Conducting Research in Psychology

Conducting Research in Psychology : Measuring the Weight of Smoke

Featuring humor and interesting examples that readers can understand and relate to, Brett W. Pelham and Hart Blanton's informative and comprehensive research methods book is one that users will really enjoy. This brief book includes hands-on activities that involve learning by doing, methodology exercises that encourage readers to use their intuition to understand research methods, and methodology problems that teach how to apply basic research principles to novel problems.

  • Format: Paperback | 512 pages
  • Dimensions: 188 x 233 x 21mm | 748g
  • Publication date: 01 Jan 2012
  • Publisher: Cengage Learning, Inc
  • Imprint: Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
  • Publication City/Country: Belmont, CA, United States
  • Language: English
  • Edition Statement: 4th edition
  • ISBN10: 0495598194
  • ISBN13: 9780495598190
  • Bestsellers rank: 308,604

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