How to Find Out in Psychology
A Guide to the Literature and Methods of Research
- 1st Edition - November 12, 2013
- Latest edition
- Authors: D. H. Borchardt, R. D. Francis
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 7 4 9 2 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 9 0 7 3 - 0
How to Find Out in Psychology: A Guide to the Literature and Methods of Research is a research guidebook in psychology. The book is comprised of 11 chapters that address concerns… Read more
How to Find Out in Psychology: A Guide to the Literature and Methods of Research is a research guidebook in psychology. The book is comprised of 11 chapters that address concerns in psychological research. The text first covers the concept of psychology and its major theories, and then proceeds to tackling bibliographic aids for research in psychology. The next series of chapters details the methodologies in researching and presenting. The last chapters discuss the professional matters in psychology. The book will be of great use to students, researchers, and practitioners of behavioral science.
Contents
List of Illustrations
1. Definitions and Overviews
2. Historical and Theoretical Works
3. Reference Sources
4. Indexes, Abstracts and Union Lists
5. Computer-based Data Retrieval
6. Special Fields of Psychology
7. Preparations for Research
8. Citations and the Card File
9. Quantitative Psychology and Its Methodology
10. Presentation of Results
11. The Profession
Appendices
A. A Guide to Library Searches
B. Report Writing: a Model for Empirical Psychological Reports
C. Self-testing for Authors of Empirical Reports
D. "A Reader's, Writer's and Reviewer's Guide to Assessing Research Reports in Clinical Psychology"
E. Psychological Societies
Bibliography
Subject Index
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: November 12, 2013
- Language: English
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R. D. Francis
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