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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.
Interpreting Psychological Evidence
Interpreting Psychological Evidence
In scientific investigations it is permitted to invent any hypothesis, and if it explains various large and independent classes of facts it rises to the rank of a well-grounded theory.
INTRODUCTION
Psychology, one often hears, is just ‘common sense’. If this were true this chapter would be unnecessary, for it deals with three aspects of the interpretation of evidence which, although very sensible, are not commonly understood ...
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