Handbook of research methods in experimental psychology

Stephen F. Davis0631226494, 9780631226499

The Handbook of Research Methods in Experimental Psychology presents a comprehensive and contemporary treatment of research methodologies used in experimental psychology. Places experimental psychology in historical context, investigates the changing nature of research methodology, experimental design, and analytic procedures, and features research in selected content areas. Provides an excellent source of potential research ideas for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students. Illustrates the range of research methodologies used in experimental psychology. Contains contributions written by leading researchers. Now available in full text online via xreferplus, the award-winning reference library on the web from xrefer. For more information, visit www.xreferplus.com

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Table of contents :
Handbook of Research Methods in Experimental Psychology……Page 5
Contents……Page 7
List of Contributors……Page 9
Part I Historical Roots and Future Trends……Page 11
1 Psychology’s Experimental Foundations……Page 13
2 Current and Future Trends in Experimental Psychology……Page 34
Part II Research Designs, Methodological Issues, and Analytic Procedures……Page 49
3 Traditional Nomothetic Approaches……Page 51
4 Traditional Idiographic Approaches: Small-N Research Designs……Page 76
5 The Importance of Effect Magnitude……Page 93
6 The Changing Face of Research Methods……Page 116
7 Ethical Issues in Psychological Research with Human Participants……Page 137
8 Research with Animals……Page 161
9 Cross-cultural Research……Page 199
Part III Selected Content Areas……Page 219
10 Comparative Psychology……Page 221
11 Animal Learning and Animal Cognition……Page 251
12 Sensation and Perception Research Methods……Page 273
13 Taste……Page 295
14 Olfaction: Recent Advances in Learning about Odors……Page 309
15 Physiological Psychology: Biological and Behavioral Outcomes of Exercise……Page 333
16 Research Methods in Human Memory……Page 356
17 Research Methods in Cognition……Page 375
18 Motivation……Page 399
19 Audition……Page 423
20 Psychophysics……Page 451
Subject Index……Page 480
Name Index……Page 496