnical language. They also provide valuable guidance for strengthening developmental research with designs that anticipate potential sources of bias. Throughout the chapters, research examples demonstrate the procedures in action and give readers a better understanding of how to match research questions to developmental methods. The companion website (www.guilford.com/laursen-materials) supplies data and program syntax files for many of the chapter examples.
This text provides a solid intellectual grounding in the area of qualitative research. It examines theoretical underpinnings, methodological perspectives and empirical approaches.
This sixth edition of Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology has been fully revised and updated, providing students with the most readable and comprehensive survey of research methods, statistical concepts and procedures in psychology today. Assuming no prior knowledge, this bestselling text takes you through every stage of your research project giving advice on planning and conducting studies, analysing data and writing up reports. The book provides clear coverage of statistical procedures, and includes everything needed from nominal level tests to multi-factorial ANOVA designs, multiple regression and log linear analysis. It features detailed and illustrated SPSS instructions for all these procedures eliminating the need for an extra SPSS textbook. New features in the sixth edition include: "Tricky bits" - in-depth notes on the things that students typically have problems with, including common misunderstandings and likely mistakes. Improved coverage of qualitative methods and analysis, plus updates to Grounded Theory, Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis and Discourse Analysis. A full and recently published journal article using Thematic Analysis, illustrating how articles appear in print. Discussion of contemporary issues and debates, including recent coverage of journals’ reluctance to publish replication of studies. Fully updated online links, offering even more information and useful resources, especially for statistics. Each chapter contains a glossary, key terms and newly integrated exercises, ensuring that key concepts are understood. A companion website (www.routledge.com/cw/coolican) provides additional exercises, revision flash cards, links to further reading and data for use with SPSS.
Provides all the essential information students need to know in a visually engaging way along with plenty of activities to develop skills for interpreting and answering exam questions. Encourages students to revise, practice and then apply what they have learnt to fully prepare them for their exams.
Written by leading psychology author Cara Flanagan, this practical activity-based textbook is designed to boost students' confidence and provide the skills, knowledge and understanding needed to get to grips with the research methods aspect of A Level Psychology (AQA, OCR, WJEC/Eduqas and Edexcel).
“If you are interested in lived experience and meaning making, or want to think more creatively about psychology, this text is utterly invaluable.” Paula Reavey, Professor of Psychology and Mental Health, London South Bank University, UK “This book provides a wonderful, gently provocative, critical companion to the standard psychological curriculum!” Professor Virginia Braun, School of Psychology, Waipapa Taumata Rau/The University of Auckland, NZ “This is essential reading for all undergraduate and applied psychology courses.” Professor Erica Burman, University of Manchester, UK, editor of Feminists and Psychological Practice and co-author of Challenging women: psychology’s exclusions, feminist possibilities The Feminist Companion series includes books which act as your friends and mentors in book form, supporting you in your studies, especially when things get tough. This companion offers a better-informed understanding of research methods, exploring key topics such as ethics, reproducibility, reliability and validity, and research design through a feminist lens. The ethics of research relationships are explored, alongside issues to do with prejudices and biases implicated in psychology’s treatment of women. Ultimately, this book aims to develop your critical and analytical skills by encouraging a questioning approach to understanding how psychological knowledge is produced, and by offering alternative, feminist-informed approaches to framing research questions, adopting data collection techniques, and analysing and interpreting data. Key features of this book include: • Five Reasons Why You Need a Feminist Companion – a helpful guide to what readers can expect to gain from this book • Activity boxes, suggesting ways you can put the theory you are learning into practice • See and Hear for Yourself boxes, signposting readers to where they can find real-world examples of the concepts covered • Summary sections that articulate the main points of each chapter and provide a useful revision aid • A glossary of key terms The book maps to the British Psychological Society (BPS) curriculum on research methods as well as the Quality Assessment Agency’s (QAA) Subject Benchmark Statement for Psychology. Hannah Frith is Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Surrey, UK. She is the current editor the British Psychological Society journal Psychology of Women and Equalities Review. Rose Capdevila is Professor of Psychology at The Open University. She has been co-editor of the journal Feminism & Psychology and Chair of the Psychology of Women and Equalities section of the BPS.
This activity-based textbook, written for AQA, helps teachers deliver the research methods components of the AQA A Level Psychology specification. It is written by experienced senior examiners who have designed this series to make teaching and learning the research methods component much easier for teachers and students.
