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Experimental Psychology: A Case Approach, 7/E
Robert L. Solso
M. Kimberly MacLin, University of Northern Iowa

ISBN-10: 0205319769
ISBN-13: 9780205319763

Publisher: Pearson
Copyright: 2002
Format: Paper; 352 pp
Published: 12/04/2001

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By presenting a principle or problem in experimental design, the authors then show how the problem has been dealt with in psychological literature.

Students read, critique, and analyze actual cases/experiments from all aspects of psychology that exemplify various design principles.

Organized into two parts (Basic Principles of Experimental Design and Analysis of Experiments), the book combines a text and case approach to examine the methods of experimental psychology.

Features

Contains approximately 75 cases drawn from professional literature representing every major area of psychology — from animal studies to child psychology.

New To This Edition

Part One (Basic Principles of Experimental design) has been expanded and reorganized to consider discussion on research methods that fall outside the bounds of traditional experimental methods.

A new section on securing human subjects has been added to Part One. Chapter 3 has been reorganized to provide greater (and earlier) coverage of ethics.

New information on using electronic databases and the Internet for literature reviews has been added to Part One.

Two new articles have been added to Part Two (Analysis of Experiments).

Appendix A has been updated (Computational Procedures for Basic Statistics).

Table of Contents

To the Instructor.

To the Student.

I. BASIC PRINCIPLES IN EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY.

1. An Introduction to Scientific Inquiry.

The Topics of Experimental Psychology.

Science.

Science and Psychology.

Why a Science of Psychology?

On the Scientific Method.

Experimental design.

Scientific Methodology.

Development of Thoughts and Hypotheses in Experimental Psychology.

Correlational Studies.

Nonexperimental (But Empirical) Research.

Definitions.

2. Experimental Design in Psychology.

The Logic of Experimental Psychology.

Operational Definitions.

Independent and Dependent Variables.

Experimental and Control Groups.

Definitions.

3. Ethics of Experimental Research.

Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct.

Research with Humans.

Case Studies.

4. Advanced Design Techniques: Factorial Designs, Quasi-Experimental, Designs, And Functional Designs.

Factorial Designs.

Quasi-Experimental Design.

Functional Designs.

Additional Considerations: Generalization of Results.

Definitions.

5. Experimental Design and Control.

Controlled Contrasts.

Scientific Interferences.

Types of Control.

Statistical Analysis and Computers.

Experimental Paradigms.

Use of Treatment and Control Groups.

Definitions.

6. Design Critiques I.

Experiment Briefs.

7. Control Of Subject Variables.

Equality of Subjects in Treatment Groups.

Randomized Subject Design: Model 1.

Matched Subject Design: Model 2.

Within-Subject Design: Model 3.

Repeated Measure Design-Sequence Balanced: Model 4.

Subject Loss (Attrition).

Definitions.

8. Design Critiques II.

Experiment Briefs.

9. The Psychological Literature: Reading For Understanding and As A Source of Research Ideas.

Ideas, Hunches, and the Psychological Literature.

Library Searches.

Reading and Understanding Psychological Articles.

10. The Research Process.

Doing Research.

Writing a Research Paper.

Reporting Data.

Sample Manuscript.

Submission of Manuscript.

Funding Research and Applying for Grants.

Definitions.

II. ANALYSIS OF EXPERIMENTS.

11. Cola Tasting.

Introduction.

Special Issues: Control Problems.

Identification of Cola Beverages.

Analysis.

Questions.

12. Territoriality in Parking Lots.

Introduction.

Special Issues: Field-based Studies.

Territorial Defense in Parking Lots: Retaliation against Waiting Drivers.

Questions.

13. Fanning Old Flames.

Introduction.

Fanning Old Flames: Arousing Romantic Obsession through Thought Suppression.

Analysis.

Questions.

14. Just Another Face in The Crowd.

Introduction.

Questions.

Distinct Faces: Just Another Face in the Crowd.

15. Picture Memory.

Introduction.

Comprehension and Memory for Pictures.

Analysis.

Questions.

16. Hormones and Toy Preferences.

Introduction.

Special Issues: Selection of Subjects as a Source of Independent Variables.

Special Issues: "Politically Incorrect" Findings.

Early Androgens Are Related to Childhood Sex-Typed Toy Preferences.

Analysis.

Questions.

17. Maternal Behavior.

Introduction.

Special issues: The Use of Animals in Psychological Research.

Maternal Behavior Induced by Maternal Blood Plasma Injected into Virgin Rats.

Analysis.

Questions.

18. Children's Reasoning.

19. Creative Porpoise.

Introduction.

Special Issues: Small n Designs.

The Creative Porpoise: Training for Novel Behavior.

Analysis.

Questions.

20. Perspective Shifting.

Introduction.

Recall of Previously Unrecallable Information Following a Shift in Perspective.

Analysis.

Questions.

21. Therapy for Anger.

Introduction.

Special Issues: Single-Subject Design in Clinical Studies.

Stress Inoculation: A Cognitive Theory for Anger and Its Application to a Case of Depression.

Analysis.

Questions.

22. Prosocial Behavior.

Introduction.

Questions.

Effects of a Prosocial Televised Example on Children's Helping.

23. Alcohol And Condoms.

Introduction.

Special Issues: Multiple Experiments.

Special Issues: Studying Complex Social Behavior in the Laboratory.

Why Common Sense Goes Out the Window: Effects of Alcohol on Intentions to Use Condoms.

Analysis.

Questions.

24. Karate Techniques.

Introduction.

Special Issues: Subject Variables.

Memory for the Frequency of Occurrence of Karate Techniques: A Comparison of Experts and Novices.

Analysis.

Questions.

25. Disputes In Japan.

Introduction.

Questions.

Disputes in Japan: A Cross-Cultural Test of the Procedural Justice Model.

26. False Confessions.

Introduction.

The Social Psychology of False Confessions: Compliance, Internalization, and Confabulation.

Analysis.

Questions.

Appendix A: Computational Procedures for Basic Statistics.

Appendix B: Statistical Tables.

References.

Credits.

Name Index.

Subject Index.

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