Critical Thinking about Research: Psychology and Related Fields Cooper Harris M.
Critical Thinking about Research: Psychology and Related Fields Cooper Harris M. To become informed consumers of research, students need to thoughtfully evaluate the research they read rather than…
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Critical Thinking about Research: Psychology and Related Fields Cooper Harris M.
To become informed consumers of research, students need to thoughtfully evaluate the research they read rather than accept it without question. Part I gives a thorough overview of the steps in a research project. This second edition of a classic text gives students what they need to apply critical reasoning when reading behavioral science research.This second edition updates the original text with recent developments in research methods, including a new chapter on meta-analyses.
Topics include research hypotheses, sampling, experimental design, data analysis, interpretation of results, and ethics. It focuses on how to assess whether the conclusions drawn in a behavioral science report are warranted by the methods used in the research. Part II allows readers to practice critical thinking with a series of fictitious journal articles containing built-in flaws in method and