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1.1 Understanding Science
1.2 Scientific Research in Psychology
1.3 Science and Common Sense
1.4 Science and Clinical Practice
3.1 Moral Foundations of Ethical Research
3.2 From Moral Principles to Ethics Codes
3.3 Putting Ethics Into Practice
2.1 Basic Concepts
2.2 Generating Good Research Questions
2.3 Reviewing the Research Literature
4.1 Phenomena and Theories
4.2 The Variety of Theories in Psychology
4.3 Using Theories in Psychological Research
5.1 Understanding Psychological Measurement
5.2 Reliability and Validity of Measurement
5.3 Practical Strategies for Psychological Measurement
6.1 Experiment Basics
6.2 Experimental Design
6.3 Conducting Experiments
7.1 Overview of Nonexperimental Research
7.2 Correlational Research
7.3 Quasi-Experimental Research
7.4 Qualitative Research
8.1 Multiple Dependent Variables
8.2 Multiple Independent Variables
8.3 Complex Correlational Designs
9.1 Overview of Survey Research
9.2 Constructing Survey Questionnaires
9.3 Conducting Surveys
10.1 Overview of Single-Subject Research
10.2 Single-Subject Research Designs
10.3 The Single-Subject Versus Group “Debate”
11.1 American Psychological Association (APA) Style
11.2 Writing a Research Report in American Psychological Association (APA) Style
11.3 Other Presentation Formats
12.4 Conducting Your Analyses
12.1 Describing Single Variables
12.2 Describing Statistical Relationships
12.3 Expressing Your Results
13.1 Understanding Null Hypothesis Testing
13.2 Some Basic Null Hypothesis Tests
13.3 Additional Considerations
6.1 Experiment Basics 6.2 Experimental Design 6.3 Conducting Experiments
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