Previous edition: 2014.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 539-547) and indexes

Introduction -- Research in psychology : objectives and ideals -- Research methods -- Experimental design -- Survey design -- Descriptive statistics -- Some principles of statistical inference -- Examining differences between means : the t-text -- Examining relationships between variables : correlation -- Comparing two or more mean by analysing variances : ANOVA -- Analysing other forms of data : chi-square and distribution-free tests -- Classical qualitative methods -- Contextual qualitative methods -- Research ethics -- Conclusion: Managing uncertainty in psychological research -- Appendix A: Writing research reports in psychology -- Appendix B: Areas under the standard normal curve -- Appendix C: Answers in exercises.

A comprehensive introduction to both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies in Psychology, the book guides readers through every step of the research process, and comes with helpful online resources and videos.