Description
Book SynopsisDesigned to help students make the leap from
learning about research to
doing research, this manual provides an easy-to-understand walkthrough of the entire research process, from selecting a topic and conducting a literature review through presenting an APA-style paper or presentation. All of the 15 cross-disciplinary labs included are appropriate for use in the social, behavioral, and health sciences, and follow a consistent format: objective, description of a journal article, canned data, examples of what output should look like, pointers on interpreting the output, and a suggested activity for those who wish to collect their own data.
Table of ContentsPART I: Before You Collect Data LAB 1. Finding a Topic, Finding Sources, and Critically Reading Appropriate Articles Finding a Topic What Are the Steps of a Research Project? Tips for Finding Sources How to Read an Article Closure If You Want to Go Further . . . Secondary Analyses of Large Data Sets Available Online LAB 2: How to Write a Literature Review The Literature Review APA Style If You Want to Go Further . . . Writing “Good” LAB 3: After the Literature Review: Theory > Hypothesis > Design > Analysis > Results > Interpretation The Logic Behind the Research Theory > Hypothesis > Design > Analysis: Method Section Theory > Hypothesis > Design > Analysis > Results Theory > Hypothesis > Design > Analysis > Results > Interpretation If You Want to Go Further . . . Cultural Considerations Pick a Card, Any Card . . . LAB 4: Ethics of Research How to Treat Participants (Human or Otherwise) The Ethics of Reporting Research If You Want to Go Further . . . The Role of the IRB Preparing a Proposal for the IRB What to Expect Once Your Project Has Been Approved PART II: Collecting Data - Research Designs and Tools LAB 5: Qualitative Research Qualitative Research: What Is It, and What Do You Do With It? If You Want to Go Further . . . Content Analysis What’s the Point of All This Qualitative Information? Development of a Grounded Theory Communicating the Results LAB 6: Case Studies and Single-Subject Designs Case Study Versus Single-Subject Design Who Uses Behavior Modification? If You Want to Collect Your Own Data . . . It′s All About You If You Want To Go Further . . . Large-Scale Epidemiology: The Opposite Approach LAB 7: Surveys Types of Survey Questions Writing the Method If You Want To Collect Your Own Data . . . Distributing the Survey Informed Consent—Really, Really Important! Producing the Abbreviated Lab Report If You Want to Go Further . . . Developing the Survey LAB 8: Descriptive and Inferential Statistics Descriptive Versus Inferential Statistics Scales of Measurement T-Test Closure If You Want to Go Further . . . More About Effect Size Types of Effect Size Statistics How Big Is Big Enough? To Summarize Reviewing What You′ve Learned: Answer Key LAB 9: Correlational Design Experimental Versus Non-Experimental If You Want to Collect Your Own Data . . . Closure If You Want to Go Further . . . Partial Correlations LAB 10: Regression Analysis A Step Up Practice and Review Summing Up If You Want to Go Further . . . Hierarchical Regression LAB 11: Two-Group Designs The Two-Group Design If You Want to Collect Your Own Data . . . Be the Participant Levels of Processing Data If You Want to Go Further . . . Chi-Squared Analysis LAB 12: Multiple-Groups Designs Going Beyond the Two-Group Design If You Want to Collect Your Own Data . . . Cautions! Putting It All Together If You Want to Go Further . . . Categorical IVs and DVs in Regression Coding Categorical Predictor Variables for Regression Logistic Regression LAB 13: Factorial Designs Background Are We There Yet? More Practice With Interactions If You Want to Go Further . . . More About Testing Interactions What Happens With Categorical Predictors? What Happens With Repeated-Measures Data? Answers for More Practice With Interactions PART III: After Collecting Data LAB 14: Writing the Discussion Section, Sharing Your Findings Using a Poster or Oral Presentation Discussion Section Checklist Creating and Presenting a Poster Preparing an Oral Presentation of Your Findings Closure If You Want to Go Further . . . The Publication Process: What to Expect When You’re Submitting LAB 15: Tables and Figures Tables Figures How Do I Create a Figure? Using SPSS If You Want to Collect Your Own Data . . . If You Want to Go Further . . . A Few More (Optional) Things In Conclusion
