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- ISBN-10 : 1506332013
- ISBN-13 : 978-1506332017
- Author: Scott A. Miller
The Fifth Edition of Scott A. Miller’s classic Developmental Research Methods presents an overview of methods to prepare students to carry out, report on, and evaluate research on human development across the lifespan. The book explores every step in the research process, from the initial concept to the final written product, covering conceptual issues of experimental design, as well as the procedural skills necessary to translate design into research. Incorporating new topics, pedagogy, and references, this edition conveys an appreciation of the issues that must be addressed, the decisions that must be made, and the obstacles that must be overcome at every phase in a research project, capturing both the excitement and the challenge of doing quality research on topics that matter.
Table contents:
1. Introduction
Goals of the Book
Steps in a Research Program
Plan of the Book
2. General Principles
Variables
Validity
Sampling
Control
Subject Variables
Box 2.1 Controlled Studies With Animals
Outcomes
Box 2.2 Psychology’s “Replication Crisis”
Threats to Validity
3. Design
Age Comparisons
Box 3.1 The Microgenetic Method
Condition Comparisons
Correlational Research
4. Measurement
Some Basic Concepts
Box 4.1 Looking Inside the Brain: Methods of Measuring Brain Activity
Quality of Measurement
Tests
Regression
Observational Methods
Box 4.2 The Experience Sampling Method
5. Procedure
Standardization
Some Sources of Bias
Reactivity and Related Problems
Box 5.1 Archival Data
Experimenter Bias
Loss of Participants
6. Contexts
Lab and Field
Ecological Systems
Box 6.1 The Internet as a Context for Development
Cross-Cultural Research
Summary
Key Terms
Exercises
7. Qualitative Research
Characteristics of Qualitative Research
Methods of Study
Box 7.1 Mixed Methods Research
Overview and Evaluation
8. Applied Research
Assessment
Socially Important Issues
Box 8.1 Research With Minority Populations
Intervention
9. Statistics
Uses of Statistics
Some More About Significance
Choosing a Statistical Test
Correlations
Meta-Analysis
Some General Points
10. Ethics
Guidelines and Procedures
Rights of the Research Participant
11. Writing
Some General Points
Sections of an Article
Some Specific Stylistic Points
12. Infancy
General Issues
Infant Perception
Box 12.1 Perception of Faces
Infant Cognitive Development
Box 12.2 Statistical Learning in Infancy
Infant Social Development
13. Cognitive Development
The Piagetian Approach
Box 13.1 The Role of Gestures in Cognitive Development
The Intelligence Test Approach
Memory
Theory of Mind
Box 13.2 False Belief in Infancy?
Concepts
Executive Function
Summary
Key Terms
Exercises
14. Social Development
Moral Development
Box 14.1 Morality in Infancy
Emotions
Gender Differences and Gender Typing
Peer Relations
Box 14.2 The Adolescent Brain
Child-Rearing
15. Aging
General Issues (as Illustrated by the Study of IQ)
Memory
Wisdom
Box 15.1 Ageism
Personality and Social Development
Box 15.2 The Oldest Old: The Study of Centenarians
Title Tag:
Developmental Research Methods 5th Edition – Key Techniques and Approaches in Developmental Psychology
Mastering Developmental Research – Comprehensive Guide in the 5th Edition
Advanced Research Strategies – Exploring Developmental Research Methods 5th Edition
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