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Evaluating, Doing and Writing Research in Psychology is a thoroughly revised and expanded co-edition of the highly regarded Reasoning and Argument in Psychology, originally published by UNSW Press, Australia. It represents a comprehensive textbook for all undergraduates in psychology who need to undertake empirical research, taking them step-by-step through the process. In particular, it offers a range of study skills enabling the student to understand the complex processes involved with psychological research, not really covered in other texts. Coverage includes: a guide to evaluating statements, arguments and a range of different psychological explanations; chapters on the interpretation and evaluation of data and evidence, understanding weaknesses in psychological argument, and measurement and numerical reasoning; and chapters on doing a literature review, writing up essays and projects, and reporting observational studies.
Understanding and Evaluating Statements
Understanding and Evaluating Statements
If you want truly to understand something, try to change it.
INTRODUCTION
Two main skills are required of the psychology student: comprehension and evaluation of verbal material. In most courses on psychology, students attend lectures, participate in seminars and tutorials, read texts and references, write theses, essays and reports, and conduct or observe experiments. In each of these areas, almost all the psychological ideas to be considered will be provoked by the written ...
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